John Richard Sisson

John "Richard" Sisson (born October 16, 1936) was the acting President of The Ohio State University from December 15, 1997 to June 30, 1998 after Elwood Gordon Gee left the office.^[1]

Sisson graduated from Ohio State with a Bachelor of Arts in international studies in 1958 and a Master of Arts in political science in 1960. He went on to the University of California, Berkeley and received a Ph.D. in 1967. After completing his education, Sisson held administrative and academic positions at the United States Military Academy, UCLA, and The Ohio State University.^[2] At Ohio State Sisson was Provost from 1993 to 1998. Sisson returned to teaching comparative politics at The Ohio State University until his retirement in 2002. In 2002 the political science department at The Ohio State University honored Sisson as its "Distinguished Alumnus". of the year.

References

^ "Office of the President: Past Presidents". The Ohio State University. http://president.osu.edu/past_presidents.php. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
^ "The Department of Political Science Distinguished Alumni Award". The Ohio State University. http://psweb.sbs.ohio-state.edu/alumni.htm. Retrieved 2009-04-04.

Preceded by Elwood Gordon Gee	Ohio State University President (acting) 1997-12-15–1998-06-30	Succeeded by William English Kirwan

Presidents of Ohio State University

Orton • W. Q. Scott • W. H. Scott • Canfield • Thompson • Rightmire • McPherson • Bevis • Fawcett • Enarson • Jennings • Gee • Sisson • Kirwan • Jennings • Holbrook • Alutto • Gee

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Name	Sisson, John Richard
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Date of birth	1936-10-16
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