Kayse Shrum

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BornOct 27, 1972
Coweta, Oklahoma
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipUnited States of America
Alma mater
  • Connors State College
  • Northeastern State University
  • University of Arkansas
OccupationCurrent President of the Oklahoma State University

Kayse Marie Shrum (born Oct 27, 1972 in Coweta, Oklahoma) is the current President of the Oklahoma State University, and the first woman to lead a public research institution in the state of Oklahoma.[1] She was selected as the OSU's 19th president on April 23, 2021 and took the office July 1st, 2021. Shrum Succeeded V. Burns Hargis who announced his retirement plans in October 2020.

Education

Shrum graduated from Connors State College, a community college in Muskogee, Oklahoma. She played softball for Connors State and graduated in 1992. She continued her education at Northeastern State University and the University of Arkansas before graduating with a doctorate of osteopathic medicine from the Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. [2]

Career

She practiced pediatrics in Muskogee, Oklahoma before joining the faculty of the medical school faculty at the OSU Center for Health Sciences in 2002.[3] She served as chair of the Department of Pediatrics from 2004-11. In 2011, OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine named her provost of OSU-CHS and dean of the OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine. She was promoted to president of OSU-CHS, becoming the youngest and first female president and dean of a medical school in the state of Oklahoma. In April 2021 she was named the president of Oklahoma State University, and assumed this role in July 2021.[4]

Awards

She holds the George Kaiser Family Foundation chair in medical excellence and service and the Saint Francis Health System endowed chair of pediatrics.

Personal

Dr. Shrum is married to Darren Shrum and they have six adult children. [5]

References

  1. "Dr. Kayse Shrum named next president of Oklahoma State University".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. [email protected], Christy Wheeland News Editor. "Shrum to be inducted into Connors Hall of Fame". Tulsa World. Retrieved 2021-11-02. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  3. World, Tim Stanley Tulsa. "Coweta's own Dr. Kayse Shrum talks about her upcoming start as the president of OSU". Tulsa World. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  4. "Kayse Shrum, DO, takes charge at Oklahoma State University". The DO. 2021-08-18. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  5. Stillwater, Oklahoma State University; Campus, OK 74078; Maps744-5000, Parking (2021-04-03). "Dr. Kayse Shrum named next president of Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma State University". news.okstate.edu. Retrieved 2021-11-02.

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