Centennial Perspectives

At left, BGSU's Championship baseball team, 1921.

More than buildings, more than classes, it is people who make Bowling Green State University what it is
--and what it has been.

Presidents set the tone of the campus during their administration. Faculty, coaches, employees and administrators work to help students get through the daily round of lectures and study, dorm life and social life. The arts, sciences, and humanities all play their part in enriching this special time.  Student life also flourishes on our campus.

Use the list below to select the topic or person you are interested in, and visit often, as we add more:

Presidents

• Homer B. Williams (1912 - 1937; Acting January-April 1939)
• Roy E. Offenhauer (1937 - 1938)
• Frank J. Prout (1939 - 1951)
• Ralph W. McDonald (1951-1961)
• Ralph G. Harshman (1961 - 1963)
• William T. Jerome (1963 - 1970)

• Hollis J. Moore (1970 - 1981)
• Michael R. Ferrari (Interim) (1981 - 1982)
• Paul J. Olscamp (1982 - 1995)
• Sidney A. Ribeau (1995 - 2008)
• Carol A. Cartwright (2008 - 2011)
• Mary Ellen Mazey (2011 - Present)

Faculty and Staff

• Master Teacher Award Winners
• Administrative Staff Council Chairs
• Administrative Staff Council History
• Classified Staff Council Chairs
• W. Harold Anderson
• Arch B. Conklin
• Gertrude M. Eppler
• Clayton Kohl

• Ervin J. Kreischer
• Kenneth McFall
• Edwin L. Moseley
• James Robert Overman
• Doyt Perry
• Gerald L. Saddlemire
• Duane E. & Margaret J. Tucker

Alumni and Friends

• Alumni Community Award
• Alumni Service Award
• Distinguished Alumni Award
• List of Alumni Awards
• 100 Years/100 Alumni

• Myrna Belle Reece Hanna
• Nick J. Mileti
• Charles E. "Chuck" Perry
• Alice Prout
• Robert & Ellyn Bowen Thompson

Board of Trustees

• Board of Trustees Members (pdf)
• Board of Trustees (web)

• Henry J. Johnston
• E. Tappan Rodgers
• J. Robert Sebo
• John Edward Shatzel