OSU Board approves promotions on campuses
Friday, June 23, 2006
The Oklahoma State University Board of Regents/A&M approved promotions in academic rank for faculty members at the campuses in Stillwater, Tulsa and Oklahoma City, effective July 1.
On the Stillwater campus, associate professors who received promotion to professors were:
- James B. Morgan, animal science;
- Samuel D. Fuhlendorf, plant and soil sciences;
- Linda Austin, English;
- John R. te Velde, foreign languages;
- Michael F. Logan, history;
- Weiping Li, mathematics;
- David J. Wright, mathematics;
- Rolf A. Prade, microbiology and molecular genetics;
- Thomas M. Lanners, music;
- Albert T. Rosenberger, physics;
- Alhua Xie, physics;
- Thomas Shriver, sociology;
- Kevin M. Currier, economics and legal studies;
- Goutam Chakraborty, marketing;
- Nigel R. Jones, architecture;
- Hongbing Lu, mechanical and aerospace engineering;
- Prabhakar R. Pagilla, mechanical and aerospace engineering;
- Glenn A. Muske, design, housing and merchandising;
- Anne M. Prestamo, library.
Receiving promotions from assistant professor to associate professor, which confer tenure, were:
- Udaya E. DeSilva, animal science;
- Christina A. DeWitt, animal science;
- Paul Weckler, biosystems and agricultural engineering;
- Haobo Jiang, entomology and plant pathology;
- Nurhan T. Dunford, plant and soil sciences;
- Mark A. White, art;
- Gerald F. Schoenknecht, botany;
- Toni Graham, English;
- Todd Halihan, geology;
- James O. Puckette, geology;
- David M. Dandrea, history;
- Babu Z. Fathepure, microbiology and molecular genetics;
- Shelia M. Kennison, psychology;
- Thad R. Leffingwell, psychology;
- Beth S. Caniglia, sociology;
- Stephanie A. Monks, statistics;
- Kevin G. Otos, theatre;
- Joseph R. Bidwell, zoology;
- Meredith J. Hamilton, zoology;
- Ronald S. Harrist, applied health and educational psychology;
- John J. Phillips, architecture;
- Robert N. Emerson, civil and environmental engineering;
- Charlene A. Yauch, industrial engineering;
- Woo G. Kim, hotel and restaurant administration;
- Tay S. Kennedy, nutritional sciences;
- Cokie G. Anderson, library;
- Helen P. Clements, library;
- Seong M. Kim, library;
- Elizabeth A. Reiten, library.
Promoted from assistant to associate professor was:
- Janet H. Ahrberg, library.
Reappointments as associate professor, conferring tenure, were awarded to:
- Donald R. Herrmann, accounting;
- Weili Zhang, electrical and computer engineering;
- Guangping Chen, physiological sciences.
Reappointment as assistant professor, action conferring tenure, was awarded to:
- Kiem D. Ta, library.
For OSU-Oklahoma City, promotions from assistant professor to associate professor, action conferring tenure, were awarded to:
- Susan A. Thurber, nurse science;
- Edward L. Vezey, science.
Reappointment as assistant professor, action conferring tenure, was awarded to:
- Patricia R. Reaves, computer information systems/technology communication.
Promoted from instructors to assistant professors were:
- Diana C. Wolfe, computer information systems/technology communication;
- Karen D. Jobe, humanities;
- Melody A. Chambers, nurse science;
- Tracy L. Edwards, nurse science;
- Saundra D. Medrano, nurse science;
- Anna Nguyen, nurse science;
- Larry W. Robinson, public safety.
For OSU-Center for Health Sciences, a promotion from associate professor to professor,
was awarded to:
- Richard H. Bost, psychiatry;
Promotions from assistant professor to associate professor, action conferring tenure, were awarded to:
- Doris K. Patneau, anatomy and cell biology;
- Stanley R. Sherman, family medicine;
- Fred J. Crapse Jr., surgery;
- Michael H. Whitworth, surgery.
- Robin N. Dyer was promoted from clinical assistant professor to clinical associate professor, osteo manipulative medicine.