Christopher Shane Reese is an American statistician, academic administrator, and 14th president of

Brigham Young University Brigham Young University (BYU, sometimes referred to colloquially as The Y) is a private research university in Provo, Utah. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day ...

(BYU). At BYU, he previously served as Academic Vice President (AVP), dean of the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, and as the Melvin W. Carter professor of statistics.

Academic career

Reese has

bachelor's A bachelor's degree (from Middle Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six ye ...

and

master's A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

degrees from BYU and a doctorate from

Texas A&M University Texas A&M University (Texas A&M, A&M, or TAMU) is a public, land-grant, research university in College Station, Texas. It was founded in 1876 and became the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System in 1948. As of late 2021, T ...

. 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. He received BYU's Young Scholar Award in 2004 and the BYU

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Excellence in Teaching Award in 2010. On March 21, 2023, Jeffrey R. Holland announced in a devotional address that Reese would become BYU's 14th president, effective May 1. At the time, Reese was serving as BYU's AVP. On September 19, 2023, Reese was inaugurated as president by board members and Latter-day Saint leaders

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and

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Personal life

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

References

External links

Profile of C. Shane Reese
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