Kayse Shrum | |
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| 19th President of Oklahoma State University | |
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Assumed office July 1, 2021 |
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| Preceded by | V. Burns Hargis |
| President of Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences | |
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In office October 1, 2013 – June 30, 2021 |
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| Dean of Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine | |
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In office January 24, 2011 – June 30, 2021 |
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| Succeeded by | Dennis Blankenship |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Kayce Marie Donnelly
October 27, 1972 Coweta, Oklahoma |
| Spouse |
Darren Shrum (m. 1992) |
| Children | 6 |
| Residence | Coweta, Oklahoma |
| Alma mater |
Connors State College (AS) Northeastern State University University of Arkansas Oklahoma State University (DO) |
| Profession | Academic administrator, Pediatrician |
| Website | Office of the President |
Kayse Marie Shrum (/ˈkeɪsi ˈʃrʌm/;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. She was selected as OSU's 19th president in April 2021 and took office on July 1, 2021.
Early life and education
Kayce 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.
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. 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.
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 and the Oklahoma Women's Hall of Fame in 2022.
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. They have six children, including three that were adopted as adolescents from Ethiopia.