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There are more than 250,000 living Oklahoma State University alumni worldwide. Oklahoma State alumni include billionaire T. Boone Pickens, country music recording artist Garth Brooks, computer pioneer Dr. H. Edward Roberts, astronaut Wally Funk and South Korea Prime Minister Nam Duck-woo. Faculty and staff who are not alumni have also distinguished themselves and are included in this list.
* Some OSU alumni who have distinguished themselves in academia are included under other headings.
M. John Kane, Chief Justice, Oklahoma Supreme Court
For more Oklahoma State University graduates of distinction in the sciences, see the "Academia" section.
President | Tenure |
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Kayse Shrum | July 1, 2021 – present |
Burns Hargis [42] | March 10, 2008 – July 1, 2021 |
David J. Schmidly | November 25, 2002 – March 1, 2007 |
James E. Halligan | 1994–2002 |
John R. Campbell | 1988–1993 |
Lawrence L. Boger | 1977–1988 |
Robert B. Kamm | 1966–1977 |
Oliver S. Willham | 1952–1966 |
Henry G. Bennett | July 1, 1928 – December 22, 1951 |
Bradford Knapp | July 1, 1923 – 1928 |
George Wilson | June 1923 – July 1923 |
James B. Eskridge | 1921–1923 |
James W. Cantwell | 1915–1921 |
John H. Connell | 1908–1914 |
Angelo C. Scott | 1899–1908 |
George E. Morrow | 1895–1899 |
Edmund D. Murdaugh | January 1895 – June 1895 |
Henry E. Alvord | 1894–1895 |
Robert Barker | 1891–1894 |
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