The Stephen F. Austin State University Board of Regents approved new faculty and staff appointments, changes of status, promotions and one retirement at its regular meeting Tuesday.
Faculty appointments were Ralph Marshall, associate professor of secondary education and educational leadership, and Kimberly Welsh, associate professor of elementary education, in the James I. Perkins College of Education.
Staff appointments included: Evan Coulson, coordinator of outdoor pursuits in campus recreation; Kacey Busby, Early Childhood Lab teacher; Robert Thomas, programmer/analyst I in information technology services; Horace Strong, project coordinator in the Richard and Lucille DeWitt School of Nursing; Veronica Weaver, assistant director of orientation; Peggy Mukelroy, research development specialist in research and sponsored programs; and Dan Su, assessment specialist.
Several staff appointments also were approved for residence life, including hall directors Christopher Crowe, Earlkisha Mayberry and Bryan Sutherland. Changes of status in that department included Erica Crafton, from hall director to area coordinator, and Amy Tedesco, from casual employee to hall director.
Other changes of status approved by the regents Tuesday included: Madalene Miller, from assistant to the dean to academic adviser in the Nelson Rusche College of Business; Jill Milem, from assistant director of counseling/clinical director to director of counseling; Tiffany Rivers, from assistant director of disability services to interim director of disability services; Kelley Snowden, from administrative assistant in the Center for Regional Heritage Research to research associate for cultural heritage; and Jessica Barrett, from accounting clerk II to supervisor of physical plant administration.
In the College of Sciences and mathematics, changes of status included Jana Redfield, from project coordinator to project coordinator/research specialist-lab, and Ravi Yandamuri, from casual employee to research specialist-lab management.
Additional changes of status include: Amanda Rudolph, from associate professor of secondary education to interim associate dean and coordinator of National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education; LaShanda Parkhurst, from financial aid specialist to financial aid officer; Charles Lopez, from director of disability services to assistant dean of student affairs for support services; and Scott Speichert, from technical support specialist II to database administrator I.
In the College of Fine Arts, C.A. Scott was promoted from webmaster assistant to web design specialist. In addition, Jorge Salas was promoted to assistant professor of tuba and euphonium in the School of Music.
Approved staff appointments also included the following SFA coaches: James C. Harper, head football coach; Arlington Nunn, assistant head football coach; and David Gibbs, Jake Taylor Morrison, Bruce Erik Slaughter, Harold Christopher Truax, Jacob Willingham, Richard Olin, Nathan Paul Schneider and Troy Rogers, assistant football coaches.
In addition, regents approved the retirement of Jerry Frye, professor of communication and contemporary culture.
