OSU/A&M Regents approve personnel actions

OSU/A&M Regents approve personnel actions

Friday, April 25, 2025

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New Appointments

• Chris Kuwitzky, senior vice president and chief financial officer, Administration and Finance

Ferguson College of Agriculture

• Chongyang Li, assistant professor, Plant and Soil Sciences

College of Arts and Sciences

• Chung-Yang Huang, assistant professor, Chemistry
• Devin Barlaan, teaching assistant professor, Psychology

College of Education and Human Sciences

• Carolina Capurro, teaching assistant professor, Educational Foundations, Leadership and Aviation
• Hyun Sung Jang, teaching assistant professor, Educational Foundations, Leadership and Aviation
• Keunjae Kim, assistant professor, Educational Foundations, Leadership and Aviation
• Tim Welch, teaching assistant professor, Human Development and Family Science
• Maria Stewart, assistant professor, Teaching, Learning and Education Sciences

College of Engineering and Architecture

• Ali Ettehadi, research assistant professor, Chemical Engineering
• Aritra Banerjee, assistant professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Rahim Esfandyarpour, associate professor (appointment confers tenure), Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Angelo Gaitas, associate professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Avimanyu Sahoo, associate professor (appointment confers tenure), Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Chelsie McWhorter, assistant professor, Engineering Technology
• Haley Murphy, associate professor (appointment confers tenure), Engineering Technology
• Anthony Comer, assistant professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Sushim Gupta, clinical assistant professor, Pathobiology

OSU Center for Health and Sciences

• Michelle Brotherton, clinical assistant professor, OB/GYN
• Darci Coffman, clinical assistant professor, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
• Scott Grantham, clinical assistant professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Science
• Heath Mueller, clinical assistant professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Science

Changes in Appointments

• Andy Mattern, appointment to department head and to the Vennerberg Endowed Chair, Art, Graphic Design and Art History
• David Carter, appointment to department head, Finance
• Tonya Hammer, appointment to the Jennifer Jacques Flannery Community Counseling Professorship, Community Health Sciences, Counseling and Counseling Psychology
• Chad Depperschmidt, reappointment to the Clarence E. Page Chair in Aviation Science, Educational Foundations, Leadership and Aviation
• Alex Bishop, reappointment to the Bryan Close Professorship in Adulthood and Aging, Human Development and Family Science
• Bob Larzelere, reappointment to the Endowed Professorship in Parenting, Human Development and Family Science
• Mike Stout, reappointment to the George Kaiser Family Foundation Endowed Chair in Community Policy, Human Development and Family Science
• Bert Jacobson, reappointment to the M.B. Seretean Endowed Professorship in Wellness, Kinesiology, Applied Health and Recreation
• Dingbo Lin, reappointment to the John and Sue Taylor Professorship, Nutritional Sciences
• Hongyu Wang, appointment to the Chuck and Kim Watson Endowed Chair in Education, Teaching, Learning and Education Sciences
• Sandip Harimkar, appointment to administrative position, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Retirements

• Shelly Legg, July 10, 2025, Agricultural Education, Communication and Leadership
• Robert Ansley, July 31, 2025, Natural Resource Ecology and Management
• Thomas Lanners, Aug. 1, 2025, Music
• Maureen Sullivan, June 2, 2025, Psychology
• Rathin Sarathy, June 5, 2025, Management Science and Information Systems
• Carrie Winterowd, July 1, 2025, Communication Health Sciences, Counseling and Counseling Psychology
• Janice Hermann, Aug. 1, 2025, Nutritional Sciences
• Virginia Worley, May 31, 2025, Teaching, Learning and Educational Sciences