Faculty
Member
Name
Highest
Degree, Field, &
University
Assignment:
Indicate the role of
the faculty member
Faculty
Rank
Tenure
Track
Southwestern Oklahoma State University Education Faculty
Susan AlJarrah
M.Ed. in English,
Southwestern Ok
State Univ.
Faculty-Language
Arts (Secondary LA
Methods)
Instructor
No
Dr. Mary
Aspedon
Ph.D.
Administration,
Curriculum &
Instruction,
University of
Nebraska
Faculty-Education
Administration
Associate
Professor
Yes
M.S. Applied
Psychology; M.Ed. in
Psychometry,
Southwestern OK
State University
Elaine Bates M. of Music Ed. from
South Western
Oklahoma State
University
Faculty-Psychology
(School Psychometry)
Instructor
No
Faculty-Music,
adjunct (Music
Methods)
Instructor
No
Dr. Gary
Bell (retired
June 2008)
Faculty and Chair,
Industrial Technology
(Tech Methods)
Professor
Yes
Amy
Barnett
Ed.D. in
Occupational and
Adult Education, OK
State University
Scholarship, Leadership in Professional
Associations, and Service: List up to 3
major contributions in the past 3 years
Teaching or other
professional experience in
P-12 schools
OSU Writing Project participant &
presenter; OK Council Teachers of English
Board Member (2008-9); “Summary of Use
of SNAP Grant Funds” poster presentation,
2007 National Writing Project Annual
Meeting, New York
1) “How to Improve Your Interpersonal
Communication Skills” presentation at 2007
Kappa Delta Pi Convocation;
2) Chapter Counselor for Kappa Delta Pi
International Honor Society
3) Current member of four University
Committees
4) Authored textbook: Instructor’s Manual
and Test Bank for Understanding Research:
Becoming a Competent and Critical
Consumer, 1st Ed. Columbus, OH (2005);
OK teacher certification in
Spanish and Language Arts,
10 years experience teaching
high school English
enrolled in OSU Educational Psychology
doctoral program; Principal Investigator for
OK State Court Improvement Project (20057); Secretary of Licensed Behavioral
Practitioner Board from 2006-present.
member of Music Teachers National Assoc.,
National Federation of Music Clubs and
Central OK Music Teachers Assoc.; advisor
for SWOSU Student Senate; adjudicate
vocal/piano contests for K-12 public schools
OK Dept. of Career Tech Middle Grades
Task Force (1999-2008), OK Dept. of VoTech Education Technology Education
Curriculum Committee (1990-2008),
Assistant Superintendent,
Ladue School District, St.
Louis, MO, 1995-1999;
Associate Superintendent,
Francis Howell School
District, St. Charles, MO,
1993-1995; Special Ed
Coordinator in Lincoln, NE
1989-93; Elementary
Principal, Omaha, NE 198187 (over 30 years experience
in public schools).
OK certification as School
Counselor, School
Psychometrist, and School
Psychologist
OK certification for Music
Education (K-12); 3 years
public school teaching
experience.
OK certification for Industrial
Arts, 10 years experience
teaching high school
industrial arts
Southwestern Oklahoma State University Education Faculty
Eddie
Bennett
M. Ed. in Elem.
Education,
Southwestern OK
State University
Faculty-Education,
adjunct
Instructor
No
Caddo/Kiowa Tech Center Advisory
Committee (1989-present).
OK Assoc. of Elem. School Principals
President-Elect 2008; District 10 OAESP
Principal of the Year
Linda
Berrong
M Ed-(Reading
Specialist)
Southwestern OK
State University
Faculty-Education,
adjunct, clinical
supervision
Instructor
No
n/a
Allen Boyd
Master of Education
in Secondary
Administration,
Oklahoma University
Faculty, Education
Instructor
No
Ruth Boyd
MBA in Management
with B.A. in
Elementary Ed.;
Southwestern OK
State University
Ph.D, History,
University of Toledo.
Faculty, Interim
Chair-Dept. of
Education as of July
15, 2008
Instructor
No
Member-WPS Development Committee for
Student Drug Testing, Oklahoma Coaches
Association All-State Selection Committee,
OSSAA Playoff Advisory Committee,
National Education Association,
Oklahoma Education Association
Enrolled in OU doctoral program;
presentations at the 2007 and 2008 National
Social Science Association Conference in
Las Vegas; faculty sponsor- Kappa Delta Pi
Faculty-Social
Science, Clinical
Supervision
Professor
Yes
M Ed Special
Education, University
of Central Oklahoma
Faculty- Special
Education
Instructor
No
Dr. Roger
Bromert
Debbie
Case
35 Hours Post-
Reviewer for OK Subject Area Tests in
U.S./OK History (2007); Governor’s
Appointee to the Board of Directors of the
OK Historical Society (2004-8); Reviewer
for National Council for Social Sciences
program accreditation (2004-06).
