Summer Commencement 2005

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Facts on Summer Commencement 2005

The Ohio State University
Sunday, August 28, 2005
2 p.m., Jerome Schottenstein Center

NUMBER OF DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES
Associate 18
Doctoral 204
Bachelor's 1,019
Professional 7
Master's 700 Certificates 2
Total: 1,950

PRESIDING OFFICER: President Karen A. Holbrook

WELCOMING REMARKS: Richard A. Hollingsworth, associate vice president for Student Affairs.

COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER: Jodie T. Allen, senior editor, The Pew Research Center

HONORARY DEGREES: Honorary doctorates were presented to Frank M. Bass, a leading scholar in marketing and brand evolution; Roger O. McClellan, an internationally recognized expert in the field of inhalation toxicology; and Grayce McVeigh Sills, professor emeritus of nursing at The Ohio State University College of Nursing and an internationally recognized leader in the field of psychiatric nursing.

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD: The Distinguished Service Award was presented to Anne S. Pruitt-Logan, professor emeritus of educational policy and leadership at The Ohio State University; and Richard Ramsay Stander, Sr., an enthusiastic supporter of his alma mater.

INVOCATION: Chaplain Marjorie McDaniel, University Hospitals East.

NATIONAL ANTHEM and CARMEN OHIO: Kara Johansen, College of the Arts, Class of 2005.