Administration

Dr. Ray Brown
Vice President for Economic and Community Development

Dr. Brown has over twenty years of executive experience in higher education including four years as Executive Vice President and Vice President for Academic Affairs at RSU.

Prior to joining Rogers State University, Brown was President of Western Oklahoma State College for four years. He also served as the Vice President of Academic Affairs at Oklahoma Panhandle State University, Sul Ross State University, and Lamar University-Orange.

Brown is currently a director and chairman of the Claremore Industrial and Economic Development Authority. Previously Brown served on a similar board of directors on the Southwest Oklahoma/Altus Economic Development Authority.

While at Oklahoma Panhandle State University he served on the Task Force for the City of Guymon as it planned for the community impact from Seaboard. Brown served on the Board of Directors for the Altus Chamber of Commerce and previously conducted research for the Chamber of Commerce in Orange, Texas, where he developed the community profile for the purpose of recruiting industry and promoting economic development.

Brown has a Ph.D. in Sociology from Brown University with a specialization in demography and economic development.