Personnel

Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education

Ms. Julie Carson ,Chair			Claremore
Mr. Marlin “Ike” Glass, Jr., Vice Chair			Newkirk
Mr. James D. “Jimmy” Harrel , Secretary			Leedy
Mr. Mike C. Turpen, Assistant Secretary			Oklahoma City
Mr. John Massey, Member			Durant
Mr. Joseph L. Parker, Member			Tulsa
Mr. William Stuart Price, Member			Tulsa
Gen. Toney Strickland, Member			Lawton
Dr. Ronald H. White, Member			Oklahoma City
Dr. Glen Johnson, Chancellor			Oklahoma City

Regional University System of Oklahoma

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Mr. Michael W. Mitchel, Chair			Woodward
Ms. Susan Winchester, Member			Chickasha
Mr. Jeffrey T. Dunn, Member			Tulsa
Dr. Joe Anna Hibler, Member			Weatherford
Ms. Jan Gordon, Member			Broken Arrow
Ms. Connie Reilly, Member			Okemah
Mr. Terry Matlock , Member			Garvin
Mr. Richard Ogden, Member			Oklahoma City
Dr. Janet Barresi, Member			Oklahoma City
Dr. Sheridan McCaffree, Executive Director			Oklahoma City

Oklahoma State Board of Education

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Dr. Janet Barresi, Chair		Oklahoma City
Mr. Leo J. (Lee) Baxter, Member		Lawton
Ms. Amy Anne Ford, Member		Durant
Mr. Brian Hayden, Member		Enid
Ms. Joy Hofmeister, Member		Jenks
Mr. William “Bill” Price, Member		Oklahoma City
Mr. William F. “Bill” Shdeed, Member		Oklahoma City

Oklahoma Regional Universities

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Northeastern State University	Dr. Steven Turner, President	Tahlequah
East Central State University	Dr. John R. Hargrave, President	Ada
Northwestern State University	Dr. Janet Cunningham, President	Alva
Southeastern State University	Dr. Larry Minks, President	Durant
Southwestern State University	Mr. Randy Beutler, President	Weatherford
University of Central Oklahoma	Dr. Don Betz, President	Edmond

Presidents of Northeastern

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Albert Sydney Wyly, 1909
D. Frank Redd, 1909-1911
Frank E. Buck, 1911-1912
W. E. Gill, 1912-1914
George W. Gable, 1914-1919
William T. Ford, 1919-1923
Monroe P. Hammond, 1923-1935
J. M. Hackler (Acting), 1935-1936
John Samuel Vaughan, 1936-1951
Louis H. Bally (Acting), 1951
Harrell E. Garrison, 1951-1970
Robert E. Collier, 1970-1977
Elwin Fite (Acting) 1977-1978
W. Roger Webb, 1978-1997
Larry B. Williams, 1997-2008
Kim Cherry, 2007-2008 (Interim President)
Don Betz, 2008-2011
Martin Tadlock, 2011 (Interim President)
Steven Turner, 2011-Present

Officers of the University

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Steven Turner, Ph.D.		President
Janet E. Bahr, Ed.D		Interim Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs
Laura Boren, Ph.D.		Vice President for Student Affairs
David Koehn, M.B.A.		Vice President for Business and Finance
Tim Foutch, B.S.		Vice President for Operations
Jerry Cook, M.B.A		Interim Executive Director, University Relations

