Carter elected OSU Alumni Association Board Chair

Thursday, August 10, 2023

Media Contact: Chase Carter | OSU Alumni Association | 405-744-2066 | chase.carter@okstate.edu

Kurt Carter of Edmond, Oklahoma, has been elected as chair of the Oklahoma State University Alumni Association Board of Directors.

“I am truly delighted to serve an organization and a university that gave me so much,” Carter said. “Together with our partners across the campus, we are constantly re-imagining how to best connect with our 250,000 alumni. The velocity of societal and technological change, provides on-going challenges for us to remain the leading connection for our alumni to their alma mater.”

Carter graduated from OSU in 1981 with a degree in public relations. While on campus, he was executive chair of the Homecoming Steering Committee and served as Pistol Pete No. 33.

“Kurt will bring passionate leadership to the Board of Directors,” said OSU Alumni Association President Ann Caine. “We look forward to continuing to work with him to discover new avenues to engage our alumni with their alma mater. Together, we will ensure our alumni are proud to be members of the OSU Alumni Association.”

In addition to serving the OSU Alumni Association, Carter takes an active role in supporting the arts, education, and civic programs in his community. Carter serves on the board of directors for Lyric Theater of OKC and the OSU Foundation’s Board of Governors.

As a certified financial planner, Carter is the managing director of Carter Byford Wojtek Group of Raymond James. His previous business experience included six years with Phillips 66, nearly a decade at OSU as director of athletic development and time at the OSU Alumni Association overseeing Homecoming.

Originally from Oklahoma City, Carter and his wife, Jenny, have two children. Their son, Corbin, is an attorney, and their daughter, Rhagan, is a professional dancer and actress.

For more information about the OSU Alumni Association or the Board of Directors, visit ORANGECONNECTION.org/governance.