OSU/A&M Regents approve personnel actions

Friday, April 23, 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-Stillwater.

NEW APPOINTMENTS:

Kristi Carpenter, clinical assistant professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders; Christine Hayes, clinical assistant professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders; Sherri Norton, clinical assistant professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders; Nancy Wright, clinical assistant professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders; Matthew Salesses, assistant professor, English; Thomas Jorsch, teaching assistant professor, History; Yiben Liu, assistant professor, Media and Strategic Communications; Joseph Anthony, teaching assistant professor, Political Science; Juliana French, assistant professor, Psychology; Katie Constantin, assistant professor, Sociology; Jason Estala, instructor of professional practice, Theatre; Ryan Hess, assistant professor, Accounting; Michael Stuart, associate professor and appointment as the Wilton T. Anderson Faculty Fellow, Accounting; Elizabeth Tori, assistant professor, Accounting; Eric Gonzales Sanchez, assistant professor of professional practice; Economics; Swagata Chakraborty, teaching assistant professor, Design, Housing and Merchandising; Ashlea Braun, assistant professor, Nutritional Sciences; Erin Bronstein, assistant professor of professional practice, Teaching, Learning and Educational Sciences; Kacey Gilbert, assistant professor, Teaching, Learning and Educational Sciences; Jennifer Schneider, assistant professor, Teaching, Learning and Educational Sciences; Marllon Cook, assistant professor of professional practice, Engineering Technology; Ali Fahad Fahem, research assistant professor, Materials Science and Engineering;

From the Center for Health Sciences: Brian Bozell, clinical assistant professor, Internal Medicine; Andrew Hale, clinical assistant professor, Internal Medicine; Teresa Hardesty, clinical assistant professor, Internal Medicine; Sarah Bradley, clinical assistant professor, OB/GYN; Lauren Chinnery, clinical assistant professor, OB/GYN; Christine Clary, clinical associate professor, Pediatrics; Ying He, assistant professor, Pharmacology and Physiology; Craig Werner, assistant professor, Pharmacology and Physiology.

CHANGES IN APPOINTMENT:

Reuel Hanks, extension of appointment to Humphreys Chair, Geography; Craig Freeman, appointment as assistant dean for the College of Arts and Sciences, Media and Strategic Communications; Teresa Lightner, appointment as associate dean of Business Intelligence, Accounting; Kevin Voss, extension of appointment to Humphreys Chair, Marketing and International Business; Sue Jacobs, reappointment to the Myron C. Ledbetter and Bob Lemon Counseling Psychology Diversity Professorship, Community Health Sciences, Counseling and Counseling Psychology; Bridget Miller, reappointment to the Joan Donelson Jacques Health Promotion Endowed Chair, Community Health Sciences, Counseling and Counseling Psychology; Tilanka Chandrasekera, appointment to the Christine Salmon Professorship, Design, Housing and Merchandising; Paulette Hebert, extension of appointment to Humphreys Chair by one year, Design, Housing and Merchandising; Stephen Wanger, extension of appointment to Humphreys Chair by one year, Educational Foundations, Leadership and Aviation; Bert Jacobson, reappointment to the M.B. Seretean Endowed Professorship, Kinesiology, Applied Health and Recreation; Gayla Foster, reappointment to the Audrey E. Oaks Endowed Professorship, Teaching, Learning and Educational Sciences; Sue Parson, reappointment to the Jacques Munroe Professorship in Reading and Literacy Education, Teaching, Learning and Educational Sciences; Jennifer Sanders, reappointment to the Dresser Endowed Professorship in Rural Education, Teaching, Learning and Educational Sciences; Juliana Utley, reappointment to the Morsani Chair in Math and Science Education, Teaching, Learning and Educational Sciences; Shelbie Witte, reappointment to the Chuck and Kim Watson Chair in Education, Teaching, Learning and Educational Sciences; Randy Kluver, extension of appointment to Humphreys Chair by one year, Global Studies and Partnerships; Gary Sandefur, title change from professor, provost and senior vice president to Regents service professor, Office of the Provost.

RETIREMENTS:

John Veenstra, July 1, 2021, Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering; Keith Owens, July 31, 2021, Division of Agricultural Science and Natural Resources; Robert Hunger, July 9, 2021, Entomology and Plant Pathology; Phillip Mulder, July 31, 2021, Entomology and Plant Pathology; Roger Zierau, July 1, 2021, Mathematics; Joseph Missal, Aug. 1, 2021, Music; Linda Watson, Sept. 1, 2021, Plant Biology, Ecology and Evolution; Paul “Chris” Wood, July 1, 2021, Plant Biology, Ecology and Evolution; Tay Kennedy, June 1, 2021, Nutritional Sciences; Gary Sandefur, July 1, 2021, Office of the Provost.