The following people have been employed by or are otherwise currently employed on the faculty at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio.
Distinguished faculty[edit]
The university recognizes faculty each year as endowed "Distinguished Professors" [1]
| Name | Department | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Srdjan Nesic | Russ Professor of Chemical Engineering in the Russ College of Engineering and Technology | 2021 |
| Nancy Stevens | professor of evolutionary ecology in the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine | 2020 |
| Steven W. Evans | Department of Psychology professor, Co-Director of the Center for Intervention Research in Schools | 2019 |
| Susan Burgess | Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | 2018 |
| Alexander Govorov | Physics | 2016 |
| Judith Yaross Lee | Charles E. Zumkehr Professor and the Director of Honors Tutorials in the School of Communication Studies | 2016 |
| Gerardine Botte | Russ Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | 2015 |
| Christopher France | Psychology | 2014 |
| Tom Carpenter | Department of Classics and World Religions | 2013 |
| John Kopchick | Goll-Ohio Eminent Scholar and Professor of Molecular Biology in the Edison Biotechnology Institute | 2012 |
| Mark Halliday | Poetry | 2011 |
| Charles Smith | head of the university's Professional Playwriting Program | 2010 |
| Peter Jung | Physics | 2009 |
| R. Damian Nance | Geology | 2008 |
| Mark Phillips | Music | 2007 |
| Tadeusz Malinski | Marvin and Ann Dilley White Professor of Biochemistry | 2006 |
| David A. Drabold | Physics | 2005 |
| Gar W. Rothwell | Botany | 2004 |
| Alexander Arhangelskii | Mathematics | 2003 |
| Kenneth A. Holroyd | Psychology | 2002 |
| Steve Grimes | Physics | 2001 |
| Ursula Belden | Theater | 2000 |
| Surender K. Jain | Mathematics | 1999 |
| Robert J. DeMott | English | 1998 |
| Edward W. Stevens | Education | 1998 |
| Robert Hikida | Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine | 1997 |
| Alonzo L. Hamby | History | 1996 |
| Thomas E. Wagner | director of Ohio University's Mammalian Recombinant Genetics Institute, founder and director of the Edison Biotechnology Institute | 1993 |
| Wayne Dodd | English | 1993 |
| Roger Finlay | Physics | 1991 |
| Charles C. Alexander | History | 1989 |
| Gladys Bailin | Dance | 1986 |
| Richard K. Vedder | Economics | 1985 |
| John L. Gaddis | History | 1983 |
| Guido Stempel III | Journalism | 1982 |
| Jacobo Rapaport | Physics | 1981 |
| Peter R. Griffiths | Chemistry | 1980 |
| George R. Klare | Psychology | 1979 |
| Wai-Kai Chen | Electrical Engineering | 1978 |
| John M. (Jack) Matthews | English | 1977 |
| Lee C. Soltow | Economics | 1976 |
| Lowell E. Gallaway | Economics | 1974 |
| Karl F. Ahrendt | Music | 1973 |
| Raymond O. Lane | Physics | 1972 |
| Carl G. Gustavson | History | 1971 |
| William U. Snyder | Psychology | 1970 |
| William W. Paudler | Chemistry | 1970 |
| Roma A. King, Jr. | English | 1969 |
| William D. Huntsman | Chemistry | 1968 |
| Norman S. Cohn | Botany | 1968 |
| Edward Stone | English | 1966 |
| Troy W. Organ | Philosophy | 1965 |
| Hollis Summers | English | 1964 |
| George E. Hill | Education | 1963 |
| John E. Edwards | Physics | 1962 |
| Robert L. Morton | Mathematics | 1960 |
| Dwight O. Mutchler | Lecturer in Drawing | 1960 |
| John F. Cady | History | 1959 |
| Harvey C. Lehman | Psychology | 1959 |
| Paul Murray Kendall | English | 1959 |
Other notable faculty[edit]
- Jon Edward Ahlquist, zoologist
- Khalid Albudoor, poet
- Jon Anderson, taught poetry
- Terry A. Anderson, journalist
- Eddie Ashworth, media arts and studies professor
- Erin Belieu, poet
- Danny Bentley, pharmacist[2]
- John Joseph Brady, journalist
- Frank Ching, taught drawing
- William E. Connolly, political theorist
- Antonio Cua, philosopher
- Stephen Custer, cellist
- Hamza El Din, composer
- Pam Durban, novelist
- Aethelred Eldridge, painter
- Walter S. Gamertsfelder, professor of philosophy, later dean and president of Ohio University
- David Macinnis Gill, novelist, taught English
- Lori Stewart Gonzalez, current President and language pathology professor
- Frank Pierrepont Graves, taught education
- Melvin Helitzer, taught journalism
- Jeffrey Herf, taught history
- Paul Hersey, entrepreneur
- Granville Hicks, educator and writer
- David Hostetler, sculptor
- Josh Hyde, filmmaker
- Colette Inez, composer
- William Wartenbee Johnson, former trustee
- Daniel Keyes, author
- Brian Kiteley, novelist
- Kathy Krendl, former Provost, now President of Otterbein University
- Karl Kroeger, composer
- P. Lal, poet
- Raymond Luebbers, electrical engineer
- Hilary Masters, taught writing
- Nathaniel Massie, former trustee
- Kevin Mattson, historian and critic
- Zakes Mda, taught English
- Dinty W. Moore, teaches English
- M. Duane Nellis, President Emeritus and geography professor
- Benjamin M. Ogles, Dean at Brigham Young University, former dean of Arts and Sciences
- Charles L. Peterson, painter
- Cosmo Pieterse, playwright
- Ilmar Raag, film director
- J. Allyn Rosser, poet
- Alfred Ryors, taught mathematics; former Ohio University president
- Scott Sharp, politician
- Eve Shelnutt, poet
- Brian Smith, photographer
- Thomas S. Smith, former Provost
- Pete Souza, photojournalist that later chronicled Barack Obama's presidency
- Darrell Spencer, taught creative writing
- David E. Sweet, taught political science
- Joe Tait, taught sportscasting
- Eli Todd Tappan, taught mathematics
- Mark Tatge, taught journalism
- Walter Tevis, taught creative writing
- William Thon, taught painting
- Shane Tilton, teaches electronic media
- Irma Voigt, first Dean of Women at Ohio University (1913–1949)
- James J. Whalen, former executive vice president
- Robert Whealey, professor emeritus
- Lawrence Witmer, paleontologist
- Mark Wunderlich, poet
- Sarah E. Wyatt, plant molecular biologist
- Gladys Bailin, choreographer and dancer
References[edit]
- ^ "OHIO Distinguished Professors | Distinguished Professors Home". www.ohio.edu. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
- ^ "Legislator-Profile - Legislative Research Commission". legislature.ky.gov. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
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