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Two Women Promoted at the University of Oklahoma

The University of Oklahoma has announced the promotion of two women to key positions.

Loretta Early was appointed vice president for information technology and chief information officer of the university. She has served as interim CIO since July 2011. For the previous decade, she was associate vice president for information technology. Before coming to the University of Oklahoma, Early served as CIO at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. Early is a graduate of the University of Virginia.

Laura M. Palk was promoted to coordinator of institutional equity and Title IX programs. She had been serving as assistant legal counsel at the university.

Palk is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma and the University of Oklahoma College of Law.

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