OCU names Dr. Kenneth Evans as new president -

Dr. Kenneth Evans currently serves as the president of Lamar University and is set to take over as president of OCU on July 1

OCU announced today that Dr. Kenneth Evans will serve as the new president of OCU following July 1.

In an email from OCU Communications sent out to the campus community, Paul McLaughlin, Board of Trustees chairman, announced that Evans is the chosen pick for president.

“With his years of academic leadership at Lamar and other institutions, we are confident in Dr. Evans’ ability to help us continue our tradition of excellence,” McLaughlin said in the email. “His experience as a president and administrator, along with his local connections in central Oklahoma, will be valuable assets in continuing to move the university forward.”

President Martha Burger will continue as president of OCU until June 1. Burger said she is looking forward to Evans’s leadership.

“I am excited to welcome Dr. Evans as the new president of OCU,” Burger said. “I believe that my alma mater will be in good hands and that OCU’s future is as bright as ever.”

To read more about Evans and his platform, visit this story.