The College of Arts and Sciences was created at Ohio University in 1932. It is the largest academic department in the University, with at least twenty departments. The deans who have an impact on or make appearances in the College of Arts and Sciences Dean's Office records are as follows (in chronological order):
John Jewett, Ph.D., 1972-1976 William F. Dorrill, Ph.D., 1977-1984 George R. Klare, Ph.D., 1984-1985 (Acting Dean) F. Donald Eckelmann, Ph.D., 1985-1994 Harold "Spike" Molineu, Ph.D., 1994-1996 (Interim Dean) Leslie A. Flemming, Ph.D., 1996-2005
From the guide to the The Colleges of Arts and Sciences records., 1923-2004, (Ohio University)