Burns Hargis
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Vaden Burns Hargis is the current President of the Oklahoma State University. He was named as OSU's 18th President in December 2007 and took office March 10, 2008.
Hargis holds degrees in accounting from Oklahoma State University and in law from University of Oklahoma
. He is the second OSU graduate to lead the university as president.
Before he came to OSU, he was the Vice Chairman of Bank of Oklahoma, N.A. Before 1997, when he joined Bank of Oklahoma, Hargis practiced law in Oklahoma City
for 28 years. He was a president of the Oklahoma County Bar Association, is a former president of the Oklahoma Bar Foundation, and is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation
. Hargis was also candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor of Oklahoma in 1990.
Hargis, Epsilon Epsilon 992 is an initiate of the Oklahoma State chapter of Sigma Nu
fraternity.
Hargis holds degrees in accounting from Oklahoma State University and in law from University of Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma
The University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its...
. He is the second OSU graduate to lead the university as president.
Before he came to OSU, he was the Vice Chairman of Bank of Oklahoma, N.A. Before 1997, when he joined Bank of Oklahoma, Hargis practiced law in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma city
Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma.Oklahoma City may also refer to:*Oklahoma City metropolitan area*Downtown Oklahoma City*Uptown Oklahoma City*Oklahoma City bombing*Oklahoma City National Memorial...
for 28 years. He was a president of the Oklahoma County Bar Association, is a former president of the Oklahoma Bar Foundation, and is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation
American Bar Foundation
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. Hargis was also candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor of Oklahoma in 1990.
Hargis, Epsilon Epsilon 992 is an initiate of the Oklahoma State chapter of Sigma Nu
Sigma Nu
Sigma Nu is an undergraduate, college fraternity with chapters in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. Sigma Nu was founded in 1869 by three cadets at the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia...
fraternity.