C. Shane Reese

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C. Shane Reese
14thPresident of Brigham Young University
Assumed office
May 1, 2023
Profession Academic administrator, professor of statistics
Website BYU's Office of the President

Christopher Shane Reese is an American statistician, academic administrator, and 14th president of Brigham Young University (BYU). [2] At BYU, he previously served as Academic Vice President (AVP), dean of the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, and as the Melvin W. Carter professor of statistics. [3]

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Academic career

Reese has bachelor's and master's degrees from BYU and a doctorate from Texas A&M University. [4]

Reese has done studies using statistical models to predict what will happen to nuclear weapons. In 2013, Reese was made an association fellow of the American Statistical Association. Reese has also done solar storm mapping, whale activity mapping and many studies applying statistics to sports. [5] [6]

He received BYU's Young Scholar Award in 2004 and the BYU Karl G. Maeser Excellence in Teaching Award in 2010. [7]

On March 21, 2023, Jeffrey R. Holland announced in a devotional address that Reese would become BYU's 14th president, effective May 1. [1] At the time, Reese was serving as BYU's AVP. [7] On September 19, 2023, Reese was inaugurated as president by board members and Latter-day Saint leaders D. Todd Christofferson and Dallin H. Oaks. [8]

Personal life

Reese is married to Wendy Wood. They have three children, all of whom have attended BYU. [1]

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References

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  3. "BYU names new academics vice president". Deseret News . May 23, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  4. "BYU names new dean of physical, mathematical sciences". Deseret News. June 9, 2017. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
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  8. "Presidential inauguration: Shane Reese charged with pointing BYU toward academic, spiritual success". Deseret News. 2023-09-19. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
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