Pat Pitney | |||||||||||||||
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 Pitney in 1984 | |||||||||||||||
| 16th President of the University of Alaska System | |||||||||||||||
| Assumed office August 1, 2020 | |||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Jim Johnsen Michelle Rizk (interim) | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | Karen Patricia Spurgin August 10, 1965 Billings, Montana, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Education | Murray State University (BS) University of Alaska, Fairbanks (MBA) | ||||||||||||||
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Karen Patricia "Pat" Pitney (née Spurgin; born August 10, 1965) is an American university administrator, former Alaska state government official, and Olympic gold medalist. She is the president of the University of Alaska system.