1. Participation on Content Advisory
Committee for development of OK Subject
Area Test for Mild/Moderate Disabilities;
2. member of Teacher Education Council
(2005-6) and Admission/Retention
26 yrs. experience as
teacher/administrator in OK;
certified as Elem. Principal;
Secondary Principal, Elem.
Ed, Health/PE, middle school
math, language arts & social
studies.
Teaching experience-High
School English (2 yrs.),
Fourth grade (8 yrs.) and K12 Reading Specialist (12
yrs.)
21 years teacher/administrator
and coaching experience in
Altus and Weatherford Public
Schools; OK certification in
math, Elem/Sec Principal
Oklahoma license in Elem.
Education and Elementary
Principal; 13 years experience
teaching elem. grades,
Weatherford, OK
University Supervisor for
History Education Student
Teachers and First Year
Resident Teachers; ten hours
annual work in the public
schools.
21 years public school
experience in Special
Education. K-12 LD, ED, MH
Self-Contained and resource,
Consultant, Team Leader,
Southwestern Oklahoma State University Education Faculty
graduate work in
Special Education
(Oklahoma State
University,
University of
Oklahoma Health
Science Center)
Dr. Robert
Chambers
University of
Oklahoma; D.M.A. in
Music performance
Faculty- Music;
Clinical Supervision
Professor
Yes
Daniel
Farris
Doctor of M. A. in
choral conducting &
musicology;
University of North
Texas, graduation
expected Dec. 2008
Ph.D. History,
University of Georgia
Faculty, Music;
Clinical Supervision
Instructor
No
Faculty-Social
Science; Clinical
Supervision
Asst.
Professor
Yes
Ed.D. in Educational
Administration,
University of
Faculty & ChairEducation (through
July 15, 2008)
Asst.
Professor
Yes
Dr. Fred
Gates
Dr. Dennis
Gentry
Committee (2005-8).
3. Developed and implemented curriculum
for an Associate of Science degree in
Exceptional Learning Needs
Paraprofessionals in conjunction with the
Bureau of Indian Affairs.
4. “Facts, Frenzy and Fiction in
Development of Educational Portfolios”
presentation at 2007 Southeast Regional
Association of Teacher Education, St. Louis
Oklahoma All-State Band Trombone
Audition Workshop presentation for OK
Music Educators Assoc. Convention (1996present); Director of Southwestern Guitar
Camp, String Camp and Youth Orchestra
(2005-present); faculty advisor for Kappa
Kappa Psi honorary band fraternity;
Principal trombonist in the Lawton
Philharmonic (1989-present).
Conductor-Coppell (TX) Community
Chorale (2005-7);
Assistant Conductor-Denton (TX) Bach
Society (2001-3)
Dept. Chair
Oklahoma license-Standard in
Elem. Education, Emotionally
Disturbed, Learning
Disabilities, Mentally
Handicapped, Middle School
Language Arts, Science,
Social Studies
Texas License: (Life) ED,
LD, MH, and Elem. Ed.
10 hours annual public school
service
“We Had To Do It.” Electoral Fraud
in Georgia during the Populist EraBook project in early stages of
research.; manuscript reviewer for
Prentice Hall Publishing, McGraw
Hill & Pearson Publishing (2005-7);
authored article in Georgia Historical
Quarterly 91 (Summer, 2007).
Four time grant recipient for the purpose of
increasing program effectiveness in literacy,
parental involvement, math, and foreign
volunteer at Burcham
Elementary and East
Elementary Schools (2004-8)
TX State All-level Music
Certification, life certificate; 3
years public school teaching
experience
OK certification in
elementary education,
elementary principal and
Southwestern Oklahoma State University Education Faculty
Oklahoma
Vicky Lynn
Gilliland
M.Ed. Education,
Southwestern
Oklahoma State
University, M.Ed.
