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Meet UCO Faculty Members:

We’re proud of our diverse, accomplished faculty, and look for any excuse to shine the spotlight on them! Check back for new featured faculty members soon.

College of Education and Professional Studies - Department of Occupational and Technology Education
- Len Bogner, Ed.D., Associate Professor
College of Education and Professional Studies - Department of Kinesiology and Health Studies
- Donna Cobb, Ed.D., Assistant Dean
College of Education and Professional Studies - Advanced Professional Studies Department
- Cheryl Evans, Ed.D., Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership

College of Business Administration - Department of Finance
- Marty Ludlum, J.D., Assistant Professor
College of Fine Arts and Design - Department of Theatre Arts
- Daisy Nystul, Associate Professor and Chair
College of Education and Professional Studies - Department of Psychology
- Mary Sweet-Darter, Ph.D., Associate Professor
College of Business Administration - Department of Accounting
- Katherene Terrell, Ed.D., Professor and Chairperson

Meet UCO Staff Members:

It takes hundreds of UCO staff members to keep our university growing and thriving everyday. From our Vice Presidents to the person who greets you at the front desk of a campus office, we all make helping students with the Central spirit our top priority. Check back often for new featured staff members.

Financial Services
- Kathy Constein, Administrative Assistant
Division of Student Affairs
- Bruce Lochner, Ph.D., Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs and Director of Student Counseling

Enrollment Management
- Patricia Reagan, Bursar
Safety and Transportation Services
- Norman Nieves, Emergency Management Coordinator

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College of Education and Professional Studies - Department of Occupational and Technology Education

Len Bogner, Ed.D, Associate Professor

Working with returning adult students to help them reach their educational goals is what Len considers his favorite part about his job at Central. He is the program coordinator for Trade and Industrial Education and the Master of Education - General Education programs. He is involved with many organizations throughout the state and nation, including his membership with the Association of Career and Technical Educators, the Oklahoma Association of Career and Technical Educators and the Association of Career and Technical Education Researchers. Len has two new text books to be released soon, titled "Succeeding Online: The Adult Learner's Guide to Online Courses" and "Foundations of Organizational Leadership."

College of Education and Professional Studies – Department of Kinesiology and Health Studies

Donna Cobb, Ed.D., Assistant Dean

Donna has worked at Central since 1994. In addition to serving as the assistant dean for the College of Education and Professional Studies, she also is the chair for the Department of Kinesiology and Health Studies. Donna is a recipient of the Capital Area Special Olympics Volunteer of the Year Award, the Oklahoma Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (OAHPERD) Honor Award and Central's "Modeling the Way" Award. At Central, she is a member of the Higher Learning Commission Steering Committee, Program Prioritization Task Force and the University Assessment Committee. Off campus, Donna is an active member of the OAHPERD.

College of Education and Professional Studies - Advanced Professional Studies

Cheryl Evans, Ed.D., Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership

Cheryl teachers a variety of courses for Central's Principal Preparation Program while participating in numerous scholarly activities and serving the campus and community. She is on the Oklahoma Quality Foundation Board of Directors and is the President-Elect 2013 of the Southern Regional Council on Educational Administration, where she also serves as the state liaison. Additionally, Cheryl is chair of the UCO Alumni and Community Relations Committee and is on the board of directors for the UCO Alumni Association. She enjoys being able to collaborate in various capacities with the campus and community.

College of Business Administration - Department of Finance

Marty Ludlum, J.D., Assistant Professor

Since 2008, Marty has served as assistant professor of Legal Studies for the Department of Finance in Central's College of Business Administration. He also serves as the adviser for Central's Pre-Law Society and is the editor for Southern Journal of Business and Ethics. Marty says he enjoys everything about his job - from the classroom to reading and working on new projects, he feels Central is the perfect place for him. Marty loves to travel, and is even an award-winning magician.

College of Fine Arts and Design - Department of Theatre Arts

Daisy Nystul, Associate Professor and Chair

A published author, Daisy wrote the textbook "Interactive Introduction to Theatre: Improving Life One Act at a Time," which is currently being used in five universities throughout the nation. As part of her position, Daisy directs numerous plays including "Pterodactyls," which was selected as an alternative production out of 1,300 plays presented throughout the nation to the National Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. Daisy is a recipient of the 2009-10 College of Fine Arts and Design (CFAD) Award of Excellence, the CFAD Vanderford Distinguished Teacher Award and the Certificate of Excellence 2010 Oklahoma Medal for Excellence in Teaching and Administration.

