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Dr. Chad Depperschmidt is an Assistant Professor in Aviation and
Space Education with Oklahoma State University. Dr. Depperschmidt
has developed and instructed the following courses during his tenure at
OSU: Aviation/ Aerospace Management Principles, Aviation Economics,
Aviation Marketing, Airport Planning and Management, Corporate and
General Aviation Management, Capstone in Aviation Management,
History of Aviation, Historical Significance of Aviation, and International
Aerospace Issues. Dr. Depperschmidt has peer-reviewed scholarly
publications in academic journals, and has presented his scholarly work
to academic and professional conferences. Dr. Depperschmidt
completed his eighth year of OSU instruction in May 2013, and is in his
fifth year as an Assistant Professor. chad.depperschmidt@okstate.edu
Agribusiness Management
Kim Anderson, Ph.D. was raised on a grain and dairy farm in Muskogee
County, Okla. He served four years in the U.S. Navy before returning to
college and earning a Ph.D. in agricultural economics at OSU. After a brief
stint at the University of Kentucky, Kim joined the agricultural economics
faculty at OSU in 1982 as a professor and crop-marketing specialist. He is
well known throughout the southwestern U.S. for his column, “Wheat
Scoops,” which has been published in the Southwest Farm Press for the
last 20 years, and nationally and internationally for his “Soap Box” and
“Market Analysis” features on his website. Kim believes in hands-on
learning. To enable him to share “war stories” with his stakeholders and
students, he managed a receiving grain elevator during a wheat harvest
and spent another summer selling John Deere tractors. He has received 18
awards for his outstanding teaching and extension programs, and
currently holds the title of Professor and
Charles A. Breedlove Professor in
Agribusiness in the Agricultural Economics
Department here at OSU. kim.anderson@okstate.edu
Eric DeVuyst was raised on a farm in central Michigan. He holds a BS
and MS degree from Michigan State University in Agricultural Economics,
and earned a Ph.D. from Purdue University in the same field. He is
currently on the faculty at OSU with a research/extension appointment.
He has held previous appointments at the University of Illinois and North
Dakota State University. Among other topics, Eric has published scholarly
articles on the influence of genetics on fed cattle profits and calf weaning
weights. His extension work is largely focused on develop farm decision
tools. He lives on a small ranch north of Morrison, Okla. with his wife
Cheryl and daughter Megan. eric.devuyst@okstate.edu

J C. Hobbs has been with Oklahoma State University’s Cooperative
Extension Service since 1985. He holds the position of Assistant
Extension Specialist in the OSU Agricultural Economics
Department. His areas of emphasis are farm income tax
management, and estate planning, farm business management, and
farm transition planning. He received a Bachelor's of Science degree
in agricultural economics and accounting as well as a Master's of
Science degree in agricultural economics from Oklahoma State
University. JC.Hobbs@okstate.edu
Architecture
Professor Suzanne Bilbeisi has been a member of the faculty at the OSU
School of Architecture since 1993. Her primary role has been to teach in
the Architectural Design Studios. During her time at OSU she has taught
students at every level of the curriculum. In addition to the design studio,
Professor Bilbeisi has taught a general survey course of architectural
history entitled “Architecture and Society” and the “Introduction to
Architecture”, which is the freshman orientation course for the School of
Architecture. suzanne.bilbeisi@okstate.edu
Professor Steven O’Hara has been a member of the teaching faculty at
the School of Architecture since 1988. His primary areas of interest
include the design and analysis of masonry, steel and timber structures,
with special interest in classical numerical structural analysis and the
design of concrete structures. Professor O’Hara enjoys his close
mentoring relationship with the students in the AE program at OSU, as he
also performs the role of their academic advisor as well as one of their
primary instructors. steven.ohara@okstate.edu
Assistant Professor Jerry Stivers has been a member of the faculty at the
OSU School of Architecture since 2009. Prior to joining the university, he
was a practicing architect for 24 years in Oklahoma and Minnesota. In
2001, Jerry became a founding partner of STUDIOARCHITECTURE, recently
named Central Oklahoma’s “Firm of the Year”. His primary role has been to
teach in the architectural design studios with a focus in the 4 th year
comprehensive studio. In addition to the design studio, Professor Stivers
teaches a history course for medieval architecture and most recently an
introductory course for building systems. jerry.stivers@okstate.edu

