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ACKERMAN, Patricia A. Education: Ohio University (Bachelor's); Cleveland State University (Master's); Kent State University (Ph.D.) |
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ADAMS, Edmund
Appointed by Governor Bob Taft for term beginning 9/21/1999 Education: A.B., Xavier University; L.L.B., University of Notre Dame |
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ALVARADO, Donna M.
Appointed by Governor Bob Taft to replace Tahlman Krumm Jr. (term expired), for term beginning 10/1/2002 and ending 9/20/2011. Education: B.A., M.A. in Spanish rned from The Ohio State University, graduating Phi Beta Kappa and cum laude, Alvarado pursued doctoral studies in Latin American literature at the University of Oklahoma and completed postgraduate coursework in business at the Wharton School. |
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BAKER, Richard T.
Appointed by Governor James A. Rhodes for term beginning 9/21/63 and ending 9/20/72. Resigned 8/31/68. Served 4.9 years as Regent. Born: Anderson, IN, 1917 |
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BARRETT, Charles M.
Appointed by Governor James A. Rhodes to replace William H. Zimmer (resigned), for term beginning 10/13/70 and ending 9/20/78. Resigned 8/73. Served 2.8 years as Regent. Born: Cincinnati, OH, 1913 |
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BEEGHLY, Bruce R.
Appointed by Governor Bob Taft to replace Gerald H. Gordon (term expired), for term beginning 9/21/2002 and ending 9/20/2011. Education: B.S., California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA |
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BELCHER, Paul E.
Appointed by Governor James A. Rhodes to replace J. Ward Keener (resigned), for term beginning 11/30/68 and ending 9/20/69. Reappointed by Governor Rhodes for term beginning 9/21/69 and ending 9/20/78. Term expired 9/20/78. Continued to serve on Board until appointment of Swank, 11/17/78. Served 10.0 years as Regent. Born: Gallipolis, OH, 1901 |
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BONDA, Alva T. "Ted"
Appointed by Governor Richard F. Celeste to replace Michael F. Colley (term expired), for term beginning 11/5/84 and ending 9/20/93. Chairman of the Board, 1988-91. Term expired 9/20/93. Continued to serve on Board for 60 days until 11/19/93. Served 9.0 years as Regent and 4.0 years as Chairman. Born: Cleveland, OH, 1917 |
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BOWEN, John W. E.
Appointed by Governor James A. Rhodes to replace Robert F. Doolittle (term expired), for term beginning 10/20/78 and ending 9/20/87. Resigned 4/16/82. Served 3.5 years as Regent. Born: |
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BOYLE, William F.
Appointed by Governor Richard F. Celeste to replace N. Victor Goodman (term expired), for term beginning 10/1/90 and ending 9/20/99. Resigned 9/6/95. Served 4.9 years as Regent. Born: Toledo, OH, 1930 |
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BRENNAN, James H.
Appointed by Governor James A. Rhodes to replace John W. E. Bowen (resigned), for term beginning 5/3/82 and ending 9/20/87. Term expired 9/20/87. Continued to serve on Board for 60 days until 11/19/87. Served 5.5 years as Regent. Born: Chicago, IL, 1926 |
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BRILEY, John Marshall
Appointed by Governor James A. Rhodes for term beginning 9/21/63 and ending 9/20/66. Reappointed by Governor Rhodes for term beginning 9/21/66 and ending 9/20/75. Chairman of the Board, 1965-75. Resigned 3/21/75. Served 11.5 years as Regent and 10.2 years as Chairman. Born: Monmouth, IL, 1905 |
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BROWN, Jeanette Grasselli
Appointed by George V. Voinovich to replace Jesse Philips (deceased), for term beginning 3/13/95 and ending 9/20/99. Reappointed by Governor Taft for term beginning 9/21/99 and ending 9/20/2008. Born: Cleveland, OH, 1928 |
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BROWN, Lloyd O.
Appointed by Governor Richard F. Celeste to replace Keith McNamara (term expired), for term beginning 11/5/84 and ending 9/20/93. Died 5/3/93. Served 8.5 years as Regent. Born: Little Rock, AR, 1928 |
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BURKE, Timothy M.
