Former
Frank L. Byrne
- Born 1928 in New Jersey; died 2002 in Ohio
- Appointed a Senior Fellow of the Institute (October 1988)
- Appointed a Fellow of the Institute (March 1985)
- Served on the history faculty retiring in 1995
- Graduate Research Award named after Dr. Byrne
Raymond A. Craig
- Appointed a Senior Fellow of the Institute (February 2006)
- Appointed a Fellow of the Institute (April 1996)
- Named Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Bowling Green State University May 2014)
Allan C. Dooley
- Appointed a Fellow of the Institute (March 1985)
Alex Gildzen
- Appointed a Fellow of the Institute (March 1985)
- Former Curator, Special Collections, Kent State University
Bruce Harkness
- Born 1923 in Wisconsin; died 2004 in Ohio
- Appointed a Senior Fellow of the Institute (March 1985)
- Former Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Kent State University
- Founder of the Center for Conrad Studies, Institute for Bibliography & Editing
S. W. Reid
- Born 1943 in New Jersey; died 2010 in Ohio
- Founded the Institute for Bibliography & Editing
- Former Chief Executive Editor of the works of Joseph Conrad