List of presidents of Ohio University

Last updated

President of Ohio University
since 2023
AppointerOhio University Board of Governors
Formation1804
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

OrderNameYearsOccupation
1 Jacob Lindley [3] 1809–1822Presbyterian minister
2 James Irvine 1822–1824Presbyterian minister and mathematician
3Robert G. Wilson1824–1839Presbyterian minister
4 William Holmes McGuffey 1839–1843Philosopher and educator
5 Alfred Ryors 1848–1852Mathematician
6Solomon Howard1852–1872Methodist minister
7 William Henry Scott 1872–1883Methodist minister and philosopher
8Charles William Super1884–1896
1899–1901
Greek professor
9Isaac Crook1896–1898Methodist minister and educator
10Alston Ellis1901–1920*Public educator
11Elmer Burritt Bryan1921–1934*Public educator
12Herman Gerlach James1935–1943Lawyer
13 Walter S. Gamertsfelder 1943–1945Philosopher
14John Calhoun Baker1945–1961Business professor
15 Vernon Alden 1962–1969Business professor
16Claude R. Sowle1969–1974Lawyer
17Harry B.Crewson1974–1975Economist
18Charles J. Ping1975–1994Presbyterian divine and philosopher
19Robert Glidden1994–2004Music professor
20 Roderick J. McDavis 2004–2017Higher education professor
21 M. Duane Nellis 2017–2021Geographer
22 Hugh Sherman 2021–2023Business professor
23 Lori 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. [5]

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