Karen R. Keesling

Keesling was Assistant Dean of Women at the University of Kansas for 1971–72.

)[3] In 1981, Keesling joined the United States Department of the Air Force, serving as Deputy for Equal Opportunity and Director of Equal Employment Opportunity, 1981–82; as Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower Resources and Military Personnel, 1982–83; Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower, Reserve Affairs, and Installations, 1983–87; and as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Readiness Support, 1987–89.

[4] On September 7, 1988, President of the United States Ronald Reagan nominated Keesling to be Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Manpower & Reserve Affairs).

[3] In the early 1990s, she joined the United States Department of Labor, serving as Acting Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division.

[4] She moved to Sun City, Arizona, in 2000 and practiced law there until her retirement in 2009.