OSU/A&M Regents approve personnel actions

Friday, June 18, 2021

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Numerous Oklahoma State University personnel actions were approved during the OSU/A&M Board of Regents meeting Friday at OSU-OKC.

New Appointments

Agricultural Science And Natural Resources

Kiran Mysore, research professor, Agricultural Biosciences
Jiangqi Wen, research professor, Agricultural Biosciences
Hannah Shear, assistant professor, Agricultural Economics
Kiranmayi Mangalgiri, assistant professor, Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering
Scarlett Kingsley, assistant extension specialist, Division of Agriculture Science and Natural Resources
Karl Rich, professor and director, Division of Agricultural Science and Natural Resources
Scott Senseman, associate vice president and professor (action grants tenure) Division of Agricultural Science and Natural Resources
Andrej Svyantek, assistant extension specialist, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture

Arts And Sciences

Molly Kaderka, assistant professor, Art, Graphic Design and Art History
Vishalini Ramnath, teaching assistant professor, Computer Sciences
Brandon Spencer, teaching assistant professor, Geology
Mette Flynt, assistant professor, History
Jessica Resvick, assistant professor, Languages and Literatures
Heather Stewart, assistant professor, Philosophy

Business

Silvio Ceschini, instructor of professional practice, Hospitality and Tourism Management
Jinyoung Im, assistant professor, Hospitality and Tourism Management
Eunkwang Seo, assistant professor, Management and Legal Studies

Education And Human Sciences

Alana Cluck, assistant professor and director, Community Health Sciences, Counseling and Counseling Psychology
Harriet Okronipa, assistant professor, Community Health Sciences, Counseling and Counseling Psychology
Hebatalla Nazmy, teaching assistant professor, Design, Housing and Merchandising

Engineering, Architecture And Technology

Zheyu Jiang, assistant professor, Chemical Engineering
Qi Cheng, associate professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Wei Zhao, assistant professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Library

Wesley Stroud, assistant professor of professional practice, Library

From The Center For Health Sciences:

Kelly Rudd, clinical associate professor, Medical Education
Kimberly Barron, clinical assistant professor, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Eevar Ben Rossavik, clinical assistant professor, Pediatrics

Changes In Appointment

Agricultural Science And Natural Resources

Amy Hageman, reappointment as assistant professor, Agricultural Economics
Rodney Jones, reappointment to the Farm Credit Chair in Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Economics
Dayton Lambert, reappointment to the Willard Sparks Endowed Chair in Agricultural Economics
Derrell Peel, reappointment to the Breedlove Professorship in Agribusiness II, Agricultural Economics
Jon Ramsey, promotion from associate professor to professor, Agricultural Education, Communication and Leadership
Paul Beck, reappointment to the Dennis and Marta White Chair in Animal Science Animal and Food Sciences
Udaya DeSilva, promotion from associate professor to professor, Animal and Food Sciences
Andrew Foote, reappointment as assistant professor, Animal and Food Sciences
Ravirajisinh Jadeja, promotion from assistant professor to associate professor (action grants tenure) and appointment to the Virgil and Marge
Jurgensmeyer Research Professorship, Animal and Food Sciences
Janeen Johnson, reappointment to the Temple Grandin Professorship for Animal Behavior and Well-Being, Animal and Food Sciences
Ryan Reuter, promotion from associate professor to professor, Animal and Food Sciences
Blake Wilson, promotion from assistant professor to associate professor (action grants tenure) and appointment to the Hitch Family Professorship in Ruminant Feedlot Nutrition, Animal and Food Sciences
Charles Chen, promotion from assistant professor to associate professor (action grants tenure), Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Junpeng Deng, appointment to the Sarkeys Distinguished Professorship II, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Haobo Jiang, appointment to the Jess L. and Miriam B. Stevens Endowed Chair in Agricultural Biotechnology II, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Ramanjulu Sunkar, appointment to the Jess L. and Miriam B. Stevens Endowed Chair in Agricultural Biotechnology I, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Ali Mirchi, reappointment as assistant professor, Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering
Francisco Ochoa-Corona, appointment to the Sarkeys Distinguished Professorship III, Entomology and Plant Pathology
Qing Luo, promotion from assistant professor to associate professor (action grants tenure), Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
Bo Zhang, promotion from assistant professor to associate professor (action grants tenure), Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
Lu Zhang, reappointment to the J.D. (Scotty) Scott Horticulture Research Endowed Professorship, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
Rodney Will, appointment to the Sarkeys Distinguished Professorship I, Natural Resource Ecology and Management
Phillip Aldeman, promotion from assistant professor to associate professor (action grants tenure), Plant and Soil Sciences
Seth Byrd, reappointment as assistant professor, Plant and Soil Sciences
Beatrix Haggard, promotion from assistant professor to associate professor (action grants tenure), Plant and Soil Sciences
Joshua Lofton, promotion from assistant professor to associate professor (action grants tenure), Plant and Soil Sciences
Bill Raun, reappointment to the Walter R. Sitlington Chair in Agriculture I, Plant and Soil Sciences
Alexandre Rocateli, promotion from assistant professor to associate professor (action grants tenure), Plant and Soil Sciences
Yanqi Wu, reappointment to the Meibergen Family Professorship in Plant Breeding, Plant and Soil Sciences
Liuling Yan, appointment to the honorary title of Regents Professor and reappointment to the Dillon and Lois Hodges Professorship in Plant and Soil Sciences, Plant and Soil Sciences

