Del Kirkpatrick (she/her)

Del Kirkpatrick Murray is a native of Prairie View, Texas, and has over 15 years of experience in higher education. Murray has worked at four-year public, private, and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in Oklahoma and Louisiana. Her expertise spans collegiate strength and conditioning, academic services for student-athletes, admissions, scholarships, registrar functions, academic services, and enrollment management. Murray serves as the Assistant Dean of Academic Services in the Law School. In this role, she provides leadership and strategic direction for exams, registration, commencement, degree conferral, American Bar Association reporting, finalizing grades, and overseeing character and fitness verifications for bar admissions. As Assistant Dean, Del prioritizes streamlining processes and leveraging technology to enhance support for all constituents. 

Del is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, American Association of Blacks in Higher Education, Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO), and National Network of Law School Officers (NNLSO). She holds a Bachelor of Science in Nutritional Science and a Master of Science in Educational Leadership Studies from Oklahoma State University.

Del is also pursuing a Doctorate in Educational Leadership with a focus on Leadership in Higher Education at Indiana State University.