W. Arthur Porter

American teacher and businessman

W. Arthur Porter

Oklahoma Secretary of Science and Technology
In office 1999–2003
Governor	Frank Keating
Preceded by	Position created
Succeeded by	Joseph W. Alexander

Personal details
Born	1941 (age 82–83) Irving, Texas
Alma mater	University of North Texas Texas A&M University
Occupation	Teacher, businessman

W. Arthur "Skip" Porter (born 1941) is an American teacher and businessman from Texas. He previously served as the Oklahoma Secretary of Science and Technology under Governor of Oklahoma Frank Keating, having serving in that position from 1999 to 2003.

Biography

Porter earned his bachelor and master of science degrees in physics from the University of North Texas and his PhD in interdisciplinary engineering from Texas A&M University. Upon graduating, he joined the staff of Rice University as an adjunct professor of electrical engineering. In 1993, Porter became the president and chief executive officer of the Houston Advanced Research Center, a non-profit environmental research institution. He would serve in that position for five years.

Porter joined the staff of the University of Oklahoma in 1998. At OU, Porter would serve as the University Vice President for Technology Development and as Dean of the OU College of Engineering. He would serve as Engineering Dean until 2005 and as vice president until 2006 with his retirement. Upon his retirement, he was named Professor Emeritus with OU.

Keating Administration

Governor of Oklahoma Frank Keating created the position of Oklahoma Secretary of Science and Technology and appointed Porter to serve as the first person to hold that office. As the Secretary, Porter oversaw all efforts by the State government to use science and technology to improve government and to better serve the citizens of Oklahoma. Porter worked with Oklahoma Secretary of Commerce Ron Rosenfeld to promote economic development throughout the State. As Secretary, Porter was responsible for overseeing the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology.^[1] Porter served as Secretary until the end of Keating's term in 2003.

References

^ Price, Marie (September 4, 1998). "Keating names Porter technology secretary". The Journal Record. Retrieved December 3, 2010.

External links

W. Arthur Porter biography from Forbes.com Archived November 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

Political offices
Preceded by Position Created	Oklahoma Secretary of Science and Technology Under Governor Frank Keating 1999–2003	Succeeded by Joseph W. Alexander

Cabinet of Governor of Oklahoma Frank Keating (1995–2003)

Cabinet
Secretary of State	Tom Cole (1995–1999) Mike Hunter (1999–2002) Kay Dudley (2002–2003)
Secretary of Administration	Tom Brennan (1995–97) Pam Warren (1997–2003)
Secretary of Agriculture	Dennis Howard (1995–2003)
Secretary of Commerce	Dean Werries (1995–97) Ron Rosenfeld (1997–98) Howard Barnett Jr. (1998–99) Russell M. Perry (1999–2000) Vacant (2000–03)
Secretary of Education	Floyd Coppedege (1995–2003)
Secretary of Energy	Carl Michael Smith (1995–2002) Robert J. Sullivan Jr. (2002–03)
Secretary of the Environment	Gary Sherrer (1995–97) Brian C. Griffin (1997–2003)
Secretary of Finance and Revenue	Tom Daxon (1995–2003)
Secretary of Health and Human Services	Ken Lackey (1995–97) Jerry Regier (1997–2002) Howard Hendrick (2002–03)
Secretary of Human Resources	Oscar B. Jackson Jr. (1995–2003)
Secretary of the Military	Stephen Cortright (1995–2003)
Secretary of Safety and Security	Bob Ricks (1995–2003)
Secretary of Science and Technology	W. Arthur Porter (1999–2003)
Secretary of Tourism and Recreation	Edward H. Cook (1995–99) Jane Anne Jayroe (1999–2003)
Secretary of Transportation	Neal McCaleb (1995–2001) Herschal Crow (2001–03)
Secretary of Veterans Affairs	Norman Lamb (1995–2003)