Art in Motion
Dr. Julie Angle, a nationally board certified teacher, is an assistant professor in
secondary science education at OSU. Dr. Angle teachers both graduate and
undergraduate science methods courses. Prior to coming to OSU Dr. Angle was a
high school science teacher for 25 years. In addition to teaching science she
mentored students in science research, science fair competitions, and robotics
competitions. During the 2008-2009 school year Angle was one of 15 teachers
across the United States to serve as an Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator
Fellow. During her yearlong fellowship in Washington DC she worked at the
National Science Foundation in the Office of Cyberinfrastructure where she
chaired the Learning and Workforce Development program. Currently, Angle
serves on the executive committee for revising the Oklahoma Science Standards.
julie.angle@okstate.edu
Dr. Gayla Foster and Dr. Angle co-authored the article
“Art in Motion: A Sailboat Regatta” for the Science
Scope, October 2011 journal, and presented a session over it at the National
Science Teachers Association in March 2012 and for the Oklahoma Art
Education Association in September 2012. The OSU class is based on the
article.
Dr. Foster has been Visiting Professor for Art Education in the College of
Education since 2005. Her former positions were: Vice President and
Director of Programs for the Oklahoma Arts Institute (2001-2004); Director
of Arts in Education for the State Department of Education (1998-2001);
Artist-in-Residence for the Oklahoma Arts Council; Fine Arts Curriculum
Consultant for the Stillwater Public Schools, Yukon and Moore Public Schools.
Dr. Foster is a musician and artist. She painted one of the murals at the
WONDERtorium Oklahoma Children’s Museum in Stillwater in summer 2011.
At OSU she teaches the Visual Arts in the Curriculum class and supervisors
the art education student teachers. She has been Director of Music for
Highland Park United Methodist Church since 1976. As a pianist she has
performed concerts in Oklahoma, Texas, California, Nebraska, and Graz, Austria.
gayla.foster@okstate.edu
Athletic Training
Dr. Jennfier Volberding is an Assistant Professor in the Athletic Training
Education Program at OSU. A certified athletic trainer since 2001, Jennifer is
a native of Montana and attended Boston University while receiving a
Bachelors degree in Athletic Training. She received her Masters degree in
Sports Medicine from Georgia State University and her Ph.D. from the
University of Kansas. Her athletic training experiences include Georgia Tech
football and women's basketball at both Seton Hall University and the
University of Kansas. Jennifer has presented on topics at both the regional
and national levels. Her research interests include athletic training student
outcomes, academic preparedness of entry-level athletic trainers, and
cultural competence. Dr. Volberding is a member of the National Athletic
Trainers Association and the Collegiate Athletic Trainers
Society. jennifer.volberding@okstate.edu

Aviation
Mark Uhlman is Chief Flight Instructor at OSU. Originally from
Wichita, Kan., Mark received a bachelor’s degree in Bible/American
History at Oklahoma Christian University of Science and Arts in
Oklahoma City, and an M.S. and Ed.D in Aviation and Space Education
from OSU. Mark is also a graduate of Spartan School of Aeronautics in
Tulsa, and has worked as a corporate pilot, aerial patroller, flight
instructor, and minister. He has approximately 5,000 hours of flight
time and is a board member of the Oklahoma Area Flight Instructor
Association and an FAA FAASTeam lead representative. Mark has been
at OSU since 2001, and enjoys the opportunity to interact with students
in the classroom and on the flight line! muhlman@okstate.edu
Broadcasting
Jack Hodgson has 18 years professional experience at seven different
radio and television companies in small and medium sized markets in
Minnesota, Iowa and Missouri. Worked as a radio announcer, advertising
representative, radio news, reporter/editor/news director and as a TV
reporter/ anchor/ producer. He has taught Media & Society,
Fundamentals of Audio/Video Production, Broadcast News Writing I & II,
International Communication, Broadcast Documentary. He is a member
of Oklahoma Broadcast Education Association, Oklahoma Association of
Broadcasters, National Broadcasting Society/Alpha Epsilon Rho, and
Central Eurasian Studies Society. Since the summer of 1995, Hodgson has
visited the Republic of Kazakhstan seven times to lecture at a number of
universities and institutes, present workshops on American broadcasting
and consult with members of private and state-owned news media. In the
summer of 2001, he taught a course on American media and tourism at
the Foreign Language Institute in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Australia.
jack.hodgson@okstate.edu
Chase Carter has served as the director of communications for the OSU
Alumni Association for the past two years. He oversees the Alumni
Association's website, e-communications, social media and portion of
STATE magazine. Chase holds two degrees from OSU - a bachelor of
science in broadcast journalism and a master of science in mass
communications. He was named the OSU School of Journalism and
Broadcasting's top broadcast graduate in 2007 and began working as a
communciations intern with the Alumni Association the same year. Chase
was a graduate assistant with Jack Hodgson and directed the Broadcast
News Writing II lab for two years. He has also worked at KWTV in
Oklahoma City, KOTV in Tulsa and KWEM in Stillwater. Chase is a thirdgeneration
OSU graduate and loves meeting OSU alumni, attending OSU

