Staff
Kyle Stafford
Dean, Enrollment Management and Marketing
Kyle Stafford is proud to be an alumnus of SOSU. He has a passion for the university and wants others he meets to see this about the university he is so honored to be associated with. In talking with Kyle, you will learn how SOSU has helped him and many others become successful professionals. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Education and a Masters of Education in School Administration. Kyle’s desire to help others inspired him to be an educator, but instead, he chose to help promote the university to other young adults. Kyle’s family would tell you he bleeds blue and gold. His cheering section at home includes his wife Kim, and daughters Miranda and Emma. “There are so many success stories associated with Southeastern Oklahoma State University,” Kyle said. “To play a role in helping students succeed is very rewarding for me.”
From his first campus visit in May of 1984 Tim Boatmun, M.A., L.P.C., knew SOSU was the place he wanted to be. In 1988, Tim graduated from SOSU with a double major in psychology and sociology and a minor in music. After his time at Southeastern, Tim moved to New York City where he earned a M.A. from New York University in 1990. After graduate school he worked in the field of child abuse and neglect for 10 years before returning home to SOSU in 2000. Tim is married to Dr. Charla Hall and the best day of his life is when their daughter Abigail was born in March 2001. Tim serves as the coordinator of the Academic Advising and Outreach Center, teaches college success courses and leads retreats for first time freshmen.
Kristie Luke began her career at Southeastern in 1994 and was named as Registrar in 1999. As a first–generation college graduate, she is proud of earning both a B.S. degree in Accounting and a M.B.A. degree from SOSU. Mrs. Luke has a strong commitment to the University and to the quality of service provided to students. She has served in several departments at Southeastern including Academic Affairs, Admissions, and the Registrar’s Office. “I believe my varied experiences on campus allow me to better understand and meet the needs of our students. I want to help our students achieve their academic goals.” Kristie is a life–long resident of Bryan County, Oklahoma, and currently resides in Calera with her husband, Lance, and two children, Evan and Kelsey.
Ms. Judy Hodges is proud to be a second–generation SOSU graduate. After receiving her Bachelors of Science in Secondary Business Education from Southeastern, she worked as a marketing professional in the health care industry, direct sales of services, and as an entrepreneur. She earned her M.B.A. in Marketing and brings an enthusiasm to SOSU born of being raised in a teaching family. “Every day I’m happy to come to work, knowing that Southeastern actually puts its stated philosophy into action to benefit the students who chose Southeastern above all other schools. There are many places and many ways for every student to make their mark while a student on our campus.”
Dr. Lisa Coleman is the Director of the Southeastern Honors Program and Associate Professor of English in the Department of English, Humanities, and Languages. She and student members of the Advisory Council and the Honors Program are active in honors at the regional and national levels. With interests in rhetoric, composition, psychoanalysis, gender studies, critical theory, and the phenomenon postmodernism, she has published essays in Keywords in Composition Studies, a review article in the journal Composition Studies, and, most recently, an essay on Stephen Toulmin, in Twentieth Century Rhetorics and Rhetoricians. Work in progress includes an article entitled, “Postmodern Rhetorical Situations,” an article linking rhetorics, poetics, aesthetics and subjectivity, and a book-length project that rereads the writing of Virginia Woolf for rhetorical theory and composition pedagogy. With a B.A in French, and an M.A. and PhD in Humanities from the University of Texas at Arlington, Dr. Coleman sees that the development of reading, writing, and language abilities may be the primary means through which students may develop a global perspective that will prepare them for graduate study and life-long habits of learning.
Mrs. Joy Cornelison’s foremost intent is helping students achieve educational goals, and she has done so during her 27 years of service to Southeastern, the last 4 as the Director of the Learning Center. Mrs. Cornelison came to Southeastern Oklahoma State University as a student in 1973. She earned a degree of Bachelor of Science in Education in 1976, a degree of Master of Behavioral Studies in 1978, and has completed post-graduate work at SOSU. The Cornelison family was featured in SOSU’s Parent Guide.
Longtime Oklahoma public schools educator, Sandy Love–Decker was named executive director of GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) in September of 2004. “The Southeastern GEAR UP Partnership supports a variety of community–focused education initiatives which support the components of GEAR UP. Our area of the state is fortunate to have avenues which will assist our students, parents, and teachers. The Partnership will continue to serve 2000 students in three counties: Bryan, Choctaw, and McCurtain in southeastern Oklahoma.”
Sandy Decker is a native of Holdenville, Oklahoma, but has lived in Bryan and Johnston Counties for the last 23 years. Decker has 22 years of experience in education and received her Master’s in Education at Southeastern Oklahoma State University in 1986. She spent 21 years in the public schools working with junior and senior high students in the Bryan County area. As both a classroom teacher and secondary counselor, she has worked on administrative duties, numerous grants, and components of GEAR UP including college awareness, parent involvement, career awareness, tutoring, mentoring, professional development, and financial aid counseling.
Ms. Decker works with curriculum alignment coaches, academic coaches, and site coordinators within the 14 partnership schools.
Dr. Gordon Eggleton is Professor of Chemistry who joined the Southeastern faculty in 1971. As an additional outreach to the public schools, he serves as director of the “Oklahoma Inter–High School Curriculum Meet” (aka Curriculum Contest), which has been hosting students in academic competition since 1913. He teaches general chemistry, inorganic chemistry, honors scientific thought, field geology, and science methods for area elementary schools. He brings hands–on science and math experiences to public school students and professional development to the teachers through his work as director of the Science/Math Resource Center on campus. Dr. Eggleton earned a B.S. at Iowa State University and his M.A. and Ph.D. at the University of Iowa.
