John Richard Sisson

Who is John Richard Sisson?

John "Richard" Sisson was the acting President of The Ohio State University from December 15, 1997 to June 30, 1998 after Elwood Gordon Gee left the office.

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. 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.