athletic events and spending time with his dog, Edmon, who is named after OSU's library.
chase.carter@okstate.edu
County Government
Judy Rudin is a Local Government (Media) Specialist for the County Training
Program, part of the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service, and a Media
Specialist for the Department of Agricultural Economics. She came to OSU in
1993 to obtain her master’s degree in technical communication. She started
her OSU work career as student teaching assistant, then did part-time
temporary work, and started full-time in 1997. Judy retired from OSU in
January, and is once again a part-time temporary worker.
Judy has worked with county government personnel for over 15 years. She
has written, edited, and produced several revisions of handbooks for county
officers. She has taught classes in communication skills, writing skills, and
speaking skills to county officers and deputies. She is also the official County
Training Program photographer.
Judy.rudin@okstate.edu
Ann Embree is a Local Government Specialist for the County Training
Program, part of the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service. She started
work at OSU in 1997. Her primary responsibilities are preparing and
teaching classes on county-related topics such as purchasing and duties and
responsibilities. Before coming to OSU, Ann worked in county government in
Grant County, both in the County Clerk’s office and the County Treasurer’s
office. Ann has a B.S. in business administration. ann.embree@okstate.edu
Electrical Engineering
During his professional career Dr. Latino has focused his work on digital
systems, microprocessor applications and overall system design. He taught
at The University of Tulsa, worked in industry at Telex Computer Products
in Tulsa and Pelton Company in Ponca City Oklahoma. While working at
Pelton Company he designed and developed, systems, including the Pelton
Vibra*Chek. At Oklahoma State University he was instrumental in the
development of the “Systems Prototyping Laboratory” which was based on
the concept of the senior capstone design program. He was a member and
chairman of the “Awesome Design Challenge” for twelve years. The
Awesome Design Challenge was an event which pitted teams of college and
high school seniors in the unique solution of theme based problems. The
event attracted distinguished speakers including astronaut Bill Poague and
CEO’s of major companies. Dr. Latino also worked for six summers at NASA
Kennedy Space Center on various Space Shuttle subsystem designs. NASA
projects included inspection robots, health monitoring systems and more. He was instrumental in the
introduction of the OSU-Tulsa Engineering Design Challenge. The event annually hosts 200 area
students in grades 4-12. carl.latino@okstate.edu

Entomology and Entomology II
Dr. Andrine Shufran has been employed with the Department of
Entomology and Plant Pathology since 2003. She is currently
Coordinator of the OSU Insect Adventure and an Associate
Extension Specialist. Her job at the Insect Adventure involves
husbandry of numerous arthropod species, supervising student
entomologists, devising constant improvements to the facility,
and providing more than 200 educational programs on
arthropods, annually, to children of all ages throughout the state.
Shufran earned a B.S. in Horticulture and Entomology from Texas
A&M University and an M.S. in Agricultural Biology from New
Mexico State University where she was received the Dean’s
Award for Excellence. She enjoys skeet shooting with her
husband, playing piano, reading, movies, and gardening, but most of all she LOVES her job because she
gets to be a kid who never grew up, every day! Andrine@okstate.edu
Fire Protection and Safety
Dr. Michael Larrañaga is Associate Professor and Department Head of
the School of Fire Protection and Safety at OSU. He has extensive
experience in fire protection and safety engineering and is a graduate of
the OSU School of Fire Protection and Safety. He earned his master’s and
Ph.D. from the University of Houston-Clear Lake and Texas Tech
University, respectively. michael.larranaga@okstate.edu
Food Science
Dr. Patricia Rayas-Duarte is a professor at the Robert M. Kerr Food &
Agricultural Products Center and her department is Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology. Rayas studies the physical and chemical properties of
wheat proteins specifically as they relate to their potential for bread making.
She is also interested in proteins that can form interesting and useful films or
structures that can be used to improve food products or any agricultural
application. Some of the work that Dr. Rayas does is directly related to the
demands of the consumers and processing industry. Rayas is also part of the
OSU Wheat Improvement Team whose goals include the development of
improved wheat varieties for Oklahoma and the Southern Plains.
pat.rayas_duarte@okstate.edu