University Administration

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Martha Albin, Ed.D.		Director, Human Resources
Phillip Bridgmon, Ph.D.		Dean, College of Liberal Arts
Richard Carhart, Ed.D		Executive Director of International Programs
Sue Catron, M.B.A.		Director of Business Affairs
Teri Cochran, Ph.D.		Director, Student Financial Services
Roger Collier, Ph.D.		Dean, College of Business and Technology
Ronald C. Cox. M.T.		Director, Physical Fitness Center
Tony Duckworth, M.S.		Director of Athletics
Todd Enlow, B.S.		Interim Director of Auxiliary Services
Phyllis Fife, Ed.D.		Director, Center for Tribal Studies
Pamela K. Fly, Ph.D.		Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs
Mark Giese, Ed.D.		Director, Assessment & Institutional Research
Peggy Glenn, J.D.		Director of Development
Thomas L. Jackson, Ph.D.		Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs & Dean, Graduate Programs
Christee Jenlink, Ed.D.		Dean, NSU Broken Arrow Campus
Daniel Johnson, B.B.A.		Director, Alumni Relations
E. Thayne King, B.S.		Director of Housing
Christy Landsaw, B.B.A.		Director of Budgets
Dr. Deborah Landry, Ed.D.		Dean, College of Education
Timothy McElroy, Ed.D.		Dean, NSU Muskogee Campus
Rick Manes, B.S.		Director, Payroll
Cole Martin, B.S.		Manager, RiverHawk Shoppe/Campus Bookstore
Doug Penisten, O.D., Ph.D.		Dean, College of Optometry
Jerrett Phillips, M.S.		Interim Executive Director, Enrollment Management
Julie Sawyer, Ph.D.		University Registrar
Tom Smith, B.A.		Director, Communications and Marketing
Joe Spence, M.S.		Director of Facilities Maintenance
Kevin Taylor, B.S.		Director, Information Technology & Chief Information Officer
Martin R. Venneman, Ph.D		Dean, College of Science & Health Professions
Linda West, M.L.S.		Interim Executive Director, NSU Libraries

GRADUATE COUNCIL

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April Adams, Ed.D., Professor of Science Education, B.S., J.S., Purdue University; Ed.D., University of Houston.
Renee Cambiano, Ed.D., Associate Professor of Education: B.S., Northeastern State University; M.S., University of Memphis; Ed.D., University of Arkansas.
Denise DaRos-Voseles, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education B.S., Charleston College; M.Ed., Citadel; Ph.D., University of South Carolina.
Sandra D. Edwards, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Management: B.S., Emporia State University; M.B.A., Central Missouri State University; Ph.D., New Mexico State University.
Gary R. Freeman, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Accounting, B.A., University of West Florida; M.S.M., Florida International University; Ph.D., Georgia State University.
O. Susan Frusher, Ph.D., Professor of Education; B.S.,M.Ed., Northeastern State University; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University.
Mark L. Giese, Ed.D., Professor of Health & Human Performance and Director of Institutional Research; BS., Fort Hays State University; M.S., Ed.D., University of Kansas.
Kenneth L. Hancock, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Education: B.S. Ed., M.A., Ph.D., University of Tulsa.
Elizabeth Keller, Assistant Professor of Psychology and Counseling; M.S., Northeastern State University; B.S., Missouri State University.
Thomas L. Jackson, Ph.D., Dean of the Graduate College: B.S., University of the Pacific; M.A., Ph.D., Bowling Green State University.
Christopher R. Malone, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English B.A., University of Tulsa; M.A., Oklahoma State University; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University.
Kenny A. Paris, Ph.D.; Associate Professor of Psychology & Counseling: B.A., M.S., East Central University; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
Karen Patterson, Ph.D., Professor of Speech-Language Pathology: B.S., Texas Christian University; M.S., Ph.D., University of North Texas.
Martha Y. Parrott, Ed.D., Associate Professor of Mathematics; B.S.E., Oklahoma Christian University; M.Ed., University of Houston; Ed.D., Oklahoma State University.
Barbara Ray, Ed.D., Associate Professor of Library Media, B.A., M.L.I.S., University of Oklahoma, Ed.D., Oklahoma State University.
Amy Aldridge Sanford, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Speech, B.A., and M.Ed., Northeastern State University; M.A. and Ph. D., University of Iowa.
Stephan E. Sargent, Ed.D., Assistant Professor of Reading/Literacy Education: A.S., Northern Oklahoma College; B.S., Oklahoma State University; M.A., The University of Tulsa; Ed.D., Oklahoma State University.
Michelle K. Shuler, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology and Counseling: B.A., Texas State University; M.A., university of north Colorado; Ph.D., University of Texas-San Antonio.
Melissa Strong, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of English: B.A., Central Connecticut State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of California.
Michael D. Turner, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Environmental Management: BSCE, United States Air Force Academy, MEng Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ph.D. Environmental Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin.
Joyce A. Van Nostrand, Ph.D., C.N.E., Professor of Nursing: B.S.N., Southern Oregon State College; M.S.N., University of Texas-El Paso; Ph.D., Texas Woman’s University.
Richard W. Williams, Ed.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology & Counseling; B.A., Louisiana College; M.Ed., Ed.S., Northeastern State University, Natchitoches, LA; Ed.D., Argosy University.
Frank A. Zeigler, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice B.S., Rowan College; J.D., University of Tulsa; Ph.D., Sam Houston State University.

