Langston University hires new Vice President for Fiscal and Administrative Affairs

Langston University hired Mr. Chris Kuwitzky to serve as the Vice President for Fiscal and Administrative
Affairs – the university’s chief financial officer. He began his new role on Sept. 11, 2023.
Mr. Kuwitzky possesses a wealth and breadth of financial administration experience in both the
corporate and higher education sectors. He began his career with Coopers and Lybrand Public
Accountants (now part of PricewaterhouseCoopers) in Oklahoma City where he served a wide array of
clients in governmental, oil & gas, not-for-profit, and higher education sectors. He would later join the
finance staff at the University of Oklahoma in Norman where he rose to the position of Associate Vice
President of Administration & Finance and Chief Financial Officer.

After 31 years of service there, Mr. Kuwitzky transitioned to Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas, and
served as the Vice President of Administration and Treasurer. In this role, his responsibilities included all
financial and budgeting operations along with information technology services, the physical plant,
human resources, auxiliary enterprises, and oversight of the university police force.

After three years in Topeka, Mr. Kuwitzky returned to Oklahoma to provide financial consulting and
contract chief financial officer services to clients, doing business as Live Worthy Financial, LLC.
A native of Oklahoma, Mr. Kuwitzky earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the
University of Oklahoma in 1983 and earned the designation of certified public accountant two years
later.