List of presidents of the University of Oklahoma
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This list of presidents of the University of Oklahoma includes all fifteen individuals who have served as the president of the University of Oklahoma since the institution was founded in 1890.
The University of Oklahoma is a public university, created and supported by the state of Oklahoma, and it is a designated research university. The campus of the university is located in Norman, and it has facilities in Oklahoma City and Tulsa.[1]
Joseph Harroz Jr. is the fifteenth and current president of the University of Oklahoma, Harroz Jr. succeeded James L. Gallogly on May 9, 2020 after serving as interim president for the previous year. [2]
No. | Image | Name | Years | Notes | Ref. |
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David Ross Boyd | 1892–1908 | [3][4] | |
2 | A. Grant Evans | 1908–1911 | [3][4] | ||
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Julien Monnet | 1911–1912 | Monnet served as interim president. | [5] |
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Stratton D. Brooks | 1912–1923 | [3][4] | |
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James S. Buchanan | 1923–1924 | Buchanan served as interim president before becoming official. | [3][4][5] |
4 | 1924–1925 | [3][4] | |||
5 | ![]() |
William Bizzell | 1925–1941 | [3][4] | |
6 | Joseph A. Brandt | 1941–1943 | [3][4] | ||
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George Lynn Cross | 1943–1944 | Cross served as interim president before becoming official. | [3][4][5] |
7 | 1944–1968 | [3][4] | |||
8 | John Herbert Hollomon Jr. | 1968–1970 | [3][4] | ||
– | Pete Kyle McCarter | 1970–1971 | McCarter served as interim president. | [5] | |
9 | ![]() |
Paul F. Sharp | 1971–1978 | [3][4] | |
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William S. Banowsky | 1978–1985 | [3][4] | |
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Martin C. Jischke | 1985 | Jischke served as interim president. | [5] |
11 | Frank E. Horton | 1985–1988 | [3][4] | ||
– | David Swank | 1988–1989 | Swank served as interim president. | [5] | |
12 | ![]() |
Richard L. Van Horn | 1989–1994 | [3] | |
– | John R. Morris | 1994 | Morris served as interim president. | [5] | |
13 | ![]() |
David Boren | 1994–2018 | [3] | |
14 | James L. Gallogly | 2018–2019 | [6] | ||
– | Joseph Harroz Jr. | 2019–2020 | Harroz served as interim president before becoming official. | [5] | |
15 | 2020– | [7] |
References
edit- ^ "OU–Tulsa Future Sooners". University of Oklahoma. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
- ^ "The University of Oklahoma Chronological History" (PDF). The University of Oklahoma. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "OU Presidents: A Chronology". The Oklahoman. April 28, 1994. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Thacker, Kathi (June 5, 1988). "OU Presidents Left Due to Politics, Health, New Jobs". Retrieved July 11, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Douglas, Blake (May 9, 2020). "Harroz named 15th OU president: After an 8th interim presidency, a look back at OU's 7 previous interims". OU Daily. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
- ^ Harris, Adam (March 26, 2018). "Former Oil Executive and Big Donor Will Be U of Oklahoma's Next President". Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
- ^ Raache, Hicham (May 9, 2020). "Joe Haroz Jr. Officially Named University of Oklahoma's 15th President". KFOR. Retrieved July 12, 2023.