*GRADUATE FACULTY

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April Adams, (1999) Ed.D
	Professor of Science Education
	B.S., M.S., Purdue University; Ed.D. University of Houston.
Brad Agnew, (1968) Ph.D
	Professor of History
	B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Oklahoma.
Vanessa Anton, (1997) Ph.D
	Associate Professor Health & Human Performance
	B.S.Ed., M.S., Northeastern State University; Ph.D., University of Arkansas.
Ernst Bekkering, (2004) Ph.D
	Associate Professor of Information Systems
	M.S., Mississippi State University; Ph.D., Mississippi State University
Tia Bennett, (2010) Ph.D.
	Assistant Professor of Health and Human Performance
	B.A., University of Texas at Austin; M.S., Texas State University-San Marcos; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
Mark D. Buckles, (2002) Ph.D.
	Associate Professor of Mathematics
	B.S., University of Texas at Austin; M.S., Ph.D., University of Notre Dame
Christopher M. Burba, (2006) Ph.D.
	Associate Professor of Chemistry
	B.S., Northeastern State University; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
Steven Byers, (2010) Ph.D.
	Assistant Professor of Psychology and Counseling
	B.S., University of Tulsa; M.A., University of Michigan-Ann Arbor; Ph.D., University of Colorado-Boulder
Renee Cambiano, (2000) Ed.D.
	Professor of Educational Foundations and Leadership
	B.S., Northeastern State University; M.S., University of Memphis; Ed.D., University of Arkansas
Ronald M. Cambiano, (1989), Ed.D.
	Assistant Professor of Educational Foundations & Leadership
	B.S., M.A., University of Tulsa; Ed.D., University of New Mexico.
Deborah Carment, (1984) Ed.D.
	Professor of Mathematics
	B.S., Oklahoma State University; M.T. Northeastern State University; Ed.D., Oklahoma State University.
Richard E. Castillo, (1999) D.O., O.D.
	Clinical Associate Professor of Optometry
	D.O., Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine; O.D., Northeastern State University.
Christina Cedillo - Tootalian, (2001) Ph.D.
	Assistant Professor of English
	B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Texas A & M University
Kurt T. Choate, (2010) Ph.D.
	Assistant Professor of Psychology and Counseling
	B.S., University of Tulsa; M.Ed., Northeastern State University; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
Pamela G. Christol, (2004) Ph.D.
	Associate Professor of Science Education
	B.S.,M.S., University of Oklahoma; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
Cindy Cisar, (2004) Ph.D.
	Associate Professor of Biology
	A.B., Grinnell College; Ph.D., Cornell University
Paul Cooper, (2009) Ph.D.
	Assistant Professor of Psychology and Counseling
	B.A., Langston University; M.S., Northeastern State University; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
Kristopher Copeland, (2008) M.A.
	Instructor in communications
	B.A., Northeastern State University; M.A., University of Arkansas
William P. Corbett, (1988) Ph.D.
	Professor of History
	B.S., Clarion State College; M.A., University of South Dakota; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University.
Brian T. Cowlishaw, (2005) Ph.D
	Assistant Professor of English
	B.A., M.A., Idaho State University; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
Sapna Das-Bradoo, (2011) Ph.D.
	Assistant Professor of Biology
	B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Delhi
Billy Joe Davis, (1968) Ph.D.
	Professor of History
	B.S., M.Ed., Ph.D., Texas Technological University
Kelly A. Dunbar-Young, (2010) Ph.D.
	Assistant Professor of Psychology and Counseling
	B.G.S., M.S., Northeastern State University; Ph.D., University of Arkansas
Anita Ede, (2006), Ph.D.
	Assistant Professor of Curriculum & Instruction
	B.S., University of Miami; M.Ed., Northeastern State University; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
Carl Farinelli, (1988) Ed.D.
	Professor of Education
