OSU/A&M Regents approve personnel actions

Friday, April 26, 2024

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Numerous Oklahoma State University personnel actions were approved during the OSU/A&M Board of Regents meeting Friday on the campus of Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College in Miami, Oklahoma.

New Appointments

Nijal Munankarmi, assistant professor, Art, Graphic Design and Art History
Mira Kessler, assistant professor, Chemistry
Shenbagavalli Mahalingam, teaching assistant professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders
Assad Althoubi, teaching assistant professor, Computer Sciences
Theodore Larson, teaching assistant professor, Computer Sciences
Stephanie Choi, assistant professor, English
Reva Sias, associate professor (appointment confers tenure), English
Xiaofeng Chen, assistant professor, Geology
Trenity Ford, teaching assistant professor, Geology
Neil Gilbert, assistant professor, Integrative Biology
Rebecca Stewart-Gray, assistant professor, Languages and Literatures
Dami Lee, assistant professor, Mathematics
Dylan McLemore, associate professor (appointment confers tenure), Media and Strategic Communications
Allan Goodwin, assistant professor, Music
Benjamin Kambs, assistant professor, Music
Johnny Salinas, assistant professor, Music
Tomomi Sato, teaching assistant professor, Music
Melinda Cro, professor, dean and Puterbaugh Foundation Endowed Chair (appointment confers tenure in Languages and Literatures, College of Arts and Sciences), Office of the Dean
Joshua Landry, assistant professor, Political Science
Jericho McElroy, teaching assistant professor, Sociology
Nicholas Kaukis, teaching assistant professor, Statistics
Zeyi Wang, assistant professor, Statistics
Fabian Garcia, assistant professor, Theatre
Diane Cannon, assistant professor, Community Health Sciences, Counseling and Counseling Psychololgy
Christine Fisher, assistant professor, Community Health Sciences, Counseling and Counseling Psychololgy
Jisoo Youn, assistant professor, Community Health Sciences, Counseling and Counseling Psychololgy
Juyeun Jang, assistant professor, Design and Merchandising
Yanan Yu, assistant professor, Design and Merchandising
Praveen Meduri, assistant professor, Chemical Engineering
Hritom Das, assistant professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Syed Shahan Jehangri, assistant professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Yafeng Wang, assistant professor, Engineering Technology
Ana Costa, clinical associate professor, Clinical Sciences
Steve Lutz, men’s basketball coach, Athletics
Melanie Morgan, professor and dean (appointment confers tenure in Media and Strategic Communications, College of Arts and Sciences), Graduate College

OSU-Oklahoma City

Lyle Swift, instructor, Science

Changes in Appointment

Chad Depperschmidt, reappointment to the Clarence E. Page Chair in Aviation Science, Educational Foundations, Leadership and Aviation
Ashlyn Fiegener, appointment to the John and Donnie Brock Professorship in Educational Leadership, Educational Foundations, Leadership and Aviation
Douglas Knutson, appointment to the Myron C. Ledbetter and Lemon Counseling Psychology Diversity Professorship, Community Health Sciences, Counseling and Counseling Psychology
DJ McMaughan, appointment to the Joan Donelson Jacques Health Promotion Professorship, Community Health Sciences, Counseling and Counseling Psychology
Carrie Winterowd, appointment to the Jennifer Jacques Flannery Community Counseling Professorship, Community Health Sciences, Counseling and Counseling Psychology
Tilanka Chandrasekera, reappointment to the Christine Salmon Professorship, Design and Merchandising
Hyejune Park, appointment to the Carol Dewitt Morsani Professorship in Design, Design and Merchandising
Katherine Curry, appointment to the Williams Chair in Higher Education, Educational Foundations, Leadership and Aviation
Kerri Kearney, reappointment to the Christine Cashel Professorship in Educational Leadership, Educational Foundations, Leadership and Aviation Matt Brosi, appointment to the Bryan Close Professorship in Early Childhood, Human Development and Family Science
Carlos Valiente, transition from administrative appointment as department head, Human Development and Family Science
Bert Jacobson, reappointment to the M.B. Seretean Endowed Professorship in Wellness, Kinesiology, Applied Health and Recreation
Jennifer Cribbs, appointment to the Bill and Billie Dean Buckles Innovation in Teaching Professorship, Teaching, Learning and Educational Sciences
Erin Dyke, appointment to the Laurence L. and Georgia Ina Dresser Professorship in Rural Teacher Education, Teaching, Learning and Educational Sciences
Stephanie Hathcock, appointment to the Audrey E. Oaks Endowed Professorship, Teaching, Learning and Educational Sciences
Shanedra Nowell, appointment to the Stella V. Andersen Endowed Professorship, Teaching, Learning and Educational Sciences
Quiying Wang, appointment to the Elizabeth Jacques Munroe Professorship in Reading and Literacy, Teaching, Learning and Educational Sciences
Natarajan Aravindan, appointment to the Kerr Foundation Endowed Chair, Physiological Sciences
Megan Macken, appointment as department head, Library
Juliana Nykolaiszyn, appointment as associate dean, Library

Retirements

Ziad El Rassi, Jan. 16, 2024, Chemistry
Elizabeth Grubgeld, June 30, 2024, English
Rebekah Herrick, July 9, 2024, Political Science
Larry Mullins, July 31, 2024, Psychology