Appointed by Governor John R. Kasich to replace Jeanette Grasselli Brown (term expired) for term beginning October 31, 2008 and ending September 20, 2014. Education: B.A., Xavier University; J.D., University of Cincinnati |
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CLARKE, Maceo Richard
Appointed by Governor James A. Rhodes for term beginning 9/21/63 and ending 9/20/66. Reappointed for term beginning 9/21/66 and ending 9/20/75. Resigned 9/21/71. Served 8.0 years as Regent. Born: Charham, VA, 1900 |
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COLLEY, Michael F.
Appointed by Governor James A. Rhodes to replace N. Victor Goodman (reappointed to a full term), for term beginning 9/21/81 and ending 9/20/84. Term expired 9/20/84. Continued to serve on Board until appointment of Bonda on 11/5/84. Served 3.1 years as Regent. Born: Youngstown, OH, 1936 |
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CONLAN, Thomas L.
Appointed by Governor John J. Gilligan to replace Robert Lazarus (deceased), for term beginning 2/6/73 and ending 9/20/75. Term expired 9/20/75. Served 2.6 years as Regent. Born: Detroit, MI, 1912 |
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DAVIS, Edward E.
Appointed by Governor James A. Rhodes to replace J. Ottis Ford (deceased), for term beginning 4/19/68 and ending 9/20/72. Term expired 9/20/72. Served 4.4 years as Regent. Born: |
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DOOLITTLE, Robert F.
Appointed by Governor James A. Rhodes for term beginning 9/21/63 and ending 9/20/69. Reappointed by Governor Rhodes for term beginning 9/21/69 and ending 9/20/78. Chairman of the Board, 1977-78. Term expired 9/20/78. Continued to serve on Board until appointment of Bowen on 10/19/78. Served 15.1 years as Regent and 0.9 years as Chairman. Born: Oberlin, OH, 1902 |
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DUTTON, Paul M.
Appointed by Governor Richard F. Celeste to replace C. William Swank (term expired), for term beginning 11/24/87 and ending 9/20/96. Chairman of the Board, 1994-95. Resigned 9/13/96. Served 8.8 years as Regent and 2.0 years as Chairman. Born: 1947 |
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EVANS, Robert L. ("Bob")
Appointed by Governor James A. Rhodes to replace Marvin L. Warner (resigned), for term beginning 11/1/77 and ending 9/20/81. Reappointed by Governor Rhodes for term beginning 9/21/81 and ending 9/20/90. Term expired 9/20/90. Continued to serve on Board until appointment of Philips on 10/1/90. Served 12.9 years as Regent. Born: Sugar Ridge, OH, 1918 |
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FAWCETT, Marjorie E.
Appointed by Governor James A. Rhodes to replace David G. Hill (term expired), for term beginning 9/21/75 and ending 9/20/84. Resigned 9/7/77. Served 2.0 years as Regent. Born: |
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FLANNERY, James J.
Appointed by Governor John J. Gilligan to replace George M. Steinbrenner, III (resigned), for term beginning 9/27/74 and ending 9/20/81. Term expired 9/20/81. Served 7.0 years as Regent. Born: Cleveland, OH, 1938 |
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FORD, James Ottis
Appointed by Governor James A. Rhodes for term beginning 9/21/63 and ending 9/20/72. Died 4/18/68. Served 4.6 years as Regent. Born: |
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FRASIER, Ralph K.
Appointed by Governor Richard F. Celeste to replace James H. Brennan (term expired), for term beginning 11/24/87 and ending 9/20/96. Chairman of the Board, 1996. Term expired 9/20/96. Served 8.8 years as Regent and 0.7 years as Chairman. Born: Winston-Salem, NC, 1938 |
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GOODMAN, N. Victor
Appointed by Governor James A. Rhodes to replace James W. Shocknessy (deceased), for term beginning 7/16/76 and ending 9/20/84. Reappointed by Governor Rhodes to replace Mary Ellen Ludlum (term expired), for term beginning 9/21/81 and ending 9/20/90. Term expired 9/20/90. Continued to serve on Board until appointment of Boyle on 10/1/90. Served 14.2 years as Regent. Born: Columbus, OH, 1936 |
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GORDON, Gerald H.
Appointed by Governor George V. Voinovich to replace Anita S. Ward (term expired), for term beginning 10/8/93 and ending 9/20/2002. Born: 1938 |
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GUPTA, Vinod K.
