Kayse Shrum
19th President of Oklahoma State University
Assumed office
July 1, 2021
Preceded byV. Burns Hargis
Personal details
Born
Kayse Marie Donnelly

(1972-10-27) October 27, 1972
Coweta, Oklahoma, U.S.
Spouse
Darren Shrum
​
(m. 1992)​
Children6
EducationConnors State College (AS)
Northeastern State University
University of Arkansas
Oklahoma State University (DO)

Kayse Marie Shrum (/ˈkeɪsi ˈʃrʌm/;[1] née Donnelly; born October 27, 1972) is an American physician and the President of Oklahoma State University. She is the first woman to lead a public research institution in Oklahoma.[2] She was selected as OSU's 19th president in April 2021 and took office on July 1, 2021.

Early life and education

Kayse Marie Donnelly was born on October 27, 1972, in Coweta, Oklahoma. She played softball for Connors State College in Warner, Oklahoma, and graduated in 1992 with an associate of science degree. She continued her education at Northeastern State University and the University of Arkansas before graduating with a doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from the Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine.[3]

Career

Shrum practiced pediatrics in Muskogee, Oklahoma before joining the faculty of the medical school faculty at the OSU Center for Health Sciences in 2002.[4] She served as chair of the Department of Pediatrics from 2004 to 2011. 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. Shrum succeeded V. Burns Hargis who announced his retirement plans in October 2020.[5]

Awards

Shrum holds the George Kaiser Family Foundation chair in medical excellence and service and the Saint Francis Health System endowed chair of pediatrics. She was inducted into the Connors State College Athletic Hall of Fame in 2013[3] and the Oklahoma Women's Hall of Fame in 2022.[6]

Personal life

Shrum is married to Darren Shrum, whom she met in 1989 at a Broken Arrow Wal-mart where he was working and undergoing the management training program.[7] They have six children,[8] including three who were adopted from Ethiopia.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "ShapED My Life - Dr. Kayse Shrum, President of Oklahoma State University". Oklahoma State Department of Education. September 6, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Dr. Kayse Shrum named next president of Oklahoma State University". April 3, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Shrum to be inducted into Connors Hall of Fame". Tulsa World. Wagoner County American-Tribune. October 23, 2013. Retrieved April 28, 2023.(subscription required)
  4. ↑ Stanley, Tim (May 5, 2021). "Coweta's own Dr. Kayse Shrum talks about her upcoming start as the president of OSU". Tulsa World. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Kayse Shrum, DO, takes charge at Oklahoma State University". The DO. August 18, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Shrum inducted into Oklahoma Women's Hall of Fame". Oklahoma State University. May 25, 2022.
  7. ↑ Burke, Mack (August 25, 2021). "Dr. Kayse Shrum's achievements mark her path to leading the OSU System". State Magazine.
  8. ↑ "Dr. Kayse Shrum named next president of Oklahoma State University". Oklahoma State University. April 3, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  9. ↑ "President Designee Shrum meets with media". Oklahoma State University. April 6, 2021. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
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