OSU/A&M Regents approve personnel actions

Friday, June 13, 2025

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

New Appointments

Ferguson College of Agriculture

Carrie Baker, assistant professor, Agricultural Education, Communication and Leadership
Mason Henson, assistant professor, Animal and Food Sciences
Esben Kjaer, assistant professor, Natural Resource Ecology and Management
Brian Pugh, assistant extension specialist, Plant and Soil Sciences

College of Arts and Sciences

Min Soo Choi, assistant professor, Computer Sciences
Wendy Bickford, assistant professor, Music
Chi-Lin Yu, assistant professor, Psychology
Samdra Lopez, assistant professor, Theatre

Spears School of Business

Jacqueline L.N. Tan, assistant professor, Accounting
Clint Purtell, assistant professor of professional practice, Marketing and International Business

College of Education and Human Sciences

Dasol Hwang, assistant professor, Community Health Sciences, Counseling and Counseling Psychology
Hyeryun Lee, assistant professor, Educational Foundations, Leadership and Aviation
Jillian Caldwell-Carpenter, teaching assistant professor, Human Development and Family Science
Nila Pradhananga, assistant professor, Nutritional Sciences
Leslie O'Laughlin, teaching assistant professor, Teaching, Learning and Education Sciences

College of Engineering and Architecture

Haotian Liu, assistant professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

College of Veterinary Medicine

Katie Cantrell, clinical assistant professor, Clinical Sciences
Taylor Farris, clinical assistant professor, Clinical Sciences
Stephanie Frisbee, clinical associate professor, director, Clinical Sciences
Katharine Hausmann-Farris, clinical assistant professor, Clinical Sciences
Marco Magliacano, clinical assistant professor, Clinical Sciences
Kaitlin Mielnicki, teaching assistant professor, Clinical Sciences
Arianna Negrin, assistant professor, Clinical Sciences
Amanda Samuels, clinical assistant professor, Clinical Sciences
Isabelle Soga, clinical assistant professor, Clinical Sciences
Emilia Terradas Crespo, clinical assistant professor, Clinical Sciences
Chase Whitfield, clinical associate professor, Clinical Sciences
Sarah Capik, assistant professor, Pathobiology
Jefferson Frisbee, professor, department head, Physiological Sciences

OSU Center for Health and Sciences

Doug Owen, clinical assistant professor, Internal Medicine
Melissa Olcott, clinical assistant professor, OB/GYN

OSU Institute of Technology

Doug Owen, clinical assistant professor, Internal Medicine

OSU-Oklahoma City

Mauricio Torres, dean (appointment confers tenure), Division Of Engineering Technologies