Appointed by Governor John R. Kasich to replace Bruce Beeghly (term expired), for term beginning 05/17/2011 and ending 09/20/2016. Chairman of the Board, March 2013 - September 2016. Education: B.S., Bombay University (India); B.S., Michigan Tech University; M.S., Case Western Reserve University |
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HILL, David Gordon
Appointed by Governor John J. Gilligan to replace Maceo R. Clarke (resigned), for term beginning 9/25/71 and ending 9/20/75. Term expired 9/20/75. Served 4.0 years as Regent. Born: Pittsburgh, PA, 1932 |
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HOWARTH, Robert F., Jr.
Appointed by Governor James A. Rhodes to replace Everett Ware Smith (resigned), for term beginning 11/2/82 and ending 9/20/87. Term expired 9/20/87. Continued to serve on Board for 60 days until 11/19/87. Served 5.0 years as Regent. Born: Newark, OH |
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HOUSTON, Anthony D.
Appointed by Governor Bob Taft to replace Edwin Rigaud (resigned), for term beginning 1/12/2004 and ending 9/20/2011. A native of Cleveland, Ohio |
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HUMPHRIES, Thomas M.
Appointed by Governor John Kasich to replace James M. Tuschman (term expired), for term beginning 3/21/2013 and ending 9/20/2018. Education: Humphries graduated from Youngstown State University and received a certificate in executive management from Duke University. |
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HURWITZ, Daniel B..
Appointed to the Ohio Board of Regents in October 2008; Resigned 12/8/09 Education: Colgate University and the Wharton School of Business Management Program at the University of Pennsylvania |
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HUBER, Donald L.
Appointed by Governor John J. Gilligan to replace Charles M. Barrett (resigned), for term beginning 8/6/73 and ending 9/20/78. Term expired 9/20/78. Continued to serve on Board until appointment of Smith 10/20/78. Served 5.2 years as Regent. Born: Dayton, OH, 1932 |
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JAMES, Helen H.
Appointed by Governor James A. Rhodes to replace Richard L. Krabach (reappointed to a full term), for term beginning 9/21/81 and ending 9/20/84. Term expired 9/20/84. Continued to serve on Board until appointment of Ward 11/5/84. Served 3.1 years as Regent. Born: Columbus, OH, 1927 |
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KAMM, Jacob O.
Appointed by Governor James A. Rhodes to replace Arthur G. Thatcher (resigned), for term beginning 3/18/69 and ending 9/20/72. Term expired 9/20/72. Served 3.5 years as Regent. Born: Cleveland, OH, 1918 |
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KAUFMAN, Kurt A.
Appointed by Governor John Kasich to replace Walter A. Reiling (term expired), for term beginning 5/29/2013 and ending 9/20/2018. Education: Kaufman received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Wittenberg University before earning his JD in law from Ohio Northern University. |
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KEENER, J. Ward
Appointed by Governor James A. Rhodes for term beginning 9/21/63 and ending 9/20/69. Resigned 11/29/68. Served 5.2 years as Regent. Born: Portersville, AL, 1908 |
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KESSLER, Elizabeth Power
Appointed by Governor John R. Kasich to replace Bonnie Milenthal (term expired) for term beginning 07/31/2013 and ending 09/20/2016. Education: B.G.S., University of Michigan; J.D., The Ohio State University |
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KRABACH, Richard L.
Appointed by Governor James A. Rhodes to replace Marjorie E. Fawcett (resigned), for term beginning 9/16/77 and ending 9/20/84. Reappointed by Governor Rhodes to replace James J. Flannery (term expired), for term beginning 9/21/81 and ending 9/20/90. Chairman of the Board 1978-87. Term expired 9/20/90. Continued to serve on Board until appointment of Lanier on 10/1/90. Served 13.0 years as Regent and 9.3 years as Chairman. Born: Wapakoneta, OH, 1913 |
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KRUMM, Tahlman, Jr.
Appointed by Governor George V. Voinovich to replace Alva (Ted) Bonda (term expired), for term beginning 12/17/93 and ending 9/20/2002. Born: |
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LANIER, Elizabeth K.
Appointed by Governor Richard F. Celeste to replace Richard L. Krabach (term expired), for term beginning 10/1/90 and ending 9/20/99. Chairman of the Board 1996-1998. Born: 1952 |
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LAZARUS, Robert, Sr.
Appointed by Governor James A. Rhodes for term beginning 9/21/66 and ending 9/20/66. Reappointed by Governor Rhodes for term beginning 9/21/66 and ending 9/20/75. Died 2/4/73. Born: Columbus, OH, 1890 |
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LINDSETH, Virginia M.
