Council of Deans 

Division of Academic Affairs

As of July 2025

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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

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

Jon Pedersen, Dean, College of Education and Human Sciences

Jerry Ritchey, Interim Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine

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-

            Institute of Technology and OSU-Oklahoma City

 

Academic Affairs Liaison:  

Gabby Nicklas, Director of Provost's Affairs