Rate My Professor Martin Tuck

Martin T. Tuck is an Associate Professor and Dean Emeritus in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Ohio University, based in Chemistry 203 on the Athens Campus. He earned his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Tennessee Center for the Health Sciences. As a tenured faculty member in Chemistry and Biochemistry, Tuck taught for over 20 years on the Athens campus before serving six years as Associate Provost for Academic Affairs, handling academic and budgetary matters. From 2011, he acted as interim Dean of Ohio University-Chillicothe and then full Dean for eight years until his retirement on June 30, 2019. During his deanship, he oversaw infrastructure improvements, expanded academic programming including a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Bachelor of Science in Social Work, Accounting Technology, and Medical Assisting Technology programs, and planned the Academic Success Center. He significantly increased endowed scholarship funding, raising over $900,000 through the Promise Lives campaign to support students. Tuck promoted community engagement by partnering with local hospitals and businesses to enhance access for adult learners and contributed to regional economic and social initiatives.

Post-retirement under the Early Retirement Program, Tuck continues as part-time faculty, teaching two to three chemistry courses annually, either online or at the Athens campus, including Biochemistry and Toxicology. His research output includes 10 publications with 266 citations, primarily on biochemical methylation processes. Key works are 'Analysis and in vitro localization of internal methylated adenine residues in turnip yellow mosaic virus RNA' (1990, Nucleic Acids Research), 'Inhibition of 6-methyladenine formation decreases the translation of methylated mRNA' (1999, Cancer Letters), 'Partial purification of a 6-methyladenine mRNA methyltransferase from calf brain' (Biochemical Journal), and 'Enzymatic methylation of in vitro synthesized apocytochrome c from yeast' (1984). He served as a resource for faculty on promotion and tenure processes and as the regional campuses’ representative on the University Curriculum Council. Currently, he is President of the Ohio University Emeriti Association, volunteer coordinator for the association, and serves on the board of the Sugar Bush Foundation. Tuck has been involved in community service as Past President of the Chillicothe Rotary Club and chair of the Executive Board of the Ross County United Way.