Vocational Family
and Consumer
Science, University
of Central Oklahoma
Ed.D., Applied
Educational Studies,
Oklahoma State
University
Coordinator of Field
Experiences, Resident
Year Program
Instructor
No
Department of
Kinesiology Chair,
Secondary P.E.
Methods
Associate
Professor
Yes
Dr. John K.
Hayden
Ph.D., M.A., History,
University of
Virginia; B.A,
History, Georgetown
University
Faculty, Social
Science, Clinical
Supervision,
Secondary Methods
Professor
Yes
Dr. David
Henderson
Ed.D. University of
Faculty-Education
Montana, Educational Administration
Leadership
Asst.
Professor
Yes
Dr. Vicki
Hatton
language; co-director and technology
director for Phase II of the OK-ACTS
(Oklahoma’s Achievement through
Collaboration and Technology Support)
program. OK-ACTS is a Bill Gates State
Leadership partnership program at the
University of Oklahoma; member of
professional development committee of
Cooperative Council for Oklahoma School
Administrators
Published SWOSU Student Teachers’
Handbook, Vol. I-XIII, Portfolio Handbook,
Foundations of Education Handbook,
Resident Teacher Handbook; Principal
Investigator for “Celebrating Excellence in
Diverse Classrooms” grant funded by
OSRHE (2006); OCTP Portfolio Review
team member (1998-2008).
*Oklahoma Association for HPERD State
President.
*Hatton, V. (2005). “Are Schools Helping or
Hindering Childhood Obesity?” OAHPERD
Journal.
*Appointed to the Governor’s Task Force on
the Promotion of Children’s Health.
Named SWOSU Bernhardt Scholar for
Teaching, Scholarship, and Service, 2005;
Book Reviews for Sixteenth Century Journal
(2002-8); manuscript reviews for Houghton
Mifflin and McGraw Hill (2006-8); General
Education Committee chair (2003-present).
Co-founder/director of Montana Courage To
Teach. Facilitated over 30 Courage retreats
for teachers/administrators in Montana,
South Dakota, and Wyoming; Spirituality
superintendent; 10 years
experience as an elementary
teacher, technology
technician, assistant principal
and elementary principal.
Certification: 7-12,
vocational Family and
Consumer Science; K-12,
Art; 7-12 Psychology.
Supervision of student
teachers and resident year
teachers.
*Lifetime Teaching
Certificate in the State of
Texas.
*Student teacher and Resident
Teacher Supervisor.
*Taught Physical Education,
Health and coached 12 years
in grades K-12.
University Supervisor for
History Education Student
Teachers and Resident Year
Teachers, 1998-Present; ten
hours annual service in public
schools
11 years public school
teaching, coaching,
administrative experience in
Montana
Southwestern Oklahoma State University Education Faculty
Kimberley
A. Kelly
M. Ed Special
Faculty,
EducationEarly Childhood and
Southwestern OK
Special Education
State; National Board
Certified-Early
Childhood Generalist,
1999
Instructor
No
Edward
Klein (hired
July, 2008)
M. Ed. in Educational
Administration from
Southwestern OK
State University
Faculty-Education
Instructor
No
Skip
Klingman
M. Ed. in Music
Education,
Southwestern OK
State University (72
hours of doctoral
courses at OU)
University of
Oklahoma, Ph.D. in
Math Education,
May, 2009 (expected)
Wichita State
University, M.S. in
Mathematics
M. Ed. in Educational
Administration from
Faculty, Music;
Clinical Supervision
Asst.
Professor
Yes
Faculty, Math
(Secondary Math
Methods)
Instructor
No
Faculty, Industrial
Technology, Clinical
Instructor
No
Ron Koehn
Richard
Kurtz
and Education: The Art of Connecting with
Others. Review Journal of Philosophy and
Social Science. XXIX Special Issue, 25-36
(2004)
Doctoral course work of 18 credit hours at
Walden University (2006-8); Collaborated
with The Children’s Center in Bethany to
provide clinical field experience for Special
Education majors at a residential setting with
medically fragile children (2007-8); faculty
sponsor for Student Council for Exceptional
Children and Western Early Childhood
Association (2006-8)
attended Aspiring Principals Conference
sponsored by CCOSA; developed schoolwide plan to view, track and analyze student
performance data;
Past-President of Oklahoma Music
Educators' Association; Past Member,
Executive Board, Southwestern Division of
M. E. N. C; Adjudicator and Clinician for
Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities and
other choral festivals
SWOSU Faculty Grievance Board, 2006;
Technology and Equipment committee,
Department of Mathematics, 2000-07
Teacher Ed Council Representative (2005present); Technology Education Collegiate
Parent Educator-Parents as
Teachers (Missouri &
Oklahoma); 8 yrs as an Early
Childhood Educator (Pre-K &
KG)- Waukomis, Oklahoma
and Carnegie, OK; 3 yrs
Gifted/Talented CoordinatorCarnegie, OK
OK certification in Health &
Physical Ed, Middle Level
English, U.S. History &
Government, World History
& Geography, Secondary
Principal; 8 years experience
as middle school teacher and
coach.
