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Hess named interim president of OSU

Oklahoma Higher Education Hall of Fame inductee brings over four decades of experience to role
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Members named for the Presidential Search Committee at Oklahoma State University

Thu, Nov 12, 2020

Thirty-eight individuals representing a diverse group comprised of faculty, staff, students, alumni, community members, and regents will serve as members of the Oklahoma State University Presidential Search Committee. The committee will conduct a national search to find a successor to OSU President Burns Hargis, who recently announced his plans to retire in July 2021.

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OSU/A&M Regents to conduct national search for the next president of Oklahoma State University

Fri, Oct 23, 2020

Moments after Oklahoma State University President Burns Hargis announced his plans to retire at the end of this academic year on July 1, 2021, OSU/A&M Board of Regents Chair Rick Davis said the regents would conduct a national search for the next president.

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OSU/A&M Regents unanimously choose Hargis as next president of OSU and OSU System

Tue, Dec 04, 2007

The nine-member OSU/A&M Board of Regents voted unanimously to select Oklahoma civic and business leader Vaden Burns Hargis as the 18th president of Oklahoma State University and the more than 32,000-student OSU system. The Board of Regents met in a special meeting this morning in the ConocoPhillips OSU Alumni Center on the OSU-Stillwater campus.

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OSU/A&M Board of Regents begins advertising for applicants to fill presidency

Wed, Jun 20, 2007

The OSU/A&M Board of Regents has launched a national advertising initiative seeking applicants for the position of president of Oklahoma State University and the statewide OSU System, announced Regent Douglas E. Burns, chairman of the OSU Presidential Search Committee.

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