The OSU Oral History Program documents the history of The Ohio State University by interviewing faculty members and administrators, as well as former students. Ultimately, the goal is to collect information that is unavailable in traditional print sources and to preserve the history of the university for future generations of researchers.
The products of the interviews – transcripts, abstracts, tapes, CDs, audio files, etc. – are the property of The Ohio State University Archives. Individual transcripts, tapes and audio files will become available to researchers as they are completed, and a list of individuals with links to their records in the KnowledgeBank (OSU Libraries' digital repository) will be placed on this web site. Abstracts included in the KnowledgeBank entries are based on the transcripts and include a summary section, leading themes, and individuals mentioned.
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- Adams, Arthur - Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures
- Adams, David- Professor of Sociology at Lima
- Alkire, Helen - Professor of Dance
- Allen, Heather - Professor of Chemistry
- Angel, William- Professor of Political Science at Lima
- Arms, Deborah- Nurse, Lobbyist, State Department of Health Administrator
- Armitage, Richard - Professor of Romance Languages, Vice President for Student Affairs
- Asher, Herb - Professor of Political Science, Special Assistant for Government Relations
- Assef, Carl- Student, bachelor's, medical, law, and master's-in-business degrees from Ohio State
B
- Baer, James B. - Student in the 1960s, member of Block "O"
- Bailey, Phyllis - Assistant Athletic Director
- Bair, Bettina - Senior Lecturer in Computer Science and Engineering
- Ballam, Deborah - Professor of Business, Director of The Women's Place
- Battle, Lynwood L. Jr.- Student in the 1960s
- Baumer, Elmer - Professor of Agricultural Economics
- Bechtel, Nancie Mlakar - Student in Nursing
- Beck, Paul Allen - Professor of Political Science
- Belote, Glenda "Rusty" - Staff member, Office of Women's Services
- Benton, J. Love - Student (member of Afrikan Student Union)
- Bernhard, Linda - Professor of Women's Studies and Nursing
- Bishop, Rudine Sims - Professor of Education
- Blackburn, Mollie - Professor, Teaching and Learning
- Bloomfield, Clara- Director of the Division of Hematology and Oncology
- Bolz, Harold - Professor of Engineering
- Bonner, John T. Jr. - Vice President
- Bope, Frank - Professor of Pharmacy
- Borgess, Mary Pat - Student (College of Medicine)
- Bourhis, Ray- Student in the 1960s, co-creator of Brutus Buckeye
- Bourguignon, Erika - Chair, Department of Anthropology
- Bowen, Roy - Professor of Theatre
- Bowser, Shirley Dunlap - Student (graduated 1956), member of the Board of Trustees
- Boyce, Robert - University Relations
- Boyd, Richard- Student (graduated 1958)
- Brandt, Forrest - Student (graduated 1971)
- Branscomb, Lewis - Director of Libraries
- Brown, Firman H. - Chairman of the Department of Theatre
- Buchsieb, Walter - Professor of Dentistry
- Bugno, Raymond S. - Research Foundation
- Burns, Norman- Dental Student (graduated 1957)
C
- Cahill, Vern - Professor of Animal Science
- Carlson, Wayne - Chair, Department of Industrial, Interior, and Visual Communication Design
- Chafetz, Sidney - Professor of Art
- Chasser, Anne- Employee at the Office of Contracts
- Chesser, Angela- Assistant Director of Psychiatry
- Childers, Sara- Student (graduated 1998), academic counselor, PhD candidate
- Clark, Bunny - Professor of Physics
- Colker, Ruth- Professor of Law
- Conaway, Christine - Dean of Women
- Corbally, John - Professor of Education, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
- Crepeau, George - Professor of Theatre
- Crossley, Celia - Student (attended 1966-70)
- Csuri, Charles - Professor of Art
- Csuri, Shirley - Artist, wife of Charles Csuri
- Cunningham, Luvern - Professor of Education
- Cunningham, Patricia F.R.- Student (graduated in 2011), Director of Buckeye Civic Engagement Connections
- Curran, Michael W. - Associate Dean of Humanities
- Curtis, Carla- Associate Professor of Social Work
D
- Deschenes, Denise - Psychiatrist, OSU Counseling and Consultation Service
- Diedrichs, Carol Pitts - Director of Libraries
- Dinitz, Simon - Professor of Sociology
- Drake, Brenda Jackson - First Lady of Ohio State, 2014-2020
- Droste, Paul - Marching Band Director
- Duncan, Robert M. - Secretary of the Board of Trustees
E
- Eakins, Mark- Student (graduated 1979), usher at football games
- Ellenwood, Wendell - Director of Ohio Unions
- Elliott, A. Lovell- Student (graduated in 1946)
- Elliott, Bruce- Student (graduated in 1970, MA in 1972)
- Enarson, Audrey - First Lady of Ohio State, 1972-1981
- Enarson, Harold - University President (1972-1981)
- Evans, John Sydney (Student in the late 1960s and early 1970s)
F
- Fawcett, Novice - University President (1956-1972)