Changes in Appointments

Ferguson College of Agriculture

Courtney Bir, appointment to associate professor (appointment confers tenure), Agricultural Economics
Chanjin Chung, reappointment to the Charles Breedlove Professorship in Agribusiness I, Agricultural Economics
Phil Kenkel, reappointment to Bill Fitzwater Endowed Chair, Agricultural Economics
Bailey Norwood, reappointment to Barry Pollard, MD/P&K Equipment Inc. Endowed Professorship, Agricultural Economics
Karl Rich, reappointment to Humphreys Chair in the School of Global Studies, Agricultural Economics
Courtney Brown, reappointment to assistant professor, Agricultural Education, Communication and Leadership
Lauren Cline, reappointment to assistant professor, Agricultural Education, Communication and Leadership
Bradley Coleman, reappointment to assistant professor, Agricultural Education, Communication and Leadership
Christopher Eck, appointment to associate professor (appointment confers tenure), Agricultural Education, Communication and Leadership
Audrey King, reappointment to assistant professor, Agricultural Education, Communication and Leadership
Cheryl Newberry, appointment to associate extension specialist, Agricultural Education, Communication and Leadership
Angel Riggs, appointment to professor, Agricultural Education, Communication and Leadership
Nathan Smith, appointment to teaching assistant professor, Agricultural Education, Communication and Leadership
Rob Terry, reappointment to the Rodger Howell Memorial Professorship in Agricultural Business, Agricultural Education, Communication and Leadership
Kelly Wardlaw, reappointment to the Oklahoma Farm Bureau 4-H Professorship Fellow, Agricultural Education, Communication and Leadership
Gretchen Mafi, reappointment to the Ralph and Leila Boulware Endowed Chair II in Animal Science, Animal and Food Sciences
Peter Muriana, reappointment to Advance Food Company/S.E. Gilliland Endowed Professorship in Microbial Food Safety, Animal and Food Sciences
Ranjith Ramanathan, reappointment to the Leo and Kathy Noltensmeyer Endowed Research Professorship, Animal and Food Sciences
Glenn Zhang, reappointment to the Ralph and Leila Boulware Endowed Chair I in Animal Science, Animal and Food Sciences
Yong Cheng, reappointment to the Robert J. Sirny Memorial Professorship in Agricultural Biochemistry Fellow, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Kelly Craven, reappointment to assistant professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Junpeng Deng, reappointment to the Sarkey's Distinguished Professorship II, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Kiranmayi Mangalgiri, reappointment to assistant professor, Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering
Ali Mirchi, reappointment to the Iranian and Persian Gulf Studies Professorship C, Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering
Kevin Moore, reappointment to assistant professor, Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering
Jeff Sadler, reappointment to assistant professor, Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering
Meriem Aoun, reappointment to assistant professor, Entomology and Plant Pathology
Edmond Bonjour, appointment to senior extension specialist, Entomology and Plant Pathology
Andres Espindola Camacho, reappointment to assistant professor, Entomology and Plant Pathology
Wyatt Hoback, reappointment to the Neustadt Sarkeys Distinguished Endowed Professorship, Entomology and Plant Pathology
Brad Kard, reappointment to Endowed Chair in Structural and Household Pest Control, Entomology and Plant Pathology
Francisco Ochoa Corona, reappointment to the Sarkey's Distinguished Professorship III, Entomology and Plant Pathology
Jennifer Olson, appointment to senior extension specialist, Entomology and Plant Pathology
Kevin Shelton, appointment to senior extension specialist, Entomology and Plant Pathology
Mingying Xiang, reappointment to assistant professor, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
Lu Zhang, appointment to associate professor (appointment confers tenure), Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
Ryan DeSantis, reappointment to assistant professor, Natural Resource Ecology and Management
Omkar Joshi, appointment to professor, Natural Resource Ecology and Management
Scott Loss, appointment to the Bollenbach II Endowed Chair, Natural Resource Ecology and Management
Bryan Murray, appointment to associate professor (appointment confers tenure), Natural Resource Ecology and Management
Jia Yang, reappointment to assistant professor, Natural Resource Ecology and Management
Chris Zou, appointment to the Etter Faculty Fellow in Tallgrass Prairie Research, Natural Resource Ecology and Management
Brett Carver, reappointment to the Wheat Genetics Endowed Chair in Agriculture, Plant and Soil Sciences
Amanda de Oliveira Silva, appointment to associate professor (appointment confers tenure), Plant and Soil Sciences
Shiping Deng, reappointment to the Santelmann/Warth Distinguished Professorship in Agronomy, Plant and Soil Sciences
Julie LaBar, reappointment to assistant professor, Plant and Soil Sciences
Million Tadege, reappointment to the Mel and Mary Jones Endowed Professorship in Agronomic Sciences, Plant and Soil Sciences

