Oklahoma State University
01/30/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/30/2026 11:15
OSU/A&M Regents approve personnel actions
OSU/A&M Regents approve personnel actions
Friday, January 30, 2026
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Numerous Oklahoma State University personnel actions were approved during the OSU/A&M Board of Regents meeting Friday on the OSU Center for Health Sciences campus.
New appointments
- Alan Sohn, assistant professor, Accounting
- Amam Kabra, assistant professor, Management and Legal Studies
- Hae-Lyeng Kim, assistant professor, Management and Legal Studies
- Alicia Chaparro, clinical assistant professor, Community Health Sciences, Counseling and Counseling Psychology
- Linkan Bian, school head, professor (action confers tenure) and appointment to the Humphreys Chair, Industrial and Engineering Management
OSU Center for Health Sciences
- Karen Siren, clinical assistant professor, Emergency Medicine
Change in appointment
- Richard Boles, appointment to department head, History
- Teresa Lightner, change to associate professor, Accounting
- Norm Hord, title change to professor, Nutritional Sciences
- Stephen Clarke, appointment to dean, Education and Human Sciences
- Jon Pedersen, title change to professor, Teaching, Learning and Educational Sciences
- Mark Krzmarzick, appointment to school head, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Retirements
- Michael Grammer, June 30, 2026, Geology
- Jon Pedersen, Aug. 31, 2026, Teaching, Learning and Educational Sciences
- Keith Garbutt, July 1, 2026, Honors College
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