2008 National Campus Security Summit
Speaker Profiles

W. Roger Webb
President, University of Central Oklahoma


W. Roger Webb was named the 19th president of the University of Central Oklahoma in July 1997. UCO is a campus of 16,000 students located in Edmond, Oklahoma. Previously, Webb was president of Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma from 1978-1997.

Webb's professional career began in law enforcement where he was with the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety, Oklahoma Highway Patrol, and he served as Commissioner of Public Safety for the State of Oklahoma from 1974-1978.

Among other organizations, Webb is a member of the Board of Directors of the Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism (MIPT), a trust that was created by Congress after the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. The MIPT collects and documents data and conducts research on the threat of terrorism throughout the world.

Webb is a former member of the Board of Directors for the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU).
 

 

 

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