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Burns Hargis

President

BS, Accounting, Oklahoma State University, JD, University of Oklahoma. Prior to coming to OSU, he was Vice Chairman of Bank of Oklahoma, N.A. Before joining Bank of Oklahoma in 1997, Hargis practiced law in Oklahoma City for 28 years. He is a former president of the Oklahoma County Bar Association, former president of the Oklahoma Bar Foundation, and is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. He is a former member and chair of the Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges of Oklahoma State University.

107 Whitehurst
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK 74078
(405) 744-6384



Dr. Marlene Strathe

Provost and Senior Vice President

BS, Bacteriology and Government, MS, Counseling Psychology, and PhD, Educational Research and Evaluation, Iowa State University. Dr. Strathe served as the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of Northern Colorado where she was also a Professor of Applied Statistics and Research Methodology. She became OSU's Provost in July of 2003.

101 Whitehurst
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK 74078
(405) 744-5627


Dr. Lee Bird

Vice President, Office of Student Affairs, OSU-Stillwater

BS, Education, University of Arizona; MS, Counseling and Guidance, Univ. of Wisconsin; Ph.D., Higher Education, Univ. of Arizona. Dr. Bird assumed the post of Vice President of Student Affairs in August 2000

201 Whitehurst
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK 74078
(405) 744-5328


Dr. David C. Bosserman

Vice President, Administration and Finance

BS, General Studies, University of Nebraska at Omaha; MS, Computer Science, Kansas State University; Ph.D., Higher Education Administration, University of Idaho. Dr. Bosserman served as OSU's associate vice president and controller from 1989 to July 2002 when he was named interim vice president for business and finance and controller at OSU. He assumed the post of Vice President, Administration and Finance, in April 2003.

206 Whitehurst
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK 74078
(405) 744-5982


Gary C. Clark

Vice President for University Relations

BS, Agricultural Education, MS, Agricultural Education, Oklahoma State University; JD (with honors), University of Texas. Mr. Clark assumed the duties of Vice President for University Relations on March 10, 2008.

107 Whitehurst
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK 74078
(405) 744-1601

 

 

Mike Holder

Vice President, Athletic Programs/Director, Intercollegiate Athletics

MBA, Oklahoma State University. Mike Holder has been the Director of Athletics since September of 2005.

220 OSU Athletics Center
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK 74078
(405) 744-7050

 

 

Dr. Stephen McKeever

Vice President for Research and Technology Transfer

B.S., Electronic Engineering; M.S., Materials Science; Ph.D., Materials Sciences; University College of North Wales, United Kingdom. Dr. McKeever joined the OSU physics faculty in 1983 and attained the rank of associate professor in 1986. He served as head of the department from 1995 to 1999. Dr. McKeever assumed his present post in July 2003.

203 Whitehurst
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK 74078
(405) 744-6501

 

 

Dr. Robert E. Whitson

Vice President, Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources

BS, Texas Tech Univ., Range Management; MS, Texas Tech Univ., Agricultural Economics; Ph.D., Texas A&M;, Agricultural Economics. Dr. Whitson assumed the duties of Vice President, Dean, and Director of Agricultural Programs in June, 2005.

102 Agricultural Hall
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK 74078
(405) 744-2474

 

 

Kyle Wray

Associate Vice President of Enrollment Management/Marketing

B.S., Education, Oklahoma Christian University, M.A., Educational Technology, Pepperdine University. Mr. Wray has been director of marketing since 2004.

210 Alumni Center
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK 74078
(405) 744-9082

 

 

Dr. Jason Kirksey

Associate Vice President of Institutional Diversity

B.A., Economics and Political Science, Oklahoma State University, M.A., Political Science, Oklahoma State University, Ph.D. University of New Orleans. Dr. Kirksey's position as interim director of Institutional Diversity became effective April 1, 2009.

408 Whitehurst
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK 74078
(405) 744-9154

 

 

Gary Shutt

Director of Communications

B.S., Journalism and Broadcasting, Oklahoma State University. Mr. Shutt has been director of Communications since 2005.

413 Whitehurst
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK
(405) 744-6260

 

 

Dr. Joe Alexander

President, Center for Innovation and Economic Development, Inc.

B.S., Animal Science, University of Arizona, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Colorado State University, M.S. in Educational Administration and Supervision, University of Tennessee. Dr. Alexander accepted his present position in the fall of 2003.

505 S. Main
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK
(405) 744-2325

 

 

Dr. Gordon Emslie

Associate Vice President for Research and Dean, Graduate College, OSU-Stillwater

B.Sc., Physics & Astronomy, The University of Glasgow, Scotland; M.S., Atmospheric Science, M.S., Materials Science, M.S.E., Mechanical Engineering, The University of Alabama in Huntsville; Ph.D., D.Sc., Astrophysics, The University of Glasgow, Scotland. Dr. Emslie assumed his current post in September 2004.

202 Whitehurst
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK 74078
(405) 744-7099

 

 

Dr. Sara M. Freedman

Dean, William S. Spears School of Business, OSU-Stillwater

Dean and the Norman and Suzanne Myers Endowed Chair for Excellence in Business Administration, B.S. Boston University, Ph.D. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

201 Business Bldg.
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK 74078
(405) 744-5064

 

 

Dr. Pamela Fry

Dean, College of Education, OSU-Stillwater

B.S., Elementary Education, University of Oklahoma; M.S., Applied Behavioral Studies, Oklahoma State University; Ed.D., Curriculum and Instruction, Oklahoma State University. She has held her current post since April 2004.

339 Willard
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK 74078
(405) 744-9465

 

 

Sheila Grant Johnson

Dean of Libraries, OSU-Stillwater

B.A., History, Baylor University; MS, Library Science, University of Texas, Austin. Johnson has served as head of circulation, head of the biological sciences reference division, and assistant university librarian for reference, instruction and collections. She has been dean of libraries since June 2004.

219 Library
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK 74078
(405) 744-6321

 

 

Dr. Michael Lorenz

Dean, Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, OSU-Stillwater

BS, Animal Sciences, Oklahoma State Univ.; D.V.M., Oklahoma State Univ.; Internship, New York State Univ.; Dr. Lorenz became Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in August 1997, Interim Dean in July 2001 and was appointed Dean in April 2004.

205 Veterinary Medicine
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK 74078
(405) 744-6595

 

 

Dr. Karl Reid

Dean, College of Engineering, Architecture & Technology, OSU-Stillwater and OSU-Tulsa

BS, MS, Mechanical Engineering, Oklahoma State Univ.; Sc.D., MIT. Dr. Reid has held the dean's position since January 1986.

201 Advanced Technology Research Center
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK 74078
(405) 744-5140

 

 

Dr. Peter Sherwood

Dean, College of Arts & Sciences, OSU-Stillwater

B.Sc., St. Andrews University, Scotland, Chemistry; M.A., Ph.D., Sc.D. Cambridge University. Dr. Sherwood assumed his present post in April 2004.

201 Life Sciences East
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK 74078
(405) 744-5666

 

 

Dr. Stephan M. Wilson

Dean, College of Human Environmental Sciences, OSU-Stillwater

Artium Baccalaurei , Double majors: biology and philosophy, Wabash College
Master of Science, Child and Family Studies, The University of Tennessee.
Ph.D., Human Ecology, Family Relations and Human Development; Collateral Area: Cultural Anthropology, The University of Tennessee.

106 Human Environmental Sciences
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK 74078
(405) 744-5053