Leadership
Board of Trustees |
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Dr. Jon Peede, President |
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Officers of the Board |
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James H. Hess | Chair |
Joyce Lamb | Vice Chair |
Kevin Doss | Secretary |
Tracy McPherson | Vice Secretary |
Term Expiring 2025 |
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Coffee, Daniel, At Large (Church) | Wooster, OH |
Denman, John, At Large | Williamsburg, VA |
Doss, Kevin, At Large (Church) | LaGrange, OH |
Graetz, David, At Large (Church) | Shelbyville, KY |
Hurd, G. Emery, At Large (Church) | Cheyenne, WY |
McKnight, Paul, At Large | Powell, OH |
Term Expiring 2026 |
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Alford, Ronald B., At Large | Worthington, OH |
Armentrout, Rich, At Large (Church) | Penn Laird, VA |
Camp, Mark E., At Large | Medina, OH |
Gravatt, Patricia M., At Large (Church) | McGaheysville, VA |
Minnich, Thomas, At Large | Willington, OH |
Ness, Dustin J., At Large | Huron, OH |
Solomon, Timothy, At Large (Church) | Sarasota, FL |
Ward, Robert G. III, At Large | Ashland, OH |
TERM EXPIRING 2027 | |
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Archer, Robert M., At Large | Ashland, OH |
Bolden, Rickey, At Large (Church) | Bowie, MD |
Hess, James H., At Large (Church) | Ashland, OH |
Hofecker, Terry A., At Large (Church) | Irwin, OH |
Lamb, Joyce, At Large (Church) | Hartsville, OH |
McPherson, Tracy, At Large (Church) | Huntsville, OH |
Miller, Fred, At Large (Church) | McGaheysville, VA |
Taylor, Christine, At Large (Ashbrook) | Wooster, OH |
Veres, Rich, At Large | Bay Village, OH |
TERM EXPIRING 2028 | |
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Boyd, Christopher, At Large (Church) | Ashland, OH |
Jones, Solomon, At Large | Akron, OH |
Presidents of Ashland University | |
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Elder S. Z. Sharp | 1879-1880 |
Elder Robert Miller | 1880-1882 |
** Rev. J. E. Stubbs | 1882-1883 |
** Rev. Elijah Burgess | 1884-1885 |
* Rev. Frank Hixson | 1884-1885 |
* Rev. A. E.Winters | 1884-1885 |
* Rev. W. C. Perry | 1885-1887 |
* Mr.William Felger | 1887-1888 |
Rev. J. M. Tombaugh | 1889-1891 |
Rev. D. C. Christner | 1891-1892 |
* Mr. C.W. Mykrantz | 1891-1893 |
** Rev. J. M. Tombaugh | 1894-1894 |
Dr. S. S. Garst | 1894-1896 |
Dr. J. A. Miller | 1897-1898 |
** Rev. J. C. Mackey | 1897-1898 |
Dr. J. A. Miller | 1899-1906 |
Rev. John L. Gillin | 1907-1911 |
Dr. W. D. Furry | 1911-1919 |
Dr. Edwin E. Jacobs | 1919-1935 |
Dr. C. L. Anspach | 1935-1939 |
Dr. E. G. Mason | 1939-1945 |
Dr. Glenn L. Clayton | 1948-1977 |
Dr. Arthur L. Schultz | 1977-1979 |
Dr. Joseph R. Shultz | 1979-1992 |
Dr. Walter Waetjen | 1992-1993 |
Dr. G. William Benz | 1993-2006 |
Dr. Frederick J. Finks | 2006-2014 |
Dr. William C. Crothers | 2014-2015 |
Dr. Carlos Campo | 2015-2024 |
Dr. Jon Peede | 2024- |
*Principals |
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**Nominals |
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Academic Chairs at Ashland University
A. L. Garber, Chair in Economics
Robert S. Jepson, Jr., Chair in Business Administration
Fred & Alice Lennon Director's Chair, The Ashbrook Center
Christine J. Mishler, Chair in American History & Govt., Ashbrook
Elizabeth M. Mitchell, Dean's Chair, College of Arts and Sciences
Elizabeth M. Mitchell, Dean's Chair, Dauch College of Business/Economics
Burton D. Morgan, Chair in Business Enterprise
Eloise Ridgeway Noonan, Chair in Fashion Merchandising
Warren Rupp, Chair in Business Management
Louaine S. Taylor, Chair in American History & Government
Hugo and Mabel Young, Chair for the School of Nursing
William C. Zekan/Schulman, Chair in Business Administration
Chairs in Process
Thomas and Mabel Guy, Chair in American History & Government
Dr. Charles D. and Dr. Donna Messerly, Chair in Recreation Edward and Louise Peterson, Chair in American History & Govt.
executive leadership team | ||
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PEEDE, JON President B.A., Vanderbilt University; M.A., University of Mississippi; D.A., Murray State University | 2024 | |
MCBRAYER, GREGORY Interim Provost B.A., Emory University; M.A., University of Georgia; Ph.D., University of Maryland | 2025 | |
EWING, PATRICK Vice President Operations and Planning B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology School of Architecture | 2004 | |
GLASS, YVONNE Executive Director of Ashland Theological Seminary B.A., M.Ed., Ph.D., Kent State University | 2023 | |
MILLER, JASON Vice President Institutional Advancement B.S., Ashland University | 2023 | |
NEVILLE, MICHELLE Interim Chief Human Resource Officer B.S., M.B.A., Ashland University | 2025 | |
ORR, SHAWN Senior Advisor to the President for Non-Traditional Learning B.A., M.A., Bowling Green State University; Ph.D., North Central Theological Seminary | 2025 | |
PASTERIS, MARC Vice President and Chief Financial Officer B.S., Illinois State University; M.B.A., Washington University-St. Louis; CPA | 2018 | |
POOL, ROBERT Vice President Student Affairs and Title IX Coordinator (students) B.A., M.A., Southeast Missouri State University; Ph.D., Indiana State University | 2018 | |
RAMSDELL, KEITH Vice President, Enrollment Management and Marketing B.A., M.Ed., University of Toledo | 2020 | |
WILLIAMS, CATHERINE Senior Advisor to the President for Student Success B.A., Baldwin Wallace College; M.Ed., Kent State University; M.B.A., Ashland University | 2025 | |
Deans | ||
BECKNELL-BROWN, CHRISTY Assistant Dean, Dwight Schar College of Education B.S., M.S., The University of Akron | 2024 | |
KALTENBAUGH, LANCE Interim Dean, Richard E. and Sandra J. Dauch College of Business and Economics; Associate Professor of Sport Management B.Ed., M.Ed., University of Toledo; Ed.D. University of Akron | 2025 | |
KEIB, CARRIE N Dean, Dwight Schar College of Nursing and Health Sciences B.S.N., Liberty University, M.S., Ph.D., The Ohio State University | 2018 | |
MCDONALD, DANIEL Interim Dean, College of Arts and Sciences B.A., B.F.A., Brigham Young University; M.F.A., Clemson University | 2025 | |
ORR, SHAWN Dean, eAshland B.A., M.A., Bowling Green State University; Ph.D., North Central Theological Seminary | 2016 | |
SWANSON, CHRISTOPHER N. Assistant Dean, College of Arts and Sciences; Professor of Mathematics B.S., Denison University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Michigan | 2025 | |
VERNON-DOTSON, LISA J. Dean, Dwight Schar College of Education B.S. University of Akron; M.S. Hampton University; Ph.D., The College of William & Mary | 2022 |