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Spring 2020 Virtual Commencement

The Ohio State University will hold a historic virtual commencement on May 3 with Apple CEO Tim Cook delivering the commencement address. Watch starting at 12 p.m. Eastern on Sunday, May 3 through the video player below or on WOSU TV.

Commencement DVDs will ship 6-8 weeks after the event is over.

Summer 2019 Commencement

Commencement Speaker: Rattan Lal, Distinguished University Professor of Soil Science, Director, Carbon Management and Sequestration Center, School of Environment and Natural Resources, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, The Ohio State University

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Spring 2019 Commencement

Commencement Speaker: Fareed Zakaria, host of CNN’S Fareed Zakaria GPS and columnist, The Washington Post

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Autumn 2018 Commencement

Commencement Speaker: Pat Tiberi, former congressman and President and CEO of Ohio Business Roundtable

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Summer 2018 Commencement

Commencement Speaker: Alan C. Michaels, Dean and Edwin M. Cooperman Chair in Law, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law

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Spring 2018 Commencement

Commencement Speaker: Sue Desmond-Hellmann, CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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Autumn 2017 Commencement

Commencement Speaker: Senator Rob Portman, Ohio

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Summer 2017 Commencement

Commencement Speaker: Congresswoman Joyce Beatty, Ohio 3rd District

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Spring 2017 Commencement

Commencement Speaker: Abigail Wexner, community leader, philanthropist and university trustee

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Autumn 2016 Commencement

Commencement Speaker: Timothy Gerber, professor of music, The Ohio State University

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Summer 2016 Commencement

Commencement Speaker: Jeni Britton Bauer, founder Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams

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Spring 2016 Commencement

Commencement Speaker: Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases The National Institutes of Health

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Autumn 2015 Commencement

Commencement Speaker: Frank Shankwitz, co-founder of the Make-A-Wish Foundation

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Summer 2015 Commencement

Commencement Speaker: Bruce A. McPheron, vice president for Agricultural Administration and Dean

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Spring 2015 Commencement

Commencement Speaker: Archie Griffin, president and CEO, The Ohio State University Alumni Association

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Autumn 2014 Commencement

Commencement Speaker: David H. Steigerwald, professor of History, Ohio State University

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Summer 2014 Commencement

Commencement Speaker: Joseph A. Alutto, former Ohio State University provost

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Spring 2014 Commencement

Commencement Speaker: Chris Matthews, host of Hardball on MSNBC

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Autumn 2013 Commencement

Commencement Speaker: R. L. Stine, author

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Summer 2013 Commencement

Commencement Speaker: Ann Hamilton, Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Art

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Spring 2013 Commencement

Commencement Speaker: President Barack Obama

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Autumn 2012 Commencement

Commencement Speaker: Jack Hanna, Director Emeritus, Columbus Zoo and Aquarium and Host of Jack Hanna’s Into the Wild and Jack Hanna’s Wild Countdown

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Summer 2012 Commencement

Commencement Speaker: Terry Stewart, President and CEO, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum

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Spring 2012 Commencement

Commencement Speaker: Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

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Winter 2012 Commencement

Commencement Speaker: Richard K. Herrmann, professor and chair, Department of Political Science, The Ohio State University

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Autumn 2011 Commencement

Commencement Speaker: Cheryl L. Krueger, Founder, Cheryl & Co

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Summer 2011 Commencement

Commencement Speaker: David O. Frantz, Professor Emeritus of English, The Ohio State University

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Spring 2011 Commencement

Commencement Speaker: John A. Boehner, Speaker of the House, Representative, Ohio’s 8th Congressional District

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Winter 2011 Commencement

Commencement Speaker: Donna A. James, Managing Director, Lardon & Associates, LLC

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Autumn 2010 Commencement

Commencement Speaker: David L. Tomasko, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and associate dean for Undergraduate Education and Student Services in The Ohio State University College of Engineering

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Summer 2010 Commencement

Commencement Speaker: Michael B. Coleman, Mayor, City of Columbus, Ohio

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Spring 2010 Commencement

Commencement Speaker: David Gergen, Professor of Public Service and Director, Center for Public Leadership, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

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Winter 2010 Commencement

Commencement Speaker: Curtis J. Moody, President and CEO, Moody Nolan Architectural Firm

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Autumn 2009 Commencement

Commencement Speaker: Kevin Boyle, Ohio State Humanities Distinguished Professor of History

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Summer 2009 Commencement

Commencement Speaker: Thomas J. Moyer, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Ohio

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Spring 2009 Commencement

Commencement Speaker: Former Senator John Glenn

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Winter 2009 Commencement

Commencement Speaker: Yvette McGee Brown, president of the Center for Child and Family Advocacy at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus.

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Autumn 2008 Commencement

Commencement Speaker: Richard A. Hollingsworth, vice president for Student Life and adjunct associate professor of educational policy and leadership, The Ohio State University.

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Spring 2008 Commencement

Commencement Speaker: Brian Williams, anchor and managing Editor, NBC Nightly News

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Summer 2008 Commencement

Commencement Speaker: David L. Denlinger, distinguished university professor in the Department of Entomology

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