Council of Deans
Division of Academic Affairs
As of July 2024
Chair:
Jeanette Mendez, Provost and Senior Vice President
Members:
Shannon Baker, Associate Provost, Student Success (non-voting)
Melinda Cro, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Christopher Francisco, Vice Provost (non-voting)
Craig Freeman, Interim 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, Dean, OSU Global
Jayson Lusk, Vice President, Director, and Dean, Agricultural Sciences and Natural
Resources
Melanie Morgan, Dean, Graduate College
Christine Ormsbee, Vice Provost, Online Learning and Director, Institute for
Teaching and Learning Excellence (non-voting)
James Payne, Dean, Spears School of Business
Jon Pedersen, Dean, College of Education and Human Sciences
Carlos Risco, Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine
Jeffrey Stroup, Provost and Senior 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 and Interim Vice Provost, OSU-
Oklahoma City
Academic Affairs Liaison:
Denise Weaver, Assistant to the Provost