OSU/A&M Regents approve personnel actions

Several personnel actions were approved during the Oklahoma State University/A&M Board of Regents meeting, including the approval of Gary D. Sandefur, as professor, Provost and Senior Vice President, (action grants tenure in the department of sociology) and Kenneth K. Eastman, as professor, dean, Myers chair and Poole professorship in the Spears School of Business which were announced earlier.  

APPOINTMENTS: Kris Hiney assistant professor, animal science; Charles Chen, assistant professor, biochemistry and molecular biology; William W. Hoback, assistant professor, entomology and plant pathology; Paul Fili, assistant professor, mathematics; Benjamin Harris, assistant professor, mathematics; Michael Oehrtman, associate professor, mathematics; John D. Eshleman, assistant professor, accounting; Mehtabul Azam, assistant professor, economics/legal studies; Gregory R. Day, assistant professor, economics/legal studies; John (Jack) Wroldsen, assistant professor, economics/legal studies; Bryan I. Hammer, assistant professor, management science and information systems; and Zachary R. Steelman, assistant professor, management science and information systems; 

Randolph Hubach, assistant professor, applied health and educational psychology; Huiyoung Shin, assistant professor, applied health and educational psychology; Melissa Zahl, assistant professor, applied health and educational psychology; Benjamin J. Bindewald, assistant professor, educational studies; Tara Harl, assistant professor, educational studies; Ki Lynn Matlock, assistant professor, educational studies; Louis L. Sabina, assistant professor, educational studies; Stephanie Hathcock, assistant professor, teaching and curriculum leadership;  Jill Metzger, clinical assistant professor, teaching and curriculum leadership; and Elvira Sanatullova-Allison, associate professor, teaching and curriculum leadership.

Ashlee N. Ford Versypt, assistant professor, chemical engineering; Robert J. Agnew, assistant professor, division of engineering technology; Virginia Rowe Charter, assistant professor, division of engineering technology; Darby Lantz Holtzhower, assistant professor, division of engineering technology; Antone L. Kusmanoff, assistant professor, division of engineering technology; Rachel D. Mosier, assistant professor, division of engineering technology; and James M. Manimala, assistant professor, mechanical and aero-space engineering.

Aditya Jayadas, assistant professor, design, housing, merchandising; Kok B. Goh, professor, assistant dean, director and Lanphere professor, action grants tenure, hotel and restaurant administration; Winyoo Chowanadisai, assistant professor, nutritional sciences; and Christopher J. Barlow, director, university health services.

From OSU in Oklahoma City, Danyel L. Germain, division head, heath sciences.

From the Center for Heath Sciences in Tulsa, Corey Babb, clinical assistant professor, OB/GYN. 

TITLE CHANGES: Lee C. Adkins, from professor to professor and department head, economics/legal studies; Federico Aime, from associate professor to  associate professor and Spears chair, management; Kevin P. Allen, from associate professor, to associate professor and assistant director, and 4-H professorship, division of agricultural science and natural resources; Laura A. Belmonte, from professor to professor and Head, history; Chad M. Blew, from assistant director to director, scholarships and financial aid; David A. Carter, from professor to professor, Oklahoma Bankers Association chair and Massey professorship, finance; and Goutam Chakraborty,from professor to professor and Brenneman professorship, marketing. 

Steven R. Cooper, from associate professor to associate professor and Cline Family Equine Science professorship, animal science; Robert Cornell, from associate professor and head to associate professor, head  and Wilton T. Anderson chair, accounting; Craig A. Davis, from professor to professor and Bollenbach chair, natural resource ecology and management; and  Dursun Delen, from professor and Spears chair to professor, Spears chair, research director and Patterson chair, management science and information systems; Damona G. Doye, title change from Regents Professor and Sarkeys Distinguished professorship to Regents Professor and Rainbolt chair in agricultural finance, agricultural economics; and Dwayne R. Elmore, from associate professor to associate professor and Bollenbach chair, natural resource ecology and management.

