Dale Frederick Nitzschke (born September 16, 1937) is an American academic. He was the president of the University of New Hampshire from 1990 to 1996, and of Marshall University from 1984 to 1990. He attended Loras College and Ohio University, and holds B.A., M.Ed. and Ph.D. degrees. He has taught at Ohio University, State University of College of Arts and Sciences at Plattsburg, New York, the University of Northern Iowa, and University of Las Vegas.