What former Governor of Oaklahoma is currently the president of the University of Oklahoma?
Oklahoma gubernatorial election, 1978 The 1978 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1978, to elect the Governor of Oklahoma. Incumbent Republican Governor David L. Boren chose not to run for re-election to a second term in office. Instead Boren decided to run for the United States Senate. Former Governor, and sitting Lieutenant Governor George Nigh was elected, defeating Republican nominee Ron Shotts.
Oklahoma State University–Tulsa Oklahoma State University–Tulsa, located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States, is the newest institution of the Oklahoma State University System. It was previously the University Center at Tulsa until it became OSU-Tulsa on January 1, 1999. OSU-Tulsa is unique in the fact that it is not recognized as its own entity, but rather an extension of the main Oklahoma State University campus in Stillwater, Oklahoma. OSU-Tulsa works in conjunction with the main OSU campus and Tulsa Community College to provide Freshman and Sophomore level courses, enabling students to complete a four-year undergraduate course of study. Howard Barnett, Jr. has served as President of OSU-Tulsa since 2009.