HGTV’s Ford to deliver virtual commencement address at OU
Williams to deliver honors for graduate commencement
ATHENS, Ohio Leanne Ford, a 2003 Ohio University graduate, self-taught interior designer and co-host of Home Again with The Fords on HGTV, will deliver OHIO’s 2021 Undergraduate Spring Commencement virtual address on May 1-2.
The 2021 Graduate Spring Commencement Ceremony speaker on April 30 will be Dr. Susan Williams, who was named as the 2020 Outstanding Graduate Faculty Award winner. Dr. Williams has been a Professor of Anatomy in the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine since 2003.
Ford, who earned a bachelor’s degree in specialized studies, had a successful career as a fashion stylist and creative director before gaining national attention after renovating a 1907 schoolhouse into a home in her hometown of Pittsburgh.