Christopher Shane Reese is an American statistician, academic administrator, and 14th president of Brigham Young University (BYU).[2] At BYU, he previously served as Academic Vice President (AVP), dean of the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (CPMS), and as the Melvin W. Carter professor of statistics.[3]

Academic career

His academic achievements include receiving bachelor's and master's degrees from BYU and a doctoral degree in Statistics from Texas A&M University in 1999.[4][5] He has performed research in the fields of sports analytics, Bayesian hierarchical models and optimal experimental design. In 2013, he became a member of the American Statistical Association, in the section on Statistics in Defense and National Security.[6]

Reese has done studies using statistical models to predict behavior of aging nuclear weapons, as well as solar storm mapping, whale activity mapping and many studies applying statistics to sports.[7][8] Before joining the BYU faculty, he worked at the Los Alamos National Laboratory as a technical staff member.[9]

He received BYU's Young Scholar Award in 2004 and its Karl G. Maeser Excellence in Teaching Award in 2010.[10]

From 2017 to 2019, he served as BYU's dean of the CPMS.[4]

On March 21, 2023, Jeffrey R. Holland announced in a campus devotional that Reese would become BYU's 14th president, effective May 1.[1] At the time, Reese was serving as BYU's AVP.[10] On September 19, 2023, Reese was inaugurated by D. Todd Christofferson and Dallin H. Oaks, both members of BYU's board of trustees and Latter-day Saint apostles.[11]

Personal life

Reese grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and was raised by a single mother.[4]

From 1990 to 1992, he served as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Taiwan.

He is married to Wendy Wood. They have three children, all of whom attended BYU.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Fletcher Stack, Peggy (21 March 2023). "LDS apostle Jeffrey Holland announces a new BYU president". The Salt Lake Tribune. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  2. ^ "New university president named at BYU". Deseret News. 2023-03-21. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  3. ^ "BYU names new academics vice president". Deseret News. May 23, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "C. Shane Reese". BYU Speeches. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
  5. ^ "BYU names new dean of physical, mathematical sciences". Deseret News. June 9, 2017. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  6. ^ "ASA Community". community.amstat.org. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
  7. ^ Penrod, Emma (July 5, 2013). "BYU professor, a former NFL consultant, earns major stats honor". Deseret News. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  8. ^ Toth, Heidi (August 9, 2011). "BYU professor looks at numbers behind safety of aging nukes". Daily Herald. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
  9. ^ "Biography". President. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
  10. ^ a b Walch, Tad (21 March 2023). "New university president named at BYU". Deseret News. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  11. ^ "Presidential inauguration: Shane Reese charged with pointing BYU toward academic, spiritual success". Deseret News. 2023-09-19. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
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Preceded by 14th President of Brigham Young University
2023 – present 		Incumbent
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