OSU Board Approves Personnel Actions

Friday, October 23, 2009

(MIAMI, Okla., Oct. 23, 2009) -- The Oklahoma State University/A&M Board of Regents approved several personnel actions during its Oct. 23 meeting at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College in Miami.

APPOINTMENTS: Jennifer A. Hernandez-Gifford, assistant professor, animal science; Tracy M. Quan, assistant professor, geology; and Mackenzie E. Wilfong, director, affirmative action.

CHANGES: Krishnan R. Vaidyanathan, title change from research professor to professor, general engineering; Whitney A. Brosi, assistant professor, human development and family science, resigned as Gerontology Institute director.

SABBATICALS: Glenn Muske, design, housing and merchandising, a 100 percent sabbatical to research couples in business together—copreneurs—and analyze the accuracy of long-held beliefs regarding copreneurs, from Jan. 1 to June 20, 2011; Heather K. Moberly, library, 100 percent sabbatical to develop an animal health/animal science subject presence for the Agriculture Network Information Center (agNIC), from Jan. 1 to June 30, 2010.

For OSU-Tulsa, a title change was approved for Gary Trennepohl, from president, professor and President’s Council Endowed Chair, to Regents Service Professor and Endowed Chair, finance.

For OSU-Oklahoma City, the appointment of Bruce J. Yancey, assistant professor of architecture and construction technologies, was approved.

For the OSU Center for Health Sciences, the appointment of Jeffrey J. LeBoeuf as director of academic affairs, was approved.