“It’s sort of a very surreal feeling right now it doesn’t feel real,” said Carter-Stewart after receiving her diploma. The 27-year-old from Columbus' Southeast Side said she’s wanted to be a veterinarian since she was 12 years old. Many snapped photos on their cellphones as they filed into the stadium, waving hands and umbrellas to loved ones in the seats above.Īmong the graduates was Brittany Carter-Stewart, who received her doctorate of veterinary medicine from Ohio State and will next head to Houston to practice small animal emergency medicine.
More than 9,000 graduates were in attendance at the commencement ceremony, filling the scarlet and gray stadium with a sea of colorful academic sashes, cords, tassels and hoods against black graduation robes. “Godspeed, and go Buckeyes.” Ohio State grads celebrate their hard work “Thank you for the honor of being your president,” Johnson said. On stage surrounded by administrators and university trustees, Johnson thanked the graduates as her 2½-year tenure as president came to a close. More: Power struggle: Sources vary on clash between Ohio State's Kristina Johnson and Les Wexner
Pay it forward, and always do the right thing as you see it, and you will be unstoppable.” Have patience with your fellow travelers on this planet. “Never underestimate the power of compassion. “Graduates, wherever you go, I hope you bring a bias towards kindness with you,” she said. In a scarlet robe and velvet academic regalia, Johnson also urged the graduates to be kind and offer grace.
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