Douglas Allan Girod (born May 5, 1958) is an American educator, medical doctor, and the 18th University of Kansas chancellor.[1] Prior to becoming chancellor, he was the University of Kansas Medical Center's executive vice chancellor, a position he had held since February 2013.[2] Before being promoted to the executive vice chancellor at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Girod was the senior dean for the School of Medicine while dually serving as a surgeon at the University of Kansas Health System where he began his career in 1994. He is also a veteran of the United States Navy Reserve.[3]
Doug Girod | |
|---|---|
 Girod in 2017 | |
| 18th Chancellor of the University of Kansas | |
| Assumed office July 1, 2017 | |
| Provost | Barbara Bichelmeyer |
| Preceded by | Bernadette Gray-Little |
| 7th Executive Vice Chancellor of the University of Kansas Medical Center | |
| In office February 1, 2013 – June 30, 2017 | |
| Chancellor | Bernadette Gray-Little |
| Preceded by | Barbara F. Atkinson |
| Succeeded by | Robert Simari |
| Executive Dean of the University of Kansas School of Medicine | |
Acting | |
| In office February 1, 2013 – March 23, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Barbara Atkinson |
| Succeeded by | Robert Simari |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Douglas Allan Girod May 5, 1958 Salem, Oregon, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Susan Pirtle |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | University of California, Davis (BS) University of California, San Francisco (MD) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1982–1997 |
| Rank | Lieutenant Commander |
| Unit | Navy Reserve |
| Awards | Meritorious Service Medal |
Biography
editEducation
editBorn and raised in Salem, Oregon, Girod graduated from the University of California, Davis, with a Bachelor of Science in chemistry, followed by University of California, San Francisco, for his doctor of medicine, and completed his residency and an National Institute of Health research fellowship at the University of Washington in Seattle.[4]
Career
editBeginning in 1982, Girod began his 15-year career in the United States Navy Reserve where he worked at the Naval Hospital Oakland as a surgeon and the Director of Otolaryngology. In 1997, Girod was discharged from the military honorably, ending his career as a Lieutenant Commander.[5] In 1994, Girod left California to become a surgeon at the KU Medical Center.[6] During his time at the KU Medical Center, Girod was a professor, department chair, senior associate dean, interim executive dean, and his most recent post of executive vice chancellor.[7] He's a member of the Republican Party.[8]
University of Kansas chancellor
editOn May 25, 2017, the Kansas Board of Regents announced Girod as the 18th chancellor of the University of Kansas.[9] During his time as chancellor, Girod has increased the university's enrollment,[10] established a partnership between Kansas Athletics, the University of Kansas Health System and Lawrence Memorial Health to create Kansas Team Health, a model that provides better care for student athletes and moved all healthcare professionals under the Kansas Health System's payroll.[11]
A year into being chancellor, Girod fired athletic director Sheahon Zenger due to a lack of progress.[12] Almost a month later, Girod hired Jeff Long as the new athletics director, tasking him to fix the football program.[13] Long fired David Beaty at the end of the 2018 football season, ending with a 6–42 record at Kansas.[14] Long then hired Les Miles to get the football program to become a championship program, however, he was fired on March 9, 2021, after accusations from women while he was at LSU.[15] The next day, Girod fired Long as the athletics director.[16]
In April 2021, Girod hired Travis Goff as the new athletics director, whose first task was to hire a new football coach.[17] Almost a month later, Goff named Lance Leipold as the next football coach.[18] Leipold, in just his second season, led the Jayhawks to a 5–0 start for the first time since 2008 and also coached the team to be bowl-eligible for the first time since 2008.[19]
Personal life
editGirod is married to Susan Pirtle and they have three children. Girod and his wife live in Lawrence, Kansas.[20]
References
edit- ^ Baldelomar, Angie Baldelomar (May 25, 2017). "Incoming chancellor Doug Girod hopes to improve KU's profile". Retrieved August 5, 2017.
- ^ Shepherd, Sara (May 25, 2017). "KU Medical Center leader Douglas Girod named 18th chancellor of KU" (Press release). Ljworld.com. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
- ^ "Girod named new executive vice chancellor for the University of Kansas Medical Center". www.kumc.edu. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
- ^ "Head of KU Medical Center tapped as new University of Kansas chancellor". Retrieved August 5, 2017.
- ^ "Douglas A. Girod, M.D., F.A.C.S." www.kumc.edu. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
- ^ "Chancellor Douglas A. Girod". October 26, 2012. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
- ^ "KU selects its next chancellor". May 25, 2017. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
- ^ "Kansas Secretary of State | VoterView".
- ^ "KU Medical Center leader Douglas Girod named 18th chancellor of KU". May 25, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ "KU sets multiple enrollment records". September 29, 2022. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ "Kansas Athletics launches groundbreaking new model for student-athlete care". May 22, 2019. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ "Chancellor Girod fires KU Athletic Director Sheahon Zenger, citing lack of progress and necessary change in leadership". May 21, 2018. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ "Jeff Long hired as AD at Kansas, tasked with turning around floundering football program". July 5, 2018. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ "Kansas fires football coach David Beaty, who went 6-39 and will finish season with Jayhawks". November 4, 2018. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ "Kansas coach Les Miles out over behavior with women while at LSU". March 9, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ Low, Chris (March 10, 2021). "Jeff Long out as Kansas athletic director days after school ousted football coach Les Miles". Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ Eley, Jessica (April 5, 2021). "KU hires Travis Goff as new athletic director". Retrieved November 7, 2022.
- ^ Potrykus, Jeff (April 30, 2021). "Former UW-Whitewater coach Lance Leipold leaves Buffalo to take on a new rebuilding project". Journal Sentinel. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ "Kansas Jayhawks are winning at football, but will coach Lance Leipold hang around?". October 20, 2022. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ "New KU chancellor's salary set at $550,000, with opportunity to earn more by practicing medicine". LJWorld.com. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
External links
edit- University of Kansas profile