Appointed by Governor John R. Kasich to replace Donna Alvarado (term expired) for term beginning 09/12/2011 and ending 09/20/2016. Education: Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University; M.B.A., Case Western Resrve University; M.A., John Carroll University; B.A., Cornell University |
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LUDLUM, Mary Ellen
Appointed by Governor John J. Gilligan to replace George J. Tankersley (term expired), for term beginning 9/21/72 and ending 9/20/81. Term expired 9/20/81. Served 9.0 years as Regent. Born: Columbus, OH, 1924 |
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McNAMARA, Keith
Appointed by Governor James A. Rhodes to replace Mack Pemberton (deceased), for term beginning 7/18/80 and ending 9/20/84. Term expired 9/20/84. Continued to serve on Board until appointment of L. Brown on 11/5/84. Served 4.3 years as Regent. Born: Upper Sandusky, OH, 1928 |
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MILENTHAL, Bonnie
Appointed by Governor Ted Strickland to replace Anthony Houston (resigned), for term beginning 4/20/2009 and ending 9/20/2010. Education: The Ohio State University |
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MILLER, Gerald M.
Appointed by Governor George V. Voinovich to replace Paul Dutton (resigned), for term beginning 9/27/96 and ending 9/20/2005. Education: B.A., University of Dayton |
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MORESKY, Lana Z.
Appointed by Governor Ted Strickland to replace Jerome F. Tatar (term expired), for term beginning October 31, 2008 and ending September 20, 2014. Education: B.S., Pennsylvania State University |
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NICKERSON, Floyd W.
Appointed by Governor Bob Taft to replace Stephen A. Perry (resigned), for term beginning 6/20/2001. Resigned in 2002. Education: B.A. in Management & |
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NOE, Thomas W.
Appointed by Governor George V. Voinovich to replace William F. Boyle (resigned), for term beginning 9/20/95 and ending 9/20/99. Reappointed by Governor Taft for term beginning 9/21/99 and ending 9/20/2008. Chairman of the Board, 2003-04. Resigned in 5/10/2005. Served 9.6 years as Regent and 2.0 years as Chairman. Born: Bowling Green, 1954 |
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OYSTER, Harold W.
Appointed by Governor James A. Rhodes for term beginning 9/21/63 and ending 9/20/72. Chairman of the Board, 1963-64. Resigned 12/21/64. Served 1.3 years as Regent and 1.3 years as Chairman. Born: |
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PATTERSON, James M.
Appointed by Governor Bob Taft to replace Gerald M. Miller (term expired), for term beginning 10/7/2005 and ending 9/20/2012. Served 6.9 years as Regent. Born: |
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PEMBERTON, Mack
Appointed by Governor James A. Rhodes to replace William C. Safford (deceased), for term beginning 1/19/79 and ending 9/20/84. Died 6/19/80. Served 1.4 years as Regent. Born: |
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PERRY, Stephen A.
Appointed by Governor George V. Voinovich to replace Lloyd O. Brown (deceased), for term beginning 5/12/93 and ending 9/20/93. Reappointed for term beginning 9/21/93 and ending 9/20/01. Resigned in 6/20/2001. Served 7.7 years as Regent. Born: 1946 |
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PHILIPS, Jesse
Appointed by Governor Richard F. Celeste to replace Robert L. Evans (term expired), for term beginning 10/1/90 and ending 9/20/99. Died 11/30/94. Served 4.2 years as Regent. Born: New York City, NY, 1914 |
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PRINGLE, George H.
Appointed by Governor James A. Rhodes to replace Ralph Shipley (appointment not confirmed by Senate), for term beginning 7/9/65 and ending 9/20/72. Appointment not confirmed by Senate. Born: Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada, 1903 |
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REESE, J. Gilbert
Appointed by Governor George V. Voinovich to replace Ralph K. Frasier (term expired), for term beginning 9/27/96 and ending 9/20/2005. Born: |
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REILING, Walter A., Jr.
Appointed by Governor Bob Taft to replace J. Gilbert Reese (term expired), for term beginning 10/7/2005 and ending 9/20/2012. Served 6.9 years as Regent. Born: |
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RIGAUD, Edwin
Appointed by Governor Bob Taft for term beginning 09/21/2002 and ending 9/20/2011. Resigned 6/19/2003 . Served 9 months as Regent. Education: B.S., Chemistry at Xavier University of Louisiana in |
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SAFFORD, William C.