OK certification in
vocal/instrumental music; 13
years teaching experience in
vocal music and band
taught mathematics in grades
8-12 for 8 years in OK and
KS private schools
OK certification in
Technology Education and
Southwestern Oklahoma State University Education Faculty
Southwestern OK
State University
Supervision
Janet Lee
M.A. in Elementary
Education, University
of Central Oklahoma
Faculty, Education
(adjunct); Clinical
Supervision only
Instructor
No
Joe London
M.ED. from
Southwestern OK
State
Faculty, Art Dept.
Chair; Secondary Art
Methods
Instructor
No
Dr. Helen
Maxson
Ph.D. in English from Faculty, Language
Cornell University
Arts; Clinical
Supervision
Professor
Yes
Dr. Robbie
V. McCarty
PhD in Instructional
Leadership/Academic
Curriculum in
Science Education,
University of
Oklahoma
Assistant
Professor
Yes
Faculty, Chemistry &
Physics; Secondary
Science Methods
Association chapter advisor (2001-present);
OK Technology Student Association State
Conference Event Coordinator (2001present)
1987 Zone 5 Oklahoma Principal of the Year
Work accepted for Goddard Art Center’s
34th Annual Exhibit, Ada, OK (2008);
Oklahoma Arts Institute Visual Arts
Advisory Panel, Okla. Arts Institute 200607; Faculty Senator (2007-8) and member of
Teacher Ed Council and Admission/
Retention Committee
Educators’ Leadership Academy at the
University of Central Oklahoma. (2006-07),
“The Way of the River in Wendell Berry’s
Jaber Crow”: conference paper at the
Conference of South Central Modern
Language Association, Memphis (2007);
“Speculations on the Lyrical and the
Narrative Modes in Poems by Dan
Schwarz.” Westview: A Journal
of Western Oklahoma 26.1 (Spring 2007).
15-20.
Faculty senator for Chemistry Department,
Service on Grievance, Faculty Development,
and Retention committees; authored article
in Research in Comparative and
International Education (2007); Principal
Investigator for Science and Math
Association of Rural Educators Grant (200609).
Secondary Principal; 4 years
experience as high school
teacher and assistant
principal.
OK certification in Early
Childhood, Elementary Ed.
and Elem. Principal;
24 years public school
teaching experience
9 years teaching experience in
art; Clinton Public Schools;
OK certification for art
education
NY English certification
grades 7-12, 7 years
experience teaching high
school English
Certified, Oklahoma Standard
Teaching Certificate; all
science areas; 9 years in
public secondary schools
Southwestern Oklahoma State University Education Faculty
Evette
Meliza
ABD Ph.D.
Curriculum &
Instructional
Leadership,
Vanderbilt University
and M.A. in History
from Emporia State
University
Faculty, Education
Instructor
No
Presentations at the 2006, 2007 & 2008
National Social Science Association
Conference in Las Vegas; presentation
“Women’s Language and the Classroom”
accepted for 2009 Association of Teacher
Educators Annual Meeting in Dallas; article
submitted to Action in Teacher Education
(2008).
14 years teaching experience
in junior high and high
schools.
TN teaching license with
endorsements in Earth
Science, Biology, History,
Geography, Government, &
Psychology.
Patricia
Perkins
Master’s of
Education in Special
Education,
Northwestern OK
State University
Faculty, Education
Instructor
No
11 years K-12 public school
teaching and administration.
Certification: Reading
Specialist K-12, Elementary
K-8, Special Education K-12,
Elementary Administration
Dr. Ray
Read
Ed. D. in School
Administration/
Instruction;
University of
Kentucky
Faculty, Education
Asst.
