OSU Regents approve faculty promotions

Friday, June 20, 2008

(OKLAHOMA CITY, Ok., June 20, 2008) -- The Oklahoma State University/A&M Board of Regents approved promotions in academic rank for faculty members on the campuses in Stillwater, Tulsa and Oklahoma City, effective July 1, during its meeting today at OSU-Oklahoma City.

OSU-Stillwater campus
Associate professors who received promotion to professor were:
•    Kathleen D. Kelsey, agricultural education, communication and 4-H
•    David L. Lalman, animal science
•    Kristopher Giles, Bradford Kard and Tom A. Royer, entomology and plant pathology
•    Louis B. Anella, horticulture and landscape architecture
•    Salim S. Hiziroglu, natural resource ecology and management
•    Gene B. Halleck and Linda S. Leavell, English
•    Jonathan C. Comer and Reuel R. Hanks, geography
•    Jami A. Fullerton, journalism and broadcasting
•    Birne T. Binegar and Jiahong Wu, mathematics
•    Heidi F. Hoffer, theatre
•    Edward L. Harris, educational studies
•    Mohd U. Bilbeisi, architecture
•    Byoungho Jin, design, housing and merchandising
•    Renee A. Daugherty, human development and family science
•    Michael S. Davis, physiological sciences
•    Barbara R. Miller and Heather K. Moberly, library

Faculty receiving promotions from assistant professor to associate professor, action granting tenure, were:
•    LeGrande Slaughter, chemistry
•    Hugh S. Manon and Stacy L. Takacs, English
•    Roy J. Kelsey and John P. McGuire, journalism and broadcasting
•    April D. Golliver, music
•    Bret Flanders and Gilford S. Summy, physics
•    Stephen M. Perkins, sociology
•    Sandeep M. Nabar, accounting
•    Jaebeom Kim, economics and legal studies
•    Barbara J. Carlozzi, Patricia L. Hughes, Timothy R.J. Passmore, Douglas B. Smith and Aric J. Warren, applied health and educational psychology
•    Jeanne M. Homer, architecture
•    Sundara R. Madihally V and James E. Smay, chemical engineering
•    Huantian Cao, design, housing and merchandising
•    Edralin A. Lucas, nutritional sciences
•    Todd C. Holbrook, veterinary clinical sciences
•    Susan H. Bobo and Kevin P. Drees, library

Promoted from assistant professor to associate professor was:
•    Barbara J. Brown, nutritional sciences
Faculty receiving reappointments as associate professor, action granting tenure, were:
•    Karen R. Hickman, natural resource ecology and management
•    Carol A. Mason, English
•    Joel T. Harper, finance
•    John W. Lowery and Guoping Zhao, educational studies and Amanda M. Morris, human development and family science

Receiving reappointments as assistant professor, with action granting tenure, were:

•    Tori R. Gregory and Katherine L. Bost, library

OSU-Oklahoma City
Promoted from associate professor to professor was:
•    Timothy W. Faltyn, general studies division head and assistant vice president
Promotions from assistant professor to associate professor, action granting tenure, went to:
•    Kemit S. Grafton, computer information systems
•    C. Jane Frederick, mathematics
•    Robin A. Scott, social studies

Receiving a promotion from assistant professor to associate professor was:
•    Patricia R. Reaves, computer information systems
Receiving promotions from instructor to assistant professor were:
•    Barbara S. Weis, general studies
•    David A. Morales, veterinary technology

OSU Center for Health Sciences
Receiving promotions from associate professor to professor were:
•    Kenneth E. Miller, anatomy and cell biology
•    William S. Eddy, clinical education

Receiving a promotion from associate professor to professor, action granting tenure, was:
•    Kenneth S. Graham, osteopathic manipulative medicine.
Receiving promotions from assistant professor to associate professor, action granting tenure, were:

•    Rashmi Kaul, biochemistry and microbiology
•    William J. Pettit, rural health
•    Douglas C. Foster, surgery
•    Scott E. Hendrickson and Johnny R. Stephens, medicine
•    Laurie C. Clark, family medicine
•    Kimberly Ann Sorensen, ob/gyn.