Summer 2002 Commencement Facts

FACTS ON SUMMER COMMENCEMENT
The Ohio State University
Friday, August 30, 2002
9:30 a.m., The Jerome Schottenstein Center

NUMBER OF DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES
Associate 28
Doctoral 189
Bachelor’s 1015
Professional 2
Master’s 677
Certificates 2
Total: 1913

HIGHEST GRADE POINT AVERAGE AMONG GRADUATING SENIORS: 3.97 by Brian Barkhurst of Worthington, B.A. in Spanish.

HONOR GRADUATES: As designated by their colleges, 10 will graduate summa cum laude, 42 magna cum laude, and 81 cum laude.

PRESIDING OFFICER: Interim President Edward H. Jennings.

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

COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER: Roger Blackwell, professor of marketing and logistics at The Ohio State University’s Max M. Fisher College of Business.

HONORARY DEGREES: Honorary doctorates will be presented to Harold A. McMaster, former research physicist at Libbey-Owens-Ford and Andre Wambersie, chairman of the International Commission on Radiological Units and visiting professor at the Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute.

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD: Distinguished Service Awards will be presented to George W. Hairston, Managing Parter, Baker & Hostetler LLP, and Curtis J. Moody, president and chief executive officer, Moody/Nolan Ltd.

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

NATIONAL ANTHEM and CARMEN OHIO: Laura Brengartner, College of the Arts, class of 2002.