OSU/A&M Regents approve personnel actions
Friday, September 11, 2020
Numerous Oklahoma State University personnel actions were approved during the OSU/A&M Board of Regents meeting Friday at OSU-Stillwater.
NEW APPOINTMENTS:
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND NATURAL RESOURCES: Elizabeth Norwood, teaching assistant professor, Agricultural Economics; Bhawna Thapa, teaching assistant professor, Agricultural Economics; Mari Chinn, professor and head (appointment confers tenure), Biosystems/Agricultural Engineering.
ARTS AND SCIENCES: Sara Loss, teaching assistant professor, English; Uriel Buitrago Suarez, teaching assistant professor, Integrative Biology; Elisa Guzman, teaching assistant professor, Integrative Biology; Evan Jordan, teaching assistant professor, Psychology; Nishantha Samarakoon, teaching assistant professor, Statistics; Jennifer Lamb, assistant professor, Theatre.
BUSINESS: Daniel Meyer, instructor of professional practice, Accounting; Michael Wolfe, assistant professor, Accounting; Karen Maguire, assistant professor of professional practice, Economics; William McLean, assistant professor of professional practice, Economics; Nancy Titus-Piersma, instructor of professional practice, Finance; Kam Fung So, associate professor and William E. Davis Professor (appointment confers tenure), Hospitality and Tourism Management; Brijesh Thapa, professor, head and William E. Davis Chair (appointment confers tenure), Hospitality and Tourism Management.
From OSU-Oklahoma City: John Chancey, instructor, Behavioral Sciences; Jacquiline Mullen, instructor, Crime Victim/Survivor Services; Derek Graf, instructor, English; Jeri Essary, instructor, Health Sciences; Rebecca Osborn, instructor, Health Sciences; Christine Walters, instructor, Science.
From the Center for Health Sciences: Alina Messick, clinical assistant professor, Behavioral Sciences; Jacob Manjarrez, assistant professor, Biochemistry and Microbiology; John Miller, clinical assistant professor, Family Medicine; Ryan Gholson, clinical assistant professor, OB/GYN; Garren Gebhardt, clinical associate professor, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine; Ying He, assistant professor, Pharmacology and Physiology.
CHANGES IN APPOINTMENT:
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND NATURAL RESOURCES: Cathy Allen, promotion from associate extension specialist to senior extension specialist, 4H Youth Development Programs; Brian Whitacre, appointment to the Jean and Patsy Neustadt Chair, Agricultural Economics.
ARTS AND SCIENCES: Kimberly Loeffert, promotion from clinical associate professor to assistant professor, Music.
BUSINESS: Kristin Madison, appointment to the Student Ventures Chair, Entrepreneurship.
From the Institute of Technology - Okmulgee: Gregory Newman, change from vice president to provost and vice president, Academic Affairs; Bill Path, change from president and provost to president, Office of the President.
From OSU-Oklahoma City: Joey Fronheiser, change from vice president to provost and vice president, Academic Affairs; Bradford Williams from president and provost to president, Office of the President.
From the Center for Health Sciences: Jeffrey Stroup, in addition to duties as professor, provost, vice president and chief operating officer, change from interim senior associate dean to senior associate dean, Academic Affairs; Randy Wymore, title change from associate professor and interim associate dean to associate professor and associate dean, Academic Affairs; Jennifer Volberding, title change from associate professor and interim chair to associate professor and chair, Athletic Training; Randall Davis, title change from professor, interim associate dean and director to professor, associate dean and director, Basic Science; Aaron Lane, title change from clinical associate professor and interim chair to clinical associate professor and chair, Emergency Medicine; Lora Cotton, title change from professor, director and interim chair to professor, director and chair, Family Medicine; Dennis Blankenship, title change from clinical professor and interim senior associate dean to clinical professor and senior associate dean, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine; Amanda Foster, title change from clinical professor and interim chair to clinical professor and chair, Pediatrics; Rhonda Casey, title change from professor and interim associate dean to professor and associate dean, Rural Health; Denna Wheeler, title change from clinical associate professor and interim section chief to clinical associate professor and chair; Rural Health.
RETIREMENTS: Duane Gill, Aug. 1, 2020, Sociology.
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