OSU/A&M Regents Approve Personnel Actions
Friday, April 22, 2011
Regents Professor John W. Mintmire was named head of the Oklahoma State University
Physics department during the Oklahoma State University/A&M Board of Regents meeting
Friday on the campus of OSU-Oklahoma City. In other action, Robert M. Taylor was named
research professor and director of the new product development center in the College
of Engineering and Gary C. Clark, vice president-University Relations, was named vice
president and general counsel. The Board approved the following:
APPOINTMENTS: Yongfang Li, research assistant professor, and Kevin Wilson, assistant
professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Douglas S. Henderson, assistant professor, Music; Susan M. Miller, assistant professor,
and Timothy M. Peterson, assistant professor, Political Science; Monica Papes, assistant professor, Zoology; Adrienne Barnett, adjunct instructor, HRAD/ Student Union Hotel Operations, Jeri N.
Jackson, instructor , OSU-Oklahoma City-Health Sciences; Michael T. Cannon, clinical
assistant professor, Center for Health Sciences-Family Medicine; and Michelle M. McElroy,
clinical associate professor, Center for Health Sciences, OB/GYN.
CHANGES: John W. Mintmire, Regents Professor and interim head of Physics, change in title from interim head to head; Robert M. Taylor, research professor and director of general engineering, title changes to research professor and director of new product development center; Gary C. Clark, vice president, University Relations, title changes to vice president and general counsel; Cornelia O. Nickel, clinical associate professor at Center for Health Sciences-Family Medicine, promotion from 12-month appointment.
RETIREMENT: John Ransom Ritter, associate professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, May 31, 2011; Charles R. Potts, associate professor, Psychology, June 30, 2011; Gary Kenneth Meek, professor, Accounting, June 1, 2011; Maryanne Mowen, associate professor, Accounting, July 4, 2011; John C. Mowen III, Regents Professor & Marketing Chair, Marketing, June 3, 2011.