Regents approve OSU faculty promotions

Friday, June 18, 2010

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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.

On the Stillwater campus, receiving promotions from professor to the honorary title of Regents Professor were Janet Cole, horticulture and landscape architecture; Subhash Kak, computer science; Ibrahim Ahmad, statistics; Loren Smith, zoology; Lowell Caneday, applied health and educational psychology; Laura Hubbs-Tait, human development and family science; and Robert Fulton, pathobiology.

Receiving promotions from associate professor to professor were Peter Muriana, animal science; Jose Soulages, biochemistry and molecular biology; Nathan Walker, entomology and plant pathology; William McGlynn, horticulture and landscape architecture; Edward Jones, English; Carol Moder, English; Laura Belmonte, history; Jason Lavery, history; Anthony Kable, mathematics; Rebekah Herrick, political science; Douglas Hershey, psychology; Melanie Page, psychology; Margaret White, management; Carrie Winterowd, applied health and educational psychology; William Ryan, hotel and restaurant administration; David Oberhelman, library; Tanya Finchum, library; Douglas Step, veterinary clinical sciences. Robert Larzelere, human development and family science, was promoted to professor, action granting tenure.

Faculty receiving reappointments as associate professor, action granting tenure, were Rodney Will Jr., natural resource ecology and management; Tony Kang, accounting; David Barney, applied health and educational psychology; Jeffrey Hawkins, teaching and curriculum leadership; Imadeddine Abouzahr, engineering technology; Murat Hancer, hotel and restaurant administration; Karen Neurohr, library; and Victor Baeza, library.

Faculty receiving promotions from assistant professor to associate professor, action granting tenure, were Cindy Blackwell, agricultural education, communication and leadership; Tracy Boyer, agricultural economics; Deborah Van Overbeke, animal science; Patricia Ayoubi, biochemistry and molecular biology; Ning Wang, biosystems and agricultural engineering; Michael Holmes, horticulture and landscape architecture; Charles Weinert, chemistry; Cheryl Giddens, communication sciences and disorders; Xiaolin Li, computer science; Brian Price, English; Tonia Nash, history; Mahdi Asgari, mathematics; Douglas Droste, music; Laura Talbott, music; Flera Rizatdinova, physics; Mark Wolfgram, political science; Tamara Mix, sociology; Lloyd Caldwell, theatre; W. Matthew Bowler, management; Bridget Miller, applied health and educational psychology; Matthew O’Brien, applied health and educational psychology; Bernita Krumm, educational studies; Paolo Sanza, architecture; Heather Yates, engineering technology; Brandt Gardner, human development and family science; Mary Leech, library; Robin Allison, pathobiology; Diane McFarlane, physiological sciences. Dan Chaney, library, received a promotion to associate professor.

On the OSU-Oklahoma City campus, Teri Ferguson, general studies, was promoted from associate professor to professor.

Faculty receiving promotions from assistant professor to associate professor, actions granting tenure, were Diana Wolfe, computer information systems/technology communications; Tracy Edwards, Saundra Medrano, Anna Nguyen, health sciences; Karen Jobe, humanities; Larry Robinson, public safety; and Dean Scherer, science.

Receiving promotions from instructor to assistant professor were Petra Hutchison, early care education; Michael Goldman, fire protection; Nada Cain, Dawn Hemphill, Nicole Pascher and Lora Winchester, health sciences; Haldor Howard, horticulture; Kent Studnicka, human services; Jerald Rice and Jason Stone, humanities; Gary Davis, interpreter training; and Bob Linville, management studies.

For the OSU Center for Health Sciences, Kayse Donnelley received a promotion from associate professor to professor and chair, pediatrics; and Randall Davis was promoted from assistant professor to associate professor, action granting tenure.