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President
Crowder College; HLC Board of Trustees
Ada, Oklahoma, United States
Dr. Katricia Pierson became president of Crowder College on January 3, 2022. Crowder College, founded in 1963, is a comprehensive community college situated in the beautiful Ozark region of southwest Missouri. Prior to joining Crowder, she served East Central University as president, the first woman appointed to the position in the 100-plus years of the institution, as provost and vice president for Academic Affairs and as the assistant vice president for Academic Affairs. At ECU Pierson oversaw the groundbreaking of a new residence hall, launched fourteen online programs, obtained several new grants and implemented new academic programs. She is a proud citizen of the Choctaw Nation. Pierson earned both her doctorate (2004) and master’s degree (1998) in English from the University of Arkansas and obtained her bachelor’s degree in Journalism and English Secondary Education from the University of Wyoming in 1988.