
Most recently, Dr. Mason served as provost and senior vice president at Kansas State University. Prior to Kansas State, she served in both faculty and administrative roles at Colorado State University and Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. She has chaired the Association of Public and Land Grant Council on Academic Affairs and was a founder of the Association of Chief Academic Officers.
Dr. Mason holds a master’s degree in botany and a Ph.D. in nutrition both from Purdue University.