College of Arts and Sciences

Pouya Jahanshahi, reappointment to the Iranian and Persian Gulf Studies Professorship B, Art, Graphic Design and Art History
Benedicte Bachelot, move tenure track department from Plant Biology, Ecology and Evolution to Biology, Biology
Uriel A. Buitrago Suarez, reappointment to teaching assistant professor, Biology
Antonio Castilla Alvarez, move tenure track department from Plant Biology, Ecology and Evolution to Biology, Biology
Andrew Doust, title change to professor and faculty fellow in Biology; move tenure department from Plant Biology, Ecology and Evolution to Biology, Biology
Zachary T. Emberts, reappointment to assistant professor, Biology
Mark Fishbein, move tenure department from Plant Biology, Ecology and Evolution to Biology; title change from head of Plant Biology, Ecology and Evolution to regents professor in Biology
Rebecca Greer, move department from Plant Biology, Ecology and Evolution to Biology
Cody C. Howard, move tenure track department from Plant Biology, Ecology and Evolution to Biology
Elizabeth A. McCullagh, appointment to associate professor (appointment confers tenure), Biology
Nicole Parker, move department from Plant Biology, Ecology and Evolution to Biology
Patrick R. Stephens, appointment to associate professor (appointment confers tenure), Biology
Shawn Wilder, appointment to professor, Biology
Ming Yang, move tenure department from Plant Biology, Ecology and Evolution to Biology
Bo Zhang, reappointment to assistant professor, Biology
Tracy A. Kerr, appointment to teaching associate professor, Chemistry
Mira Kessler, appointment to assistant professor, Chemistry
David C. Miller, reappointment to assistant professor, Chemistry
Lisa K. Ashley, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders
Sharmin Jahan, reappointment to assistant professor, Computer Sciences
Sachin R. Jain, appointment to teaching associate professor, Computer Sciences
Shital Joshi, appointment to teaching associate professor, Computer Sciences
Anirudh Paranjothi, reappointment to assistant professor, Computer Sciences
Cong Pu, reappointment to assistant professor, Computer Sciences
John Andrews, reappointment to teaching assistant professor, English
Hoomana N. Horton, reappointment to teaching assistant professor, English
Shelby L. Johnson, reappointment to assistant professor, English
Frances R. McNeal, reappointment to assistant professor, English
Ariel J. Ross, reappointment to teaching assistant professor, English
Richard A. Sears, reappointment to teaching assistant professor, English
Ryan K. Slesinger, reappointment to teaching assistant professor, English
Jessica M. Turcat, reappointment to teaching assistant professor, English
Yuting Zhou, appointment to associate professor (appointment confers tenure), Geography
Javier Vilcaez, appointment to professor, Geology
Thomas Carlson, appointment to professor, History
Yongtao Du, appointment to professor, History
David Gray, appointment to teaching professor, History
Sarah K. Griswold, appointment to associate professor (appointment confers tenure), History
Matthew J. Pereira, appointment to teaching associate professor, History
Cheng Chen, appointment to teaching assistant professor, Languages and Literatures
Kimberly J. Hale, reappointment to assistant professor, Languages and Literatures
Matthew J. O'Neill, appointment to teaching associate professor, Languages and Literatures
Juan Carlos Rozo, reappointment to assistant professor, Languages and Literatures
Melissa L. Emory, reappointment to assistant professor, Mathematics
Edward Richmond, appointment to professor, Mathematics
Henry Segerman, appointment to professor, Mathematics
Lucas Martins Stolerman, reappointment to assistant professor, Mathematics
Rosemary Avance, reappointment to assistant professor, Media and Strategic Communications
Jared Johnson, appointment to professor, Media and Strategic Communications
Bobbi Kay Lewis, title change to reflect transition from administrative position to professor, Media and Strategic Communications
Sumin Shin, reappointment to assistant professor, Media and Strategic Communications
Paul Kirchberger, reappointment to assistant professor, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Reed M. Stubbendieck, reappointment to assistant professor, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Christiaan Bester, reappointment to assistant professor, Music
Wayne Bovenschen, appointment to professor, Music
Joseph A. Cooper, appointment to associate professor (appointment confers tenure), Music
Glenn A. Dewey, reappointment to assistant professor, Music
Christopher Haygood, appointment to professor, Music
Natasa K. Karaca, appointment to clinical professor, Music
Tommy Poole, appointment to professor, Music
Sarah E. King Sarver, reappointment to assistant professor, Music
Jacqueline K. Skara, appointment to associate professor (appointment confers tenure), Music
Richard J. Neels, reappointment to assistant professor, Philosophy
Lawrence E. Ware, reappointment to teaching assistant professor, Philosophy
Thomas Bilitewski, reappointment to assistant professor, Physics
Mario Borunda, title change to reflect transition from administrative position to professor, Physics
Mayukh Lahiri, appointment to associate professor (appointment confers tenure), Physics
Yingmei Liu, reappointment to Noble Endowed Chair of Laser Research, Physics
Derek J. Meyers, appointment to associate professor (appointment confers tenure), Physics
Cody C. Howard, reappointment to assistant professor, Plant Biology, Ecology and Evolution
Brooke N. Coe, appointment to associate professor (appointment confers tenure), Political Science
Terrisa D. Elwood, reappointment to teaching instructor, Psychology
Thad Leffingwell, title change to reflect transition to interim head of Psychology, Psychology
Megan M. Linsenmeyer, reappointment as teaching instructor, Psychology
Mary K. Constantin, reappointment to assistant professor, Sociology
Tamara Mix, title change to Laurence L. and Georgia Ina Dresser Professor in Rural Sociology, Sociology
Ashley F. Railey, reappointment to assistant professor, Sociology
Adam R. Roth, reappointment to assistant professor, Sociology
Corinne E. Schwarz, appointment to associate professor (appointment confers tenure), Sociology
Kelley Sittner, title change to department head and appointment period to 11 months, Sociology
Sangyoon Yi, reappointment to assistant professor, Statistics
Leslie M. Currell, reappointment to assistant professor of professional practice, Theatre
Jason Estala, reappointment to assistant professor, Theatre
Eric D. Frei, reappointment to assistant professor of professional practice, Theatre
Mary L. Giggey, reappointment to assistant professor of professional practice, Theatre

