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Preceded by
  
Profession
  
State Senator

Spouse(s)
  
Ann Halligan

Role
  
Politician


Political party
  
Name
  
Jim Halligan

Website
  
Senate website

Party
  
Republican Party

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Full Name
  
James Edmund Halligan

Born
  
June 23, 1936 (age 88) Moorland, Iowa, U.S. (
1936-06-23
)

Residence
  
Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States

Constituency
  
21st Senate District

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James Edmund Halligan (born June 23, 1936) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Halligan defeated Robert "Bob" Murphy, gaining the Republican caucus a seat in the state Senate and helping to deliver it to Republicans for the first time in state history.

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Interview with Jim Halligan - FEWER


Biography

Halligan arrived in Oklahoma as the 16th President of Oklahoma State University on August 1, 1994. Previously he was president of New Mexico State University. He was responsible for OSU campuses in Stillwater, Tulsa, Oklahoma City, and Okmulgee as well as at OSU’s Center for Health Sciences and Medical School.

At OSU, Halligan emphasized increasing retention and graduation rates, encouraging the development of national scholars and investing more than $200 million in facilities that include a Center for Services to Students, a student leadership complex, multi-media classrooms and suite-style student housing. Halligan and his wife, Ann, hosted thousands of students in their home each academic year and supported student-run events such as Orange Peel, Homecoming, Varsity Review and Into the Streets. During Halligan’s tenure, OSU was named both “America’s Best College Buy” and a “Truman Honor Institution.”

Halligan also stressed the university’s role in research and economic development. Among $380-million in new facilities brought online during the Halligan years are the Advanced Technology Research Center, designed to host joint industry-university research, and the Food & Agricultural Products Research & Technology Center, which offers pilot plant space to Oklahoma entrepreneurs. Halligan focused OSU research efforts on homeland security through sensor and laser applications.

Halligan’s efforts saw OSU’s first capitol campaign top $260 million – more than double the original goal. And he helped raise the money to “Raise the Roof” on Gallagher-Iba Arena, named by CBS Sportsline as the best college basketball venue in the nation.

Halligan has BS, MS, and Ph.D. degrees in Chemical Engineering from Iowa State University. His teaching, research and administrative positions have taken him to Texas Tech, Arkansas, and New Mexico State University where he served as President for ten years before coming to OSU.

Since his election to the Oklahoma Senate, Halligan has voted yes on an independent audit of the state department of education and against the repeal of the state grocery sales tax.

On August 12, 2015, Halligan released a statement through the Oklahoma State Senate announcing that he would not seek reelection to a third term and that the 2016 legislative session would be his last.

Halligan currently resides in Stillwater.

References

Jim Halligan Wikipedia


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