Education Department Faculty

John Bedford, EdD
Professor
Office: 207A
Phone: 580-559-5323
jbedford@ecok.edu

 
Yvonne Bedford, MA
Instructor Special Education
Office: Education Suite 205B
Phone: 580-559-5338
ybedford@ecok.edu
 
 
Laura, Bixler, PhD
Professor and Special Education Program Coordinator
Office: Education Room 217 Annex
Phone: 580-559-5351
lbixler@ecok.edu
 
 
Debbie Claxton, MEd
Instructor Educational Technology, Secondary Education
Office: Education Office 213a
Phone: 580-559-5309
dclaxton@ecok.edu
 
 
Rebecca, Compton, EdD
Professor Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education
Office: Education 201
Phone: 580-559-5543
bcompton@ecok.edu
 
 
Usha Fountain, PhD
Associate Professor Counseling Education and Counseling Program Coordinator 
Office: Education Suite 212c
Phone: 580-559-5577
ufountain@ecok.edu
 

Jack Green, EdD
Assistant Professor Educational Technology
Office: Education Suite 205c
Phone:  580-559-5240
jgreen@ecok.edu
 
 
Ben Harper, PhD
Professor Special Education
Office: Education Office 207
Phone: 580-559-5347
bharper@ecok.edu
 
 
William Heitland, EdD
Professor and Adolph Linscheid Distinguished Professor  
Office: Education Suite 212d
Phone: 580-559-5329
bheitlnd@ecok.edu
 
 
Phyllis Issacs, PhD
Assistant Professor of Education
Office:  Education Suite 203d
Phone:  580-559-5327
pisaacs@ecok.edu

 
Kevin Lynch, MEd
Instructor and Director of Student Teaching and Field Experiences
Office: Education Suite 203a
Phone: 580-559-5579
klynch@ecok.edu
 
 
Jack Paschall, PhD
Professor Emeritus 
Office: Education Suite 203c
Phone: 580-559-5346
jpaschall@ecok.edu
 
 
Martha Pennington, EdD
Interim Chair, Assistant Professor, and Elementary Education Coordinator 
Office: Education Office 204
Phone: 580-559-5322
mpenning@ecok.edu
  

Richard Putnam, PhD
Associate Professor and School Psychology Program Director
Office: Education Suite 212e
Phone: 580-559-5676
rputnam@ecok.edu
 

Ralph Sharp, EdD
Associate Professor and School Administration Program Director
Office: Education Office 215
Phone: 580-559-5352
rsharp@ecok.edu

Regina Smith, MEd
Assistant Professor and Early Childhood Program Coordinator
Office: Education Office 312
Phone: 580-559-5321
rsmith@ecok.edu
 

Carolyn Thomas, EdD
Professor and Library Science and Instructional Media Program Director
Office: Education Annex 213d
Phone: 580-559-5576
cthomas@ecok.edu
 
 
Staci Vollmer, MEd
Instructor and Reading Program Director
Office:  Education Suite 205A
Phone:  580-559-5320
svollmer@ecok.edu