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Hess has spent career serving students and building institutions

Jim Hess has had a prolific career in higher education spanning over four decades before he was inducted into the Oklahoma Education Hall of Fame in 2023 and named the 20th president of the OSU System this spring.
Hess has spent career serving students and building institutions
Energy savers honored at Oklahoma State University

Thu, Jan 25, 2018

Twenty Oklahoma State University employees and one department on campus have been recognized for contributing to the success of the school's energy management program, which has saved the university millions of dollars over the last decade.

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President's Message - Dec. 11, 2007

Tue, Dec 11, 2007

As this fall semester draws to a close and the holiday season is upon us, I want to take this opportunity to express my appreciation to all of the members of the Oklahoma State University community who have been so very helpful and supportive during

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

Mon, Dec 3, 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

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OSU/A&M regents launch presidential search website

Fri, Jun 29, 2007

To ensure information about the search for a new president of Oklahoma State University and the OSU system is accessible to the public, the OSU/A&M Board of Regents has launched a presidential search website at presidentialsearch/.

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OSU/A&M Regents outline procedures for presidential search

Thu, Mar 1, 2007

The OSU/A&M Board of Regents outlined procedures Thursday at a special meeting held on the campus of Oklahoma State University to conduct an extensive national search for the next president and system CEO at OSU.

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Schmidly's statement regarding the University of New Mexico

Wed, Jan 24, 2007

The University of New Mexico announced Wednesday that it has narrowed its search for a new president to five finalists. Oklahoma State University System CEO and President David J. Schmidly is among those on that list

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