UCO-Based Educators' Leadership Academy Welcomes 2024 Higher Education Department Chair Academy Class

The University of Central Oklahoma-based Educators’ Leadership Academy (ELA) welcomes 27 higher education professionals from throughout the state to the 2024 Higher Education Department Chair Academy.

Established in 2009, the academy provides practical and detailed training essential to overseeing academic departments, department chairpersons, school directors, deans and core curriculum coordinators who are relatively new in the position. The workshop-style approach takes place over five multi-day sessions throughout the summer and fall. 

Participants are provided leadership development opportunities to manage programs, personnel and advancement of their respective departments. Additionally, the Chair Academy involves small group discussions, peer-to-peer collaboration and transformative learning experiences. 

Those participating in the 2024 ELA Chair Academy and their institutions are:

· ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Grant Aguirre-Y-Luker, Ph.D., UCO

· ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Jonathon Allen, Ph.D., Langston University

· ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Mike Breslin, Ph.D., UCO

· ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Jaime Burns, Ph.D., UCO

· ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ James Creecy, Ph.D., UCO

· ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Sapna Das Bradoo, Ph.D., Northeastern State University

· ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Timothy Dwyer, MSFS, UCO

· ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Sheila Ferris, MHA, BSTT, RRT-NPS, Tulsa Community College

· ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Justin Garrett, Ph.D., Oklahoma City Community College

· ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Jerry Green, Ph.D., UCO

· ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Fred Hammond III, Ph.D., UCO

· ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Michelle Haynie, Ph.D., UCO

· ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Mohammad Robi Hossan, Ph.D., UCO

· ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Michelle Johnson, Ph.D., UCO

· ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Dawn Lindblade-Evans, D.M.A., UCO

· ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Randall Maples, Ph.D., East Central University

· ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Angela Mooney, Ph.D., UCO

· ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Dallas New, Ph.D., UCO

· ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Emily Quinn, M.S., Tulsa Community College

· ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Junghwan John Rhee, Ph.D., UCO

· ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Cindy Ross-Gibbs, Ph.D., Langston University

· ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Hardeep Saluja, Ph.D., MBA, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

· ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Brad Watkins, Ph.D., UCO

· ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Tyler Weldon, Ph.D., UCO

· ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Andrew Wells, Ph.D., East Central University

· ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Stephanie White, Ph.D., Cameron University

· ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Gina Wilson, DNP, RN, UCO

ELA Chair Academy Faculty:

· ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Bob Brennan, Ph.D., UCO

· ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Katrina Lacher, Ph.D., UCO

· ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Elizabeth Maier, Ph.D., UCO

· ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Luis Montes, Ph.D., UCO

· ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Scott Newman, Ed.D., OSU-OKC

For more information about ELA’s Chair Academy, visit go.uco.edu/chairacademy.

For more information about Central, visit uco.edu.

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