- Firebaugh, Francille - Director, School of Home Economics
- Fisher, Lloyd - Student (graduated 1948 and 1949)
- Fitzsimons, Kevin- University Photographer
- Fraley, Ralph Reed - CEO, OSU Hospitals
- Frantz, David - Professor of English, Secretary of the Board of Trustees
- Fraley, Ralph Reed - CEO, Ohio State University Hospitals
- Freeman, Mabel- Student (BS 1966, Masters 1975, PhD 1988)
- Fry, Glenn - Professor of Optometry
- Frymier, Jack - Professor of Education
- Fuller, James Osborn - Professor of Geology
G
- Gabbe, Steven- CEO of Wexner Medical Center
- Garland, Martha - Professor of History, Vice President for Academic Affairs
- Garrett, Alfred - Professor of Chemistry
- Geiger, Andy - OSU Director of Athletics, (1994-2005)
- Gilbert, Charlene- Dean and Director of Ohio State Lima
- Glower, Donald - Professor of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering
- Gnidovec, Dale- Collections Manager and Curator of the Orton Geological Museum
- Good, Charles- Professor of Biology at Lima
- Good, Donald W. - University Ombudsman
- Gordon, Virginia - Professor of Education
- Graf, Michelle - Student (first female drum major)
- Green, Eloise - Professor of Human Nutrition and Food Management
- Greene, Rick - Student (witnessed 1970 riots)
- Griffith, William - Professor of Education, Director of Campus Planning
- Guinn, Jefferson - Student, Co-founder of Our Choking Times
- Guthrie, William - Head of Student Financial Aid
H
- Hadley, Gay - Assistant Vice President for Human Resources
- Hahn, Tracy - Deputy Chief of OSU Police
- Hairston, Elaine - Chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents
- Hale, Frank - Vice Provost of Minority Affairs
- Halverson, William - Associate Dean, University College
- Hartmann, Susan - Professor of History and Women's Studies, Director of the Center for Women's Studies
- Hawkins, Leyla -Student (graduated 1986)
- Hebbard, Frederick - Dean of the College of Optometry
- Hedges, Gabe - Student in the 2010s, community advisor for Buckeye Village
- Heid, Brigid- Student (graduated 1980)
- Heldman, Lou - Student (graduated 1972)
- Henry, LaQuita- Student in the late 1960s
- Herbers, Joan - Dean of the College of Biological Sciences
- Herrick, John - Director of Campus Planning, Professor of Educational Administration
- Hill, Richard M. - Dean of the College of Optometry
- Hirsch, Steven - Student (graduated 1971)
- Hobson, Lisa- Student (graduated 1979)
- Holbrook, Karen- University President
- Holsinger, G. Robert - Assistant Dean of Arts and Sciences, Executive Assistant to President Fawcett
- Hopcraft, David - Student (graduated 1967), Reporter for the Cleveland Plain Dealer
- Huber, Joan - Dean of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Interim Provost
I
- Ignatieva, Maria - Professor of Theatre at Lima
J
- Jennings, Edward - University President (1981-1990)
- Jeschonnek, Sabine- Professor of Physics at Lima
- Jewett, Robert E. - Professor of Education
- Johnson, George Robert - Professor of Animal Science
- Jones, Jim L. - Athletic Director
K
- Kambon, Ako- Student (graduated in 1973)
- Kemmenoe, Pamela- Student in the 1970s
- Kettler, David - Professor of Political Science
- Kimchi-Woods, Judith- Student (earning Masters, Doctorate and NP degree)
- Kirwan, William E. - University President
- Kleberg, John R. - Associate Director of Public Safety, Director of Internal Audit
- Klohr, Paul - Professor of Education, Director of University School
- Knedler, Bryan - Student (member of Gay Alliance)
- Kraus, John - Professor of Astronomy
- Kuhn, Albert - Professor of English, University Provost
L
- Lancaster, Boyce- WOSU Public Radio morning on-air host
- Lanyon, Sally- Student in the 1960s, co-creator of Brutus Buckeye
- LaPidus, Jules- Dean of the Graduate School and Vice Provost for Research
- Lechman, Kathleen- Director of Equity and Inclusion
- Ludden, Franklin M. - Professor of History of Art
M
- Maier, Howard - student (graduated in 1966)
- Markunas, Patricia - Student (president of Women's Self Government Association)
- Matejic, Father Mateja - Professor of Slavic Languages and Literature
- McBride, William - Professor of Music
- Meek, Violet- Dean of Lima campus
- Meiling, Richard - Dean of the College of Medicine
- Melnyk, Bernadette M. - Dean of the College of Nursing, Vice President for Health Promotion and Chief Wellness Officer
- Meyer, Karen- Coordinator for Disability Services and Academic Advisor
- Mihaljevich, Michele- Student (graduated 1984)
- Moddelmog, Debra - Professor of English
- Morrow-Jones, Hazel- Graduate student (graduated in 1980)
- Moser, Bobby Dale- Dean, College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
- Mosley-Thompson, Ellen- Professor and former Director of the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center
- Moulton, Edward - Professor of Engineering, Administration
- Mount, John- Dean of the University College and Vice President of the Regional Campuses
