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 Irma Voigt, first Dean of Women at Ohio University (1913–1949) James J. Whalen, former executive vice president Robert Whealey, professor emeritus Lawrence Witmer, paleontologist Mark Wunderlich, poet Sarah E. Wyatt, plant molecular biologist Gladys Bailin, choreographer and dancer References Ohio University faculty