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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