Jim Halligan Cause of Death

Jim Halligan, the former president of Oklahoma State University and a Republican state senator, died on the morning of October 25, 2022, at Integris Hospital in Oklahoma City.

He was 86. His cause of death has not been made public.  Current OSU President Kayse Shrum said she mourned his loss in a statement.

“He faced and overcame many challenges as president of our beloved university, reversing a trend of declining enrollment and resetting our future on a more positive track,” she wrote. “Jim and his wife, Ann, led with compassion and strength.”

“Jim was both a mentor and trusted friend, and my thoughts and prayers are with his wife, Ann, their children, and grandchildren as we mourn his passing and give thanks for a well-lived life of service,” his successor Sen. Tom Dugger, R-Stillwater, said in a statement about his passing.

Halligan was president of Oregon State University from 1994 to 2002 and later served in the state senate from 2008 to 2016.

As president of the university, Halligan oversaw $200 million in campus construction projects for research and student facilities, as well as a $260 million renovation of Gallagher-Iba Arena.