Graduates: It's finally here - the day toward which all your hard

work has been directed since you first entered Ohio State ATI. And while it may not seem like it today as we celebrate the cul­mination of your academic career here, remember that com­mencement is not the end, but the beginning.

From here, you move forward into a new phase of your life. Many of you leave here today with offers of employment in hand or with plans to complete a bachelor's degree. Others of you have an array of options before you and important decisions to make.

Regardless of what your next steps may be, I encourage you to take a moment to reflect upon all you've achieved at Ohio State ATI. You've mastered new skills and knowledge, acquired technical expertise, developed confidence, and tackled new chal­lenges almost every day. In other words, you are indeed well­equipped for whatever lies ahead.

Today, you become one of more than 5,500 ATI alumni. There will be many heartfelt farewells today as you prepare to move on, but you will no doubt stay connected to ATI through the lasting friendships you have formed with fellow students, faculty, and staff. We will always consider you part of the ATI family. We're proud of your accomplishments and hope you will always be proud of your Ohio State ATI degree.

We wish you every success. Congratulations on your achievement. \

s. J~tt ­Stephen G. P. Nameth Director, Ohio State ATI

ommencementEric Louis Alten • Gina Raeann Anderson • Carl O. Anderson • Erik Ian Andersons • Amanda Denise Angey • Mark W. Archibald • Heather Marie Ariens • Grant Caris Backus • Rachael Ann Baker • Andre Christopher Ballard Jr. • Justin Lee Barker • Grant Tyler Beard • Amy Lynn Beeler • Tiffany Ann Berger • Laura Anne Bernard • Ronald J. Betit • Joshua Charles Biehl • Joseph P. Brenner • Adam Gregory Brossia • Joseph F. Brown • Benjamin Alton Browning • Christina Marie Burger • Joshua James Burton • Andrew ewman Butterfield • Andrew Michael Byrd • Laura Ann Calmer • Jeffrey David Campman • Erin Lynn Chedester • Brent Christopher Cherry • Cynthia Jane Clark • Mitchell Thomas Cloudt • Jessica Marie Conley • Marni Lee Crabtree-Davison • Casey Patrick Cunningham • Brett Richard Davis • Ryan Thomas DeMay • Christy Ann Derck • James Cody Dinger • Jay Michael Dingledine • Ryan Frederick Domka • Thomas B. Druffel • Hannah Dawn Earick • Jonathan Michael Edge • Frank Joseph Egner • Tyler Patrick Faust • Jody Marie Fiebiger • Bryan Simon Fitch • Jason Michael Fox • James N. Gabel • Brian Robert Gasser • Corey Bruce Gault • Jessica Ann Gerspacher • Dustin Eugene Gower • Kevin Richard Graap • Douglas Wade Graham • Joseph Raymond Greco • Travis Lee Gregorich • Adam Robert Hall • Stephanie D. Hall • Kesia Lynn Hartzler • Rodney Eugene Hartzler • Danielle Marie Hastings • Matthew Bryan Hayes • Frederick Erich Heise • Phillip James Heitkamp • Elizabeth Ann Herrington • Christina Louise Hiller • Justin Wayne Himelright • Eric John Hinkle • Stefanie R. Hodges • Russell Keith Horn II • Joel Lewis Hulse • Andrew Joseph Hutton • John Paul Huxel • Brandi Lyn Hyatt • Amanda Rachell Hyer • Laura Ann Jalbrzikowski • David Ervin Jantzi • Michael A. Jolly • Keenan Michael Kalina • Eric Gregory Kennel • Megan Elizabeth Kiesel • Michael Johann Klein • Andrew Joseph Kline • Mark John Knapke • Brian M. Koba • Jennifer Ann Kolenc • Brandon Thomas Kraemer • Jason Scott Krippel • Matthew R. Kurth • Seth Arden Lackey • Joseph S. Lahrmer • Kar-Lyn Grace Lambert • Jennifer Dawn Layton • Michael Edwin Leitzy • John Paul Lengacher • Brandy Jean Lengacher • Heath Aaron Lewis • Shaun Michael Liedtke • Timothy S. Luca • Stephen E. Maclay • Kristen Anne Mandi • Johnna Eileen Mangun • Stephanie Denise Mark • Jason W. Markham • Matthew Amos McVey • Joseph Robert Messer • Shane Douglas Meyer • Colleen Elizabeth Miller • Courtney Jeannette Miller • Jeremy Charles Miller • Kevin Arrel Miller • Mark Andrew Miller • Adam Trenton Moore • Travanna J0 Moore • Clint E. Morris • Brian Andrew Mottice • Elizabeth Cassandra Mumaw • Allison Elizabeth Mundson • Samara Chelsea Nau • Shaina Rae Nelson • Bradley M. iska· Kendra Ann Oberholser • Ross Lee Ogilbee • Carrie Jean Parrish • Joshua Daniel Parson • Thomas Charles Pellegrino • Nicholas George Petit • Mary Elizabeth Pew • Denise A. Pfefferle • Daron Rodney Pfeiffer • Joseph Robert Piecenski • Louis T. Pitcock • Christopher Franklin Pope • Vicky Jean Porter • Katharine Leanne Rathbun • Clint Andrew Raubenolt • Andrew D. Remillard • Kyle A. Reusch • Shannon Marie Reuss • Roy William Reynolds • Tiffany Dawn Richards • Joseph Lawrence Rickard • Alisha Maria Ricker • Danielle Rene Roach • Valerie Dawn Rose • Erik Robert Rowley • Ryan Starr Ruble • Kay Elizabeth Ruck • Justin T. Russell • Paul William Ryan • Aaron Edward Sanders • Douglas G. Sanders • Dustin Ray Schaadt • Kenneth Yeager Schulz • Steven D. Seedorf • Brian Patrick Semon • Alden K. Sewell • Benjamin Stanley Shafer • Merit M. Shambarger • Eric Herbert Shank • Carrie Lynn Sheldon • Timothy Patrick Sherwood • Jason Sam Sigmund • Julie Ann Snyder • Bryan Paul Spade • Jace Edward Spires • Sara Ann Spisak • James Andrew Stefanak Jr. • Adam J. Stein • Lindsay R. Steiner • Christopher Palmer Steiner • Lydell Ray Steiner • Scott Andrew Steinmetz • Troy Arthur Stoller • Jared Lee Stutzman • Hilary Ann Sutherland • Natalie Ann Sutherland • Myron J. Szwec • Daniel Joseph Thomas • David Arthur Thomas • Ryan James Tracy • Timothy B. Tyson • Shawn Allen Wadsworth • Charles Andrew Waid • Jake D. Wentz • Mark James Westendorf • Jesse I. Whinnery • Michelle J. Wiegand • David Matthew Wigal • Justin L. Williams • Candy Gail Wolf • Benjamin Philip Wolschon • Lucus Allan Worcester • Misty J0 Wunder • Cassandra Rushelle Yantis • Scott Ryan Yeckel • Bryan Robert Yosay • Shane Lowell Young • Zachary Paul Zarnstorff • Jan HijItje Siemon Zijlstra •

Order of CommencementPrelude Janet Borton, Organist

Processional

Invocation Dr. Ronald J. Borton, Associate Professor Emeritus

___~~~~nj_S~~~~~~~Business Technologies

Welcome and Greetings Dr. Stephen G. P. Nameth, Director The Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute

Faculty Challenge Dr. Tom Zimmerman, Associate Professor and Technology Coordinator, Environmental Resources

Student Address Brandy Jean Lengacher, Livestock Science

Introduction of Speaker Dr. Stephen G. P. Nameth

Commencement Address ---~M~~~~sm~ooL8~EaD~ _

Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Spelman College

Presentation of Class Dr. Steven M. Neal Assistant Director for Academic Affairs

___ ~~1!f~r!1!!K~f_Certificates and Degrees Dr. Stephen G.P.-Nanteth---------------­

Awarding of Certificates and DiplomasDr. Stephen G. P. Nameth & Dr. Steven M. Neal

Recessional

ommencement Speaker

Sharon J. Washington

Sharon J. Washington is a 1982 graduate of The Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute, where she earned an Associate of Applied Science degree in horse production and management. Since 2003, she has served as provost and vice president of academic affairs of Spelman College in Atlanta, Ga.

Spelman is ranked among the top 75 best liberal arts colleges for under­graduates by U.S. News & World Report, 2005 edition. For the second year in a row, Spelman remains the only historically Black college and university ranked in the top tier.

Prior to Spelman, Dr. Washington was a visiting scholar with the Office of the President at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and served on the education faculty of Springfield College in Springfield, Ma. She began her university teaching career in the School of Exercise, Leisure and Sport at Kent State University.

Dr. Washington is widely published in the area of social justice and diversity education, and has been actively involved in enhancing social equity for over 20 years through her teaching in higher education and community involvement. She has spoken internationally and national­

ly at conferences, universities, schools and non-profit organizations to bring awareness to the topic of social justice. From 1997 to 2004, she was a consultant and director of the Social Justice Institute for the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education.

Dr. Washington is the co-founder of the Joyful Noise Gospel Choir, an inter-racial, multi-faith choir, and served as director from 1999-2003. She toured for more than 12 years with her sister, singing an eclectic blend of music styles ranging from ballads and blues to jazz and gospel. The Washington Sisters performed at numerous music festi­vals, concert halls, coffee houses and on more than 30 college and uni­versity campuses, and released two recordings. Sharon currently serves on the board of directors for the Institute of Musical Arts.

In addition to her degree from Ohio State ATI, Dr. Washington holds a B.S. and a Ph.D. in education from The Ohio State University and an M.A. in recreation and park administration from Central Michigan University.

acuity Challenge

Tom Zimmerman

Tom Zimmerman, a ociate professor of environmental resources, ha been a member of the Ohio State AT! faculty for 30 years. He hold a B.S. in agriculture from Ohio State with a major in agronomy and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in agronomy from Penn State. He taught agronomy & soils courses at Delaware Valley College, Doylestown, Pa., before coming to Ohio State ATl in 1975.

Zimmerman served as interim chair of the former Agricultural Mechanics Division and of the former Agricultural Technologies Division. He ha taught more than 20 different courses at ATL

Zimmerman's career i characterized by service to the profession and to the industry. He is a member of the Soil & Water Conservation Society and its All Ohio Chapter (past secretary and past president); the American Society of Agricultural Engineers; the Association of Ohio Pedologists, of which he is currently the President-Elect; the American Society of Agronomy; the Soil Science Society of America; and the Council for Agricultural Science & Technology. He is a Certified Professional Soil Scienti t and a member of the National Association of Consulting Soil Scienti t .

In 1992, Zimmerman was presented the "Outstanding Conservation Teacher" award by the Wayne Soil & Water Conservation District. The Triway FFA recently pre ented him with the Honorary Chapter Farmer degree for serving a the official judge for the Wayne County land & soil judging conte t for everal years.

Zimmerman is a member of the Ohio Farm Bureau and of the Westwood Ruritan Club, where he ha served as secretary and as president.

Student Speaker

Brandy Lengacher

Brandy Jean Lengacher is the recipient of this year's Director's Award, which rec­ognizes Ohio State ATI's most outstanding student. Lengacher will graduate today with an Associate of Science degree in livestock science.

Lengacher achieved Director's List status in four academic quarters during her career at Ohio State ATI and earned a 4.0 CPA in Winter Quarter 2005. Among the numerous scholarships she has received are the Murray Grey Beef Scholarship and the Medina County Junior Fair Livestock Sales Scholarship. She has been an active member of AIl's Hoof-N-Hide Club and has volunteered in the Wooster community with the Ohio Reads program at Lincolnway Elementary and with the Wayne County Humane Society. She has been involved with 4-H in Medina County for 11 years and is currently serving as advisor to the Cattle Rustlers 4-H Club, for which she previously held the offices of treasurer and president.

Lengacher intends to complete a bachelor's degree at The Ohio State University and hopes to go on to veterinary school in order to fulfill her career goal of becoming a large-animal veterinarian.

She is a graduate of Cloverleaf High School.

warding of Diplomas Associate of Applied Science

Agricultural Commerce Andre Christopher Ballard Jr., Howard, Ohio - Spring 2005 Jonathan Michael Edge, Wadsworth, Ohio - Spring 2005 Johnna Eileen Mangun, Carrollton, Ohio - Autumn 2004 Kendra Ann Oberholser, Rittman, Ohio - Summer 2004 Lydell Ray Steiner, Dalton, Ohio - Autumn 2004 Hilary Ann Sutherland, Waynesfield, Ohio - Spring 2005

Beef and Sheep Production and Management Adam Robert Hall, Statts Mill, West Virginia - Spring 2005 Brandi Lyn Hyatt, Perrysville, Ohio - Spring 2005 David Ervin Jantzi, Sugarcreek, Ohio - Summer 2004 Adam Trenton Moore, St. Clairsville, Ohio - Autumn 2004 Carrie Jean Parrish, Convoy, Ohio - Spring 2005 Lucus Allan Worcester, Monroeville, Ohio - Autumn 2004

Business Management Amy Lynn Beeler, Hamilton, Ohio - Winter 2005 • Shane Douglas Meyer, Deshler, Ohio - Autumn 2004 Danielle Rene Roach, Wooster, Ohio - Winter 2005 Mark James Westendorf, Batavia, Ohio - Spring 2005

Construction Management Grant Tyler Beard, Chagrin Falls, Ohio - Spring 2005 Casey Patrick Cunningham, South Vienna, Ohio - Spring 2005 Frank Joseph Egner, Shreve, Ohio - Spring 2005 * Joseph Raymond Greco, Seven Hills, Ohio - Spring 2005 Shaun Michael Liedtke, New Philadelphia, Ohio - Winter 2005 Jeremy Charles Miller, Medina, Ohio - Autumn 2004 Benjamin Stanley Shafer, Jeromesville, Ohio - Spring 2005 Bryan Paul Spade, Creston, Ohio - Winter 2005 Jace Edward Spires, Amanda, Ohio - Spring 2005 Jared Lee Stutzman, Millersburg, Ohio - Spring 2005 Timothy B. Tyson, Mt. Vernon, Ohio - Winter 2005 Shawn Allen Wadsworth, Ravenna, Ohio - Spring 2005 David Matthew Wigal, West Salem, Ohio - Winter 2005 • Scott Ryan Yeckel, Perry, Ohio - Autumn 2004

Crop Management and Services Andrew Michael Byrd, Marion, Ohio - Spring 2005 Jason Michael Fox, Tiffin, Ohio - Winter 2005 Dustin Eugene Gower, Union City, Ohio - Winter 2005 Kyle A. Reusch, Litchfield, Ohio - Autumn 2004 Christopher Palmer Steiner, Kent, Ohio - Autumn 2004 Natalie Ann Sutherland, Kenton, Ohio - Spring 2005 Charles Andrew Waid, Jefferson, Ohio - Spring 2005

Dairy Cattle Production and Management Heather Marie Ariens, Rushville, Indiana - Autumn 2004 Joshua Charles Biehl, Whipple, Ohio - Autumn 2004 Joseph P. Brenner, Wilmington, Ohio - Winter 2005 Brian Robert Gasser, Sterling, Ohio - Spring 2005 Heath Aaron Lewis, Upper Sandusky, Ohio - Spring 2005 Kevin Arrel Miller, Homeworth, Ohio - Summer 2004 Mark Andrew Miller, Salem, Ohio - Autumn 2004 Jan Hijl~e Siemon Zijlstra, Antwerp, Ohio - Summer 2004

Environmental Resources Management John Paul Lengacher, Medina, Ohio - Summer 2004

Floral Design and Marketing Amanda Denise Angey, North Royalton, Ohio - Spring 2005 Amy Lynn Beeler, Hamilton, Ohio - Winter 2005 • Erin Lynn Chedester, Bridgeport, Ohio - Spring 2005 Marni Lee Crabtree-Davison, Mansfield, Ohio - Autumn 2004 Travanna Jo Moore, Racine, Ohio - Spring 2005 Julie Ann Snyder, Wooster, Ohio - Spring 2005 Lindsay R. Steiner, Apple Creek, Ohio - Spring 2005

Cum Laude 3.50 - 3.69 grade point average Magna Cum Laude 3.70 - 3.89 grade point average Summa Cum Laude 3.90 - 4.00 grade point average Denotes Dual Major

Students wearing yellow sashes are member of Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two-year college . Students wearing the double honor cords have shown outstanding participation in Phi Theta Kappa.

warding of DiplomasGreenhouse Production and Management Jay Michael Dingledine, Coldwater, Ohio - Spring 2005 Kesia Lynn Hartzler, Sterling, Ohio - Summer 2004 Jennifer Ann Kolenc, Mentor, Ohio - Autumn 2004 Jennifer Dawn Layton, ewark, Ohio - Spring 2005 Vicky Jean Porter, Mt. Vernon, Ohio - Winter 2005 * Roy William Reynolds, Toronto, Ohio - Spring 2005 ***

Horse Production and Management Tiffany Ann Berger, Newcomerstown, Ohio - Summer 2004 Christina Marie Burger, Sunbury, Ohio - Spring 2005 * Stefanie R. Hodges, London, Ohio - Autumn 2004 Laura Ann Jalbrzikowski, Mt. Vernon, Ohio - Spring 2005 Kristen Anne Mandi, N. Lawrence, Ohio - Spring 2005 Samara Chelsea au, Painesville, Ohio - Spring 2005 Katharine Leanne Rathbun, Fremont, Ohio - Summer 2004 Tiffany Dawn Richards, Canton, Ohio - Autumn 2004 Candy Gail Wolf, Akron, Ohio - Summer 2004

Hydraulic Power and Motion Control Ronald J. Betit, Ashland, Ohio - Spring 2005 ** Brett Richard Davis, Vermilion, Ohio - Spring 2005 Ross Lee Ogilbee, Powhatan Point, Ohio - Winter 2005 • Merit M. Shambarger, Bryan, Ohio - Autumn 2004 •

Laboratory Science Michael A. Jolly, Wellston, Ohio - Spring 2005 Allison Elizabeth Mundson, Spencer, Ohio - Summer 2004

Landscape Contracting and Construction Eric Louis Alten, Sheffield Lake, Ohio - Summer 2004 Justin Lee Barker, Amsterdam, Ohio - Autumn 2004 Laura Ann Calmer, Medina, Ohio - Winter 2005 * Mitchell Thomas Cloudt, Wellington, Ohio - Spring 2005 Ryan Frederick Domka, Mansfield, Ohio - Summer 2004 Thomas B. Druffel, Morrow, Ohio - Spring 2005 Corey Bruce Gault, Coshocton, Ohio - Autumn 2004 Douglas Wade Graham, Wooster, Ohio - Summer 2004 Rodney Eugene Hartzler, Sterling, Ohio - Summer 2004 Frederick Erich Heise, Cincinnati, Ohio - Summer 2004 * Keenan Michael Kalina, Euclid, Ohio - Winter 2005

Jason Scott Krippel, Rock Creek, Ohio - Spring 2005 Seth Arden Lackey, Massillon, Ohio - Winter 2005 Joseph Robert Messer, Stoutsville, Ohio - Winter 2005 Clint E. Morris, Wapakoneta, Ohio - Spring 2005 Joshua Daniel Parson, Bowerston, Ohio - Autumn 2004 Thomas Charles Pellegrino, Ashland, Ohio - Winter 2005 Joseph Robert Piecenski, Garfield Hts., Ohio - Summer 2004 Joseph Lawrence Rickard, Minerva, Ohio - Spring 2005 Kenneth Yeager Schulz, Medina, Ohio - Spring 2005 Alden K. Sewell, East Sparta, Ohio - Summer 2004 Scott Andrew Steinmetz, Canton, Ohio - Spring 2005 Troy Arthur Stoller, Creston, Ohio - Winter 2005 Daniel Joseph Thomas, Circleville, Ohio - Autumn 2004 David Arthur Thomas, Broadview Hts., Ohio - Spring 2005 Justin L. Williams, Doylestown, Ohio - Summer 2004 Benjamin Philip Wolschon, New London, Ohio - Autumn 2004

Nursery Management Mark W. Archibald, Nova, Ohio - Autumn 2004 Jessica Marie Conley, Plymouth, Indiana - Spring 2005 Shaina Rae Nelson, Bowling Green, Ohio - Winter 2005 ** Paul William Ryan, West Salem, Ohio - Summer 2004 ** Aaron Edward Sanders, Brunswick, Ohio - Autumn 2004

Power and Equipment Joshua James Burton, Salineville, Ohio - Autumn 2004 Joel Lewis Hulse, Ashville, Ohio - Spring 2005 Joseph S. Lahrmer, Homer, Ohio - Spring 2005 Ross Lee Ogilbee, Powhatan Point, Ohio - Winter 2005 • Merit M. Shambarger, Bryan, Ohio - Autumn 2004 •

Cum Laude 3.50 - 3.69 grade point average Magna Cum Laude 3.70 - 3.89 grade point average Summa Cum Laude 3.90 - 4.00 grade point average Denotes Dual Major

Students wearing yellow sashes are member of Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two-year college . Students wearing the double honor cords have shown outstanding participation in Phi Theta Kappa.

warding of DiplomasSwine Production and Management Christy Ann Derek, Antwerp, Ohio - Spring 2005 Alisha Maria Ricker, Spencerville, Ohio - Winter 2005 Timothy Patrick Sherwood, Delhi, New York - Winter 2005

Turfgrass anagement Grant Caris Backu , Sylvania, Ohio - Spring 2005 • Benjamin Alton Browning, Lakeport, California - Summer 2004 Andrew ewman Butterfield, Okeana, Ohio - Summer 2004 Jeffrey David Campman, Young town, Ohio - Spring 2005 Brent Christopher Cherry, Burbank, Ohio - Winter 2005 • Ryan Thomas DeMay, Hubbard, Ohio - Summer 2004 James Cody Dinger, ew Philadalphia, Ohio - Summer 2004 Tyler Patrick Faust, Kent, Ohio - Winter 2005 Bryan Simon Fitch, Avon, Ohio - Summer 2004 James . Gabet Canton, Ohio - Autumn 2004 Kevin Richard Graap, Zamesville, Ohio - Spring 2005 Phillip James Heitkamp, Minster, Ohio - Spring 2005 Eric John Hinkle, Sunbury, Ohio - Spring 2005 Andrew Jo eph Hutton, Medina, Ohio - Spring 2005 John Paul Huxet Chagrin Falls, Ohio - Autumn 2004 Mark John Knapke, St. Hem)!, Ohio - Autumn 2004 Brian M. Koba, Amher t, Ohio - Autumn 2004 Brandon Thomas Kraemer, Rittman, Ohio - Spring 2005 Matthew R. Kurth, Wadsworth, Ohio - Summer 2004 Timothy S. Luca, Amherst, Ohio - Summer 2004 Stephen E. Maclay, Strongsville, Ohio - Autumn 2004 Jason W. Markham, Atwater, Ohio - Autumn 2004 Bradley M. iska, Rocky River, Ohio - Winter 2005

icholas George Petit, Doylestown, Ohio - Summer 2004 Louis T. Pitcock, Zane ville, Ohio - Winter 2005 • Christopher Franklin Pope, Maineville, Ohio - Spring 2005 Justin T. Russell, Zane ville, Ohio - Autumn 2004 Douglas G. Sanders, Alliance, Ohio - Spring 2005 Eric Herbert Shank, ew Washington, Ohio - Summer 2004 Jason Sam Sigmund, Streetsboro, Ohio - Summer 2004 Myron J. Szwec, Valley City, Ohio - Autumn 2004 Ryan James Tracy, Cairo, Ohio - Autumn 2004 Jake D. Wentz, Ft. Myer , Florida - Autumn 2004 Shane Lowell Young, Rockford, Ohio - Winter 2005 • Zachary Paul Zarn torft Ashland, Ohio - Autumn 2004

Associate of Science

Agricultural Business Adam Gregory Brossia, Walbridge, Ohio - Spring 2005 Cynthia Jane Clark, Lebanon, Ohio - Summer 2004 * Hannah Dawn Earick, Ashland, Ohio - Winter 2005 Jody Marie Fiebiger, Fletcher, Ohio - Spring 2005 Andrew Joseph Kline, Mt. Vernon, Ohio - Spring 2005 Mary Elizabeth Pew, Coshocton, Ohio - Winter 2005 Dustin Ray Schaadt, Venedocia, Ohio - Autumn 2004 Steven D. Seedorf, Deshler, Ohio - Autumn 2004 Carrie Lynn Sheldon, Millersburg, Ohio - Spring 2005 Adam J. Stein, Custar, Ohio - Spring 2005 •

Agronomy Michael Edwin Leitzy, Bucyrus, Ohio - Spring 2005 Adam J. Stein, Custar, Ohio - Spring 2005 •

Dairy Science Jessica Ann Gerspacher, Medina, Ohio - Winter 2005 Matthew Amos McVey, Leroy, West Virginia - Autumn 2004 Andrew D. Remillard, Gambier, Ohio - Winter 2005 Michael Johann Klein, New Bremen, Ohio - Winter 2005

Environmental Resources Science Travis Lee Gregorich, Dalton, Ohio - Spring 2005

Horse Science Stephanie D. Hall, Van Wert, Ohio - Spring 2005 Denise A. Pfefferle, Cincinnati, Ohio - Spring 2005

Cum Laude 3.50 - 3.69 grade point average Magna Cum Laude 3.70 - 3.89 grade point average Summa Cum Laude 3.90 - 4.00 grade point average Denotes Dual Major

Students wearing yellow sashes are member of Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two-year colleges. Students wearing the double honor cords have shown outstanding participation in Phi Theta Kappa.

