F. King Alexander

F. King Alexander
Alexander in 2019
15th President of Oregon State University
In office July 1, 2020 – April 1, 2021
Preceded by	Ed Ray
Succeeded by	Jayathi Y. Murthy
26th President of Louisiana State University
In office July 1, 2013 – December 31, 2019
Preceded by	John V. Lombardi
Succeeded by	Thomas C. Galligan Jr. (Interim)
6th President of California State University, Long Beach
In office January 1, 2006 – June 30, 2013
Preceded by	Robert Maxson
Succeeded by	Jane Close Conoley
10th President of Murray State University
In office September 2001 – December 2005
Preceded by	S. Kern Alexander
Succeeded by	Randy J. Dunn
Personal details
Born	Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth Williams Alexander (died 2000) Shenette Campbell Alexander (since 2006)
Children	2
Parents	Kern Alexander (father) Ruth H. Alexander (mother)
Alma mater	St. Lawrence University (BA) University of Oxford (MSc) University of Wisconsin–Madison (PhD)
Academic background
Thesis	An analysis of the effects of Title IV federal direct student aid policy on public and private institutions of higher education (1996)
Doctoral advisor	Julie Underwood

Fieldon King Alexander is an American former university administrator and professor of higher education policy and finance. He was the president of Oregon State University, Louisiana State University, California State University, Long Beach, and Murray State University. He resigned from his most recent position as President of Oregon State University in 2021 after a faculty vote of no-confidence. While at LSU, he also oversaw, and helped cover up, a culture of rape and domestic violence, where Title IX complaints were routinely dismissed. ^[1]