"Winter 2008 Commencement "

Facts on Winter Commencement 2008:

The Ohio State University

Sunday, March 16, 2008

The Jerome Schottenstein Center

Associate: 30

Bachelor's: 1,432

Master's: 285

Doctoral: 130

Professional: 4

Certificates: 1

Total: 1,882

Presiding Officer:

E. Gordon Gee, President of The Ohio State University

Welcome Remarks:

Richard A. Hollingsworth, Vice President for Student Affairs

Commencement Address:

Steven A. Davis, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Bob Evans Farms Inc.

Honorary Degrees:

Roy J. Glauber, Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics at Harvard University and winner of the 2005 Nobel Prize in Physics.

Distinguished Service Awards:

Patricia Duke Robinson and Thomas E. Robinson, who have committed time and resources to many university projects.

Invocation:

Chaplain John Martin, University Hospitals Pastoral Care

National Anthem and Alma Mater:

Ms. Kathryn Borden, undergraduate, School of Music

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