Gary A. Olson (born December 12, 1954) is a scholar of rhetoric and culture, a literary biographer, and President of Daemen College. He has served as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Idaho State University, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Illinois State University, and chief academic officer at the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg.Olson writes a monthly column on higher education administration for the Chronicle of Higher Education.