Funeral Services Faculty and Staff Directory

Angela Knight, J.D.

Assistant Chairperson for Funeral Services Department/
Assistant Professor
Coyner Health Services Rm 160
Phone: (405) 974-5192
Fax: (405) 974-3848
Email: aknight7@uco.edu

Courses:

Psychology of Grief

Natural History of Bereavement

---

Joseph Grzybowski, Ph.D.

Professor
Coyner Health Sciences Rm 166
Phone: (405) 974-5196
Fax: (405) 974-3848
Email: jgrzybowski@uco.edu

---

Courses:

Human Anatomy and Dissection

Pathology

Education:

B.S. Biology, St. Bonaventure University

M.S. Biology, St. Bonaventure University

Ph.D. University of Oklahoma

Dr. Grzybowski received a number of teaching and research awards at University of Central Oklahoma. Courses service a broad range of funeral service and health science majors. Serves on State of Oklahoma Anatomical Board, and various local, regional and national committees involving endangered species and environmental management. Written numerous reports and publications involving several dimensions of avian biology, most  focused on avian ecology and population biology, brood-parasitic cowbirds and their host communities, analytical models for estimating seasonal fecundity in birds, wind-energy impacts on birds and bats, endangered species, and distributions and phenology of birds in the Southern Great Plains.

Chris H. Burkey, Ed.D.

Professor
Coyner Health Sciences Rm
Phone: (405) 974-5194
Fax: (405) 974-3848
Email: cburkey@uco.edu

---

Courses:

FNRL - 1211 Orientation to Funeral Service

FNRL - 2313 Contemporary Funeral Service

FNRL - 3054 Embalming Chemistry - Distance Education Online Course

FNRL - 3374 Funeral Home Management I

FNRL - 3513 History of Funeral Directing - Distance Education Online Course

FNRL - 4214 Funeral Home Management II

Education:

Bachelor of Science, Funeral Service Education

Central State University, 1978

Master of Education,  Gerontology

University of Central Oklahoma, 1992

Education Doctorate, Occupational and Adult Education

Licensed Embalmer/Funeral Director - Oklahoma

Michelle Dabney

Shelley Dabney

mdabney@uco.edu

Funeral Service Department
Coyner Health Sciences - Room 168
University of Central Oklahoma
Edmond, Oklahoma 74034
Ph. 405-974-5001
Fax. 405-974-3848

Courses:

Psychology of Grief

Education:

1993   M.Ed., Professional Counseling

           Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City, OK

1991   B.S., Family Relations and Child Development

           University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK

---

Larry Morgan, J.D.

Adjunct Instructor

Coyner Health Sciences Rm
Phone: (405) 974-5001
Fax. (405) 974-3848
Email: larrymorgan@morganandmorganlaw.com

---

Courses:

Mortuary Jurisprudence, Statutory Law

Business Law Glossary

Funeral Service Law Glossary

Larry A. Morgan is President of the law firm of Morgan and Morgan, P.C., in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  He received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in 1969 from the University of Oklahoma and a Juris Doctorate degree in 1973 from the University of Oklahoma.  He was a member of the Oklahoma Law Review and Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity.

Larry A. Morgan is an adjunct professor at the University of Central Oklahoma, Funeral Service Department, having taught Mortuary Law since 1974 to the present.  He has also taught Health Law at Oklahoma Baptist University and has been a guest lecturer at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma State Nursing Home Association, Oklahoma Bar Association, Oklahoma Funeral Board, and Oklahoma Funeral Directors Association. 

Since 1973 to the present, he has practiced law in Oklahoma City in the areas of wills, trusts, probate, divorce, real estate, business purchases, sales and formations, personal injury, tax, and Oklahoma Funeral Board representation.  He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Oklahoma, majoring in Accounting and minoring in Finance.  He is a member of the Oklahoma Bar Association, Oklahoma County Bar Association, Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association, and is admitted to practice in the United States District Courts for the Western District of Oklahoma and for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas, the United States Tax Court, and all Oklahoma state courts. 

Kenneth Curl, Ed. D.

Professor Emeritus

Kenneth Curl, Ed.D.
Coyner Health Sciences Rm 164
Phone (405) 974-5379
Fax: (405) 974-3848
Email: kcurl@uco.edu

---

Glenda Stansbury, MALS, CFSP

Glenda Stansbury

Adjunct Faculty
Coyner Health Sciences Rm 160
Phone (405) 974-5001
Fax: (405) 974-3848
Email: glenda@insightbooks.com

Courses:

Funeral Service Communication

Practicum

Psychology of Grief

Education/Designations:

---

Marketing and Development Director, In-Sight Books

Dean of In-Sight Institute Certified Funeral Celebrant Training

BS Special Education, Central State University 1976

BS Funeral Service, University of Central Okla. 2005

MALS Administrative Leadership, University of Oklahoma, Summer 2009

Licensed Funeral Director/Embalmer - Oklahoma

Certified Funeral Service Professional

 

Dr. John Fritch

Chairperson
Funeral Service Department
Coyner Health Sciences Rm 160
Phone (405) 974-5195
Fax: (405) 974-3848
Email: jfritch@uco.edu

---

Courses: 

FNRL 3204 Embalming

FNRL 3304 Restorative Art

 FNRL 4522 Board Review

Education           

OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY, Stillwater, OK

Doctor of Philosophy, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies.

UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA, Edmond, OK

Master of Education, School Administration, May 2006.

UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA, Edmond, OK

Bachelor of Science, Funeral Service, July 1996.

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, Lawrence, KS

Bachelor of Arts, Economics, May 1993.

 
  Licensed Oklahoma Funeral Director and Embalmer

Mike Shetlar,B.S.

Adjunct Faculty
(Practicum Clinical Instructor)
Funeral Service Department
Coyner Health Sciences
Phone (405) 974-5001
Fax: (405) 974-3848
Email: funeralservice@uco.edu

---

Oklahoma Licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer