Weaver named VP-administration & finance, OSU board approves other personnel actions
Friday, December 3, 2010
(LANGSTON, Okla., December 3, 2010) – Joe Weaver was named Oklahoma State University vice president for administration and finance during the regular meeting of the OSU/A&M Board of Regents Friday at Langston University. The appointment, which is effective Jan. 1, 2011, was among several personnel decisions approved by the board.
Weaver, who has nearly 29 years of service at OSU, has been serving as associate vice president for administration and finance and chief budget and planning officer; a position he has held since June 2003.
“Joe has been a dedicated member of the OSU team and has done an excellent job helping OSU manage through tough economic times,” said OSU President Burns Hargis. “He is well-respected across campus and we are pleased to have him assume this important leadership position.”
Weaver replaces David Bosserman, who announced his retirement earlier this year.
The vice president for administration and finance oversees the university’s accounting, finance, purchasing, human resource, budget, physical plant, public safety and information technology operations. The position also provides administrative and financial services to the other institutions under the governance of the OSU/A&M Board of Regents.
Weaver earned both a BS and MS in accounting from OSU and started working at OSU in February 1981 as a grants and contracts specialist in the College of Arts and Sciences research office. He held a number of other positions, including senior fiscal officer for Arts and Sciences and assistant VP for the office of planning, budget and institutional research. In January 1987 he left OSU for one year to serve as an aide to the Oklahoma Secretary of Education.
In other personnel items at Friday’s meeting, Andrew J. Mort, regents professor in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, was appointed Stevens Endowed Chair, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Charles E. Kirtley, curriculum project coordinator in Fire Service Training, was promoted to director, Fire Service Training; and Brenda Masters, associate professor and director, was appointed director, University Reaccreditation to coordinate activities for the 2015 Higher Learning Commission accreditation review. At OSU-Oklahoma City, David D. Graham was named director of the Emergency Medical Services program.
Oklahoma State University is a modern land-grant system that cuts across disciplines to better prepare students for success. Oklahoma’s only university with a statewide presence, OSU improves the lives of people in Oklahoma, the nation, and the world through integrated, high-quality teaching, research and outreach. OSU has more than 35,000 students across its five-campus system and more than 23,000 on its Stillwater campus, with students from all 50 states and 118 nations. Established in 1890, OSU has graduated more than 200,000 students who have made a lasting impact on Oklahoma and the world.