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OCAST is governed by the Oklahoma Science and Technology Research and Development (OSTRaD) Board of Directors (Title 74, Section 5060.6). This 9-member board of directors consists of the State Secretary of Science and Innovation as the OSTRaD board chair with four members appointed by the governor and two each by the state senate and house.
The position of Secretary of Science and Technology was established in 1999 when Governor Frank Keating issued an executive order establishing the position. Previously, the Oklahoma Secretary of Commerce had served the role of chief science officer of the State since 1986 when that position was established by the Executive Branch Reform Act of 1986.
On March 15, 2019, Governor Kevin Stitt appointed her Secretary of Science and Innovation. [7] She resigned in June 2020. [8] In April 2021 she was named the president of Oklahoma State University and assumed the role on July 1, 2021. Shrum succeeded V. Burns Hargis who announced his retirement plans in October 2020. [6]
It's no surprise the National Weather Center was built here. On May 3, 1999, its necessity came into sharp focus for the nation. After the deadly Bridge Creek-Moore tornado that killed 36 people ...
This is a list of science centers in the United States. American Alliance of Museums (AAM) and Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC) member centers are granted institutional benefits and may offer benefits to individuals through purchased or granted individual memberships as well.
Stitt name-dropped Cristo Rey Oklahoma City Catholic High School, Dove Science Academy and Norman Aviation Academy as examples he wants to see emulated across the state.
J.B Perky was the first director. In 1966, Oklahoma technology center school districts were formed, and in 1967, Tri County Tech became the state's first area vocational-technical school. On July 1, 1968, the Oklahoma State Board of Vocational and Technical Education was established as a separate entity from the State Department of Education.
A state watchdog agency will restart health and safety inspections at the Oklahoma School for Science and Mathematics, a 2-year residential high school for academically advanced students, after a ...