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OSU/A&M Regents approve personnel actions

Friday, April 24, 2026

Media Contact: Shannon Rigsby | Associate Director of Public Information | 405-744-9081 | shannon.rigsby@okstate.edu

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


New appointments


Ferguson College of Agriculture

  • Jim Teal, assistant professor, Agricultural Economics
  • Shuai Ma, assistant professor, Agricultural Education, Communications and Leadership

College of Arts and Sciences

  • Samantha Bock, assistant professor, Biology
  • Taylor McElroy, teaching assistant professor, Biology
  • Brian Petrotta, assistant professor, Media and Strategic Communications
  • Luca Antonucci, assistant professor, Music
  • Zackery Deininger, teaching assistant professor, Music

Spears School of Business

  • Seung Hyun Kim, assistant professor, Marketing and International Business

College of Education and Human Sciences

  • Quincy Johnson, assistant professor, Kinesiology, Applied Health and Recreation

College of Veterinary Medicine

  • Jason Anton, clinical assistant professor, Clinical Sciences
  • Richard Prather, dean and clinical associate professor, Office of the Dean

OSU-Oklahoma City

  • Keelah Warden, instructor, Health Sciences

Center for Health Sciences

  • Karen Siren, clinical assistant professor, Emergency Medicine
  • Jessica Koshy, clinical assistant professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology

OSU Institute of Technology

  • Frank "Richie" Roberts, provost and senior administrator, Provost

Changes in appointment


College Arts and Sciences

  • Roger Mailler, reappointment to department head, Computer Science
  • Stephanie Link, appointment to department head, English
  • Christopher Weimer, appointment to department head, Languages and Literatures
  • Jay Schweig, reappointment to department head, Mathematics

College of Education and Human Sciences

  • Amanda McCabe, appointment to the Ramona Ware Emmons Paul Professorship in Early Childhood, Human Development and Family Science
  • Jennifer Stepp, appointment to the Bryan B. Close Professorship in Early Childhood, Human Development and Family Science
  • Edralin Lucas, reappointment to the Jin and Lynne Williams Professorship in Nutritional Sciences, Nutritional Sciences
  • Mallory Casebolt, reappointment to the Hardesty Chair and Lectureship in Aviation Science, Educational Foundations, Leadership and Aviation
  • Amber Manning-Ouellette, reappointment to the Anderson, Farris, and Halligan College Student Development Professorship, Educational Foundations, Leadership and Aviation
  • Donita Shaw, reappointment to the Steven and Mary Jane Buch Professorship in Reading, Teaching, Learning and Educational Sciences
  • Sheri Vasinda, reappointment to the Alice Phillips Professorship in Elementary Education, Teaching, Learning and Educational Sciences
  • Kelly Whalon, reappointment to the A.J. and Susan Jaque Professorship in Special Education, Teaching, Learning and Educational Sciences