warding of DiplomasHorticultural Science Erik Ian Anderson , Tiffin, Ohio - Autumn 2004 Joseph F. Brown, Grafton, Ohio - Spring 2005 Matthew Bryan Hayes, Elyria, Ohio - Winter 2005 Justin Wayne Himelright, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio - Spring 2005 Russell Keith Horn II, Wooster, Ohio - Spring 2005 Brian Andrew Mottice, Massillon, Ohio - Spring 2005 Louis T. Pitcock, Zane ville, Ohio - Winter 2005 • Valerie Dawn Ro e, Randolph, Ohio - Spring 2005 Erik Robert Rowley, Wooster, Ohio - Winter 2005 Jesse 1. Whinnery, Dillonvale, Ohio - Spring 2005 Michelle J. Wiegand, ewark, Ohio - Winter 2005 ** Bryan Robert Yosay, Canfield, Ohio - Winter 2005

Livestock Science Laura Anne Bernard, Gibsonia, Pennsylvania - Spring 2005 Danielle Marie Ha ting , Millersburg, Ohio - Spring 2005 Christina Louise Hiller, Ashland, Ohio - Summer 2004 Amanda Rachell Hyer, Litchfield, Ohio - Spring 2005 Megan Elizabeth Kie el, ew Riegel, Ohio - Spring 2005 Brandy Jean Lengacher, Medina, Ohio - Spring 2005 * Courtney Jeannette Miller, Oak Harbor, Ohio - Summer 2004 Clint Andrew Raubenolt, Columbus, Ohio - Spring 2005 Shannon Marie Reuss, Graytown, Ohio - Summer 2004 Kay Elizabeth Ruck, Geneva, Ohio - Spring 2005 Sara Ann Spisak, Perry, Ohio - Spring 2005 • James Andrew Stefanak Jr., Aurora, Ohio - Spring 2005 **

Pre-Agricultural Education CarlO. Anderson, Ro eville, Ohio - Spring 2005 Gina Raeann Ander on, Roseville, Ohio - Spring 2005 *

Rachael Ann Baker, Cre ton, Ohio - Spring 2005 Elizabeth Ann Herrington, Carrollton, Ohio - Autumn 2004 Eric Gregory Kennel, Okeana, Ohio - Spring 2005 Kar-Lyn Grace Lambert, Canal Winchester, Ohio - Spring 2005 Stephanie Denise Mark, Wooster, Ohio - Spring 2005 Colleen Elizabeth Miller, Amanda, Ohio - Spring 2005 Elizabeth Cassandra Mumaw, ew Philadelphia, Ohio - Spring 2005 Sara Ann Spisak, Perry, Ohio - Winter 2005 • Misty Jo Wunder, Barlow, Ohio - Spring 2005 *

Cassandra Rushelle Yantis, Canal Winchester, Ohio - Spring 2005

Certificate of Competency

Hydraulic Service and Repair David Matthew Wigal, West Salem, Ohio - Winter 2005 •

Sports/Commercial Turf Equipment Grant Caris Backus, Sylvania, Ohio - Spring 2005 • Brent Christopher Cherry, Burbank, Ohio - Winter 2005 • Daron Rodney Pfeiffer, Marion, Ohio - Spring 2005 Ryan Starr Ruble, Montpelier, Ohio - Spring 2005 Brian Patrick Semon, Cortland, Ohio - Spring 2005 Shane Lowell Young, Rockford, Ohio - Winter 2005 •

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* Cum Laude 3.50 - 3.69 grade point average** Magna Cum Laude 3.70 - 3.89 grade point average~*** Summa Cum Laude 3.90 - 4.00 grade point average

Denotes Dual Major

Students wearing yellow sashes are member of Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two-year colleges. Students wearing the double honor cords have shown outstanding participation in Phi Theta Kappa.

acuity Members The faculty of The Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute have recommended as graduates those persons listed on the previous pages. Congratulations to the 2004-2005 graduates for completing the requirements for the Associate Degrees and Certificates of Competency.

Division of Agricultural and Engineering Technologies Dr. Wesley A. Greene, Chair Dr. Athanasio Alexandrou Dr. Michael Amstutz John Arnold Dr. Michael L. Borger Gregory P. Gordon Dr. Debra Powell James Strueber Royce B. Thornton Dr. Karen Wimbu h Dr. SamuelJ. Woods Dr. Tom Zimmerman

Division of Horticultural Technologies Dr. Robert W. McMahon, Chair Dr. Gary A. Anderson Dr. Laura M. Deeter Kent D. Hammond Teresa E. Lanker Larry G. Steward Dr. Daniel C. Voltz David A. Willoughby

