FACTS ON SPRING COMMENCEMENT
The Ohio State University
Friday, June 9, 2000
9:30 a.m., the Oval
NUMBER OF DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES:Associate 85-- Doctoral 172
Bachelor's 3,434-- Professional 663
Master's 1,063-- Certificates 9
Total: 5,426
HIGHEST GRADE POINT AVERAGE AMONG GRADUATING SENIORS: 4.0 by Tasha Castor of Westerville, B.A. in journalism; Sara Darst of Newark, B.S. in education; Ryan Geiss of Columbus, B.S in computer science and engineering; Lynnsay Leesburg of Portsmouth, B.S. in education; Nathan Nelson of Lima, B.S. in physics; Beth Paumier of Louisville, B.S. in human ecology; Anne Spicker of Ashland, B.A. in English; Ann Tellep of Solon, B.S. in allied health professions; Brooke Whittaker of Toledo, B.S. in business administration; John Wylie of Worthington, B.S. in electrical and computer engineering; and Rebecca Zell of Bellefontaine, B.A. in English. HONOR GRADUATES: As designated by their colleges, 264 will graduate summa cum laude, 211 magna cum laude, and 252 cum laude. PRESIDING OFFICER: President William E. Kirwan. WELCOME REMARKS: Richard A. Hollingsworth, special assistant, Office of Housing, Food and Event Centers. COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER: Rep. J.C. Watts, R-Oklahoma HONORARY DEGREES: Robert C. Richardson, professor of physics and vice provost for research at Cornell University; Richard J. Solove, real estate developer and founding member of the Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Research Institute Foundation; and William Julius Wilson, one of America's leading scholars on urban poverty. DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD: Ben M. Jones III, friend to the Ohio State University Libraries and the College of Humanities; and Nancy Wilson Patterson, lifetime supporter of OSU Extension activities. INVOCATION: Robert Brummel, chaplain and director, University Hospitals Pastoral Care. NATIONAL ANTHEM and CARMEN OHIO:Led by Andrea Gilleland, M. Mus. LIVING ALUMNI ON RECORD AT THE UNIVERSITY: 314,184 total; 192,334 in Ohio; 77,491 in Franklin County; and 6,916 living abroad. ALUMNI BY ACADEMIC AREA:Education -- 54,886
Business -- 47,411
Medical Professions -- 44,059
Engineering -- 34,637
Social and Behavioral Sciences -- 33,698
Agriculture -- 21,349
Humanities -- 17,950
Mathematical and Physical Sciences -- 13,404
Human Ecology -- 13,321
Biological Sciences -- 13,122
Arts -- 9,428
Law -- 7,458
Social Work -- 7,437
Veterinary Medicine -- 5,708
Arts and Sciences (no major specified) -- 4,674
Other degrees not listed above -- 1,597
SOME FAMOUS ALUMNI:George Bellows, artist (1905 Arts and Sciences)
Milton Caniff, cartoonist (1930 B.A. in fine arts, 1974 DRH Humane Letters)
Nancy Currie, astronaut on the Discovery (1980 B.A. in humanities)
Roy F. Lichenstein, distinguished contemporary artists (1946 BC in fine art, 1949 MA in fine art, 1988 DRH in Fine Art)
Jesse Owens, Olympic champion runner (1972 honorary DRH Athletic arts)
Roy Plunkett, inventor of Teflon (1933 M.S. in chemistry, 1936 Ph.D. in chemistry, 1977 DRH in science).
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