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Retired faculty member Ralph Haven Wolfe, whose affiliation
with BGSU has spanned more than 50 years, will receive the Distinguished
Alumnus Award at commencement exercises Aug. 12. In addition, more than 900 students will be awarded degrees
during the 9:30 a.m. ceremonies, which are scheduled to take
place on the lawn west of University Hall. The graduating class
will include some 400 master's degree candidates and about 50
doctoral degree candidates. The Distinguished Alumnus Award is one of the highest honors
bestowed by the University's Alumni Association to recognize
graduates who have distinguished themselves in their chosen field
and whose personal accomplishments and service reflect admirably
on the University. Wolfe received a bachelor's degree in 1951 and a master's
degree in 1956 from Bowling Green, and earned a doctorate in
English and theatre from Indiana University. Highly lauded as a teacher and well known for his efforts
in promoting recognition of film as an art form, he established
a film theater that commemorates the careers of legendary Ohio
actresses Dorothy and Lillian Gish. In his retirement he continues an active affiliation with
the University as curator of the Gish Film Theater and Gallery. His teaching career at BGSU from 1956-98 was highlighted by
his appointment as a Distinguished Teaching Professor of English
and the Gish Professor of Film Studies. Active in both the campus and northwest Ohio communities,
Wolfe has served on the board of trustees of the North Baltimore
Public Library for more than 25 years and is a member of the
board of directors of the Wood County Historical Society and
of the BGSU Foundation Board. He has served in all three leadership roles in the University's
Faculty Senate, was faculty secretary/adviser of Omicron Delta
Kappa national leadership honor society and holds membership
in Sigma Delta Pi, Phi Kappa Phi and Golden Key national honor
societies. In 1997 he received the Friends Award from the Friends
of Jerome Library. He is also a past recipient of the College of Education and Human Development's Alum of the Year Award and was named an Accomplished Graduate of the Graduate College.
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