Four OU Faculty Named 2026-27 SEC Academic Leadership Development Program Fellows

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NORMAN, Okla. – Four University of Oklahoma faculty members have been selected to be a part of the 2026-27 cohort of Fellows of the Southeastern Conference’s Academic Leadership Development Program, an initiative designed to identify, prepare and promote the next generation of academic leaders in the SEC to meet current and future challenges in higher education.

“This recognition is a well-deserved testament to the dedication, leadership and commitment that these faculty members provide to the University of Oklahoma,” said OU Senior Vice President and Provost André-Denis Wright. “I have no doubt they will continue to represent the excellence found at OU, and I look forward to their continued impact on the future of higher education.”

Fellows selected from the University of Oklahoma are:

• Elyssa Faison is the chair of the Department of History, L.R. Brammer Jr. Presidential Professor and associate professor in the Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences.
• Nian Liu is the chair of the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics and associate professor of Chinese in the Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences.
• Qiong Wang is the director of the Division of Marketing and Supply Chain Management and Ruby K. Powell Professor of Marketing in the Michael F. Price College of Business.
• Michael Anderson is a professor of biostatistics in the Hudson College of Public Health at the OU Health Campus.

OU Vice Provost Sarah Ellis, Ph.D., oversees the selection process for OU. “Programs like the SEC Academic Leadership Development Program have elevated academic collaboration and leadership across the conference,” Ellis said. “This initiative truly exemplifies how joining the SEC has benefited OU well beyond the playing field.”