Appointed by Governor James A. Rhodes to replace Thomas L. Conlan (term expired), for term beginning 9/21/75 and ending 9/20/84. Died 9/20/78. Served 3.0 years as Regent. Born: Columbus, OH, 1898 |
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SAWYER, Raymond T.
Appointed by Governor Richard F. Celeste to replace Robert F. Howarth, Jr. (term expired), for term beginning 11/24/87 and ending 9/20/96. Chairman of the Board, 1992-1993. Term expired 9/20/96. Served 8.8 years as Regent and 2.0 years as Chairman. Born: 1943 |
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SCHEY, Ralph E.
Appointed by Governor George V. Voinovich to replace Raymond T. Sawyer (term expired), for term beinning 9/27/96 and ending 9/20/2005. Resigned 7/15/2004. Served 7.8 years as Regent. Born: |
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SHIPLEY, Ralph
Appointed by Governor James A. Rhodes to replace Harold W. Oyster (resigned), for term beginning 1/13/65 and ending 9/20/72. Appointment not confirmed by Senate. Born: Carrollton, OH, 1916 |
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SHOCKNESSY, James W.
Appointed by Governor James A. Rhodes to replace John M. Briley (resigned), for term beginning 9/21/75 and ending 9/20/84. Died 7/15/76. Served 0.8 years as Regent. Born: |
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SMITH, Everett Ware
Appointed by Governor James A. Rhodes to replace Donald L. Huber (term expired), for term beginning 10/20/78 and ending 9/20/87. Resigned 10/28/82. Served 4.0 years as Regent. Born: Quincy, MA, 1913 |
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STEINBRENNER, George M., III
Appointed by Governor John J. Gilligan to replace Jacob O. Kamm (term expired), for term beginning 9/21/72 and ending 9/20/81. Resigned 3/26/74. Served 1.5 years as Regent. Born: Rocky River, OH, 1930 |
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SWANK, C. William
Appointed by Governor James A. Rhodes to replace Paul E. Belcher (term expired), for term beginning 11/17/78 and ending 9/20/87. Term expired 9/20/87. Continued to serve on Board for 60 days until 11/19/87. Served 9.0 years as Regent. Born: Greenville, Darke County, OH |
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TANKERSLEY, George Jackson
Appointed by Governor James A. Rhodes to replace Richard T. Baker (resigned), for term beginning 12/3/68 and ending 9/20/72. Term expired 9/20/72. Served 3.8 years as Regent. Born: |
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TATAR, Jerome F.
Appointed by Governor Bob Taft to replace Thomas W. Noe (resigned), for term beginning 5/31/05 and ending 9/20/2008. Education: B.A. Carnegie-Mellon University; MBA University of Pittsburgh |
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THATCHER, Arthur G.
Appointed by Governor James A. Rhodes to replace George H. Pringle (appointment not confirmed by Senate), for term beginning 7/30/65 and ending 9/20/72. Resigned 4/68. Served 2.7 years as Regent. Born: |
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TUSCHMAN, James M.
Appointed by Governor Bob Taft to replace Ralph E. Schey (resigned), for term beginning 8/28/2004 and ending 9/20/2012. Chairman of the Board, 2008-2012. Served 8.1 years as Regent and 4 years as Chairman. Born: Toledo, Ohio |
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WARD, Anita S.
Appointed by Governor Richard F. Celeste to replace Helen H. Jones (term expired), for term beginning 11/5/84 and ending 9/20/93. Term expired 9/20/93. Continued to serve on Board until appointment of Gordon on 10/8/93. Served 8.9 years as Regent. Born: Columbus, OH, 1917 |
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WARNER, Marvin
Appointed by Governor John J. Gilligan to replace Edward E. Davis (term expired), for term beginning 9/21/72 and ending 9/20/81. Chairman of the Board, 1975-77. Resigned 10/31/77. Served 5.1 years as Regent and 2.6 years as Chairman. Born: Birmingham, AL, 1919 |
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ZIMMER, William H.
Appointed by Governor James A. Rhodes for term beginning 9/21/63 and ending 9/20/69. Reappointed for term beginning 9/21/69 and ending 9/20/78. Resigned 10/70. Served 7.0 years as Regent. Born: Constance, KY, 1906 |