List of presidents of Ohio University

President of Ohio University
since 2023
AppointerOhio University Board of Governors
Formation1804
First holderJacob Lindley (1809 - 1822)
WebsiteOffice of the President

This list of presidents of Ohio University includes all who have served as president of Ohio University.[1] The university has known twenty-three leaders serve; and except for Super, Crook, McDavis, Nellis, Sherman, and Stewart Gonzalez, all presidents of the university have buildings named after them, most notably Alden Library, Baker University Center, and Ping Recreation Center; the remaining buildings are residence halls and operations buildings.[2]

Presidents

OrderPortraitNameYearsOccupationNamesake
1Jacob Lindley[3]1809–1822Presbyterian ministerLindley Hall
2James Irvine1822–1824Presbyterian minister and mathematicianIrvine Hall
3Robert G. Wilson1824–1839Presbyterian ministerWilson Hall
4William Holmes McGuffey1839–1843Philosopher and educatorMcGuffey Hall
5Alfred Ryors1848–1852MathematicianRyors Hall
6Solomon Howard1852–1872Methodist ministerHoward Park (aka North Green; formerly Howard Hall)
7William Henry Scott1872–1883Methodist minister and philosopherScott Quad (demolished)
8Charles William Super1884–1896
1899–1901		Greek professor
9Isaac Crook1896–1898Methodist minister and educator
10Alston Ellis1901–1920*Public educatorEllis Hall
11Elmer Burritt Bryan1921–1934*Public educatorBryan Hall
12Herman Gerlach James1935–1943LawyerJames Hall
13Walter S. Gamertsfelder1943–1945PhilosopherGamertsfelder Hall
14John Calhoun Baker1945–1961Business professorBaker University Center
15Vernon Alden1962–1969Business professorAlden Library
16Claude R. Sowle1969–1974LawyerSowle Hall
17Harry B.Crewson1974–1975EconomistCrewson House
18Charles J. Ping1975–1994Presbyterian divine and philosopherPing Recreation Center
19Robert Glidden1994–2004Music professorGlidden Hall
20Roderick J. McDavis2004–2017Higher education professorMcDavis Hall (forthcoming)
21M. Duane Nellis2017–2021Geographer
22Hugh Sherman2021–2023Business professor
23Lori Stewart Gonzalez[4]2023–presentLanguage pathologist

* Edwin Watts Chubb was acting president for one year in 1920 when President Ellis died and again in 1934 when President Bryan died. Chubb Hall is named for him.[5]

Further reading

  • John C. Baker: An Oral History. Athens: Ohio University Libraries, 1995.
  • The Decade of the University: Ohio University and the Alden Years. Meno Lovenstein. Athens, Ohio: Lawhead Press, 1971. A philosophic account of the university in the 1960s
  • Presidents, Kings, Astronauts, and Ball Players: Fascinating People I Have Known. Vernon R. Alden. Vantage Press, 2009. ISBN 978-0-533-16021-1
  • Speaking for Myself: The Personal Reflections of Vernon R. Alden, University President, Corporate Director, International Entrepreneur. Vernon R. Alden. Athens: Ohio University Libraries, 1997.
  • Vernon R. Alden: An Oral History. Athens: Ohio University Libraries, 1999. ISBN 978-0-9650743-4-6

References

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