After nearly 23 years of service, University of Oklahoma President David L. Boren announced Wednesday afternoon that he will step down from his post after the 2017-18 school year.
Boren’s accomplishments at Oklahoma can not be overstated. Since taking office in December 1994, Boren led OU through athletic and academic revivals.
In 1998, Boren hired Joe Castiglione, recently voted the best athletic director in the country. Soon after, Castiglione hired Bob Stoops as OU’s head football coach, forming one of the most influential trios in college athletics over the past two decades.