The Oklahoma State University/A&M Board of Regents approved OSU system-wide personnel actions at its regular meeting Friday in Tulsa. The following Arts and Sciences faculty changes are as follows:

 Appointments:

Emily Fekete, clinical assistant professor, geography.

Tyrrell Conway, professor and department head (action grants tenure), microbiology and molecular genetics.

Thomas A. Poole, assistant professor, music.

Title Changes:

Robert L. Matts, title change from Regents Professor and Sarkeys Distinguished Professorship III to Regents Professor, biochemistry and molecular biology.

Amy L. Martindale, title change from director, Student Academic Services to assistant dean, Arts and Sciences Student Success Center.

Rebecca P. Brienen, title change from department head and Vennerberg professor to department head and Vennerberg chair, art, graphic design and art history.

Louise Siddens, title change from assistant professor to associate professor (action grants tenure); art, graphic design and art history.

Bobbi K. Lewis, title change from associate professor, Media and Strategic Communications to associate professor and assistant dean, Arts and Sciences Outreach.

Toni D. Graham, title change from associate professor to professor, English

Lynn C. Lewis, title change from assistant professor to associate professor (action grants tenure), English.  

Erik Ekman, title change from assistant professor to associate professor (action grants tenure), foreign languages.

Perry J. Gethner, title change from department head to Regents Professor and Norris Professor, foreign languages.

Tracy M. Quan, title change from assistant professor to associate professor (action grants tenure), geology.

David M. D’Andrea, title change from associate professor to professor, history.

Yongtao Du, title change from assistant professor to associate professor (action grants tenure), history.

John M. Kinder, title change from assistant professor to associate professor (action grants tenure), history.

Michael C. Oehrtman, title change from associate professor to associate professor and Noble professor, mathematics.

Gina J. Noble, title change from clinical associate professor to associate professor, Media and Strategic Communications. 

Brant Adams, title change from department head to professor, music.

Ryan B. Gardner, title change from assistant professor to associate professor (action grants tenure), music. 

Virginia L. Kunzer, title change from assistant professor to associate professor (action grants tenure), music;

Jeffrey L. Loeffert, title change from assistant professor to associate professor (action grants tenure), music;

Z. Randall Stroope, title change from associate professor to professor, music.

Yingmei Liu, title change from assistant professor to associate professor (action grants tenure), physics.

Eve M. Ringsmuth, title change from assistant professor to associate professor (action grants tenure), political science.

Duane A. Gill, title change from department head to professor, sociology.

Rana J. Webber, title change from clinical instructor to clinical assistant professor, theatre.

Punidan D. Jeyasingh, title change from assistant professor to associate professor (action grants tenure), zoology.

Retirements:

Ulrich K. Melcher, biochemistry and molecular biology.