	B.A., M.A., Sam Houston State University; Ed.D., Texas Southern University.
Joseph M. Faulds, (1988) Ph.D.
	Professor of English
	B.S., M.A., North Texas State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Dallas.
Roxanne M. Fillmore, (1994) Ph.D.
	Professor of Early Childhood Education
	B.S., Ed., Brigham Young University; M.A., Ohio State University; Ph.D., University of Iowa.
Luke B. Foster, (1997) M.S
	Instructor in Mathematics
	B.S., Northeastern State University; M.S., Oklahoma State University
Gary R. Freeman, (2004) Ph.D.
	Associate Professor of Accounting
	B.A., University of West Florida; M.S.M., Florida International University; Ph.D., Georgia State University
O. Susan Frusher, (1986) Ph.D.
	Professor of Education
	B.S., M.Ed., Northeastern State University; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University.
Mark L. Giese, (1989) Ed.D.
	Professor of Health & Human Performance Director of Institutional Research
	B.S., Fort Hays State University; M.S., Ed.D., Kansas University
Arthur H. Gilbert, Jr., (2011) D.B.A.
	Professor of Accounting
	B.A., Louisiana Tech University; M.B.A., Louisiana Tech University; D.B.A., Louisiana Tech University
Todd R. Gomez, (2011) Ph.D.
	Assistant Professor of Psychology and Counseling
	B.S., M.A., Our Lady of the Holy Cross-New Orleans; Ph.D., Texas Tech University
Justin Halpern, (1988) Ph.D.
	Professor of Accounting
	B.A., Grinnell College; M.A., Iowa State; M.A., Ph.D., Stanford
Kenneth L. Hancock, (1998) Ph.D.
	Associate Professor of Education
	B.S. Ed., M.A., Ph.D., University of Tulsa.
Leslie D. Hannah, (2009) Ph.D.
	Associate Professor of English
	B.A., M.S. Northeastern State University; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
Lyman Kent Hawkins,(2008) Ph.D.
	Associate Professor of Speech Language Pathology
	B.A.,M.S., Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
Kathy S. Hixon (1990), Ph.D.
	Associate Professor of Health & Human Performance
	B.S., M.S., Fort Hays State University; Ph.D., University of Arkansas.
Thomas L. Jackson, (2004) Ph.D.
	Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dean of Graduate Studies & Research, and Professor of Psychology & Counseling
	B.S. University of the Pacific; M.A., Ph.D., Bowling Green State University.
Elizabeth Keller, (2010) Ph.D.
	Assistant Professor of Psychology and Counseling
	B.S., M.S. Missouri State University; Ph.D. University of Arkansas
Kimberli Lee (2010) Ph.D.
	Assistant Professor of English
	M.A., Tarleton State University; Ph.D., University of Nebraska
Darryl A. Linde, (1990) Ph.D.
	Professor of Mathematics
	B.S., M.S., University of Arkansas; Ph.D. University of Virginia
Pamela J. Louderback, (2001) Ed.D.
	Assistant Professor of Library Services
	BA., Shippensburg University; M.F.A., East Texas State University; Ed.D., Oklahoma State University
Jeffrey N. Lowenthal, (2005), Ph.D.
	Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship
	B.S., M.A., Michigan State University; Ph.D., University of Toledo
Tiffany R. Maher, (2009) Ph.D.
	Associate Professor of Chemistry
	B.S., Oklahoma State University; M.S., Missouri State University, Ph.D., University of Kansas
John M. Mercer, (9184) Ph.D.
	Professor of English
	B.A., Bryan College; M.A., University of Tennessee; Ph.D., University of Missouri, Columbia.
Brad Montgomery-Anderson, (2007) Ph.D.
	Assistant Professor of English
	B.A., University of Colorado; M.A., University of Illinois; Ph.D., University of Kansas
Judy Moody, (2003) Ph.D.
	Assistant Professor in Educational Foundations & Leadership
	B.S. Ed., East Central University; M.S., Nova University; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
William A. O’Seland (2009) M.A.
	Lecturer in English
	B.A., M.A., Northeastern State University
Latricia D. Pack, (1999) O.D.
	Assistant Professor of Optometry
	B.S., Oklahoma State University; O.D., Northeastern State University.
