Don Shackelford to Address Graduates

DON SHACKELFORD TO ADDRESS SUMMER QUARTER GRADUATES AT OHIO STATE

COLUMBUS -- Commencement exercises for summer quarter 
graduates of The Ohio State University will be held Sept. 3 in 
St. John Arena.  Some 1,400 degrees will be awarded in the 
ceremonies, which begin at 9:30 a.m.

The commencement speaker will be Don Shackelford, chair of 
Fifth Third Bank of Columbus.  He previously served as chair of 
State Savings Bank of Columbus for 25 years.

An alumnus of Ohio State, Shackelford is a 12-year member of 
the Ohio State University Hospitals Board, where he has served as 
chair for the past five years.  During his tenure, he has helped 
the hospitals develop outreach services to extend their care and 
mission, and assisted in the transition to managed care, ensuring 
that quality patient care is preserved.

He is a member of the Fisher College of Business Dean's 
Advisory Council and the National Major Gifts Columbus Committee. 
He also served as co-chair of the campaign for the John Pfahl 
Executive Education Building and serves on a number of boards, 
including The Limited Inc., Intimate Brands Inc., The Progressive 
Corp., Midland Life Insurance Co., Worthington Foods, the Jeffrey 
Co. and Fifth Third Bancorp.  For two years he served as chair of 
the thrift industry trade association that merged during his 
tenure into a new entity called America's Community Bankers.

Long involved in local community and civic activities, 
Shackelford is a member of the Columbus Foundation's Governing 
Board, a trustee of Children's Hospital and Children's Hospital 
Foundation, and a trustee of Denison University.

Shackelford is a graduate of Denison University and earned 
his Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard 
University, where he was a Baker Scholar.  He is a 1991 recipient 
of the Fisher College of Business Pace Setters Executive Award 
and the 1997 Master Lifetime Achievement Award from the 
Entrepreneur of the Year Award Program, which is sponsored by 
major national and local businesses.

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Contact: Tracy Turner, University Communications, (614) 688-3682.