OSU/A&M Regents approve personnel actions; Sternberg appointed provost

Friday, April 23, 2010

The Oklahoma State University/A&M Board of Regents approved the appointment of Dr. Robert J. Sternberg of Tufts University as OSU’s new Provost and Senior Vice President at its meeting today at the Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation in Ardmore.

Sternberg, who has served as dean of the Tufts School of Arts and Sciences since 2005, will assume his new position on Aug. 1.  OSU announced it had selected Sternberg on Wednesday.

In other personnel action, Dr. H. Robert Terry Jr., professor and chair of Agricultural Education at the University of Missouri, was named head of the Department of Agricultural Education, Communications and Leadership, professor and Howell Professor, with his appointment granting tenure.

He received his B.S. and master’s degrees from OSU, and his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University, all in agricultural education.

Terry joined the University of Missouri faculty as a professor in 2001, and in 2008 was one of five faculty members recognized with a Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence. Prior to this, he served as an associate professor in Agricultural Education, Communications and 4-H Youth Development at OSU from 1996-2001, and served on the faculty of Texas A&M University, Texas Tech University and California Polytechnic State University.

APPOINTMENTS: Andrew M. Wadoski, assistant professor, English; Masato Kumauchi, research assistant professor, microbiology and molecular genetics.

CHANGES: Don R. Hansen, professor of accounting, was named Regents Service Professor effective July 1, and will drop the title of Kerr-McGee Chair on July 1; Sara M. Freedman, dean, professor and Myers Chair of Management, was named Regents Service Professor effective May 17, and will drop the Myers Chair title effective Sept. 1.

RETIREMENTS: Glenn E. Selk, animal science, June 30; Ronald L. Elliott, biosystems and agricultural engineering, June 30; Michael A. Kizer, biosystems and agricultural engineering, June 30; Michael D. Smolen, biosystems and agricultural engineering, June 30; John B. Solie, biosystems and agricultural engineering, June 10; Robert E. Darcy, political science, June 4; Joseph M. Jadlow Jr., economics and legal studies, June 7; Janice W. Jadlow, finance, June 7; Sue E. Williams, human development and family science, June 30.

For OSU-Oklahoma City, Jackie E. Weston was named director of Academic Affairs and Ronda L. Reece was named vice president for Finance and Operations. A title change was approved for Michael D. Eckart from assistant professor and department head of science, to assistant professor and head, Division of Engineering Technologies.

For the OSU Center for Health Sciences, the retirement of Thomas R. Pickard, family medicine, June 30, was accepted.