Arts And Sciences

Andy Mattern, promotion from assistant professor to associate professor (action grants tenure), Art, Graphic Design and Art History
Nick Mendoza, reappointment as assistant professor, Art, Graphic Design and Art History
Louise Siddons, promotion from associate professor to professor, Art, Graphic Design and Art History
Ting Wang-Hedges, reappointment as assistant professor, Art, Graphic Design and Art History
Frank Blum, reappointment to the Harrison I. Bartlett Chair in Chemistry, Chemistry
Reza Latifi, reappointment as teaching assistant professor, Chemistry
Barry Lavine, appointment to the honorary title of Regents Professor, Chemistry
Jacinta Mutambuki, reappointment as assistant professor, Chemistry
Laleh Tahsini, promotion from assistant professor to associate professor (action grants tenure), Chemistry
Trevor Courouleau, promotion from clinical assistant professor to clinical associate professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders
Roha Kaipa, reappointment as assistant professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders
Dinah Cox, reappointment as teaching assistant professor, English
William Decker, appointment to the honorary title of Regents Professor, English
Eric Howerton, reappointment as teaching assistant professor, English
Stephanie Link, promotion from assistant professor to associate professor (action grants tenure), English
Jeff Menne, promotion from associate professor to professor, English
Alyson Greiner, reappointment as department head, Geography
Mohamed Abdel Salam, appointment to the honorary title of Regents Professor, Geology
Priyank Jaiswal, promotion from associate professor to professor, Geology
Camelia Knapp, reappointment as Department Head and appointment to the V. Brown Monnett Chair in Petroleum Geology, Geology
James Knapp, reappointment to the T. Boone Pickens Distinguished Chair of Geoscience, Geology
Laura Arata, promotion from assistant professor to associate professor (action grants tenure), History
Sarah Foss, reappointment as assistant professor, History
Holly Karibo, promotion from assistant professor to associate professor (action grants tenure), History
Douglas Miller, promotion from assistant professor to associate professor (action grants tenure), History
Jennifer Murray, promotion from teaching assistant professor to teaching associate professor, History
Brandy Wells, reappointment as assistant professor, History
Elisa Cabrera-Guzman, reappointment as teaching assistant professor, Integrative Biology
Donald French, reappointment to the Edward E. Bartlett Professorship of Pedagogy in Integrative Biology, Integrative Biology
Punidan Jeyasingh, promotion from associate professor to professor, Integrative Biology
Matteo Minghetti, promotion from assistant professor to associate professor (action grants tenure), Integrative Biology
Daniel Moen, promotion from assistant professor to associate professor (action grants tenure), Integrative Biology
Michael Reichert, reappointment as assistant professor, Integrative Biology
Rachael Cullick, promotion from teaching assistant professor to teaching associate professor, Languages and Literatures
Jonathan Ludwig, promotion from teaching assistant professor to teaching associate professor, Languages and Literatures
Stephanie Rohner-Stornaiuolo, reappointment as assistant professor Language and Literatures
Eric Turcat, promotion from assistant professor to associate professor (action grants tenure), Languages and Literatures
Christopher Francisco, reappointment as Department Head with one-year leave of absence from the department while serving as interim vice provost, Division of Academic Affairs, Mathematics
William Jaco, reappointment to the Grayce B. Kerr Chair in Mathematics, Mathematics
Melissa Mills, promotion from teaching assistant professor to teaching associate professor, Mathematics
Michael Oehrtman, reappointment to the Noble Foundation Professorship in Technology Enhanced Learning, Mathematics
Lori McKinnon, promotion from associate professor to professor, Media and Strategic Communications
Gina Noble, promotion from associate professor of professional practice to professor of professional practice, Media and Strategic Communications
Tyrrell Conway, reappointment as department head, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Noha Youssef, promotion from associate professor to professor, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Erin Murphy, reappointment as assistant professor, Music
Ryan Robinson, reappointment as assistant professor, Music
Scott Gelfand, reappointment as department head, Philosophy
Andrew Doust, transition from professor and department head to professor, Plant Biology, Ecology and Evolution
Mark Fishbein, appointment as department head, Plant Biology, Ecology and Evolution
Misty Hawkins, promotion from assistant professor to associate professor (action grants tenure), Psychology
Sarah Kucker, reappointment as assistant professor, Psychology
Thad Leffingwell, reappointment as department head, Psychology
Jonathan Coley, reappointment as assistant professor, Sociology
Tamara Mix, reappointment to the Laurence L. and Georgia Ina Dresser Professorship in Rural Sociology, Sociology
Rachel Schmitz, reappointment as assistant professor, Sociology
Joshua Habiger, promotion from associate professor to professor, Statistics
Pratya Rudra, reappointment as assistant professor, Statistics
Eric Barker, reappointment as assistant professor, Theatre
James Brasuell, reappointment to the Mary Lou Lemon Endowed Professorship for Underrepresented Voices, Theatre
David Kersnar, reappointment as professor (action grants tenure), Theatre

