Karl Reid has been Dean of the College of Engineering, Architecture & Technology, Oklahoma State University–Stillwater and Oklahoma State University–Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States, since 1986. On October 25, 2010, he announced his retirement pending appointment of his successor His successor, Paul Tikalsky, assumed the position on July 1, 2012.
He obtained his BS, MS, Mechanical Engineering, Oklahoma State University and Sc.D., MIT. Reid holds four patents in his field, one of which is for a lung ventilator that he developed.