Karen E. Flaherty-Pappas, from associate professor and Carson professorship to associate professor, associate dean and Spears chair, Dean of Business Administration; Daniel E. Fisher, from professor, head and Maciula professorship to professor, head and Nelson chair, mechanical and aero-space engineering; Samuel D. Fuhlendorf, from Regents Professor and Sarkeys professorship to Regents Professor and Greoendyke chair, natural resource ecology and management; Joseph G. Grzywacz, from professor and Kaiser chair to professor, Kaiser chair and director of Center for Family Resilience, human development and family science; and Scott G. Johnson, from associate professor to associate professor and Spears chair, management.

Mihyun Kang, from associate professor to  associate professor and Salmon professorship, design, housing, merchandising; Tony Kang, from associate professor to associate professor and Anderson professorship, accounting; Qiang Li, from research assistant professor to assistant professor, civil and environmental engineering; Laurie A. Lucus, from associate professor to associate professor and Puterbaugh professorship, economics/legal studies; and William G. McGlynn, from professor to professor and Jurgensmeyer professorship, horticulture and landscape architecture; Michael D. S. Morris, from assistant professor to clinical assistant professor, economics/legal studies; and James M. Pappas, from interim department head to associate professor and head, management.

Michael A. Schnelle, from professor to professor and Schackelford professorship, horticulture and landscape architecture;  James Smay, from associate professor and Maddox professorship to associate professor, materials science and engineering; Jose Soulages, from professor to  professor and Robert J. Sirney Memorial professorship, biochemistry and molecular biology; Jeffrey D. Spitler, fromRegents professor and Leonard professorship to Regents Professor and OG&E Energy Technology chair, mechanical and aero-space engineering; and Deborah L. VanOverbeke, from associate professor to associate professor and George Chiga professorship, animal science.

Craig E. Watters, from clinical associate professor to clinical associate professor, executive director and Stevenson chair, entrepreneurship; Mark Weiser, from professor, associate dean and Spears Chair to Regents Professor, management science and information systems; Margaret A. White, from professor to professor and Fleming Cos. professorship, management; and Charlotte J. Wright, from professor, Cudd professorship and Chasteen chair to professor, Chasteen chair and Anadarko chair, accounting;    

From OSU in Oklahoma City, Sabrina Cummings, appointment to department head, veterinary technology.

From the OSU in Tulsa,  receiving promotions from director to assistant vice president were Susan Johnson, academic relations; Kevin Holmes, budget and accounting; Mary Bea Drummond, communications services; and Sandra D. Cooper, human services.

From the Center for Health Sciences in Tulsa, Dave Wallace, from professor and assistant dean to professor, pharmacology and physiology and Robert Sammons, from regional coordinator to director of clinical education, rural health.

RETIREMENTS: Johnnie R. Kropp, animal science, July 10, 2014; Robert P. Wettemann, animal science, August, 8, 2014; Jonathan V. Edelson, division of agricultural science and natural resources, Sept. 10, 2014; Gregory E. Bell, horticulture and landscape architecture, July 10, 2014; Thomas C. Hennessey, natural resource ecology and management, August 8, 2014; Larry G. Talent, natural resource ecology and management, Sept. 10, 2014; Frederique F. Knottnerus, foreign languages, Sept. 1, 2014; J. David Knottnerus, sociology, Sept. 1, 2014; and Tipton F. McCubbins, economics/legal studies, June 2, 2014. 

Donald L. Boswell Jr., applied health and educational psychology, June 1, 2014; Barbara J. Carlozzi, applied heath and educational psychology, August 10, 2014; Katye M. Perry, educational studies, July 10, 2014; Lynna J. Ausburn, teaching and curriculum leadership, August 8, 2014; Robert J. Bahr, veterinary clinical sciences, July 3, 2014; Mary H. Bowles, veterinary clinical sciences, July 1, 2014; Henry W. Jann, veterinary clinical sciences, July 2, 2014; Connie A. Kirby, library, Sept. 2, 2014; John B. Phillips, library, July 1, 2014; Charles W. Bruce, scholarships and financial aid, July 1, 2014; and Stan Grogg, center for health sciences, research office, August 15, 2014. 

For more board actions:
OSU BOARD OF REGENTS APPROVES 2015 BUDGET; INCLUDES NEW BLOCK TUITION PLAN, GROWTH IN FACULTY POSITIONS
REGENTS APPROVE OSU FACULTY PROMOTIONS
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY GAINS BOARD APPROVAL TO SPONSOR OKLAHOMA CITY’S ASTEC SCHOOL