Ohio State-Lima’s Dean Rehner steps down

LIMA —According to a letter to Ohio State-Lima’s faculty, staff and students, Dr. Tim Rehner has informed Executive Vice President and Provost Melissa L. Gilliam and Senior Vice Provost for External Engagement Ryan J. Schmiesing that he will step down from his position as dean and director of Ohio State-Lima, effective immediately.

Rehner joined Ohio State in 2019 to lead the Lima campus and join the faculty of the College of Social Work. Throughout his career, Rehner has taught undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. His scholarship includes studies on community resilience in coastal Mississippi, and his work has been widely published. Gilliam and Schmiesing thanked Rehner in the letter for his service to Ohio State and the Lima campus.

They also said that in the coming days, they will be sharing additional information regarding interim leadership.