Council of Deans
Division of Academic Affairs
As of August 2026
Chair:
Jeanette Mendez, Provost and Senior Vice President
Members:
Shannon Baker, Associate Provost, Student Success (non-voting)
Dennis Blankenship, Dean, OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine
Stephen Clarke, Dean, College of Education and Human Sciences
Melinda Cro, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Christopher Francisco, Senior Vice Provost (non-voting)
Craig Freeman, Vice Provost and Dean, College of Professional Studies, OSU-Tulsa
Keith Garbutt, Dean, Honors College
Hanchen Huang, Dean, College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology
Sheila Johnson, Dean, OSU Libraries
Randy Kluver, Associate Provost and Dean, OSU Global
Jayson Lusk, Vice President and Dean, Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
Melanie Morgan, Dean, Graduate College
Christine Ormsbee, Vice Provost, Outreach, Online Education, Institute for Teaching and Learning Excellence (non-voting)
James Payne, Dean, Spears School of Business
Richard Prather, Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine
Richie Roberts, Provost and Senior Administrator, OSU Institute of Technology
Jeffrey Stroup, Provost and Vice President, Center for Health Sciences
Becky Taylor, Assistant Vice President for Provost's Priorities and Strategic Initiatives (non-voting)
Ronna Vanderslice, Vice Provost, OSU System Academic Affairs and Provost, OSU-Oklahoma City