Faculty & Staff

Notices will be posted as they are received and will remain on the website for one year following the date of death. Please click an individual's name for the full obituary.

• Robert Engle, of Mattawan, MI, Dec. 18, age 97. He was a faculty member in OWU's Fine Arts Department from 1958-1978.
• Janis Fleischmann, of Delaware, OH, Jan. 13, age 78. She worked at OWU for nearly 20 years, retiring as the secretary for the Woltemade Center for Economics, Business, and Entrepreneurship.
• Martin Hipsky, of New Haven, CT, Sept. 14, age 62. He was a professor in OWU's English Department from 1995-2020.
• Linda Honeter, of Ostrander, OH, Oct. 28, age 78. She worked in housekeeping and food service at OWU.
• John Krulcik, of Columbus, OH, Feb. 8, age 78. He served as an accounting consultant at OWU since 2020, and previously served as assistant vice president of finance/administration from 2014-2015.
• Harold Pinkston, of VA, Oct. 8, age 94. He was an OWU faculty member teaching English, classics, and Black world studies from 1970-1997 and he retired as professor emeritus in 1998. Harold was predeceased by daughter Patricia Pinkston '83. He is survived by children Christina Pinkston Betts '81 and Harold Edward Pinkston '84.
• Jan Smith, of OH, March 30. He was professor emeritus of sociology and anthropology at OWU, serving as a professor of sociology from 1977 to 2009.
• Patrick Smith, of OH, Oct. 17, age 61. He worked in facilities at OWU from 1997-2007.
• Kathryn Temple, of Delaware, OH, March 6, age 88. She worked in the student health center at OWU from 1974 to 1998. Kathryn is survived by son Kenneth Temple '85 and granddaughters Megan Temple '11 and Emily Temple '14.