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University Of Science & Arts Of Oklahoma

university art department · Active
last checked 2026-05-29

As archived

Degrees
B.A

Now (checked 2026)

Status
Active

What happened
Continuation with leadership turnover. The two archived faculty — Kent Lamar (art, hired 1975/76, became art department head in 1989) and Hollis Howard (1978) — no longer appear in the current USAO faculty directory, indicating both have retired/departed since the directory snapshot. The Art Department is now coordinated by Jacquelyn Knapp (named to the Dorothy Cusick Endowed Professorship in Interdisciplinary Studies in Jan 2024). Current art faculty include Blake Morgan, Jordan Vinyard, Freddy Baeza, Wendy Chambers, and Layne Thrift (Nesbitt Gallery director). Jewelry/Metals remains an active concentration in the 2024-2025 course catalog, with Knapp advising Jewelry majors. No closure, merger, or renaming of the program.

Link
usao.edu/academics/majors-and-minors/art/index.html

People

Faculty
Hollis Howard · 1978 to presentKent Lamar · 1975 to present

Sources

https://usao.edu/academics/majors-and-minors/art/index.htmlhttps://usao.edu/academics/visual-performing-arts/index.htmlhttps://usao.edu/directory/index.htmlhttps://usao.edu/news/four-faculty-endowed-chairs.htmlhttps://usao.smartcatalogiq.com/en/2024-2025/2024-2025-course-catalog/majors-and-minors/art-ba/https://usao.edu/directory/jacquelyn-knapp.html

From the original Tyler “Academic Metals Directory” (≈2014), brought current in 2026.

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