OSU/A&M Regents approve personnel actions

Friday, March 8, 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 Stillwater campus of Oklahoma State University.

New Appointments

Keighobad Jafarzadegan, assistant professor, Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering
Nicole Tracy-Ventura, associate professor (appointment grants tenure), English
Lauren Bailes, assistant professor, Psychology
Xiaojin (Aaron) Sun, associate professor and Spears Fellow (appointment grants tenure), Economics
Qiyao Zhou, assistant professor, Economics
Bandita Deka Kalita, assistant professor, Management
Chris Rosser, assistant professor, Library

Center for Health Sciences

Matthew Sims, clinical assistant professor, Emergency Medicine

Changes in Appointment

Jeremy (Shane) Robinson, appointment as department head, Agricultural Education, Communications and Leadership
Lori McKinnon, appointment to the Peggy Layman Welch Chair, Media and Strategic Communications
Angela Spencer, appointment as department head and to the Wilton T. Anderson Chair, Accounting

Retirements

Babette Belter, May 31, 2024, Music
Mary Jo Self, June 1, 2024, Educational Foundations, Leadership and Aviation
Stephen Wanger, June 3, 2024, Educational Foundations, Leadership and Aviation