Personnel actions approved at OSU/A&M Board of Regents meeting

Friday, April 24, 2020

Numerous Oklahoma State University personnel actions were approved for the Stillwater campus and Center for Health Sciences during the OSU/A&M Board of Regents meeting held remotely on Friday.

NEW APPOINTMENTS:

Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources: Yong Cheng, assistant professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

Arts and Sciences: Mary Becker, assistant professor, Art, Graphic Design and Art History; Karen Greenwalt, assistant professor, Art, Graphic Design and Art History; Sachin Jain, teaching assistant professor, Computer Sciences; Cailey Hall, assistant professor, English; Brian Hosmer, professor and department head (appointment confers tenure), History; George Brusch, assistant professor, Integrative Biology; Jodie Wiggins, teaching assistant professor, Integrative Biology; Guinevere Wogan, assistant professor, Integrative Biology; Carol Ready, assistant professor, Languages and Literature; John Doyle, assistant professor, Mathematics; Xukai Yan, assistant professor, Mathematics; Avishek Mitra, assistant professor, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics; Tyler Austin, teaching assistant professor, Music; André Chiang, assistant professor, Music; Bénédicte Bachelot, assistant professor, Plant Biology, Ecology and Evolution; Kara Kerr, assistant professor, Psychology; Mohamed Aburweis, teaching assistant professor, Statistics; Emma Draves, instructor of professional practice, Theatre; Devon Hunt, assistant professor, Theatre.

Business: Steven West, instructor of professional practice, Hospitality and Tourism Management; Kim Strom, instructor of professional practice, Management Science and Information Systems.

Education, Health and Aviation: Jake Durham, teaching assistant professor, Educational Foundations, Leadership and Aviation; Ashley Fiegener, assistant professor, Educational Foundations, Leadership and Aviation.

Engineering, Architecture and Technology: Jorge Estrella, assistant professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering; Bungzhe Li, assistant professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Hamidreza Nazaripouya, assistant professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Yuan Lin, assistant professor, Engineering Technology; Diana Mercedes Rodrigues-Coca, assistant professor, Engineering Technology; Soohin Yoon, assistant professor, Engineering Technology; Jacob Bair, assistant professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.

Human Sciences: Allison Hepworth, assistant professor, Nutritional Sciences; Yoo Kim, assistant professor, Nutritional Sciences.

FROM THE CENTER FOR HEALTH SCIENCES:

John Carlson, clinical assistant professor, Emergency Medicine; Steven Gearhart, clinical assistant professor, Emergency Medicine; Shane Hnatusko, clinical assistant professor, Emergency Medicine; Rebecca Massey, clinical assistant professor, Emergency Medicine; Hal Martin, clinical professor and associate dean, Surgery.

CHANGES:

Arts and Sciences: Melinda McCann, appointment as department head, Statistics.

RETIREMENTS:

Dennis Preston, May 31, 2020, English; Peter Shull, July 1, 2020, Physics; Camille DeYong, Aug. 7, 2020, Industrial Engineering and Management.

MEDIA CONTACT: Shannon G. Rigsby | Public Information Officer | 405-744-9081 | shannon.rigsby@okstate.edu