Spears School of Business

Audrey Gramling, reappointment to the Anadark Petroleum Corporation Chair, Accounting
Rick Laux, appointment to associate professor (appointment confers tenure) and appointment to Judy Johnson Professor, Accounting
Craig Sisneros, appointment to associate professor (appointment confers tenure), Accounting
Jaebeom Kim, reappointment to department head, Economics
Minhae Kim, reappointment to assistant professor, Economics
Bidisha Lahiri, appointment to the Donald and Cathey Humphreys Spears School of Business Chair in the School of Global Studies, Economics
Qinghe Su, reappointment to assistant professor of professional practice, Economics
Per Bylund, reappointment to the Johnny Pope Chair, Entrepreneurship
Richard Gajan, reappointment to the Don R. Brattain Professor, Entrepreneurship
Matthew Rutherford, reappointment to the Johnny Pope Chair, Entrepreneurship
Craig Watters, reappointment to assistant professor of professional practice, Entrepreneurship
Victoria Yates, reappointment to assistant professor, Entrepreneurship
Aaron Burt, appointment to Greg Massey Fellow, Finance
Allissa Lee, reappointment to associate professor of professional practice, Finance
Betty Simkins, title change to reflect transition from administrative positions, Finance
Eric Sisneros, reappointment to assistant department head, Finance
Mark Cochran, reappointment to assistant professor of professional practice, Hospitality and Tourism Management
Jinyoung Im, reappointment to Spears Fellow, Hospitality and Tourism Management
Cortney Norris, reappointment to assistant professor, Hospitality and Tourism Management
Brij Thapa, title change to reflect transition in administrative position, Watson Chair, Lanphere Chair and Thoma Chair, Hospitality and Tourism Management
Steven West, reappointment to assistant professor of professional practice, Hospitality and Tourism Management
Jason Aamodt, reappointment to assistant professor of professional practice, Management and Legal Studies
Matt Bowler, reappointment to MBA Director in the Watson Graduate School of Management and Ralph A. and Peggy A Brenneman Professor, Management and Legal Studies
Jennifer Coonce, appointment to associate professor of professional practice, Management and Legal Studies
Christopher Dinkel, reappointment to assistant professor, Management and Legal Studies
Bryan Edwards, reappointment to the Joe Synar Chair, Management and Legal Studies
Tara Fitzgerald, reappointment to assistant professor of professional practice, Management and Legal Studies
Lindsey Greco, reappointment to Spears Professor, Management and Legal Studies
Rosa Kim, reappointment to Heidebrecht MBA Faculty Fellow, Management and Legal Studies
Aaron Light, reappointment to assistant professor of professional practice, Management and Legal Studies
Sumathi Pearl, reappointment to assistant professor of professional practice, Management and Legal Studies
Griffin Pivateau, appointment to professor and reappointment to Puterbaugh Professor in Legal Studies and Ethics in Business, Management and Legal Studies
Stephanie Royce, appointment to associate professor of professional practice and reappointment to director of Executive Doctoral Programs, Management and Legal Studies
Andrew Urich, reappointment to the Eastin Center Chair for Talent Development, Management and Legal Studies
Chenzhang Bao, reappointment to Spears Fellow, Management Science and Information Systems
Evan Davis, reappointment to Data Analytics Fellow, Management Science and Information Systems
Ramesh Sharda, title change to reflect transition from administrative position and Kim and Chuck Watson Chair in Business, Management Science and Information Systems
