B.T. "Tad" Grover Jr., BSAG '50
B.T. "Tad" Grover Jr. is the retired chairman and chief executive officer of Athens' Bank One, and
has been active at both Ohio University and in the Athens community for many years. Grover is a
former trustee of the Ohio University Foundation, earning emeritus status for his years of service. He
received the Alumni Association's Medal of Merit
in 1989 for Achievement in Business and Service
to Alma Mater. Grover was appointed a trustee of Ohio University in 1993 by Gov. George
Voinovich, and was chairman of the board in 1997-98. He also is a former member of the College
of Business' Executive Advisory Board and former member of the Alumni Board of Directors.
Grover has contributed to athletic and academic programs, the Kennedy Museum of Art and the
College of Business. He also served on Athens City Council for 12 years and was chairman of t
he
Athens County United Appeal Drive.
"Ohio University has been a part of my life since 1927. As a child of an OU employee, it provided
me with meat and potatoes. As a student and as an alumnus, I have been privileged to repay Ohio
University through service as a past member of the Alumni Board of Directors and the OU
Foundation Board, and as a member of the OU Board of Trustees."
