OSU/A&M Regents approve personnel actions

Friday, July 23, 2010

Several personnel actions were approved during the Oklahoma State University/A&M Board of Regents meeting July 23 on the OSU-Tulsa campus.

APPOINTMENTS: Kenneth Kim and Cynthia A. Nichols, assistant professors, media and strategic communications; James M. Kirkendoll, assistant professor, music; Lana O. Beasley, associate professor, psychology; Michael A. Long, assistant professor, sociology; Michael Tobler, assistant professor, zoology; M. Phil Lewis, assistant professor, civil and environmental engineering; Sonia Crochik, clinical associate professor, veterinary clinical sciences; Andrew S. Hanzlicek, assistant professor, veterinary clinical sciences; Juliana M. Nykolaiszyn and Anna N. Sump-Crethar, assistant professors, library.

TITLE CHANGES: James P. Wicksted, from professor and head, physics, and director of Multidisciplinary Research, to professor, physics, and director of Multidisciplinary Research; Marlene I. Strathe, from provost and senior vice president and professor, to professor, educational studies; Hailin Qu, Regents Professor of Hotel and Restaurant Administration, adds title of William Davis Chair; William E. Ryan III, professor and director, hotel and restaurant administration, adds title of Charles Lamphere Professor; Nancy M. Betts, professor and head, nutritional sciences, adds title of Jim and Lynn Williams Professor; Barbara S. Stoecker, Regents Professor, nutritional sciences, appointed to Marilynn Thoma Chair.

RETIREMENTS: George O. Carney, geography, July 21; James G. Hromas, marketing, Aug. 2; Ruth H. Krieger, marketing, Aug. 19; Cheryl A. Farr, design, housing and merchandising, Sept. 3.

For OSU-Oklahoma City, appointments were approved for Marcia G. Fisher, director, business office; Matthew J. Harkness, instructor, environmental and engineering research management; and Evan J. Burkala, instructor, science.

For the OSU Center for Health Sciences, the appointment was approved for Stacey D. Knapp, clinical assistant professor and 2010-12 OSU-CHS Alumni Association Endowed Professorship in Rural Medicine, family medicine. A title change from associate professor and director to associate professor and chair, pharmacology and physiology, was approved for Alexander J. Rouch.