Kim Strom, appointment to assistant professor of professional practice and reappointment to Data Analytics Fellow, Management Science and Information Systems
Rick Wilson, reappointment to department head and as the W. Paul Miller Professor, Management Science and Information Systems
Goutam Chakraborty, reappointment to director of the Business Analytics and Data Sciences Program, Marketing and International Business
Karen Flaherty-Pappas, reappointment to Spears Chair, Marketing and International Business
Maribeth Kuzmeski, reappointment to associate professor of professional practice, Marketing and International Business
Richard Kuzmeski, reappointment to assistant professor of professional practice, Marketing and International Business
Marlys Mason, appointment to Jeanine Rhea/Oklahoma International Women's Forum Professor and reappointment to associate dean for Undergraduate Programs and William S Spears Chair, Marketing and International Business
Whitney Roman, reappointment to assistant professor of professional practice, Marketing and International Business
Yuechen Wu, reappointment to assistant professor, Marketing and International Business

College of Education and Human Sciences

Lisa Beijan, reappointment to teaching assistant professor, Community Health Sciences, Counseling and Counseling Psychology
Xuewei Chen, appointment to associate professor (appointment confers tenure), Community Health Sciences, Counseling and Counseling Psychology
Alana Cluck, reappointment to assistant professor, Community Health Sciences, Counseling and Counseling Psychology
Tonya Hammer, title change to professor, Community Health Sciences, Counseling and Counseling Psychology
Sarah Johnson, appointment to clinical associate professor, Community Health Sciences, Counseling and Counseling Psychology
Jyotsana Sharma, appointment to associate professor (appointment confers tenure), Community Health Sciences, Counseling and Counseling Psychology
Beulah Adigun, reappointment to assistant professor, Educational Foundations, Leadership and Aviation
Ki Cole, appointment to professor, Educational Foundations, Leadership and Aviation
Chad Depperschmidt, appointment to professor, Educational Foundations, Leadership and Aviation
Jake Durham, appointment to teaching associate professor, Educational Foundations, Leadership and Aviation
Kat Gardner-Vandy, appointment to associate professor (appointment confers tenure), Educational Foundations, Leadership and Aviation
Don Murray, reappointment to assistant professor, Educational Foundations, Leadership and Aviation
Jentre Olsen, appointment to associate professor (appointment confers tenure), Educational Foundations, Leadership and Aviation
Michael Fitzgerald, reappointment to assistant professor, Human Development and Family Science
Preston Morgan, reappointment to assistant professor, Human Development and Family Science
Shane Hammer, reappointment to assistant professor, Kinesiology, Applied Health and Recreation
Bert Jacobson, title change to professor, Kinesiology, Applied Health and Recreation
Jiyoung Bae, reappointment to assistant professor, Nutritional Sciences
Michael Rhone, appointment to teaching assistant professor, Nutritional Sciences
Bridget Broome, appointment to teaching assistant professor, Teaching, Learning and Educational Sciences
Amy Dunn, reappointment to teaching instructor, Teaching, Learning and Educational Sciences
Jamie Lake, reappointment to teaching assistant professor, Teaching, Learning and Educational Sciences
Dawn Martin-Young, reappointment to teaching assistant professor, Teaching, Learning and Educational Sciences

