Ronald Lewis Troxel (born April 2, 1951) is a retired professor emeritus and Chair of the Department of Hebrew and Semitic Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

On May 28, 1977, Troxel earned a M.Div., from Bethel Theological Seminary, St. Paul, MN.

On August 27, 1989, Troxel successfully defended his dissertation, earning a Ph.D. from University of Wisconsin-Madison.

From January, 2010 through May, 2014 he served as chair of the Department of Hebrew and Semitic Studies.

Upon his retirement in May 2016, he became Professor Emeritus of Hebrew Bible in the Department of Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies at University of Wisconsin-Madison.