The anticipation over who will be speaking at Ohio State’s autumn commencement ceremony has ended.
M. Marnette Perry, senior vice president of The Kroger Company, will be addressing the approximate 1,700 graduates during this quarter’s ceremony.
Perry, an Ohio University graduate, has been with Kroger for 31 years. She began working as a part-time cashier for the company in 1972 and gradually worked her way up through the ranks. In 1997, she became the first female in Kroger’s history to be named president of a retail division. In 2000, Perry was promoted to president of the Columbus division of Kroger and in July 2003 she became the senior vice president.
This quarter’s commencement ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. Dec. 14 in St. John Arena. This is the first time commencement will be held on a Sunday since 1943. Traditionally the ceremony was held on Friday mornings; the day change was made to enable more people to attend.
