Kathy Taylor (politician)
[citation needed] Mayor Taylor also led the response to the most significant ice storm in Oklahoma history, with more than 75 percent of Tulsans without power.[3] On September 30, 2009, Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry announced that Taylor would become his top education adviser after her term as mayor ended on December 7.Additionally, Taylor was an inaugural recipient of the Order of the Owl from the University of Oklahoma College of Law, the highest honor bestowed upon alumni.[citation needed] Upon exiting the office of Mayor of Tulsa, Taylor served as Chief of Education Strategy and Innovation in the cabinet of Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry.[citation needed] In 2021, Kathy Taylor was appointed Interim Genave King Rogers Dean of the Collins College of Business at the University of Tulsa.[16] The college also launched the Hurricane Venture Fund, raising millions to invest in student, faculty and alumni start-up businesses, revamped the energy management curriculum for a rapidly changing industry, and earned an AACSB reaccreditation.