Chickasaw Business & Conference Center
Deanna Hartley-Kelso is an Assistant Professor at East Central University in the Stonecipher School of Business, teaching Business Law and Employment Law Classes. She is also an adjunct professor in the MJIL program at the Tulsa University College of Law, teaching Criminal Jurisdiction in Indian Country and Principles of Federal Indian Law.
She was appointed as the District Judge of the Chickasaw Nation District Court in March of 2020, hearing family, civil and criminal matters. She previously served the Court as a Special Judge from 2018 to 2020 and a Court Advocate from 2015 to 2018.
She worked for the Chickasaw Nation from 1997 to 2014. During her tenure, she served as attorney general as well as an executive officer and administrator of the Nation’s division of justice from 2004-2014. She served as general counsel from 2001-2004 and legislative counsel from 1997-2001.
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- Harland C. Stonecipher School of Business - Associate professor
- Business Administration - Boswell Endowed Professor
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- Police Department - Police Officer
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- - Harland C. Stonecipher School of Business - Assistant Professor
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- Police Department - Officer
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- Police Department - Chief Officer
Dr. Sun received his Bachelor of Arts degree in International Trade from Tamkang University. He would then go on to receive his Master of Science in Economics from the University at Buffalo, He then continued on and earned his Doctor of Philosophy in Information Systems Engineering and Management from Harrisburg University of Science and Technology in 2023. With extensive teaching and research experience in healthcare management, business analytics, and information technology management evidenced by the recent publication in Decision Analytics Journal and Health Services Management Research, Sun brings a wealth of experience from inside and outside of higher education to his position at ECU, along with a significant list of honors, awards and achievements.
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- Harland C. Stonecipher School of Business - Assistant Professor
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- Harland C. Stonecipher School of Business - Administrative Assistant to the Dean
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- Business Administration - Instructor
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- Business Administration - Instructor, Chair
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- Department of Accounting - Instructor