Ohio University - Athena Yearbook (Athens, OH)

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Greetings were given by Ronna Rubin, senior class president; Jasmer Narag, graduate student council president; and John Jones, Alumni Board of Directors presi- dent. The processional, March of the Priests from Athalia, and the recessional, Coronation March from The Prophet, were played c by the Ohio University Symphony | Orchestra conducted by Harold c Robison. I Left - President Ping and Miss Lillian couldn ' t have appeared happier as she received her honorary degree from Ohio University. Top - Over 3000 persons were waiting for their degrees as Dr. Baker gave the commencement address. Bottom - The mood was only partially solemn among the graduates as their caps glittered with tassels and halos. 29

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GRADUATION This is what its all about. Four years, more or less, at school comes to a climax with graduation, and more than one student has strug- gled through a senior year with only one thought: getting that sheeps- kin. During commencement exer- cises on June 9, 1979, 2,130 degrees were presented, including Honora- ry Degrees to Lillian Carter, the president ' s mother, and Oliver Ocasek, Ohio senator. Dr. John Baker, former OU president, gave the Commencement Address. Associate Degrees were given to 234, Bachelor ' s Degrees to 1,509, Bachelor ' s Degrees in the Honors Tutorial College to 30, Master Degrees to 326, and Doctors Degrees to 27. Outstanding undergraduate student leaders honored were Dwight Ferguson, Diane Heemsath, Russell Irvine, Jeffrey Richardson, Bernice Seman and 73 other undergraduates. The president of OU, Charles Ping, was the presiding officer. 28

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