College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology

Jared Macken, appointment to associate professor (appointment confers tenure), Architecture
Christina McCoy, appointment to associate professor (appointment confers tenure), Architecture
Sarah Ra, appointment to associate professor (appointment confers tenure), Architecture
Nathan Richardson, appointment to school head and appointment to the Centennial Professorship in Architecture, Architecture
Mohammed Al Dushaishi, appointment to associate professor (appointment confers tenure), Chemical Engineering
Prem Bikkina, appointment to professor, Chemical Engineering
Hong Je Cho, reappointment to assistant professor, Chemical Engineering
Jindal Shah, appointment to professor, Chemical Engineering
Norb Delatte, title change to professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Jorge Gonzalez Estrella, appointment to associate professor (appointment confers tenure), Civil and Environmental Engineering
Mark Krzmarzick, title change to interim school head and appointment to professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Joshua Qiang Li, appointment to professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Jaime Schussler, reappointment to assistant professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Hugo Ferrer Toledo, reappointment to professor of professional practice, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Scott Mattison, reappointment to assistant professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Weili Zhang, appointment to regents professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Aaron Alexander, appointment to professor, Engineering Technology
Chen Chen, reappointment to assistant professor, Engineering Technology
Laura Emerson, appointment to teaching associate professor, Engineering Technology
Bryan Hoskins, appointment to professor, Engineering Technology
Xiangyu Li, appointment to associate professor (appointment confers tenure), Engineering Technology
Tony McAleavy, appointment to associate professor (appointment confers tenure), Engineering Technology
Heather Yates, title change to school head, Engineering Technology
Akash Deep, reappointment to assistant professor, Industrial Engineering and Management
Sunderesh Heragu, title change to professor, Industrial Engineering and Management
Chenang Liu, appointment to associate professor (appointment confers tenure), Industrial Engineering and Management
Paritosh Ramanan, reappointment to assistant professor, Industrial Engineering and Management
Srikanthan Ramesh, reappointment to assistant professor, Industrial Engineering and Management
James Smay, title change to professor and school head, Materials, Mechatronics and Manufacturing Engineering
Christian Bach, appointment to professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Jeffrey Callicoat, appointment to teaching associate professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Anthony Comer, start date change, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Brian Elbing, appointment to Tom Cunningham Chair, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Atanu Halder, reappointment to assistant professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Sandip Harimkar, title change to professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Kursat Kara, appointment to associate professor (appointment confers tenure), Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Srinivas Kolla, reappointment to teaching assistant professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Ritesh Sachan, appointment to associate professor (appointment confers tenure), Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

College of Veterinary Medicine

Rudra Channapanavar, appointment to associate professor (appointment confers tenure), Pathobiology
Mayara Maggioli, reappointment to assistant professor, Pathobiology
Joshua Butcher, appointment to associate professor (appointment confers tenure), Physiological Sciences

