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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 Alden Library, Baker University Center, and Ping Recreation Center; the remaining buildings are residence halls and operations buildings. [2]
| Order | Name | Years | Occupation | Namesake |
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| 1 | Jacob Lindley [3] | 1809–1822 | Presbyterian minister | Lindley Hall |
| 2 | James Irvine | 1822–1824 | Presbyterian minister and mathematician | Irvine Hall |
| 3 | Robert G. Wilson | 1824–1839 | Presbyterian minister | Wilson Hall |
| 4 | William Holmes McGuffey | 1839–1843 | Philosopher and educator | McGuffey Hall |
| 5 | Alfred Ryors | 1848–1852 | Mathematician | Ryors Hall |
| 6 | Solomon Howard | 1852–1872 | Methodist minister | Howard Park (aka North Green; formerly Howard Hall) |
| 7 | William Henry Scott | 1872–1883 | Methodist minister and philosopher | Scott Quad (demolished) |
| 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 | Ellis Hall |
| 11 | Elmer Burritt Bryan | 1921–1934* | Public educator | Bryan Hall |
| 12 | Herman Gerlach James | 1935–1943 | Lawyer | James Hall |
| 13 | Walter S. Gamertsfelder | 1943–1945 | Philosopher | Gamertsfelder Hall |
| 14 | John Calhoun Baker | 1945–1961 | Business professor | Baker University Center |
| 15 | Vernon Alden | 1962–1969 | Business professor | Alden Library |
| 16 | Claude R. Sowle | 1969–1974 | Lawyer | Sowle Hall |
| 17 | Harry B.Crewson | 1974–1975 | Economist | Crewson House |
| 18 | Charles J. Ping | 1975–1994 | Presbyterian divine and philosopher | Ping Recreation Center |
| 19 | Robert Glidden | 1994–2004 | Music professor | Glidden Hall |
| 20 | Roderick J. McDavis | 2004–2017 | Higher education professor | McDavis Hall (forthcoming) |
| 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. Chubb Hall is named for him. [5]
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