OSU/A&M Regents approve personnel actions

Friday, September 10, 2021

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

New appointments

Bikram Pant, research assistant professor, Agricultural Biosciences
Kurk Schaefer, assistant professor, Agricultural Economics
Meriem Aoun, assistant professor, Entomology and Plant Pathology
Jia Yang, assistant professor, Natural Resource Ecology and Management
Tao Hu, assistant professor, Geography
Merle Eisenberg, assistant professor, History
Rebecca Kaplan, assistant professor, History
Patrick Stephens, assistant professor, Integrative Biology
Bo Zhang, assistant professor, Integrative Biology
Lucas Stolerman, assistant professor, Mathematics
Juwon Hwang, assistant professor, Media and Strategic Communications
Rebecca Greer, teaching assistant professor, Plant Biology, Ecology and Evolution
Nishantha Samarakoon, teaching assistant professor, Statistics
Abbey Davis, assistant professor of professional practice, Business Administration
Rosa Kim, assistant professor, Management and Legal Studies
Rebecca Eastham, assistant professor of professional practice, fellow and director, Marketing and International Business
Yuechen Wu, assistant professor, Marketing and International Business
Nicolette Fala, assistant professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Brandy Close, clinical assistant professor, Clinical Sciences
Jonjo Reece, clinical assistant professor, Clinical Sciences
Xufang Deng, assistant professor, Physiological Sciences
Brandon Katzir, assistant professor, Library
Jerome Loughridge, senior vice president of operations, Office of the President

From the Center for Health Sciences

Andrew Doust, appointment as professor and associate dean of Academic Programs, Dean’s Office
Thomas Wikle, transition from associate dean and professor to Regents Service Professor and professor, Geography
Amanda Morris, transfer of academic home from the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, College of Education and Human Sciences to the Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences, Psychology
Marc Tower, appointment as assistant dean of Education and Growth, Entrepreneurship
Rosa Kim, assistant professor and Fellow, Management and Legal Studies, appointment as a Heidebrecht MBA Fellow
Carisa Ramming, appointment to assistant dean of Engagement and Inclusion, CEAT Academic Affairs
Randy Seitsinger, title change from associate dean to professor and senior associate dean, CEAT Academic Affairs
Joao Lemos Brandao, appointment to the Bell Professorship in Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Clinical Sciences
Martin Furr, appointment as the assistant dean of Professional Programs, Physiological Sciences
Kathy Essmiller, title change from assistant professor of professional practice to assistant professor, Library
Kyle Wray, title change from vice president, Enrollment and Brand Management to senior vice president of executive affairs, Office of the President

From OSUIT

Lisa Weis, title change from dean, School of Arts and Sciences, to provost and vice president, Academic Affairs;

From the Center for Health Sciences:

Val Gene Iven, director sports medicine, Athletic Training, appointment to administrative position
Johnny Stephens, title change from senior vice president and chief operating officer to president, OSU-CHS and senior vice president of health affairs.

From OSU-Tulsa

Pamela Fry, Jan. 3, 2022, will carry the title of OSU-Tulsa President Emeritus, Office of the President

From the Center for Health Sciences