Business

Sarah Johnson, reappointment to the Patrick B. Dorr Professorship, Accounting
Angela Spencer, reappointment to the W. Haskel Cudd Professorship, Accounting
Evan Davis, reappointment as assistant dean and transfer of academic home from the department of Management, Business Administration
Jose Sagarnaga, transfer of academic home from the department of Management, Business Administration
Andy Urich, transfer of academic home from the department of Management, Business Administration
Dan Rickman, reappointment as the OG&E Chair, Economics
Wenyi Shen, appointment as a Spears Fellow, Economics
Bat Batjargal, reappointment to the Fran D. Jabara Professorship, Entrepreneurship
Jonathan Butler, reappointment as assistant professor of professional practice, Entrepreneurship
Per Bylund, promotion from assistant professor to associate professor (action grants tenure), Entrepreneurship
Richard Gajan, reappointment to the Don R. Brattain Professorship, Entrepreneurship
Curtis Moore, promotion from associate professor to professor and reappointment to the Holder Chair, Entrepreneurship
Marc Tower, promotion from assistant professor of professional practice to associate professor of professional practice and reappointment as associate professor of professional practice, Entrepreneurship
Craig Watters, reappointment as director of the Institute for Global Social Entrepreneurship and to the International Entrepreneurship Chair, Entrepreneurship
Joe Byers, appointment as assistant department head, Finance
Gregory Eaton, appointment to the Ed Keller Professorship, Finance
Louis Piccotti, promotion from assistant professor to associate professor (action grants tenure) and appointment to the Watson Family Chair for Commodity and Financial Risk Management, Finance
Jun Zhang, appointment as a Spears Fellow, Finance
Bryan Edwards, promotion from associate professor to professor, Management and Legal Studies
John Holden, reappointment as assistant professor, Management and Legal Studies
Lisa Lambert, promotion from associate professor to professor and reappointment to the William S. Spears Chair in Business Administration, Management and Legal Studies
Anna Lennard, reappointment as assistant professor, Management and Legal Studies
Dursun Delen, reappointment as the Research Director of the Center for Health Systems Innovation and to the Neal Patterson Chair, Management Science and Information Systems
Andy Luse, appointment to the William S. Spears Professor, Management Science and Information Systems
Ramesh Sharda, reappointment to the ConocoPhillips Chair of Management of Technology, Management Science and Information Systems
Tom Brown, reappointment to the Noble Foundation Chair in Marketing Strategy, Marketing and International Business
Karen Flaherty-Pappas, reappointment to the William S. Spears Chair in Business Administration, Marketing and International Business
Justin Lawrence, appointment as a Spears Fellow, Marketing and International Business
Miriam McGaugh, reappointment as assistant professor of professional practice, Marketing and International Business
Steven Shepherd, promotion from assistant professor to associate professor (action grants tenure) and appointment to the William S. Spears Professorship, Marketing and International Business
Kevin Voss, reappointment to the William S. Spears Professorship, Marketing and International Business
Joshua Wiener, reappointment to the Tom and Edna May Carson Chair
Marketing and International Business