OSU-Oklahoma City

  • Kristin Jasper, transfer of primary campus, Finance and Operations

Center for Health Sciences

  • Malabika Maulik, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, Biochemistry and Microbiology
  • Allison Sherier, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, Biochemistry and Microbiology
  • Bobby Abernathy, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, Emergency Medicine
  • Kenneth Argo, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, Emergency Medicine
  • Yakiji Bailey, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, Emergency Medicine
  • Joshua Baker, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, Emergency Medicine
  • Codi Bowker, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, Emergency Medicine
  • Jennifer Briggs, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, Emergency Medicine
  • Jamin Brown, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, Emergency Medicine
  • Tyson Bryant, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, Emergency Medicine
  • John Carlson, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, Emergency Medicine
  • Cass Cherry, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, Emergency Medicine
  • Levi-Jon Duethman, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, Emergency Medicine
  • Tyler Evilsizer, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, Emergency Medicine
  • Gavin Gardner, reappointment to clinical professor, Emergency Medicine
  • Alex Hall, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, Emergency Medicine
  • Tanner Hessman, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, Emergency Medicine
  • Shane Hnatusko, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, Emergency Medicine
  • James Luth, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, Emergency Medicine
  • Rebecca Massey, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, Emergency Medicine
  • Jason Moore, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, Emergency Medicine
  • Nathan Nelson, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, Emergency Medicine
  • Roy Reed, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, Emergency Medicine
  • Jonathan Robins, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, Emergency Medicine
  • William Rockwell, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, Emergency Medicine
  • Brie Roepke, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, Emergency Medicine
  • Rylan Russell, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, Emergency Medicine
  • Heath Spencer, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, Emergency Medicine
  • Lucille Stevens, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, Emergency Medicine
  • Kurtis Young, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, Emergency Medicine
  • Amanda Carey, reappointment to clinical associate professor, Family Medicine
  • Steffen Carey, reappointment to clinical associate professor, Family Medicine
  • Crystal David, reappointment to clinical associate professor, Family Medicine
  • Thomas Dewey, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, Family Medicine
  • Erin Kratz, reappointment to clinical professor, Family Medicine
  • Rachel Ray, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, Family Medicine
  • Glennda Tiller, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, Family Medicine
  • Jason Beaman, reappointment to clinical associate professor, Forensic Sciences
  • Jun Fu, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, Forensic Sciences
  • Matthew Green, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, Forensic Sciences
  • Ashley Keener, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, Health Care Administration
  • Kryston Boyer, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, Internal Medicine
  • Andrew Hale, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, Internal Medicine
  • Gershon Koshy, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, Internal Medicine
  • D. Matt Wilkett, reappointment to clinical professor, Internal Medicine
  • William Woods, reappointment to clinical associate professor, Internal Medicine
  • Amanda Cain, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, Medical Education
  • Tamar Finkel, reappointment to clinical associate professor, Medical Education
  • Zachary Fowler, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, Medical Education
  • Eric Harp, reappointment to clinical professor, Medical Education
  • Kelly Rudd, reappointment to clinical associate professor, Medical Education
  • Sarah Bradley, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, OB/GYN
  • Erin Brown, reappointment to clinical associate professor, OB/GYN
  • Carlos Guevara, reappointment to clinical associate professor, OB/GYN
  • William D. Po, reappointment to clinical professor, OB/GYN
  • Lauren Thomas, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, OB/GYN
  • Kimberly Barron, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
  • Cameron Henderson, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
  • Mark H. Thai, reappointment to clinical professor, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
  • Courtney Thompson, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
  • Jennifer Wilson, reappointment to clinical associate professor, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
  • Baylee Arreola, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, Pediatrics
  • Amanda Foster, reappointment to clinical professor, Pediatrics
  • Colony S. Fugate, reappointment to clinical professor, Pediatrics
  • Binh Phung, reappointment to clinical professor, Pediatrics
  • Philip Tolentino, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, Pediatrics
  • Hugo Arias, reappointment to clinical professor, Pharmacology and Physiology
  • Amy Harrison, reappointment to clinical associate professor, Physician Assistant Studies
  • Trevor Anderson, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Science
  • Kelly Dunn, reappointment to clinical associate professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Science
  • Alicia Ford, reappointment to clinical associate professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Science
  • Reagan Gill, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Science
  • Jennifer Hale, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Science
  • Desiree Lyon, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Science
  • Samuel Martin, reappointment to clinical associate professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Science
  • Osekpamen Wickliffe, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Science
  • Barrett Williams, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Science
  • Chao Li, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, Rural Health
  • Douglas Nolan, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, Rural Health
  • Adam Bradley, reappointment to clinical associate professor, Surgery
  • Katie Mettler, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, Surgery
  • Aaron Relic, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, Surgery
  • Hal Robbins, reappointment to clinical professor, Surgery

OSU Institute of Technology

  • Heather Ortiz, change in title, Academic Affairs
  • Kristin Jasper, transfer from OSU Institute of Technology to OSU-Oklahoma City, Fiscal Services


Retirements


  • Gerald Fitch, June 10, 2026, Animal and Food Sciences
  • Randy Allen, June 30, 2026, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Cheryl Mihalko, May 31, 2026, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
  • Shiping Deng, Sept. 10, 2026, Plant and Soil Sciences
  • John Hodgson, Aug. 1, 2026, Media and Strategic Communications
  • Craig Watters, June 1, 2026, Entrepreneurship
  • Goutam Chakraborty, May 31, 2026, Marketing and International Business
  • Deana Hildebrand, Aug. 3, 2026, Nutritional Sciences
  • Karen Neurohr, April 9, 2026, Library