Oral history of Mr. Jeffery Chaddock Conducted on April 17, 2025 By Bryson Phillip Pantoja

Authors

Jeffery D. Chaddock
Bryson Phillip Pantoja

Interviewee

Chaddock, Jeffery D.

Interviewer

Pantoja, Bryson Phillip

Interview Date

4-17-2025

Description

Mr. Jeffery D. Chaddock shares his personal history and reflects on the many philanthropic efforts he and his husband, Mark Morrow, have undertaken—particularly in support of the arts and environmental conservation in Appalachian Ohio.

Among their most impactful contributions are a $25 million endowment to Ohio University's College of Fine Arts and a separate $20 million gift to support the Ohio University Press and the university's Pride Center. In recognition of their generosity, the College of Fine Arts was officially renamed the Jeffery D. Chaddock and Mark A. Morrow College of Fine Arts in 2024.

Mr. Chaddock also discusses the cultural and political changes he witnessed during his time as a student at Ohio University. His story—and his enduring commitment to the region—represent an important chapter in the ongoing history of southeastern Ohio and the university.

This interview was conducted as part of a class project for Recording Memory: Methods and Uses of Oral History, Spring 2025, Alexander G. Lovelace (Ph.D.) Instructor

Keywords

Jeffery D. Chaddock, Mark Morrow, Ohio University, Oral History, Ohio University College of Fine Arts, Jeffery D. Chaddock and Mark A. Morrow College of Fine Arts, Athens Ohio, 2025

Disciplines

Oral History

Publication Date

Summer 8-7-2025

Digital Publisher

Ohio University Libraries

Document Type

Oral History

Duration

01:33:03

File Format

audio/aac

Comments

The interview transcript has been provided by Bryson Phillip Pantoja.

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.

Recommended Citation

Chaddock, Jeffery D. and Pantoja, Bryson Phillip, "Oral history of Mr. Jeffery Chaddock Conducted on April 17, 2025 By Bryson Phillip Pantoja" (2025). HIST 4798/5798: Recording Memory: Methods and Uses of Oral History. 13.
https://ohioopen.library.ohio.edu/hist4798/13