Don Betz is an American retired academic administrator, serving as both the

University of Central Oklahoma The University of Central Oklahoma (UCO or Central State) is a public university in Edmond, Oklahoma. It is the third largest university in Oklahoma, with more than 17,000 students and approximately 434 full-time and 400 adjunct faculty. Founde ...

(2011–2019) and

Northeastern State University Northeastern State University (NSU) is a public university with its main campus in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The university also has two other campuses in Muskogee and Broken Arrow as well as online. Northeastern is the oldest institution of high ...

's presidents (2008–2011).

Background and career

Before becoming President of Northeastern State, he served as Chancellor at the

University of Wisconsin–River Falls The University of Wisconsin–River Falls (UW–River Falls or UWRF) is a public university in River Falls, Wisconsin. It is part of the University of Wisconsin System. The campus is situated on the Kinnickinnic River (St. Croix River), Kinnic ...

from 2005 to 2008. From 1999 to 2005, Betz was Provost, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor of Political Science at the

Edmond, Oklahoma Edmond is a city in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States, and a part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area in the central part of the state. The population was 94,428 according to the 2020 United States Census, making it the fifth largest cit ...

. He served as the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at

Palmer College Palmer College of Chiropractic is a private chiropractic college with its main campus in Davenport, Iowa. It was established in 1897 by Daniel David Palmer and was the first school of chiropractic in the world. The college's name was originally ...

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from 1994 to 1999. On August 1, 2011 Betz began his tenure as the 20th President of the University of Central Oklahoma. Betz also worked for and with the United Nations on issues pertaining to the Middle East from 1982 through 2003. Betz holds a BA in Political Science from the

University of San Francisco The University of San Francisco (USF) is a private Jesuit university in San Francisco, California. The university's main campus is located on a setting between the Golden Gate Bridge and Golden Gate Park. The main campus is nicknamed "The Hil ...

and an MA and PhD in International Studies from the

University of Denver The University of Denver (DU) is a private university, private research university in Denver, Colorado. Founded in 1864, it is the oldest independent private university in the Mountain States, Rocky Mountain Region of the United States. It is ...

. On June 22, 2018 Betz declared his intention to retire as president of the University of Central Oklahoma at the end of the 2018–19 academic year.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Betz, Don Chancellors of the University of Wisconsin–River Falls Presidents of Northeastern State University Presidents of the University of Central Oklahoma Living people University of Denver alumni University of San Francisco alumni 1945 births