The Ohio State University
Thursday, August 30, 2001
9:30 a.m., Jerome Schottenstein Center
Associate 22 Doctoral 192
Bachelor’s 975 Professional 29
Master’s 661 Certificates 1
Total: 1,880
HIGHEST GRADE POINT AVERAGE AMONG GRADUATING SENIORS: 4.0 by Élie Abi-Akel of Beirut, Lebanon, B.S. in electrical engineering.
HONOR GRADUATES: As designated by their colleges, 18 will graduate summa cum laude, 53 magna cum laude, and 58 cum laude.
PRESIDING OFFICER: President William E. Kirwan
WELCOMING REMARKS: Richard A. Hollingsworth, special assistant, Office of Housing, Food and Event Centers.
COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER: David Satcher, surgeon general of the United States and assistant secretary of health.
HONORARY DEGREES: Honorary doctorates will be presented to Raphael Mechoulam, internationally renowned chemistry and biological researcher; University of Maryland president Clayton Daniel Mote, Jr.; U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher; and Karen K. Uhlenbeck, a 2000 National Medal of Science recipient.
DISTINGUSHED SERVICE AWARD: The Distinguished Service Award will be presented to Ray J. Groves, chair of Legg Mason Merchant Banking Inc. and The Ohio State University Foundation Board of Directors; and E. Leonard Jossem, emeritus professor of physics at Ohio State and former member of the scientific staff at Los Alamos in the Advance Developments Division during World War II.
INVOCATION: Joan Maynard, chaplain, University Hospitals Pastoral Care.
NATIONAL ANTHEM and CARMEN OHIO: Nancy E. Jantsch, College of Arts, class of 2001.
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