Comings and Goings

Hockett

Quirk

David Quirk has joined the college as the new director of development. Quirk is a broadcasting graduate who worked for new student admissions and the Alumni Association before becoming development director at the College of Education and the College of Dentistry.

John Hockett has joined the college as assistant dean of student affairs. Hockett comes to OU from his current post as dean of student development at Oklahoma City Community College.

Former Gaylord Family Endowed Chair and Professor Peter Gross has accepted the position of director with the School of Journalism and Electronic Media at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.

Former Associate Dean for Student Affairs Fred Blevens has left OU to become associate dean of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Florida International University, located on Biscayne Bay. 

Engleman/Livermore Professor of Community Journalism Harry Hix retired from the Gaylord College faculty in May.

Heidi Puckett, academic adviser, has left Gaylord College to become an associate director of admissions for the Oklahoma City University College of Law.

Ana Manzorro, visiting instructor, has returned to Spain. Manzorro taught the video production class of the college for the past two years.

Judy Murphy retired in March as the development officer for the college.

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