4 days ago · Hess continued with Oklahoma State University, serving as vice president and chief operating officer for OSU-Tulsa from 1999 to 2003, doubling enrollment and creating BOB, the Big Orange Bus shuttle service between Tulsa and Stillwater. Hess initiated several innovative online graduate programs, including the Master of Science in Health Care ...

4 days ago · One of the first steps was to name Dr. James Hess interim president. Hess currently serves as the Vice Provost for the OSU Center for Health Sciences and as a Professor of Family Medicine & School ...

3 days ago · In a meeting Friday morning, Dr. James Hess was named interim president. According to the university, Hess brings over four decades of experience to the role. "We are all grateful to Dr. Hess to ...

20 hours ago · Hess is a native of Henryetta, Oklahoma and has served the higher education system in Oklahoma for more than 43 years. In 2023, Hess was inducted into the Oklahoma Higher Education Hall of Fame.

3 days ago · Oklahoma State University has a new leader, at least temporarily. The Oklahoma A&M Board of Regents appointed Jim Hess as Oklahoma State University’s interim president following Dr. Kayse Shrum’s sudden resignation on Monday.. Hess, a Henryetta native, was the vice provost for graduate programs at OSU Center for Health Sciences and will assume OSU presidency immediately on an interim basis.

3 days ago · James Hess named interim president of Oklahoma State University. After an executive session of one hour and six minutes, the board announced the selection of James Hess as OSU’s interim president. Hess most recently has served as vice president for graduate programs at the OSU Center for Health Sciences, where he has worked since 2003. ...

3 days ago · On Friday, OSU/A&M Board of Regents named Dr. Jim Hess as interim president of Oklahoma State University ensuring a smooth transition following the resignation of Dr. Kayse Shrum.

Aug 11, 2023 · In recognition of 40-plus years of academic excellence and commitment to higher education, Jim Hess, Ph.D., vice provost of Graduate Programs at Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, will be inducted into the Oklahoma Higher Education Hall of …

3 days ago · Oklahoma State University has named James Hess as the university's interim president following the resignation of Kayse Shrum. >> Related Video Above: Oklahoma State University A&M Board of Regents holding special meeting to discuss naming interim presidentHess is the vice provost of the Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences and a professor of Family Medicine and School of ...

Dr. James Hess, a native of Henryetta, Oklahoma, has over 43 years of service in Oklahoma higher education. Hess was named interim president by the Board of Regents in February 2025.