August 31, 2009
"Summer Commencement 2009"
More Features
Browse Features
Congratulations, graduates!
To view slideshow, this browser needs the Flash 7 (or higher) plug-in
Download slideshow (540k, zip file), Instructions
Facts on Summer Commencement 2009:
The Ohio State University
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Jerome Schottenstein Center
Degrees and Certificates:
Doctoral: 200
Master's: 563
Professional: 33
Bachelor's: 1,051
Associate: 14
Total: 1,861
Presiding Officer:
E. Gordon Gee, President of The Ohio State University
Welcome Remarks:
Javaune Adams-Gaston, vice president for Student Life
Commencement Address:
Thomas J. Moyer, chief justice, Supreme Court of Ohio
Honorary Degree:
The honorary Doctor of Science degree was presented to George A. Olah, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at University of Southern California and winner of the 1994 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Distinguished Service Awards:
Distinguished Service Awards were presented John M. Shepherd, a two-time alumnus and chief executive officer of The Shepherd Chemical Company; and Christine Warner Powell and her late husband, John L. Warner, whose generous gift provided the new John L. and Christine Warner Library and Student Center at Ohio State's Newark campus.
Invocation:
Chaplain Sherman Everett, University Hospitals Pastoral Care
National Anthem and Alma Mater:
Cyril A. Blosser, class of 2009
(Text/Images: University Marketing Communications.)