Forensic Science
Dr. Ron Thrasher heads the Forensic Psychology track at the OSU Center
for Health Sciences and is also a Visiting Assistant Professor for the OSU
Department of Sociology. He received a Ph.D. in Sociology at OSU, where he
also received a master’s degree in corrections and a bachelor’s degree with
a double emphasis in biology and psychology. Dr. Thrasher obtained a
Criminal Justice Diploma from the University of Virginia while attending
the FBI National Academy, Quantico, VA. His areas of expertise include
behavioral analysis of violent crime scenes, offender profiling, group
deviant behavior, and violent and serial criminal offenders. His writing
appears in various publications, and he is a frequent presenter at national,
regional, and state conferences. He is also involved in a number of
community and professional organizations and currently serves as
President of the Payne/Logan County Drug Court. His experience also
includes 33 years of service with the Stillwater (OK) Police Department,
where he ultimately retired as Deputy Chief of
Police. r.thrasher@okstate.edu
Kids Cooking Healthy
Barbara Brown has been the Food Specialist with the Oklahoma
Cooperative Extension Service since 1981. During that time she has
worked on programs for consumers that help them learn skills and
make choices to make their food more nutritious, better tasting, safer
and more economical. You may have seen a sample of her at work on
Oklahoma Gardening, a television program produced at OSU and
broadcast on Oklahoma Public Television. Barbara has B.S. and M.S.
degrees from Kansas State University in Food and Nutrition and a Ph.D.
from Oklahoma State University in Home Economics with an emphasis
in food and nutrition. She is a registered and licensed dietitian.
barbara.brown@okstate.edu
Landscape Design
Shelley Mitchell is an Extension Associate in 4H and Youth Development
in the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, and is the
state coordinator for the Junior Master Gardener program. She previously
spent nine years as a high school science teacher in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Shelley is a long-time OSU student, earning degrees in 1995 (BS,
Biological Science), 1996 (BS, Animal Science), 2007 (MS, Environmental
Science), and is currently finishing her Ph.D. in Natural Resource
Recreation Management (May 2013). When not working or studying, she
travels with her family, trains horses, and geocaches.
shelley.mitchell@okstate.edu

Oklahoma Vertebrates
Dr. Karen McBee is a Professor in the Department of Zoology
and Curator of Vertebrates for the OSU Collection of
Vertebrates. She received her Ph.D. from Texas A&M University
in Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences and was a Rea Postdoctoral
Fellow at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh,
PA. At OSU, she teaches Mammalogy and Vertebrate
Morphology. She performs research on how environmental
contamination alters animal populations.
Rachel Eguren is Collection Manager for Birds and Mammals in
the OSU Collection of Vertebrates and is working on her M.S.
degree in Zoology at OSU. Her research is on how the
communities of bats at Tar Creek Superfund Site in
northeastern Oklahoma are affected by the lead and zinc contamination in that area. Rachel has
designed a flight cage to test the ability of bats to avoid obstacles. When she’s not busy with her
research, Rachel is a volunteer in the Primate House at the Oklahoma City Zoo.
karen.mcbee@okstate.edu
Oral History and Archives
Mary Larson is the Doris Neustadt Professor of Library Service and the
Head of the Oklahoma Oral History Research Program at Oklahoma State
University, and she is currently the president of the National Oral History
Association. Mary Larson has been conducting oral histories for over
twenty years in places like Alaska, Nevada, northern California, and
Oklahoma, and she loves hearing people’s stories. Having grown up on a
farm in northwestern Pennsylvania, she is especially interested in the
lives and histories of rural women, but she has also spent a lot of time
focusing on how new digital technologies affect the way oral histories are
gathered and used. mary.larson@okstate.edu
Physical Education
Timothy Baghurst is an Assistant Professor of Physical Education in the
Program of Health and Human Performance at Oklahoma State University.
Formerly, I served as an Assistant Professor at Henderson State University
and as a Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Arkansas. He has
taught a variety of classes in exercise physiology, physical education, sport
psychology, coaching science, and research methods.
timothy.baghurst@okstate.edu