- Mtu, Amilcar- Student (graduated 1970)
- Myers, Bradley Allen- University Registrar
- Myers, William - Associate Athletic Director
N
- Nelson, Richard Norman- Doctor and Director of the Emergency Medicine Department
- Newhouse, Judith- Staff in Fisher College of Business and University Development
- Newsom, Gerald- Vice Chair of the Astronomy department and Associate Dean of the College of Mathematics and Physical Sciences
O
- O'Shaughnessy, Jane - Student (graduated 1970)
- O'Shaughnessy, Tommy - Student (graduated 1975)
P
- Patton, Temple- Associate Director of Diversity and Inclusion for Lima campus
- Peavy, Marquetta - Associate Director of the Department of Educational Development and Resources (OSUMC)
- Pontious, Bruce- Assistant Director of Development at the Medical Center
Q
- Quigley, John - Professor of Law
R
- Ramsey, Dean - Director of the Physical Plant
- Rankin, Marlene and Stuart - Students (both graduated 1961)
- Reichers, Arnon- Professor of Business
- Reutter, Jeff - Director, Stone Laboratory
- Ripley, Randall B. - Professor of Political Science
- Rodgers, Kristin- Collections Curator at the Medical Heritage Center
- Rogers, Nancy H.- Dean, College of Law
- Rupp, Leila- Professor of History
S
- Saddler, Barbara - Graduate student (Department of Black Studies)
- Schellenger, Harold - Director of Public Relations
- Schoen, Kathryn - Vice President of Educational Services
- Schwirian, Patricia- Faculty at College of Nursing
- Serafica, Felicisima- Professor of Psychology
- Shipp, Melvin D. - Professor and Dean of Optometry
- Shirk, A.V.- Staff at WOSU in the 1960s
- Shkurti, Bill - Student in the 1960s
- Shkurti, William J. - Vice President of Business and Finance
- Simpson, Tom - Student (graduated 1955)
- Sisson, Richard - Political Science, Provost
- Smith, Paula H.- Associate Director of the Young Scholars Program
- Soloway, Albert - Professor of Pharmacy
- Sonner, David- Staff at WOSU in the 1960s
- Souba, Wiley "Chip"- Dean of the College of Medicine
- Stewart, Mac - Professor of Human Ecology, Dean of University College
- Studer, William - Director of Libraries
- Stuessy, Tod F.- Professor of Department of Botany and Plant Pathology
- Summerson, Charles Henry - Professor of Geology
- Sutton, T. Scott - Professor of Agriculture
- Sutton-Ramspeck, Beth- Professor English at Lima
T
- Talabere, Laurel - Graduate student (College of Nursing)
- Talbert, Sharyn- Student (graduated 1996), Adviser and Staff of the English Department
- Taylor, Celianna - Professor/Librarian
- Terrell, Terry Tickhill- Undergraduate student (1969) to travel to Antarctica in first women's group
- Thompson, Marianne - Alumna, Granddaughter of President William Oxley Thompson
- Tiefel, Virginia - Professor/Librarian
- Tolbert, Mary - Professor of Education, University School
- Tootle, Barbie- Special assistant to President E. Gordon Gee
- Twarog, Leon - Professor of Slavic Studies
- Tzagournis, Manuel- Dean of the College of Medicine and Vice President of Health Sciences
U
- Pamela M. Unger- First Director (Interim) of the Office of Women's Studies
- Upton, James N.- Associate Professor of African-American and African Studies, former Director of the, African-American and African Studies Community Extension Center, Associate Dean of the Graduate School
V
- Van Brimmer, Rick- Assistant Vice President of Advancement Affinity and Trademark Management
- VanHorn, Greg and Pam- Students 1978, 1982 (for her), 1984 (for him), 2012
- Venable, Lucy - Professor of Dance
W
- Wagner, Robert - Professor and Head of the Department of Photography and Cinema
- Walker, Norma J. - First female officer, OSU Police
- Walters, Everett - Professor of History
- Warmbrod, Robert - Professor of Agricultural Education
- Wentz, Cynthia- Student (graduated 1962), first female cheerleader
- Werman, Howard A.- Professor at the College of Medicine, emergency medicine physician
- Westman, Judy- Cancer researcher, chair of Admissions Committee for the College of Medicine, Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Admissions and the Dean of Medical Education
- Whetstone, Anna and Paul- Students (Paul in 1949 and Anna in 1953)
- Whitfield, Nila- Director of the Professional Experience Program in Career Services and Director of Major Gifts for the Midwest in University Development
- Whitlach, Ann Marie Miller- Student and Clinical Assistant Professor in Nursing
- Whitney, D. Ransom - Professor of Statistics
- Whitacre, Honor- Director of the Division of Dental Hygiene
- Wiener, Judith- Head Curator at the Medical Heritage Center
- Wilhelmi, Ilse - Librarian, University Libraries
- Williams, David - Student (graduated 1969, 1970, 1973)
- Williams, Mike- Student in the 1960s
- Woodall, Tatyana - Student and Editor in Chief, Black and Bold Magazine
- Woods, Jon - Marching Band Director
- Wu, Judy Tzu-Chun - Professor of History and Women's Gender, and Sexuality Studies