Library

Benjamin Hedges, reappointment to assistant professor, Library
Megan Macken, appointment to the Wood Professorship, Library
Patrice-Andre Prud'homme, appointment to professor, Library
Rebecca Weber, appointment to professor, Library

Academic Affairs

Jami Fullerton, reappointment to the Lawrence L. Boger Chair in International Studies, Global Studies and Partnerships
Amy Malek, reappointment to the Iranian and Persian Gulf Studies Professorship A, Global Studies and Partnerships
John Schoeneman, reappointment to assistant professor, Global Studies and Partnerships

OSU Center for Health Sciences

Gujar Vikramsingh, reappointment to assistant professor, Anatomy and Cell Biology
Subhas Das, appointment to associate professor (appointment confers tenure), Biochemistry and Microbiology
Erin Kratz, appointment to clinical professor, Family Medicine
John Miller III, appointment to clinical associate professor, Family Medicine
John Frucci, appointment to associate professor (appointment confers tenure), Forensic Sciences
Eric Harp, appointment to clinical professor, Medical Education
Binh Phung, appointment to clinical professor, Pediatrics
Amy Harrison, appointment to clinical associate professor, Physician's Assistant Program
Kelly Dunn, appointment to clinical associate professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Science
Sara Rich, appointment to clinical associate professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Science
Chad Hanson, appointment to full-time clinical assistant professor, Surgery

OSU Institute of Technology

Heather Ortiz, title change to dean, School of Technology, Arts, Sciences and Health

OSU-Oklahoma City

Anthony Smith, promotion to professor, Business Administration
Kara McNair, reappointment to instructor, Diagnostic Imaging
Robert Aguilar, reappointment to instructor, Emergency Medical Services
Frank Strange, promotion to associate professor (appointment confers tenure), Emergency Medical Services
Teri Ferguson, reappointment with cumulative post tenure, English
Casey Collins, reappointment to instructor, Health Sciences
Gayla Florence-Clark, reappointment with cumulative post tenure, Health Sciences
Jamie Herron, promotion to assistant professor, Health Sciences
Stella Koonce, reappointment to instructor, Health Sciences
Aslisha McAfee, promotion to assistant professor, Health Sciences
Randi McCoy, promotion to assistant professor, Health Sciences
Cristina Pickle, promotion to assistant professor, Health Sciences
Sandra Teel, reappointment with cumulative post tenure, Health Sciences
Christine Zielke, promotion to assistant professor, Health Sciences
Steven Collins, reappointment with cumulative post tenure, Humanities
Lathonya Shivers, promotion to associate professor (appointment confers tenure), Humanities
Michael Allen, promotion to assistant professor, Information Systems Technology
Diana Biswell, promotion to associate professor (appointment confers tenure), Information Systems Technology
James Mitchell, promotion to assistant professor, Interpreter Training
Christopher Peele, promotion to assistant professor, Mathematics
Joe Bennett, promotion to associate professor (appointment confers tenure), Police Science
Dustin Whitten, promotion to associate professor (appointment confers tenure), Police Science
Lucas Rhodes, promotion to associate professor (appointment confers tenure), Science
Dean Scherer, reappointment with cumulative post tenure, Science
Armond Swift, reappointment to instructor, Science
Jadith Ziegler, promotion to assistant professor, Science
Jarrett Floyd, reappointment to instructor, Veterinary Technology
Melissa Grimes, reappointment to instructor, Veterinary Technology

Retirements

K.M. George, Jan. 5, 2026, Computer Sciences
William Decker, Aug. 31, 2025, English
David Wright, Aug. 10, 2025, Mathematics
Eugene Senat, Jan. 1, 2026, Media and Strategic Communications
Scott Gelfand, Aug. 10, 2025, Philosophy
Tom Brown, Aug. 1, 2025, Marketing and International Business
Jerald Rice, Aug. 1, 2025, OSU-OKC, Humanities
Jennifer Hays-Grudo, Oct. 1, 2025, CHS, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences