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"

Other notable faculty

• Jon Edward Ahlquist, zoologist
• Khalid Albudoor, poet
• Jon Anderson, taught poetry
• Terry A. Anderson, journalist
• Eddie Ashworth, media arts and studies professor
• Erin Belieu, poet
• 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
• Walter S. Gamertsfelder, professor of philosophy, later dean and president of Ohio University
• David Macinnis Gill, novelist, taught English
• 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, now President of Otterbein University
• Karl Kroeger, composer
• P. Lal, poet
• Raymond Luebbers, electrical engineer
• Hilary Masters, taught writing
• Nathaniel Massie, former trustee
• Kevin Mattson, historian and critic
• Zakes Mda, taught English
• Dinty W. Moore, teaches English
• 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
• Alfred Ryors, taught mathematics; former Ohio University president
• Eve Shelnutt, poet
• Brian Smith, photographer
• Thomas S. Smith, former Provost
• Pete Souza, photojournalist that 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
• James J. Whalen, former executive vice president
• Robert Whealey, professor emeritus
• Lawrence Witmer, paleontologist
• Mark Wunderlich, poet
• Sarah E. Wyatt, plant molecular biologist