List of Ohio University faculty

The following people have been employed by or are otherwise currently employed on the faculty at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio.

Distinguished faculty The university recognizes faculty each year as endowed "Distinguished Professors". +NameDepartmentYearBrian C. Clarkphysiologist2026Kevin Mattsonhistorian and critic2025Sarah Wyattplant molecular biologist2024Gerardine BotteRuss Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering2015John KopchickGoll-Ohio Eminent Scholar and Professor of Molecular Biology in the Edison Biotechnology Institute2012Mark HallidayPoetry2011David A. DraboldPhysics2005Alexander ArhangelskiiMathematics2003Robert J. DeMottEnglish1998Alonzo L. HambyHistory1996Wayne DoddEnglish1993Gladys BailinDance1986Richard K. VedderEconomics1985Peter R. GriffithsChemistry1980George R. KlarePsychology1979Hollis SummersEnglish1964Paul Murray KendallEnglish1959

Other notable faculty Jon Edward Ahlquist (1944–2020), molecular biologist and zoologist Jon Anderson (1940–2007), taught poetry Terry A. Anderson (1947–2024), journalist Eddie Ashworth, media arts and studies professor Gladys Bailin, choreographer and dancer Erin Belieu, poet Danny Bentley, pharmacist 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 Patrick J. Fox, Dean of the Russ College of Engineering and Technology 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, former president of Otterbein University Karl Kroeger, composer P. Lal, poet Raymond Luebbers, electrical engineer Nathaniel Massie, former trustee Hilary Masters, taught writing 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 Steven Rubenstein (1962–2012), anthropologist Alfred Ryors, taught mathematics; former Ohio University president Sheila Schwartz (1952–2008), writer and creative writing professor Scott Sharp, politician Eve Shelnutt, poet Brian Smith, photographer Thomas S. Smith, former provost Pete Souza, photojournalist who 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

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