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Education

1975
Ph.D. (Anatomical Sciences)
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City, OK

1965
B.S. (Biology & Chemistry)
University of Central Oklahoma
Edmond, OK

Professional Experience

1989-2011
Chair, Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology, Oklahoma State University Center For Health Sciences (OSU-CHS), Tulsa, OK

1985-present
Professor, Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology, OSU-CHS

1979-1985
Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology, OSU-CHS

1974-1979
Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology, OSU-CHS

1973-1974
Special Instructor in Histology & Microanatomy, Department of Pathology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC), Oklahoma City, OK

1971-1974
Teaching Assistant (Microscopic and Gross Anatomy), Department of Anatomical Sciences, (OUHSC)

1969-1970
Research Assistant, Hematology Research Laboratory, University Hospital, Oklahoma City

1967-1969
Assistant Physiologist, Aerospace Medicine Department, McDonnell-Douglas Corporation, St. Louis, MO

1964-1967
Research Associate, Cardiovascular Section, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK

Service & Contributions

• Secretary, Faculty Senate, OSU-COM, 1999-2000
• Treasurer/Sergeant at Arms, Faculty Senate, OSU-COM, 1996-1999
• President, Oklahoma Society of Physiologists, State research society for physiologists, 1992-1993
• Vice-President, Oklahoma Society of Physiologists, State research society for physiologists, 1991-1992
• Member, Faculty Council, OSU-Stillwater (Made advisory recommendations to administration regarding matters affecting faculty), 1989-1992
• President, Faculty Senate, OSU-COM (Communicate faculty issues and recommendations to administration), 1986-1987
• Vice-President, Faculty Senate, OSU-COM (Communicate faculty issues and recommendations to administration), 1985-1986
• Member, Anatomical Board of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK (Oversee all programs using human cadavers), 1978-present
• Consultant, National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners, Des Plaines, IL (Develop board examinations for the osteopathic profession), 1975-1978

Professional Societies

• American Association of Anatomists (FASEB)
• Oklahoma Academy of Science
• Oklahoma Microscopy Society
• Oklahoma Society of Physiologists
• Sigma Xi

Honors & Awards

• Excellence in Teaching Award, Class of 2004, OSU-COM, 2000
• A.T. Still Award of Excellence, Oklahoma Osteopathic Association, 2000
• Faculty Member of the Year, Class of 2003, OSU-COM, 1999
• Faculty Member of the Year, Class of 2002, OSU-COM, 1998
• Award of Appreciation, Oklahoma Osteopathic Association, 1994
• Outstanding Basic Science Professor, Class of 1997, OSU-COM, 1993
• Outstanding Service, OSU Faculty Council, Stillwater, OK, 1992
• Preclinical Instructor of the Year, Class of 1992, OSU-COM, 1988
• Educational Excellence, American College of Osteopathic Surgeons, Tulsa, OK, 1981

Research Interests

• Routes of amebic infection to central nervous system

Responsibilities & Duties

My responsibilities as chairman of the Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology encompasses:

1. The overall fiscal management of the department. This includes budget management (operations and research), personnel actions (hiring, salary, and promotion and tenure recommendations), research and teaching program oversight, and long range planning.
2. The preparation of the annual department report to the Associate Dean for Basic Sciences and Graduate Programs.
3. Other responsibilities including oversight of the donor program, management of teaching and research laboratories, and the department inventory.

Recreational Interests

• Fishing
• Golf
• Broadway Musicals
• Reading
• Travel