Elizabeth Pollard, a former Silicon Valley executive and cabinet secretary of science and innovation in the administration of Gov. Kevin Stitt, has been named to direct the Oklahoma State University Research Foundation and Cowboy Technologies.
Jerome Loughridge, senior vice president of system operations for Oklahoma State University, will now head the nonprofit, which is focused on collaborative applications of new discovery and partnerships to bring OSU innovation to bear on the state’s economy.
Grace Baxter, Himindu Pitigala, Vanessa Claire Santos and Azmeen Rahman rose to the top during the universitywide 3 Minute Thesis competition on Nov. 3 at Oklahoma State University.