Spring Commencement 2006
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"I want to join in the chorus of congratulations to the Class of 2006. This is a day to bask in praise. You’ve earned it. You have succeeded in a demanding course of instruction. Life seems full of promise as is always the case when a passage in life is marked by significant accomplishment....Humanity is impatient for your service. Take good care of that responsibility. Everything depends upon it." (Read the full transcript of John McCain's speech)
Facts on Spring Commencement 2006
The Ohio State University
Sunday, June 11, 2006
Ohio Stadium
NUMBER OF DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES
Associate - 68
Bachelor's - 5121
Master's - 1404
Doctoral - 191
Professional - 854
Certificates - 5
Total: 7,643
PRESIDING OFFICER:
President Karen A. Holbrook.
WELCOME REMARKS:
Richard A. Hollingsworth, Associate Vice President, Office of Student Affairs.
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS:
U.S. Senator John S. McCain.
HONORARY DEGREES:
Two Nobel laureates: Alan J. Heeger, professor of physics and materials (engineering) at the University of California at Santa Barbara; and Alan G. MacDiarmid, professor of chemistry and physics at the University of Texas at Dallas and professor of chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania.
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS:
Barbara K. Fergus, owner/partner of the Midwestern Auto Group and Ernest W. Johnson, professor emeritus in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
INVOCATION:
Dana C. Schroeder, Director, University Hospitals Pastoral Care.
NATIONAL ANTHEM and ALMA MATER:
Emily Rogers, candidate, Master of Music, College of the Arts.
More on commencement:
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