In special cases, outstanding individuals don't need an Ohio Wesleyan degree to be part of the alumni family. Honorary Alumni status is conferred upon those who have exhibited consistent interest in and support of OWU and its goals over a significant period of time.
Listed below are OWU's honorary alumni. To nominate someone to receive this honor, contact Katie Webster, director of alumni relations, at (740) 368-3325 or kpwebste@owu.edu. Please include the name of the person you are nominating, the reasons why you believe this person deserves honorary alumni status, and your contact information.
2020s
| 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Lisa Luckett |
| 2023 | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Rock Jones P'15 and Melissa Lollar Jones P'15 | Chaplain Jon R. Powers |
| Todd Luttinger P'10 and Tina Luttinger P'10 | |
| Susan Palmer | |
| Tim Sloan P'13, '14, '16 and Lisa Sloan P'13, '14, and '16 |
2010s
| 2019 | 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Benton | Joe and Linda Diamond | ||
| 2016 | 2015 | ||
| Dr. Edward H. "Jed" Burtt, Jr. | Dr. Anne Fry | ||
| Jeanette Kraus | |||
| 2013 | 2010 | ||
| Sue Pasters | Bill Stroud | ||
| Ed Wolf | |||
| Elizabeth Ross | |||
2000s
| 2008 | |
|---|---|
| John A. "Jay" Martin | |
| David Robbins | |
| 2005 | 2004 |
| Stephen Aubrey | Lisa Courtice |
| Richard Smith | Thomas Courtice |
| John Reed | |
| 2002 | 2000 |
| Mary Cook Milligan | Margaret Myers Palmer |
| Ruth Stafford Peale |
1990s
| 1997 | 1993 |
|---|---|
| Catherine N. Schlicting | David Liles Warren, Ph.D. |
| Ellen Warren | |
| 1990 | 1990 |
| James S. Leslie | James S. Leslie |
| Libuse Reed | Libuse Reed |
1980s
| 1989 | 1987 |
|---|---|
| William E. Blaine, Jr. | David and Joan Lang Stafseth |
| Madge E. Stewart | |
| 1986 | 1985 |
| Elmer J. Benes | Loyd Easton, Ph.D. |
| 1981 | 1980 |
| Robert M. Strimer, Ph.D. | Helen Schubert |
1970s
| 1979 | |
|---|---|
| R.C. Hunter | |
| 1978 | 1976 |
| Benjamin T. Spencer, Ph.D. | Elizabeth Neblett Chappelear |
| Monroe Chappelear |
1950s
| 1955 | |
|---|---|
| Clarence E. Ficken |