Richard D. Elmore

Director of Procurement Services and Chief Procurement Officer

Richard "Duane" Elmore is the Director of Procurement Services and the Chief Procurement Officer for The Pennsylvania State University. He is responsible for overseeing central purchasing, vendor onboarding and payments, travel management, supplier diversity, and purchasing card operations supporting the University. Before joining Penn State in 2017, Duane was the Assistant Vice President of Procurement Services at the University of Illinois.

A native of South Carolina, he earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from the University of South Carolina. Upon graduation, he was commissioned in the United States Air Force, where he served 21 years as a Contracting Officer throughout the world until his retirement in 2014. He holds an MBA from Oklahoma City University and a Masters in Military and Operational Art and Sciences from the Air Command and Staff College.