Solid Waste Management
Ever heard the saying ‘Knowledge comes from experience”? Lynn Malley
can attest to it. She points to one of her early trips as a leader, a
Hurricane Katrina recovery project in New Orleans. The home-building
project she had planned fell through, and the group was forced to change
directions. For two days, they replaced incandescent light bulbs with
energy efficient ones for the nonprofit Green Light New Orleans. Doing
this helped all of them understand the value these people placed on their
service in ways that simply reading about it could never have.
When Lynn is not working on recycling issues around the state of OK for
OSU, she likes to work on conservation issues for other groups as well.
lynn.malley@okstate.edu
Ryan is a graduate student in the Master’s International
Program at Oklahoma State University with plans to pursue
a Fulbright Scholarship and serving in the Peace Corps. He
has his bachelors’ degrees in both Psychology and Sociology.
His activities on campus include working for the Agriculture
Economics Department on the Solid Waste Management
Program and for Wes Watkins Meeting and Conference
Services. He currently is serving as the President of ECO-
OSU, the main environmental organization on campus.
Veterinary Medicine
Dr. Andrew Hanzlicek – DVM, MS, DACVIM-SAIM
Dr. Andrew Hanzlicek obtained his Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from Kansas
State University. After veterinary school he spent one year at Texas A&M University where he completed a
small animal rotating internship. After his residency he joined the faculty of the Department of Veterinary
Clinical Sciences at Oklahoma State University as Assistant Professor of Small Animal Internal Medicine.
Dr. DL Step – DVM, DACVIM
Dr. DL Step received his DVM (1985) from the University of Illinois. After graduation he was a private
practitioner in a mixed practice in Texas. He completed a residency (1990) in Large Animal Internal Medicine
at the New York State College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University. After completion of the residency, he
was a clinical Instructor in Large Animal Medicine at the University of Wisconsin. He is currently a Professor at
OSU and involved in Food Animal Research, Extension, and Production Medicine.
Dr. Lyndi Gilliam – DVM,
Dr. Lyndi Gilliam is an Assistant Professor at Oklahoma State University with a specialty in Internal
Medicine. She previously worked in a private practice in Dalhart, TX from 2001-2003, and in 2003 she
began her Equine Medicine Residency here at OSU.

Dr. Larry Stein – Ph.D.
Dr. Larry Stein, Associate Professor of Anatomy earned a Ph.D. in Anatomy from the University of
Illinois-Chicago. He completed his Post-Doctoral studies in Developmental Biology at Harvard. Dr. Stein
has taught Comparative Anatomy for 26 years at the OSU Center for Veterinary Health Sciences.
Dr. Susan Little – DVM, Ph.D., DACVM-Parasitology
Dr. Susan Little is Regents Professor of Parasitology and the Krull-Ewing Endowed Chair in Veterinary
Parasitology at the Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, Oklahoma State University, where she is active
in veterinary parasitology teaching and oversees a research program that focuses on zoonotic parasites
and tick-borne diseases. She earned her BS from Cornell University, a DVM from Virginia Tech, a PhD in
veterinary parasitology from the University of Georgia, and is board certified in veterinary parasitology
through the American College of Veterinary Microbiology.
Dr. Connie Ketz-Riley – DVM
Dr. Connie Ketz-Riley was born in Switzerland and graduated from the College of Veterinary Medicine
at the University of Zuerich, Switzerland in 1992. From 1999-2001 she completed her Residency in
Zoological Medicine with the Oklahoma City Zoo and the College of Veterinary Medicine at Oklahoma
State University. In 2008 she returned to OSU and is now a Clinical Assistant Professor and Head of the
Avian, Exotic, and Zoo Medicine Service.
Videography
The Institute for Teaching and Learning Excellence
is home to nearly $3,000,000 of hi-tech equipment,
including a professional studio, and a corps of
talented production and multimedia technology
professionals. For Grandparents University a team
of 9 producer/directors, television animators (8
are OSU grads!) are working together to provide
participants with a professional videography
experience. The ITLE Production team, with over
150 years of combined experience in public and
private industry, has created thousands of professional programs, shows, and special events that have
been used in OSU classrooms, shown at campus, community and national events, and broadcast around
the world. ormsbee@okstate.edu
Back row: Rick Eggers, Cameron Kloiber, Matt Setser, Gary Johns, John Sanders, Soyoun Park, Daniel
Crutcher. Front row: Toby Wilson, Daniel Hays, Wade Pearson

Opening Session: Equestrian 101
Leading the Oklahoma State Equestrian program is head coach Larry Sanchez.
Entering his 14th year at Oklahoma State, Sanchez continues to bring national
titles home to Stillwater year after year. Under the guidance of Sanchez,
Oklahoma State Equestrian has made its presence known at the Varsity
Equestrian National Championships every year, winning National
Championships in 2003, 2004 and 2006, and a reserve national championship
in 2005 and 2012 in Western. Sanchez also led the 2008 Cowgirl team to a
Central Championships victory and a Big 12 Championship last season.
As one of the most respected and successful equestrian coaches in the country,
Sanchez has been essential in the move toward varsity recognition in the sport
of equestrian. larry.sanchez@okstate.edu