Facts on Winter 2006 Commencement

The Ohio State University
Sunday, March 19, 2006
1 p.m., St. John Arena

NUMBER OF DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES

Bachelor's 1,433
Master's 265
Doctoral 100
Professional 6
Associate 37
Certificates 4

Total: 1,845


PRESIDING OFFICER: President Karen A. Holbrook.

WELCOMING REMARKS: Richard A. Hollingsworth, interim vice president for Student Affairs.

COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER: Shirley Ann Jackson, president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

HONORARY DEGREES: Honorary doctorates will be presented to Neta A. Bahcall, professor of astrophysical sciences at Princeton University and one of the leading experts in the world on the study of clusters of galaxies; to commencement speaker Shirley Ann Jackson, president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; and Gurdev S. Khush, a renowned agricultural scientist considered a leader of the 20th century's Green Revolution.

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD: Distinguished Service Awards will be presented to Richard D. Johnson, a two-time graduate of Ohio State who has remained close to his alma mater since his days as a student leader; and James J. Mager, who worked for three decades at Ohio State and revolutionized the university's enrollment management systems.

INVOCATION: Chaplain Joan Maynard, University Hospitals Pastoral Care.

NATIONAL ANTHEM and CARMEN OHIO: Ms. Ching-Yi Chen, Class of 2006.