List of presidents of Ohio University
Appearance
President of Ohio University | |
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since 2023 | |
Appointer | Ohio University Board of Governors |
Formation | 1804 |
First holder | Jacob Lindley (1809 - 1822) |
Website | Office 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 Ping Recreation Center and Baker University Center; the remaining buildings are residence halls and operations buildings.[2]
Presidents
[edit]Order | Name | Years | Occupation |
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1 | Jacob Lindley[3] | 1809–1822 | Presbyterian minister |
2 | James Irvine | 1822–1824 | Presbyterian minister and mathematician |
3 | Robert G. Wilson | 1824–1839 | Presbyterian minister |
4 | William Holmes McGuffey | 1839–1843 | Philosopher and educator |
5 | Alfred Ryors | 1848–1852 | Mathematician |
6 | Solomon Howard | 1852–1872 | Methodist minister |
7 | William Henry Scott | 1872–1883 | Methodist minister and philosopher |
8 | Charles William Super | 1884–1896 1899–1901 |
Greek professor |
9 | Isaac Crook | 1896–1898 | Methodist minister and educator |
10 | Alston Ellis | 1901–1920* | Public educator |
11 | Elmer Burritt Bryan | 1921–1934* | Public educator |
12 | Herman Gerlach James | 1935–1943 | Lawyer |
13 | Walter S. Gamertsfelder | 1943–1945 | Philosopher |
14 | John Calhoun Baker | 1945–1961 | Business professor |
15 | Vernon Alden | 1962–1969 | Business professor |
16 | Claude R. Sowle | 1969–1974 | Lawyer |
17 | Harry B.Crewson | 1974–1975 | Economist |
18 | Charles J. Ping | 1975–1994 | Presbyterian divine and philosopher |
19 | Robert Glidden | 1994–2004 | Music professor |
20 | Roderick J. McDavis | 2004–2017 | Higher education professor |
21 | M. Duane Nellis | 2017–2021 | Geographer |
22 | Hugh Sherman | 2021–2023 | Business professor |
23 | Lori Stewart Gonzalez[4] | 2023–present | Language pathologist |
* Edwin Watts Chubb was acting president for one year in 1920 when President Ellis died and again in 1934 when President Bryan died.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ohio University - Presidents Emeriti". Ohio University. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
- ^ "Ohio University Buildings Alphabetical Index".
- ^ "Lindley Hall Information -Ohio University". Ohio University. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
- ^ Hendrix, Sheridan (March 22, 2023). "Ohio University trustees tap Louisville's Lori Stewart Gonzalez as its next president". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ "Chubb Hall". ohiou.edu.