On Thursday, after 10 years of service at the University of Kentucky, Dr. Lee T. Todd, Jr. will step down from his post as the 11th president of the commonwealth’s flagship university.

Eli Capilouto will take over for Todd on Friday, the start of the 2011-12 fiscal year.

Before Todd leaves, the folks over at at the UKnow website have put together a farewell message from Todd and a tribute video. This may be an athletics website, but as we’ve mentioned before, Todd has a huge impact on the athletic department’s growth and relationship with the university during his decade of service.

Here are the videos: