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Phone: 386-226-6525 President of Ohio State University to Speak at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach Commencement
The guest speaker is Dr. Karen Holbrook, president of Ohio State University, who recently served as a member of Embry-Riddle’s Board of Trustees and President’s Advisory Board. She will receive the Eagle of Aviation Award in recognition of her significant contributions to aviation. Dr. Holbrook has been the president of Ohio State, the largest university in the nation, since 2002. Ohio State is ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of the country’s top 20 public universities, with a reputation for excellence in both academics and athletics. Since she took office, Dr. Holbrook has made cutting-edge research a priority and an integral part of the educational process at all levels of the university. As a result, Ohio State’s sponsored research funding has topped $652 million, an all-time high. In the category of research expenditures, the National Science Foundation ranks Ohio State eighth in the nation among public universities. At Dr. Holbrook’s initiative, Ohio State has targeted $100 million for 10 high-impact research projects, such as climate change and public health preparedness, bringing to bear the intellectual resources of the university in helping solve global problems. As a champion of expanding the undergraduate research experience, Dr. Holbrook has led the effort to offer freshman seminars and provide research opportunities for undergraduates in every college of the university and has overseen the establishment of the Office of Undergraduate Research. Dr. Holbrook is the recipient of many awards and honors, including most recently the YWCA Women of Achievement Award in 2006, the Empowered Woman Award from the Women President’s Organization in 2006, and the President’s Award for Leadership in Technology Development from TechColumbus in 2007. Before joining Ohio State, Dr. Holbrook held executive-level positions at the University of Georgia and the University of Florida. She spent the majority of her academic career as a professor of biological structure and medicine at the University of Washington, School of Medicine. She earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in zoology at the University of Wisconsin in Madison and a Ph.D. in biological structure from the University of Washington, School of Medicine, where she pursued postdoctoral training in the Department of Medicine, Division of Dermatology. The commencement ceremony will also honor Embry-Riddle faculty members who have been awarded emeritus for their many years of teaching, research, service, and leadership: Dr. Robert Brown, Dr. Thomas Hilburn, Mr. Donald Hunt, and Dr. Nancy Parker. Dr. Brown joined Embry-Riddle 36 years ago and is currently a special assistant to the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Over the years he has served the university as baseball coach, faculty representative for athletics, chair of the Physical Science Department, dean of the College of Engineering and Aviation Science, and chair of numerous committees. He was instrumental in establishing the B.S. in Engineering Physics program and the M.S. in Aerospace Engineering program. Dr. Hilburn has been with Embry-Riddle since 1973 and is currently the interim dean of the College of Engineering and a professor of Software Engineering. His many honors over the years include the James E. Lewis Outstanding Service Award; Special Recognition Service Award by the Association of Computing Machinery and the IEEE Computer Society; Distinguished Engineering Professor; Embry-Riddle Teacher of the Year Award; President’s Award for Outstanding Faculty Member; Faculty Council Meritorious Award; Embry-Riddle Special Recognition Award; and the Senior Class Outstanding Computer Science Faculty Award. Mr. Hunt, currently an associate professor of Applied Aviation Science, joined Embry-Riddle in 1987 after completing graduate studies at the university. For 13 years he was the associate director of the Center for Aerospace Safety/Security Education (CASE) at the Daytona Beach campus and then faculty representative to CASE. Dr. Parker has been with Embry-Riddle since 1969 and is currently the university’s first director of Diversity Advancement. Over the years she has served as a senior officer in the Faculty Association, in the Faculty Senate, as a faculty representative to the Board of Trustees, and as chair of the Humanities/Social Sciences Department. Dr. Parker received the Outstanding Service Award from the faculty and the President’s Innovation Award. The following events will also take place during Spring 2007 Graduation Weekend: Saturday, May 5 Dean’s Scramble Golf Tournament8:30 a.m. shotgun start, Pelican Bay Golf and Country Club. Graduates and their families are invited to participate in the tournament, with lunch and prizes afterward. Space is limited. The cost is $30 per player. Contact the Dean of Students office for registration materials.
Army ROTC Commissioning Ceremony Sunday, May 6
Embry-Riddle Fun Day 10 a.m., University West Lawn. A 9 a.m. social hour with coffee and breakfast pastries on the Flight Deck in the Student Center will precede the 10 a.m. ceremony. Master’s Hooding Ceremony 5 p.m., Willie Miller Instructional Center auditorium. This event is for master’s students from all four colleges. Alumni Welcome Reception 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Daytona USA. Each new graduate may bring up to four guests to this free event. Attendees will have unlimited use of all Daytona USA exhibits, including Acceleration Alley, Dream Laps, and Speedplay. Light hors d’oeuvres and beverages will be served. Please RSVP before the event to receive a special leather portfolio gift at the reception. For more information, contact Odartey Williams at odartey.williams@erau.edu or (386) 226-6155. Monday, May 7 Navy ROTC Commissioning Ceremony 2:30 p.m., Willie Miller Instructional Center auditorium. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the world’s largest, fully accredited university specializing in aviation and aerospace, offers more than 30 degree programs in its colleges of Arts and Sciences, Aviation, Business, and Engineering. The university educates more than 34,000 students annually in undergraduate and graduate programs at residential campuses in Prescott, Ariz., and Daytona Beach, Fla., through the Worldwide Campus at more than 130 centers in the United States, Europe, Canada, and the Middle East, and through online learning. For more information, visit www.embryriddle.edu. |
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