Friday, September 11, 2026
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Numerous Oklahoma State University personnel actions were approved during the OSU/A&M Board of Regents meeting on Friday on the Stillwater campus of Oklahoma State University.
New appointments
Ferguson College of Agriculture
- Josh Campbell, assistant extension specialist, Agricultural Education, Communication and Leadership
- Joseph Gerkin, assistant professor, Natural Resource Ecology and Management
- Albert Kwarteng, assistant professor, Plant and Soil Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences
- David Schmitt, professor and department head (appointment confers tenure), Psychology
College of Education and Human Sciences
- Patricia Chism, clinical assistant professor, Community Health Sciences, Counseling and Counseling Psychology
- Milena Dasilva-Braga, teaching assistant professor, Community Health Sciences, Counseling and Counseling Psychology
- Jamie Grantz, clinical assistant professor, Community Health Sciences, Counseling and Counseling Psychology
- Timothy Campbell, teaching assistant professor, Educational Foundations, Leadership and Aviation
- Kayla Loper, teaching assistant professor, Educational Foundations, Leadership and Aviation
College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology
- Ramesh Goel, professor and John Hendrix Chair in Engineering (appointment confers tenure), Civil and Environmental Engineering
Library
- Clarke Iakovakis, associate professor, Research Learning Services department head, Doris Neustadt Endowed Professorship, Library
Academic Affairs
- Jill Joyce, associate dean, Graduate College
OSU-Oklahoma City
- Amanda Greenfield, instructor, Early Care and Child Development
- Christina Blackburn, instructor, Health Sciences
- Lindsey Espinosa, instructor, Health Sciences
- Jerome Kirtley, instructor, Information Systems Technology
OSU Institute of Technology
- Ryan McCulloch, vice president of fiscal services, Fiscal Services
- Kelly Bailey, dean, School of Engineering and Construction Technologies
Center for Health Sciences
- Amy Gunnells, clinical assistant professor, Emergency Medicine
- Christopher Lane, clinical assistant professor, OB/GYN
- Ashton Gores, clinical assistant professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Science
- Leah Phillips, clinical assistant professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Science
Spears School of Business
- Kyle Bunds, associate professor, department head and Carl and Marilyn Thoma Distinguished Chair (appointment confers tenure), Hospitality and Tourism Management
- Caleb Roche, assistant professor of professional practice and director of the Center for Sales and Service Excellence, Marketing and International Business
Changes in appointment
College of Arts and Sciences
- Frank Blum, reappointment to the Harrison L. Bartlett Chair, Chemistry
- Scott Weinert, appointment to Edward E. Bartlett Professorship of Pedagogy, Chemistry
- John Tetnowski, reappointment to Jeanette Sias Endowed Chair in Speech Pathology, Communication Sciences and Disorders
- Brandon Spencer, appointment to the Geoscience Education Chair in Honor of Dr. Jim Puckette, Geology
- Michael Oehrtman, reappointment to the Noble Foundation Professor of Technology Enhanced Teaching, Mathematics
- Andrew Abernathy, appointment to the Donald Reynolds Centennial Professorship, Media and Strategic Communications
- Jared Johnson, appointment to Harry Heath - Tulsa Tribune Foundation Endowed Professorship in Journalism and Broadcasting, Media and Strategic Communications
- Dylan McLemore, appointment to Welch/Bridgewater Chair in Sports Journalism, Media and Strategic Communications
- Howard Sanborn, appointment to associate dean for faculty and graduate affairs, Office of the Dean
- Josh Jansa, appointment to the Dean Stringer Endowed Chair, Political Science
- Seth McKee, appointment to the Hannah D. Atkins Professor for Political Science and Government, Political Science
- Christina Duncan, appointment to Vennerberg Chair in Developmental Disabilities, Psychology
Spears School of Business
- Brent Clark, appointment to the Don R. Brattain Professorship, Entrepreneurship
- Jeanine Porck, reappointment to the Spears Chair in Business Administration, Management and Legal Studies
College of Education and Human Sciences
- Sandy Major, change in title to teaching instructor, Department of Human Development and Family Science
College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology
- Hunjoo Lee, appointment to the Jim & Lynne Williams Energy Chair, Chemical Engineering
- Rachel Mosier, appointment to the L.F. Rooney, Jr. Endowed Chair, Engineering Technology
- Austin Buchanan, appointment to Dean's Professorship, Industrial Engineering and Management
- Sunderesh Heragu, appointment to the Ken & Lynn Case Endowed Chair, Industrial Engineering and Management
Center for Health Sciences
- Ian Browne, reappointment to clinical associate professor, Anatomy and Cell Biology
- Dennis Blankenship, reappointment to clinical professor, Emergency Medicine
- Linden Cowley, reappointment to clinical associate professor, Emergency Medicine
- Anastasia Fisher, reappointment to clinical professor, Emergency Medicine
- Aaron Lane, reappointment to clinical professor, Emergency Medicine
- Chelsey Griffin, reappointment to clinical associate professor, Family Medicine
- LeRoy Young, reappointment to clinical professor, Family Medicine
- Bradley Anderson, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, Internal Medicine
- Amanda Bozell, reappointment to clinical associate professor, Internal Medicine
- John Carabello, reappointment to clinical associate professor, Internal Medicine
- Justin Chronister, reappointment to clinical associate professor, Internal Medicine
- Alessandra Gearhart, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, Internal Medicine
- Kristina Smith, reappointment to clinical associate professor, Internal Medicine
- Daniel Wildes Jr., reappointment to clinical associate professor, Internal Medicine
- Shane Yamane, reappointment to clinical associate professor, Internal Medicine
- Janel Johnson, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, Medical Education
- Laurie Bode, reappointment to clinical associate professor, Pediatrics
- Kaelyn Lu, reappointment to clinical assistant professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Science
- Laurie Duckett, reappointment to clinical professor, Surgery
OSU Institute of Technology
- Melissa Dreyer, change in title to dean, School of Technology, Arts, Sciences and Health
Retirements
- Craig Edwards, Sept. 10, 2026, Agricultural Education Communication and Leadership
- Louis B. Anella, Nov. 10, 2026, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
- Andrew Kimbrough, June 30, 2026, Theatre
- Richard Gajan, Aug. 7, 2026, Entrepreneurship
- Craig Watters, July 1, 2026, Entrepreneurship