OSU/A&M Regents approve personnel actions

OSU/A&M Regents approve personnel actions

Thursday, September 11, 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 Langston University campus.

New Appointments

Ferguson College of Agriculture

• Joseph Hubbs, assistant professor, Agricultural Economics
• Michael Finnegan, teaching associate professor, Agricultural Education, Communications and Leadership
• Zhiwei Zeng, associate professor, Biosystems/Agricultural Engineering
• Shefali Dobhal, assistant professor, Entomology and Plant Pathology
• Courtney Dekaib-Myers, assistant extension specialist, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
• Chi Nguyen, assistant professor, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture

College of Arts and Sciences

• Jenny Ramirez, teaching associate professor, Art, Graphic Design and Art History
• Richard Jones, teaching assistant professor, Biology
• Ingrid Ukstins, professor, department head and chair (action confers tenure), Geology
• Ty Hawkins, professor and associate dean, Office of the Dean, Arts and Sciences

Spears School of Business

• Zhuqi Miao, assistant professor, Health Data Science program manager, Management Science and Information Systems

College of Education and Human Sciences

• Carrie Fisher, clinical assistant professor, Communication Health Sciences, Counseling and Counseling Psychology
• Nichole Jackson, assistant professor, Communication Health Sciences, Counseling and Counseling Psychology
• Herlinda Kurtz, clinical assistant professor, Communication Health Sciences, Counseling and Counseling Psychology
• Jason Miller, teaching assistant professor, Kinesiology, Applied Health and Recreation
• Kathryn Moore, assistant professor, Teaching, Learning and Educational Sciences

College of Engineering and Architecture

• Haotian Liu, assistant professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

OSU System

• Jason Ramsey, senior vice president and chief operating officer for the OSU System, Office of the President
• Brent Marsh, vice president for Student Affairs, Student Affairs

OSU Center for Health and Sciences

• Codi Bowker, clinical assistant professor, Emergency Medicine
• Keithen Cast, clinical assistant professor, Emergency Medicine
• Nina Cast, clinical assistant professor, Emergency Medicine
• Rafe Coker, clinical assistant professor, Emergency Medicine
• Will Goodrich, clinical assistant professor, Emergency Medicine
• Tanner Hessman, clinical assistant professor, Emergency Medicine
• Jerrod King, clinical assistant professor, Emergency Medicine
• Mike Money, clinical assistant professor, Emergency Medicine
• Allison Moore, clinical assistant professor, Emergency Medicine
• Daelor Osen, clinical assistant professor, Emergency Medicine
• Alex Riggs, clinical assistant professor, Emergency Medicine
• Rylan Russell, clinical assistant professor, Emergency Medicine
• David Sasser, clinical assistant professor, Emergency Medicine
• Lucille Stevens, clinical assistant professor, Emergency Medicine
• William Wylie, clinical assistant professor, Emergency Medicine
• Kurtis Young, clinical assistant professor, Emergency Medicine
• Garrett Zeikind, clinical assistant professor, Emergency Medicine
• Allison Sherier, clinical assistant professor of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Pharmacology and Physiology
• Landon Stallings, clinical assistant professor, Surgery

Changes in Appointments

Ferguson College of Agriculture

• Mari Chinn, reappointment to the AT&T Professorship in Engineering, Biosystems/Agricultural Engineering

College of Arts and Sciences

• Jennifer Borland, appointment to Fae Rawdon Norris Professorship in Humanities, Art, Graphic Design and Art History
• Mary Towner, appointment to the Edward E. Bartlett Endowed Professorship of Pedagogy in Integrative Biology, Biology
• Christopher Haygood, appointment to the Douglas E. Burns and Nickie J. Burns Endowed Professorship in Choral Music, Music
• Mindy McCann, reappointment to department head, Statistics

Spears School of Business

• Sarah Johnson, reappointment to assistant dean for Undergraduate Learning, Accounting
• Justin Lawrence, appointment to department head and Noble Foundation Chair in Marketing Strategy, Marketing and International Business

College of Education and Human Sciences

• Tracy Kendall, contract extension, Community Health Sciences, Counseling and Counseling Psychology
• Chad Depperschmidt, change in administrative position, Educational Foundations, Leadership and Aviation
• Emily Tucker, title change from assistant professor of professional practice to teaching
• Kelly McCubbin, contract extension for one year, Kinesiology, Applied Health and Recreation

College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology

• John Phillips, appointment to the Dean's Professorship, Architecture
• Clint Aichele, reappointment to the Lew Ward Chair in Petroleum Engineering, Chemical Engineering
• Prem Bikkina, reappointment to the Harold Courson Chair in Petroleum Engineering, Chemical Engineering
• Heather Fahlenkamp, reappointment to the Edward Bartlett Chair in Chemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering
• Yu Feng, appointment to the Dean's Professorship, Chemical Engineering
• Mileva Radonjic, reappointment to the Samson Investment Chair in Petroleum Engineering, Chemical Engineering
• Joshua Ramsey, reappointment to the Robert N. Maddox Professorship in Chemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering
• Jindal Shah, appointment to the Anadarko Petroleum Chair in Chemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering
• Joshua Li, reappointment to the Williams Foundation Professorship in Civil Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Weihua Sheng, appointment to the Earl and Carolyn Gimp Professorship, Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Terry Collins, appointment to interim school head, Industrial Engineering and Management
• Tieming Liu, appointment to the Wilson Bentley Professorship, Industrial Engineering and Management
• Jeffrey Spitler, reappointment to the OG&E Energy Technology Chair, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

College of Veterinary Medicine

• Emily McCool, appointment to the James and Elizabeth Wise Endowed Chair of Veterinary Ophthalmology, Clinical Sciences

Retirements

• Carol Moder, Feb. 1, 2026, English
• Reuel Hanks, Jan. 31, 2026, Geography
• Jean Rickleman, June 1, 2025, Sociology
• Jennifer Hays-Grudo, Oct. 1, 2025, Psychiatry and Behavioral Science