ONU's big graduation weekend coming up
By Monty Siekerman
Here are the details of the three ONU commencements this month—time, date, student speaker and keynote speaker:
PHARMACY COLLEGE
The Raabe College of Pharmacy commencement exercises will begin a t 9 a.m. on Sunday, May 13 (Mother’s Day).The student speaker will be Austin Hilverding of Waterford, Ohio.Timothy S. Tracy, a 1983 graduation of the ONU College of Pharmacy, will be keynote speaker. Tracy is chief executive officer at Aprecia Pharmaceuticals in Cincinnati.
UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGES
The undergraduate and MSA ceremony is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 13.The undergraduate speaker will be Courtney Cramer, a business administration graduate from Alvada, Ohio. (Arcadia High School). Courtney A. (Wurgler) Smith, a 1985 graduate in electrical engineering, will be the keynote speaker. She is president of the Federal Business Unit at Parsons Corporation.
COLLEGE OF LAW
The Pettit College of Law commencement exercises will be at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 20.The Hon. Jessica E. Price Smith, a 1997 graduate of the ONU College of Law, will deliver the keynote addre ss. She serves a judge on the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
Photo: A happy moment at last year’s law commencement (Ada Icon photo)
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