The Ohio State University
Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012
2 p.m., The Jerome Schottenstein Center

NUMBER OF DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES
Doctoral...........229
Master’s...........548
Professional........17
Bachelor’s.......2,009
Associate..........107
Certificate..........2
Total:...........2,912

PRESIDING OFFICER: President E. Gordon Gee

WELCOMING REMARKS: Gretchen Metzelaars, senior associate vice president for Student Life.

COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER: Jack Hanna, director emeritus of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.

HONORARY DEGREES: Ohio State awarded the honorary Doctor of Public Service to Hanna; the Doctor of Arts to Vikki Heywood, executive director of the Royal Shakespeare Company; the Doctor of Humane Letters to Ray S. Jackendoff, the Seth Merrin Chair in Humanities and co-director of the Center for Cognitive Studies at Tufts University; and the honorary Doctor of Science to Tobin J. Marks, professor of chemistry at Northwestern University.

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD: The Distinguished Service Award was presented to Tanny Crane, president and CEO of the Crane Group and one of Central Ohio's most prominent business leaders; and Jim Tootle, one of university’s greatest advocates.

INVOCATION: Chaplain Joan Bolinger, Wexner Medical Center.

NATIONAL ANTHEM and CARMEN OHIO: Mr. Jaman Dunn, School of Music undergraduate student.