Kenny A. Paris, (1996) Ph.D.
	Associate Professor of Psychology and Counseling
	B.A., M.S., East Central University; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma.
Martha Y. Parrott, (2002) Ed.D.
	Associate Professor of Mathematics
	B.S.E., Oklahoma Christian University; M.Ed., University of Houston; Ed.D., Oklahoma State University
Dorothy J. Radin, (2009) E.D.
	Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education
	B.S., Minot State University; B.A., DePaul University; E.D., Oklahoma State University
Barbara Ray, (2001) Ed.D.
	Associate Professor of Library Media
	B.A., Ed.D., Oklahoma State University; M.L.S., University of Oklahoma.
Amy Aldridge Sanford, (2004) Ph.D.
	Assistant Professor of Communication
	B.A, M.Ed., Northeastern State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa
Stephan E. Sargent, (2004) Ed.D.
	Associate Professor of Reading/Literacy Education
	A.S., Northern Oklahoma College; B.S., Oklahoma State University; M.A., The University of Tulsa; Ed.D., Oklahoma State University.
Paula K. Schornick, (2008) Ph.D.
	Assistant Professor of Educational Foundations and Leadership
	B.S.Ed., Northeastern State University; M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
David K. Scott, (1991) Ph.D.
	Professor of Speech/Theatre
	B.A.,M.P.A., University of Oklahoma; M.A., Kansas State University, Ph.D., University of Oklahoma.
D. Audell Shelburne (2011) Ph.D.
	Associate Professor in English
	B.A., University of Dallas; M.A., University of Houston; Ph.D., Texas Tech University
Michelle K. Shuler (2009) Ph.D.
	Assistant Professor of Psychology and Counseling
	B.A., Texas State University; M.A., University of North Colorado; Ph.D., University of Texas-San Antonio
Amy D. F. Smith, (2003) Ph.D.
	Associate Professor of Biology
	B.S., Southwest Missouri State University; Ph.D., University of Arkansas
Melinda Smith, (2002) Ed.D.
	Associate Professor of Reading
	B.S., University of Tulsa; M.A., Northeastern State University; Ed.D., Oklahoma State University.
Mary Stanley, (2000) Ph.D.
	Associate Professor of English
	B.A., M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Texas.
Mary Swanson, (2004), Ed.D.
	Associate Professor Curriculum & Instruction
	B.S., Oklahoma State University; M.S., Purdue University; M.., University of Wisconsin-Superior; Ed.D., Oklahoma State University.
Cheryl Van Den Handel (2010) Ph.D.
	Assistant Professor of Political Science
	A.A., College of Marin; M.A., Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University
Denis Vovchenko, (2008) Ph.D.
	Assistant Professor of History
	BA., M.A., Moscow State Lomonosov University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Roger W. West, (1982) Ph.D., O.D.
	Professor of Optometry
	B.A., M.A., Western Washington State College; Ph.D., University of Illinois; O.D., New England College of Optometry.
Michael Wilds, (1996) J.D.
	Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
	B.A., University of Oklahoma; M.S., J.D., Oklahoma City University.
Steven C. Wilkinson, (1986) Ph.D.
	Professor of Mathematics
	B.S.E., M.Ed., Delta State University; Ph.D., University of Mississippi
Richard Williams, (2006) Ed.D.
	Associate Professor of Psychology and Counseling
	B.A., Louisiana College; M.Ed., Northwestern State University; Ed.S., Northwestern State University; Ed.D., Argosy University
Frank A. Zeigler, (2001) Ph.D., J.D.
	Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, Legal Studies, & Homeland Security
	B.A., Rowan College; J.D., University of Tulsa; Ph.D., Sam Houston State University
Rui Zhang, (2009) Ph.D.
	Assistant Professor of Physics
	B.S., M.S., Nankai University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota

* Graduate faculty consists of those who have met the criteria for a regular or temporary appointment as stated in the Policy for Appointment to Graduate Faculty.
This policy is on file in the Graduate College.