C. Shane Reese
C. Shane Reese | |
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Reese in 2023 | |
| 14th President of Brigham Young University | |
| Assumed office May 1, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Kevin J Worthen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Christopher Shane Reese[1] February 9, 1971 Logan, Utah, U.S. |
| Spouse | Wendy Wood |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Brigham Young University (BS, MS) Texas A&M University (PhD) |
| Profession | Academic administrator, professor of statistics |
| Website | BYU's Office of the President |
Christopher Shane Reese is an American statistician, academic administrator, and fourteenth president of Brigham Young University (BYU).[2] At BYU, he previously served as academic vice president (AVP), dean of the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (CPMS), and professor of statistics.[3]
Academic career
Reese has bachelor's and master's degrees from BYU and a doctoral degree in statistics from Texas A&M University.[4][5] His research areas include sports analytics, Bayesian hierarchical models and optimal experimental design. In 2013, he became an elected fellow of the American Statistical Association, in the section on statistics in defense and national security.[6]
Reese has done studies using statistical models to predict behavior of aging nuclear weapons, as well as solar storm mapping, whale activity mapping, and many studies applying statistics to sports.[7][8] Before joining the BYU faculty, he worked at the Los Alamos National Laboratory as a technical staff member.[9]
He received BYU's Young Scholar Award in 2004 and its Karl G. Maeser Excellence in Teaching Award in 2010.[10]
From 2017 to 2019, he served as dean of BYU's CPMS.[4]
On March 21, 2023, Jeffrey R. Holland announced in a campus devotional that Reese would become BYU's fourteenth president, effective May 1.[1] At the time, Reese was serving as BYU's AVP.[10] On September 19, 2023, Reese was inaugurated by D. Todd Christofferson and Dallin H. Oaks, both members of BYU's board of trustees and Latter-day Saint apostles.[11]
Personal life
Reese grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and was raised by a single mother.[4]
From 1990 to 1992, he served as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Taiwan.
He is married to Wendy Wood. They have three children, all of whom attended BYU.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Fletcher Stack, Peggy (21 March 2023). "LDS apostle Jeffrey Holland announces a new BYU president". The Salt Lake Tribune. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ "New university president named at BYU". Deseret News. 2023-03-21. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
- ^ "BYU names new academics vice president". Deseret News. May 23, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
- ^ a b c "C. Shane Reese". BYU Speeches. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
- ^ "BYU names new dean of physical, mathematical sciences". Deseret News. June 9, 2017. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
- ^ "ASA Community". community.amstat.org. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
- ^ Penrod, Emma (July 5, 2013). "BYU professor, a former NFL consultant, earns major stats honor". Deseret News. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
- ^ Toth, Heidi (August 9, 2011). "BYU professor looks at numbers behind safety of aging nukes". Daily Herald. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
- ^ "Biography". President. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
- ^ a b Walch, Tad (21 March 2023). "New university president named at BYU". Deseret News. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ "Presidential inauguration: Shane Reese charged with pointing BYU toward academic, spiritual success". Deseret News. 2023-09-19. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
External links
- Profile of C. Shane Reese from Brigham Young University