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RUSO board hires Ellen Buettner as CEO; welcomes new Regent Carl McKenzie
Summary
The Regional University System of Oklahoma Board of Regents on Oct. 2 approved the hiring of Ellen Buettner as RUSO Chief Executive Officer effective Oct. 20, 2025, and announced that Carl McKenzie will fill Regent Position 2.
The Regional University System of Oklahoma Board of Regents announced that it has hired Ellen Buettner as the system's new Chief Executive Officer; Buettner is set to begin her position on October 20, 2025.
Chair Jane McDermott told the Board that the hiring decision has been made and also said the Board will welcome a new regent, Carl McKenzie of Bixby, who will be filling Position 2. "The Board has hired a new RUSO CEO, Ellen Buettner, who is set to begin her position on October 20, 2025," the minutes state. The announcement was part of the Chair's report during the Oct. 2 meeting in Durant.
The personnel items were presented as routine governance business; no motions specific to the CEO appointment were recorded in the open session minutes. The Board later entered executive session to discuss several personnel and litigation matters, but the public record shows no open-session action altering the announced start date. Next procedural steps for transition and onboarding were not specified in the minutes.
