▁Academ ic ▁Affairs , ▁starting ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁H ib ler ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Reg ents ▁of ▁Oklahoma ▁colleg es ▁as ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁South western , ▁head qu arter ed ▁in ▁We ather ford . ▁She ▁took ▁office ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁Dr . ▁Joe ▁Anna ▁H ib ler ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁in ▁ 5 5 ▁years ▁to ▁hold ▁be ▁named ▁president ▁of ▁a ▁college ▁in ▁Oklahoma ▁and ▁only ▁the ▁second ▁woman ▁in ▁Oklahoma ▁history ▁to ▁hold ▁the ▁position . ▁While ▁president ▁of ▁SW OS U , ▁Dr . ▁H ib ler ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁class room , ▁teaching ▁business ▁classes . ▁Dr . ▁H ib ler ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁Pres idents ▁as ▁president ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁Dr . ▁H ib ler ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁South western ▁for ▁ 1 1 ▁years ▁and ▁retired ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Governor ▁Brad ▁Henry ▁appointed ▁Dr . ▁H ib ler ▁to ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Reg ents ▁of ▁the ▁Regional ▁University ▁System ▁of ▁Oklahoma ▁( R US O ). ▁ ▁As ▁president , ▁H ib ler ▁did ▁not ▁neglect ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁primary ▁duties ▁of ▁any ▁college ▁president ▁- ▁building ▁up ▁the ▁school ' s ▁financial ▁resources . ▁She ▁reached ▁out ▁to ▁al umn i ▁and ▁brought ▁them ▁back ▁into ▁the ▁family . ▁The ▁effort ▁has ▁paid