Nov 14, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2015-16
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2015-16 [Archived Catalog]

Governing Boards/University Administration


A listing of the University’s Board of Trustee members also is available online at  www.ohio.edu/trustees/members

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Governing Boards

Ohio University Board of Trustees

Sandra J. Anderson, Chair
David A. Wolfort, Vice Chair
Cary K. Cooper 
N. Victor Goodman
Janetta King
Kevin B. Lake
David Scholl
Janelle N. Simmons
Peggy Viehweger, National Trustee
Julie Mann Keppner, Alumni Representative
Sharmaine Wilcox , Student Trustee

Officers of the Board

Stephen Golding, Treasurer

Faculty Representatives

Ben Stuart, Faculty Representative
David Thomas, Faculty Representative

Ohio Board of Regents

Vinod K. Gupta, Chair
Lana Z. Moresky, Vice Chair
Timothy M. Burke, Secretary
Thomas Humphries
Kurt Kaufman
Elizabeth Kessler
Virginia M. Lindseth, Ph.D.

Ex Officio Members
Sen. Peggy Lehner
Rep. Gerald L. Stebelton
Chancellor John Carey

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

Duanne Starkey, B.B.A. Interim 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

Elizabeth Sayrs, Ph.D. Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education; 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. Founding Dean, Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs

Lorna Jean Edmonds, Ph.D. Vice Provost for Global Affairs

William Willan, Ph.D. Executive Dean for Regional Higher Education

Paul Abraham, Ph.D. Dean, Ohio University Eastern Campus, St. Clairsville

William J. Burke, D.O., FACOFP Dean, Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dublin Campus

Jennifer Cushman, Ph.D. Dean, Ohio University Zanesville Campus

Isaac J. Kirstein, D.O., FACOI Dean, Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Cleveland Campus

Nicole Pennington, Ph.D. Dean, Ohio University Southern Campus, Ironton

James M. Smith, Ph.D. Dean, Ohio University Lancaster Campus

Martin Tuck, Ph.D. Dean, Ohio University Chillicothe Campus

Executive Academic Staff

Elizabeth Sayrs, Ph.D. Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education; Dean, University College

Jack Brose, D.O.
Vice Provost for Health Affairs and Special Assistant to the Executive Vice President and Provost

Shari Clarke, Ph.D.
Vice Provost for Diversity and Inclusion

Bradley Cohen, Ph.D .
Senior Vice Provost for Instructional Innovation

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

Barbara Wharton, Ph.D. Associate Provost for Institutional Research and Effectiveness

Michael Williford, Ph.D. Associate Provost for Institutional Accreditation

Laura Myers, J.D. Chief of Staff for the Executive Vice President and Provost

Dianne Bouvier, Ph.D. ADA-504 Coordinator

Inya Baiye, J.D. Title IX Coordinator

Judith Piercy, M.A. Interim University Ombuds