During the May Southern Nazarene University Board of Trustees meeting, President Loren Gresham announced Melany Kyzer was appointed provost. Kyzer has served as chief academic officer at SNU since July 2013.

She is a 28-year member of the SNU campus community. Since 2011, Kyzer has served as the dean of the College of Humanities in addition to teaching in the Speech Communication Department since 1998.

Prior to teaching, she worked in numerous roles in the Office of Student Development, starting in 1985. Those positions include director of housing, director of Academic Services, director of Community Life, and resident director.

Kyzer graduated from Oklahoma City University (OCU) in 2008 with her Juris doctor. She also holds a Master of Arts in communication education degree from SNU and a Bachelor of Science in biology education from Bethany Nazarene College (now SNU).

Her scholastic honors include SNU Manager of the Year (1992), OCU CALI Award (2004, 2007), OCU Dean’s List (2007), and the SNU Outstanding Alumni Award (2009).

Kyzer's additional positions at SNU include spiritual development leader, advisor for the student-run yearbook and newspaper, professional and graduate studies curriculum writer, new student-faculty mentor, a member of the SNU School of Education Bias Review Committee, an online instructor, a SNU School for Children board member, and a pre-law advisor.

Outside of the university, Kyzer is a member of the Oklahoma Bar Association, the National Communication Association, and Bethany First Church of the Nazarene. She is also currently the executive director of the Oklahoma Speech Theatre & Communication Association.

--Southern Nazarene University