Language Arts & Social Sciences Faculty

Ryan Bay has taught in the social science department for Northern Oklahoma College since the fall 2014. He obtained his Master’s Degree in education at Northwestern Oklahoma State in 2002 while minoring in Psychology. Ryan also served as Head Baseball Coach on the NOC Tonkawa campus for 9 seasons from fall 2014 through spring 2023. Bay is currently in his 3rd year as Head baseball coach on the NOC Enid campus.

I have been teaching English for thirty-two years, and I still love teaching as much as I did when I started my career. I have a bachelor’s in Secondary English Education, a master’s in Secondary Education with an emphasis in Reading, and a doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction. My love for teaching was fostered by my aunt, a teacher for over forty years. I used to watch her create lesson plans and grade papers, and I loved every aspect she shared about her profession. I consider the ability to teach as my gift to others, and I feel that words have the power to create positive change.

 

 

I completed my BA in English Education and my MA in English at the University of Central Oklahoma. I completed my PhD in English at Oklahoma State University.

My academic areas of interest include Ancient Greek and Roman literature, culture, and philosophy; Medieval European literature, culture, and philosophy; and critical genre theory as is applies to first-year composition instruction. I am a husband (my wife and I have been married for 33 years as of this writing), father of five, and grandfather of one, with the hopes of that number increasing greatly over the next few years.