Office of the President

In 2015, Thomas A. Insko, an Eastern Oregon University alumnus, was named as the institution’s 12^th president.

Prior to becoming president, Mr. Insko served as area manager of Boise Cascade’s Inland Region in La Grande. During his 20 years with Boise Cascade, Insko held positions from administrative analyst to area manager with responsibilities for all inland manufacturing facilities and sales organization for the composite panel business. He also managed state and federal forest policy for the company and serves on the Oregon State Board of Forestry and the Western Resources Legal Center.

Mr. Insko’s involvement with the university includes two terms as president of the EOU Foundation and several years as a Foundation trustee. He was also a member of EOU’s inaugural governing Board of Trustees.

A native of eastern Oregon, he grew up on a family farm 35 miles north of La Grande. Mr. Insko earned two degrees from EOU in mathematics and business economics and played intercollegiate basketball for the Mountaineers. He holds a master’s of business administration from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va.