C. Shane Reese

Christopher Shane Reese is an American statistician and academic administrator. On May 1, 2023, he became the 14th president of Brigham Young University (BYU), succeeding Kevin J Worthen.[2] Before that, he had served as BYU's Academic Vice President (AVP) since 2019, succeeding James Rasband, who had been called as a general authority seventy of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Reese was previously dean of BYU's College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences and the Melvin W. Carter professor in the statistics department.[3]

C. Shane Reese
14th President of Brigham Young University
Assuming office
May 1, 2023
SucceedingKevin J Worthen
Personal details
Born
Christopher Shane Reese[1]
NationalityAmerican
SpouseWendy Wood
Children3
Alma mater
ProfessionAcademic administrator, professor of statistics
WebsiteBYU's Office of the President

Academic career

Reese has bachelor's and master's degrees from BYU and a doctorate from Texas A&M University.[4]

Reese has done studies using statistical models to predict what will happen to nuclear weapons. In 2013, Reese was made an association fellow of the American Statistical Association. Reese has also done solar storm mapping, whale activity mapping and many studies applying statistics to sports.[5][6]

He received BYU's Young Scholar Award in 2004 and the BYU Karl G. Maeser Excellence in Teaching Award in 2010.[7]

On March 21, 2023, Jeffrey R. Holland announced in a devotional address that Reese would become BYU's 14th president, effective May 1.[1] At the time, Reese was serving as BYU's AVP.[7]

Personal life

Reese is married to Wendy Wood. They have three children, all of whom have attended BYU.[1]

References
  1. Fletcher Stack, Peggy (21 March 2023). "LDS apostle Jeffrey Holland announces a new BYU president". The Salt Lake Tribune. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  2. "New university president named at BYU". Deseret News. 2023-03-21. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  3. "BYU names new academics vice president". Deseret News. May 23, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  4. "BYU names new dean of physical, mathematical sciences". Deseret News. June 9, 2017. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  5. Penrod, Emma (July 5, 2013). "BYU professor, a former NFL consultant, earns major stats honor". Deseret News. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  6. Toth, Heidi (August 9, 2011). "BYU professor looks at numbers behind safety of aging nukes". Daily Herald. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
  7. Walch, Tad (21 March 2023). "New university president named at BYU". Deseret News. Retrieved 21 March 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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