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
David Wolfort, Chair
Janetta D. King, Vice Chair
Cary R. Cooper
N. Victor Goodman
Kevin B. Lake
Dave R. Scholl
Janelle N. Simmons
Peggy Viehweger
Laura A. Brege, National Trustee
David W. Pidwell, National Trustee
Ron Teplitzky, Alumni Representative
Brooke Mauro, Student Trustee
Patrick J. Roden, Student Trustee
Officers of the Board
David R. Moore, Board Secretary
Deborah Shaffer, Treasurer
Faculty Representatives
Joseph McLaughlin, Faculty Representative
David O. Thomas, Faculty Representative
Ohio Board of Regents
Vinod K. Gupta, Chair
Patricia A. Ackerman
Timothy M. Burke
Virginia M. Lindseth
Lana Z. Moresky
Sen. Peggy Lehner (Ex Officio)
Rep. Gerald L. Stebelton (Ex Officio)
Interim Chancellor Stephanie Davidson (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, Ed.D Vice President for Student Affairs
Jenny Hall-Jones, Ph.D 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. Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Hugh Sherman, Ph.D. Dean, College of Business
Scott Titsworth, Ph.D. 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
Margaret Kennedy-Dygas, Ph.D 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
Kenneth H. Johnson, D.O. Executive 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
Ming Li, Ed.D. Interim Executive Director, Center for International Studies
William Willan, Ph.D. Executive Dean for Regional Higher Education
Martin Tuck, Ph.D. Dean, Ohio University Chillicothe Campus
Paul Abraham, Ph.D. Dean, Ohio University Eastern Campus, St. Clairsville
James Fonseca, Ph.D. Interim Dean, Ohio University Zanesville Campus
James M. Smith, Ph.D. Dean, Ohio University Lancaster Campus
Dan Evans, Ph.D. Interim Dean, Ohio University Southern Campus, Ironton
Executive Academic Staff
David Descutner, Ph.D. Executive Vice Provost; Associate Provost for Undergraduate Studies; 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
Howard Dewald, Ph.D. Associate Provost for Faculty and Academic Planning
Mike Williford, Ph.D. Associate Provost for Institutional Accreditation
Laura Myers, M.A., J.D. Interim Chief of Staff for the Executive Vice President and Provost
Dianne Bouvier, M.A., M.B.A. Interim Executive Director, Institutional Equity; University Ombudsman