Governing Boards/University Administration
A listing of the University’s Board of Trustee members also is available online at http://www.ohio.edu/president/ .
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Governing Boards
Ohio University Board of Trustees
Gene T. Harris, Chair
Sandra J. Anderson, Vice Chair
David Brightbill
Norman “Ned” E. Dewire
N. Victor Goodman
Diana Hisey
Janetta King
Kevin B. Lake, D.O.
David A. Wolfort
Henry Heilbrunn, National Trustee
Patrick Campbell, National Trustee
William Hilyard, Alumni Representative
Allison Arnold, Student Trustee
Amanda Roden, Student Trustee
Officers of the Board
Peter Mather, Secretary
Stephen Golding, Treasurer
Faculty Representatives
Beth Quitslund, Faculty Representative
David Thomas, Faculty Representative
Ohio Board of Regents
James M. Tuschman, Chair
James F. Patterson, Vice Chair
Dr. Walter A. Reiling, Jr., Secretary
Patricia A. Ackerman
Timothy M. Burke
Lana Z. Moresky
Vinrod K. Gupta
Virginia M. Lindseth
Sen. Peggy Lehner (Ex Officio)
Rep. Gerald L. Stebelton (Ex Officio)
University Administration
Administrative Officers
Roderick J. McDavis, Ph.D. President
Pamela Benoit, Ph.D. Executive Vice President and Provost
Stephen T. Golding, M.S. Vice President for Finance and Administration
Joseph Shields, Ph.D. Vice President for Research and Creative Activity; Dean, Graduate College
J. Bryan Benchoff, M.A. Vice President for University Advancement and President and CEO of The Ohio University Foundation
Ryan T. Lombardi, M.S. Interim Vice President for Student Affairs
Jenny Hall-Jones, Ph.D Interim Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students
John J. Biancamano, J.D. General Counsel
Brice Bible, M.S.
Chief Information Officer
Renea P. Morris, M.Ed. Executive Director of Communications and Marketing
Eric Burchard, B.A. Director of Government Relations
Jim Schaus, M.A.A. Director of Athletics
Jennifer Kirksey, B.S.J. Chief of Staff and Special Assistant to the President
Colleges and Academic Programs
Robert Frank, Ph.D. (effective August 1, 2012) Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Hugh Sherman, Ph.D. Dean, College of Business
Scott Titsworth, Ph.D. Interim Dean, Scripps College of Communication
Renée A. Middleton, Ph.D.
Dean, Patton College of Education
Dennis Irwin, Ph.D. Dean, Russ College of Engineering and Technology
Madeleine Scott, M.A. Interim Dean, College of Fine Arts
Randy Leite, Ph.D. Dean, College of Health Sciences and Professions
Jeremy Webster, Ph.D. Dean, Honors Tutorial College
David Descutner, Ph.D. Dean, University College
Joseph Shields, Ph.D. Vice President for Research and Creative Activity; Dean, Graduate College
John A. Brose, D.O. Dean, Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Scott Seaman, M.L.S. Dean, University Libraries
Mark Weinberg, Ph.D. Director, Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs
James Fonseca, Ph.D. Interim Executive Dean for Regional Higher Education
Martin Tuck, Ph.D. Interim Dean, Ohio University Chillicothe Campus
Richard Greenlee, Ph.D. Dean, Ohio University Eastern Campus, St. Clairsville; Interim Dean, Ohio University Zanesville Campus
James M. Smith, Ph.D. Dean, Ohio University Lancaster Campus
William Willan, Ph.D. Dean, Ohio University Southern Campus, Ironton
Executive Academic Staff
David Descutner, Ph.D. Executive Vice Provost and Interim Vice Provost for Diversity and Inclusion
Craig Cornell, M.Ed. Vice Provost for Enrollment Management
Deborah Gearhart, Ph.D. Vice Provost of E-Learning and Strategic Partnerships
John Day, Ph.D. Associate Provost for Academic Budget and Planning
Mike Williford, Ph.D. Associate Provost for Institutional Research and Assessment
Ann Fidler, J.D., Ph.D. Chief of Staff for Provost Benoit
Laura Myers, M.A., J.D. Executive Director, Institutional Equity
Dianne Bouvier, M.A., M.B.A. University Ombudsman