Education And Human Sciences

Thomas Berry, reappointment as clinical associate professor, Community Health Sciences, Counseling and Counseling Psychology
Ho Han, reappointment as assistant professor, Community Health Sciences, Counseling and Counseling Psychology
Carlos Mahaffey, reappointment as assistant professor, Community Health Sciences, Counseling and Counseling Psychology
Hyejune Park, promotion from assistant professor to associate professor (action grants tenure), Design, Housing and Merchandising
Emily Roberts, promotion from assistant professor to associate professor (action grants tenure), Design, Housing and Merchandising
Kerri Kearney, promotion from associate professor to professor, Educational Foundations, Leadership and Aviation
Amber Manning-Ouellete, reappointment as assistant professor, Educational Foundations, Leadership and Aviation
Kalianne Neumann, reappointment as assistant professor, Educational Foundations, Leadership and Aviation
Matthew Vance, promotion from assistant professor to associate professor (action grants tenure), Educational Foundations, Leadership and Aviation
Kate Mielitz, reappointment as assistant professor, Human Development and Family Science
Stephan Wilson, title change from Regents Professor and interim dean, College of Education and Human Sciences, to Regents Professor, Human Development and Family Science
Jay Dawes, promotion from assistant professor to associate professor (action grants tenure), Kinesiology, Applied Health and Recreation
Taryn Price, promotion from assistant professor to associate professor (action grants tenure), Kinesiology, Applied Health and Recreation
Michael Trevino, reappointment as assistant professor, Kinesiology, Applied Health and Recreation
Laura Amaya, reappointment as teaching assistant professor, Nutritional Sciences
Shirley Evans, reappointment as teaching assistant professor, Nutritional Sciences
Jillian Joyce, reappointment as assistant professor, Nutritional Sciences
Edralin Lucas, appointment to the honorary title of Regents Professor, Nutritional Sciences
Michael Rhone, reappointment as teaching instructor, Nutritional Sciences
Ryan Farmer, reappointment as assistant professor, Teaching, Learning and Educational Sciences
Jennifer Sanders, promotion from associate professor to professor, Teaching, Learning and Educational Sciences

Engineering, Architecture And Technology

Keith Peiffer, reappointment as assistant professor, Architecture
John Yowell, reappointment as assistant professor, Architecture
Ozgur Capraz, reappointment as assistant professor, Chemical Engineering
Shohreh Hemmati, reappointment as assistant professor, Chemical Engineering
Mohamed Soliman, promotion from assistant professor to associate professor (action grants tenure), Civil and Environmental Engineering
Weihua Sheng, promotion from associate professor to professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Ilchung Park, reappointment as assistant professor, Engineering Technology
Hitesh Vora, promotion from assistant professor to associate professor (action grants tenure), Engineering Technology
Austin Buchanan, promotion from assistant professor to associate professor (action grants tenure), Industrial Engineering and Management
Farzad Yousefian, promotion from assistant professor to associate professor (action grants tenure), Industrial Engineering and Management
He Bai, promotion from assistant professor to associate professor (action grants tenure), Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Omer San, promotion from assistant professor to associate professor (action grants tenure), Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Veterinary Medicine

Melanie Boileau, promotion from associate professor to professor, Clinical Sciences
Katelyn Fentiman, reappointment as assistant professor, Clinical Sciences
John Gilliam, promotion from clinical associate professor to clinical professor, Clinical Sciences
Lyndi Gilliam, promotion from associate professor to professor, Clinical Sciences
Katrina Meinkoth, promotion from clinical assistant professor to clinical associate professor, Clinical Sciences
Sarah Peakhart, reappointment as clinical assistant professor, Clinical Sciences
Jerry Malayer, title change from associate dean, professor and McCasland Chair to senior associate dean, professor and McCasland Chair, Dean’s Office
Fernando Bauermann, reappointment as assistant professor, Pathobiology
Craig Miller, reappointment as assistant professor, Pathobiology

Library

Patrick Daglaris, reappointment as assistant professor, Library
Clarke Iakovakis, reappointment as assistant professor, Library
Holly Luetkenhaus, promotion from assistant professor to associate professor (action grants tenure), Library
Rebecca Weber, promotion from assistant professor to associate professor (action grants tenure), Library