Division of Arts and Science and Business Technologies Dr. Shahrokh Rahnema, Chair Shirley E. Badger Dr. Roger L. Baur Dr. Thomas L. Bowman Dr. D. Elder Dr. Mark E. Headings Dr. Olivier Marcq Linda S. Houston Philip R. Kroll Emil E. Miller Robert M. Rupp Allen P. Zimmerman

~Siding Officers Presiding Officer: Dr. Stephen G. P. Nameth, Director, Ohio State ATl

Chief Marshals: Larry G. Steward, Associate Professor Olivier Marcq, Assistant Professor

Roll Call of Graduates: Emil E. Miller, Assistant Professor

dm in·strationDirector's Staff Stephen G. P. Nameth, Director, Ohio State ATI Steven M. Neal, Assistant Director for Academic Affairs Phyllis Rossiter Forbes, Assistant Director for Institutional Services

and Personnel Administration

Dean's Cabinet College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences Bobby D. Moser, Vice President for Agricultural Administration and

University Outreach, Dean Melissa Krygier, Assistant Vice President,

Agricultural Administration David O. Hansen, Associate Dean,

Director of International Programs L. H. Newcomb, Senior Associate Dean, Director,

Academic Affairs Steven A. Slack, Associate Vice President and Director,

Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center Keith L. Smith, Associate Vice President and Director,

Ohio State University Extension

President's Cabinet Karen A. Hollbrook, President William H. Hall, Vice President for Student Affairs Larry M. Lewellen, Associate Vice President for Human Resources Robert T. McGrath, Senior Vice President for Research Bobby D. Moser, Vice President for Agricultural Administration and

University Outreach R. Ellyn Perrone, Vice President for Government Relations Fred Sanfilippo, Senior Vice President and Executive Dean for Health

Sciences James C. Schroeder, Vice President for University Development William J. Shkurti, Senior Vice President for Business and Finance Barbara R. Snyder, Executive Vice President and Provost Curt Steiner, Senior Vice President for External Relations Mac A. Stewart, Vice Provost for Minority Affairs Christopher Culley, General Counsel Pearl M. Bigfeather, Chief of Staff and Special Assistant to the

President David O. Frantz, Secretary of the Board of Trustees

The Ohio State University Board of Trustees Daniel M. Slane, Chair Robert M. Duncan, Vice Chair Karen L. Hendricks Tamala Longaberger Dimon R. McFerson JoAnn Davidson Douglas G. Borror Walden W. O'Dell Brian K. Hicks Emily M. Quick (student member) Chad A. Endsley (student member)

cademic RegaliaThe pageantry and dress of the academic procession have been

inherited from the medieval universities of the eleventh and twelfth centuries.

The principle features of academic dress are the gown, the cap, and the hood. American universities agreed on a definite system in 1895. In 1932, the American Council of Education presented a revised code, which, for the most part, governs the style of academic dress today.

The Gown: The flowing gown comes from the twelfth century. While it originally may have been worn as protection against the cold of unheated buildings, today it has become symbolic of the democracy of scholar hip, for it covers any dress or rank of social standing underneath.

It is black for all degrees, with pointed sleeves for the associate and bachelor's degree; long closed sleeves with a slit at the arm or wrist for the master's degree; and full double bell sleeves for the doc­tor's degree. Associate, bachelor's and master's degree gowns have no trimming. For the doctor's degree, the gown is faced down the front with velvet and has three bars of velvet across the sleeves, the color distinctive of the faculty or discipline to which the degree pertains.

The Cap: When Roman law freed a slave, he won the privilege of wearing a cap. The academic cap is a sign of freedom of scholarship and the responsibility and dignity with which scholarship endows the wearer. Old poetry records the cap of scholarship as square to symbol­ize the book. The color of the tassel denotes the discipline. Maize, the color of Ohio State ATI graduates' tassels, denotes agriculture.

The Hood: The hood is trimmed with one or more chevrons of a secondary color on the ground of the primary color of the college. The color of the facing of the hood denotes the discipline represented by the degree. The color of the lining designates the institution from which the degree was granted.

Koehler Photography will mail a free color proof to each graduate, along with information regarding ordering pictures.

This program is not an official graduation list. This printed program lists students who were eligible to graduate for Spring Quarter 2005, as of 5 p.m. on June 3, 2005, pending the outcome offinal examinations and final grades. Therefore, it should not be used to determine a student's academic or degree status. The University's offficial reg­istry for the conferral of degrees is the student's permanent academic record, kept by the Office of The University Registrar, 320 Lincoln Tower, 1800 Cannon Drive, Columbus, Ohio 43210.