Morgan named dean of OSU Graduate College

Oklahoma State University has named Dr. Melanie Morgan as dean of the Graduate College following a national search. Morgan has served as professor and associate dean of the Graduate School at Purdue University since 2018. The OSU/A&M Board of Regents approved her appointment during their April meeting in Miami, Oklahoma.   Morgan assumed her duties as dean in July.   As associate dean, Morgan directed graduate records function for Purdue, managed the Graduate School Fellowship Office and oversaw professional development for the graduate school.  She also previously served Purdue as director of Graduate Studies in the Brian Lamb School of Communication (2014-18) and director of the Oral Communication Curriculum Program (2001-18) and held a previous appointment as an assistant professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Louisville (1998-2001).    Morgan earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Texas Christian University, a master’s in interpersonal and organizational communication from the University of Arkansas-Little Rock and her Ph.D. from the University of Kansas in communication and social gerontology.   Morgan has received numerous awards, including the Brian Lamb School of Communication Outstanding Graduate Student Mentor Award, the Don Yoder Outstanding Faculty Award by the National Communication Association and the Charles B. Murphy Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award.