From OSU-OKC

Joey Fronheiser, transition from vice president for Academic Affairs to professor and department head, Addictions Counseling
John Chancey, reappointment as instructor, Behavioral Sciences
Lathonya Shivers, promotion from instructor to assistant professor, Behavioral Sciences
Sheryl Powers, promotion from assistant professor to associate professor (action grants tenure), Business Administration
Ryan Hightower, reappointment as instructor, Civil/Survey Technology
Karen Bubb, reappointment as instructor, Diagnostic Imaging
Caryn Krueger, reappointment as instructor, Diagnostic Imaging
Kara McNair, reappointment as instructor, Diagnostic Imaging
Christina Stewart, reappointment as instructor, Diagnostic Imaging
Frank Strange, promotion from instructor to assistant professor, Emergency Medical Services
Jared Warlick, reappointment as instructor, Emergency Medical Services
Derek Graf, reappointment as instructor, English
Alissa Nephew, promotion from assistant professor to associate professor (action grants tenure), English
Joe Bennett, promotion from instructor to assistant professor, Fire Protection and Safety Technology
Cindy Akkerman, reappointment as instructor, Health Sciences
Stephenia Disabella, promotion from assistant professor to associate professor (action grants tenure), Health Sciences
Stella Kalman, reappointment as instructor, Health Sciences
Karla Mack, promotion from instructor to assistant professor, Health Sciences
Wendy Rogers, promotion from instructor to assistant professor Health Sciences
Jennifer Schoelen, promotion from assistant professor to associate professor (action grants tenure), Health Sciences
Angela Smith, reappointment as instructor, Health Sciences
Vicky Stevens, promotion from instructor to assistant professor, Health Sciences
Jacque Steyn Mullen, reappointment as instructor, Health Sciences
Justin Weeaks, reappointment as instructor, Horticulture
Breeman Ainsworth, promotion from assistant professor to associate professor (action grants tenure), Humanities
Cynthia Vleugels, promotion from assistant professor to associate professor (action grants tenure), Humanities
Diana Biswell, promotion from instructor to assistant professor, Information Systems Technology
Richard Stocke, promotion from instructor to assistant professor, Information Systems Technology
Amy Monks, promotion from assistant professor to associate professor (action grants tenure), Initial College Studies
Benjamin Davis, promotion from instructor to assistant professor, Interpreter Training
G. Scott Newman, transfer from provost and vice president for Academic Affairs, OSU-Okmulgee, and appointment as president, OSU-Oklahoma City, Office of the President
Dustin Whitten, promotion from instructor to assistant professor, Police Science
Evan Burkala, promotion from associate professor to professor, Science
Ashley Mattison, promotion from instructor to assistant professor, Science
Lucas Rhodes, promotion from instructor to assistant professor, Science
Adrian Singh, reappointment as instructor, Science
Christine Walters, reappointment as instructor, Science

From the Center for Health Sciences

Jeffrey Stroup, title change from senior associate dean, provost, vice president, chief operating officer and professor to provost, senior vice president, professor and chief operating officer medical authority, Academic Affairs
Eric Polak, title change from vice president and chief financial officer — MEDPP to vice president, Administrative Affairs
Matthew O’Brien, promotion from associate professor to professor, Athletic Training
Anatasia Fisher, promotion from clinical assistant professor to clinical associate professor, Emergency Medicine
Jay Johnson, promotion from clinical associate professor to clinical professor, Internal Medicine
Steve Kim, promotion from clinical assistant professor to clinical associate professor, Internal Medicine
Laura Bode, promotion from clinical assistant professor to clinical associate professor, Pediatrics
Travis Campbell, promotion from clinical associate professor to clinical professor, Pediatrics
Heather Rector, promotion from clinical associate professor to clinical professor, Pediatrics
Sara Coffee, promotion from clinical assistant professor to clinical associate professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Science
Nathan Roberts, promotion from clinical assistant professor to clinical associate professor, Surgery

Michael Thomas, promotion from clinical associate professor to clinical professor, Surgery.

Retirements

Larry Sanders, June 30, 2021, Agricultural Economics
Raymond Schatzer, July 2, 2021, Agricultural Economics
James Cain, June 30, 2021, Philosophy
Tay Kennedy, June 1, 2021, Community Health Sciences, Counseling and Counseling Psychology
Barbara Brown, Aug. 31, 2021, Nutritional Sciences
Gary Clark, July 1, 2021, and will carry the honorary title of Senior Vice President and General Counsel Emeritus, Office of the President
V. Burns Hargis, July 1, 2021, and will carry the title of President OSU, OSU System and Professor Emeritus, Office of the President

From OSU-Tulsa

Ronald Bussert, Aug. 2, 2021, Administrative Service

From the Center for Health Sciences

Nancy Van Winkle, Aug. 2, 2021, Medical Education
William Pettit, Aug. 2, 2021, Office of the President.