Professor
Yes
Dr. Ann
Russell
Ed.D. Curriculum
and Instruction with
emphasis in Reading,
Oklahoma State
University
Faculty, Education
Professor
Yes
Co-sponsor of Kappa Delta Pi (2008-9);
developed two web-based Reading Specialist
courses and deployed on Desire to Learn
(2007); submitted “What’s New in
Children’s Literature and How to Use It in
Your Program” to Bureau of Education and
Research (2007-8).
member of North Central Accreditation
Criterion 1 Committee (2008-9); SWOSU
Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa Executive Board
member (2008); 30 years experience as
licensed high school sports official; authored
2006 SWOSU Institutional Report, 2007
Rejoinder to BOE Report and 2008 Focused
Institutional Report.
1) Publication: Chapter in the multicultural
section of college English textbook, The
Well-Crafted Argument, published by
Houghton Mifflin, 2005; 2) Presentation on
influence of NCLB on language arts
instruction at 2003 and 2004 OACTE
Conference; 3) member of Teacher
Education Council (2001-7); SWOSU
Strategic Planning Goals Team (2005-7),
Tenure & Promotion Review Committee
(2005)
28 years experience as
teacher, principal and
instructional supervisor in KY
public schools;
superintendent, principal,
supervisor (director)
certification in KY and OK
* Oklahoma certification
(current)
* Reading K-12, Reading
specialist
* Secondary English, speech,
and French
*11 years experience as high
school teacher
Southwestern Oklahoma State University Education Faculty
Dr. Terry
Segress
PhD in Music
Education; University
of North Texas
Faculty, Music
Department (former
Chair); Clinical
Supervision
Professor
Yes
Treasurer of Oklahoma Unit of International
Association for Jazz Education.; 2005 OK
Jazz Educator of the Year Award-Int’l
Assoc. for Jazz Education; 2006 Governor’s
Arts and Education Award winner
Dr. James
South
Doctor of Musical
Arts; University of
North Texas
Faculty; Music
Department; Clinical
Supervision
Professor
Yes
Janis South
M. Music Ed. from
South Western
Oklahoma State
University
Faculty; Music;
Clinical Supervision
Instructor
No
Dr. Ginger
Welch
Oklahoma State
University; Doctor of
Philosophy in
Counseling
Psychology
Faculty, Psychology
(School Counseling)
Asst.
Professor
Yes
Kathleen
Waites
M. Ed. from South
Western Oklahoma
State University
Faculty, adjunct;
Clinical Supervision
Instructor
No
Presentation: "Band and Orchestra
Intonation: Teaching an Ensemble Skill"
Ohio Music Educators Association Winter
Conference, 2008; Midwest International
Band/Orchestra Clinic, Chicago, 2006;
“Factors Related to Music Teacher Retention
in Oklahoma,” Southern Music Education
Journal, Fall 2004, 72-80.
2006 Master class for Middle/High School
Students, University of Oklahoma Horn
Workshop; 2006-07 Coordinator, SWOSU
All-Senior Honor Band; 2004-07All-OK
Music Ed Assoc Clinics, SWOSU Band
Camps
Post Adjudication Review Board Oklahoma
County Juvenile Bureau (2007); Model
Child Care in a Novel Setting: A Start-Up
Handbook for Treatment Center Based Care
(In press); Teaching Group Counseling in a
Non-Traditional Format: Teaching
Challenges of a Rural University- Poster
presentation at Conference of the American
Psychological Association (2007)
State textbook review committee; North
Central Accreditation Team member;
Weatherford and Hydro District’s Teacher of
the Year
*10 yrs public school
teaching experience.
*Recent teaching in Clinton
HS Band Program-- jazz
band, section rehearsals,
accompanying solos, grades
6-12.
3 years public school teaching
experience in TX (band
director); adjudicator for
numerous public school band
contests from 1992-2007
OK certification in Music Ed,
9 years public school teaching
experience
OK Certification: Early
Childhood Education
OK certification in Secondary
English, Speech and Drama
(6-12); 32 years public school
teaching experience in OK
and KS
Southwestern Oklahoma State University Education Faculty
Dr. Donald
Wilson
PhD from University
of Arizona in
Secondary Education
(minor in Chemistry)
Faculty, Instructor in
Media and
Technology;
Clinical Supervisor
Professor
Yes
“Country Roads to City Streets” Presentation
at National Council for Community and
Education Partnerships, San Francisco CA
(July 2005); Collaborator on KESAM Math
Grant (2004-08); Faculty Senator (2003 to
present)
11 years high school teaching
experience in physical science
and math..