96-12-11 Commencement Facts

FACTS ON AUTUMN COMMENCEMENT

The Ohio State University
Friday, December 13, 1996
9:30 a.m., St. John Arena

NUMBER OF DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES:
Associate          34              Doctoral           187
Bachelor's      1,076              Professional        17
Master's          403              Certificates         2
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Total:          1,719 

HIGHEST GRADE POINT AVERAGE AMONG GRADUATING SENIORS: 3.98 
by Steven Estepp, of Grove City, B.S. in Education, and 
Jonathan Hothem, of Fresno, B.S. in Agricultural 
Engineering.

HONOR GRADUATES:  As designated by their colleges, 41 will 
graduate summa cum laude, 34 magna cum laude, and 35 cum 
laude.

PRESIDING OFFICER:  President E. Gordon Gee.

WELCOME REMARKS:  Richard A. Hollingsworth, special 
assistant to the president.

COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER: John Ong, chair of BFGoodrich Co.

HONORARY DEGREES: John Ong, businessman, Doctor of 
Humanities; Lawrence Barnett, administrator, Doctor of Fine 
Arts; and E. Travis York, agricultural scientist, Doctor of 
Science.

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD: Arthur I. Vorys, former senior 
partner in Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease, and posthumously 
to philanthropist Sally Moore Nitschke.

INVOCATION: Joan Maynard, chaplain, Pastoral Care, 
University Hospitals.

NATIONAL ANTHEM and CARMEN OHIO: Led by Loretta Robinson, 
assistant professor of music.


[Submitted by: Von Vargas  (vargas.12@osu.edu)
               
Wed, 11 Dec 1996 09:38:17 -0500 (EST)]
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