College of Education and Professional Studies - Department of Psychology

Mary Sweet-Darter, Ph.D., Associate Professor

At Central, Mary wears many hats - and she makes all of them look good! Not only is she an associate professor the Department of Psychology, but she also is a clinical faculty member for the department, coordinator of Central's Master's Program in School Psychology, director of the UCO Learning and Behavior Clinic, and is the associate director of the UCO Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) Training Program as well as the UCO Autism Day School. Mary is a recipient of Central's Modeling the Way Award and the Easter Seals Board Member of the Year Award, and is a member of the National Association of School Psychologists, the Oklahoma School Psychology Association, the American Psychological Association and various faculty committees within Central's Department of Psychology.

College of Business Administration - Department of Accounting

Katherene Terrell, Ed.D., Professor and Chairperson

A part of the Central community for more than 20 years, Katherene first started as an adjunct instructor for Accounting and now serves as chair of the department. She is the sponsor for the UCO Accounting Club and UCO-Ethics, a student chapter of the professional organization Business Ethics Consortium (OKEthics). She is also a member of the College of Business Administration Executive Leadership Council, the Education Liaison Committee of the Oklahoma Society of CPAs, the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma City Chapter of Financial Executives International, the Advisory Board of the OKEthics Educational Foundation and the Parish Council of Epiphany of the Lord Church. Katherene is a recipient of Central's Teaching Excellence Award for the College of Business Administration, as well as the Presidential Partners Teaching Excellence Award and the Modeling the Way Award. She received her Master of Business Administration degree from Central, her husband, Robert Terrell, is a professor of Accounting at Central, and each of her sons and their spouses are Central graduates, too.

Administration and Finance Division - Financial Services

Kathy Constein, Administrative Assistant

As the administrative assistant for Financial Services, Kathy handles the Accounting side of Procard (university credit cards) transactions by posting the expenditures to the organizational budgets. In her position she also handles bank reconciliations, prints state checks and other administrative tasks within Financial Services' Accounting Department. Kathy says she is a fanatic of the show "Deadlist Catch", likes to scrapbook and spends some of her free time watching basketball games. Kathy considers it a pleasure to have contact with all departments throughout campus.

Division of Student Affairs

Bruce Lochner, Ph.D., Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs and Director of Student Counseling

Relocating from San Antonio, Bruce came to Central in 2000 as Director of Counseling and Testing. Today, Bruce works with faculty, staff and students to maintain a safe, healthy campus also while leading efforts campus-wide to deliver mental health and support services. Recently, Bruce was invited to speak at Argosy University in Honolulu, HI about violence risk assessment and recently received a grant from the American Psychoanalytic Association to conduct a psychotherapy study aimed at reducing alcohol and drug abuse among college students by pinpointing possible motivations for the behavior.

Environmental Health and Safety

Georgia Morgan-Pyron, Director

Georgia has held various positions at Central, first beginning as a graduate assistant in 1999 and currently is the Director for Environmental Health and Safety, a position to which she was appointed to in 2005. Georgia's office oversees safety operations, fire and code compliance, risk management and workers' compensation for the university. Georgia has two degrees from Central, receiving both her Bachelor of Science and Master of Education here. Among the numerous organizations Georgia is involved in, she is the chair of the Executive Committee for Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education System Safety, Health and Environment Resource Center and is a committee member for the Governor's Safety Policy Council.

Safety and Transportation Services

Norman Nieves, Emergency Management Coordinator

As the first full-time Emergency Management Coordinator for an institution of higher education in the state of Oklahoma, Norman coordinates all response and recovery efforts following incidents that occur on campus, as well as the training, mitigation and preparedness efforts before an incident happens. Norman is an Oklahoma Certified Emergency Manager (OCEM) a certified NIMS/ICS Instructor and a certified Campus/Community Emergency Response Team instructor. Norman's favorite part about his job is being able to bring together two of his passions - working with college students and disaster preparedness. Norman also is an adjunct Spanish instructor at Central.

Enrollment Management

Patricia Reagan, Bursar

As the Bursar for Enrollment Management, Patricia is responsible for all student accounts. She began working at Central in 1992 as an accountant with Auxiliary Services, is an alumna of the UCO Leadership Academy, and is a Broncho for Life member with the UCO Alumni Association. Patricia received her Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Central, and says her favorite part about her job is assisting students and their parents. Patricia has three grandsons, and enjoys playing bridge and traveling.

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