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Dr. Terry D.
Britton, the
sixth president
in the history
of Rose State
College, is a
native
Oklahoman.
He was raised in
the Redstone
Valley near
Washita and
Anadarko and
attended public
schools, grades
two through
twelve, in
Anadarko.
With the
encouragement of
his mother who
told him education
is the way to
true success,
he pursued his
higher education
at Southwestern
Oklahoma State
University in
Weatherford. He
earned the
Bachelor in Arts
in English
Literature in
1965 and
continued his
educational
pursuits at the
University of
Oklahoma where
he earned the
M.A. and the
Ph.D. in English
Literature.
He began his
teaching career
at the
University of
Oklahoma in 1965
as a teaching
assistant in the
subjects of
English and
Literature and
later as a
special
instructor. He
came to Rose
State College in
January 1972 as
English
Instructor and
was promoted to
his first
administrative
assignment as
Director of the
Learning
Resources Center
in 1973.
In 1991 he was
named Vice
President for
Information
Services where
he served until
his promotion to
Vice President
for Academic
Affairs in 1996.
He became
Executive Vice
President on
August 1, 2000.
Upon President
Cook's
retirement in
June 2006,
Dr. Britton was
named the sixth
President of
Rose State
College July 1,
2006.
Other
significant
higher education
roles Dr.
Britton has
remained active
in throughout
the years
include:
Consultant-Evaluator
for the North
Central
Association
since 1992 and
Executive
Director of the
Higher Education
Telecommunications
Association
since 1983.
He has been a
leader both in
Oklahoma and the
nation in the
use of
telecommunications
for distance
learners in
higher
education.
In 2002 he
taught a course
for the
University of
Oklahoma's
Advanced
Programs on Telecommunications
Policies in Aviano, Italy,
and the
Sigonella Naval
base in Sicily.
In 2007 he was
appointed to the
American
Association of
Community
Colleges
Commission on
Communications
and Marketing.
He and his wife,
Kay, who served
27 years as a
librarian and
professor at
Rose State
College prior to
her retirement,
reside in Norman
and have one
son, Aaron
Britton, who is
currently
attending the
University of
Oklahoma.
Sons Marshall
and Morgan live
in Norman and
Noble
respectively,
and daughter
Mynda lives in
Indiana.
They have one
grandson and
three
granddaughters.
Writing poetry,
fishing in small
streams and
ponds, and
gardening are
among some of
his leisure time
favorites.
This past July,
he and Kay
brought their
English
Literature
studies alive by
visiting London
and the
surrounding
countryside.
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