| Semester/Quarter | Ceremony Date | Keynote Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2019 | December 13, 2019 | Wade Kapszukiewicz | Mayor of Toledo |
| Spring 2019 | May 10, 2019 | Rodney Rogers | President, Bowling Green State University |
| Fall 2018 | December 14, 2018 | Brian Kennedy | President, Director and CEO of the Toledo Museum of Art |
| Fall 2017 | December 8, 2017 | Jack Hershey | President and CEO of the Ohio Association of Community Colleges (OACC) |
| Spring 2017 | May 5, 2017 | Dan Rogers | President and CEO, Cherry Street Mission Ministries |
| Fall 2016 | December 9, 2016 | Sharon L. Gaber, Ph.D. | President, University of Toledo |
| Spring 2016 | May 6, 2016 | Randy Oostra | President and Chief Executive Officer, ProMedica Health System |
| Fall 2015 | December 18, 2015 | David J. Livingston, Ph.D. | President, Lourdes University |
| Spring 2015 | May 8, 2015 | Randy Gardner | State Senator |
| Fall 2014 | December 12, 2014 | Chrys Peterson | Retired TV Broadcaster |
| Spring 2014 | May 9, 2014 | Justice Judith L. French | Supreme Court of Ohio |
| Fall 2013 | December 13, 2013 | Joseph D. Napoli | President and General Manager, Toledo Mud Hens Baseball Club/Toledo Walleye Hockey Club |
| Spring 2013 | May 3, 2013 | Robert W. LaClair | President/CEO, Fifth Third Bank (Northwestern Ohio) |
| Fall 2012 | December 14, 2012 | Katherine Fell, Ph.D. | President, University of Findlay |
| Spring 2012 | May 4, 2012 | Andrea R. Price, FACHE | President/CEO, Mercy |
| Fall 2011 | December 9, 2011 | Larry G. McDougle, Ph.D. | Retired President, Owens Community College |
| Spring 2011 | May 6, 2011 | Sherrod Brown | U.S. Senator |
| Spring 2010 | May 7, 2010 | Andrea M. Gurcsik | Human Resources Manager, First Solar; Owens Class of 1999 |
| Spring 2009 | May 7, 2009 | Matthew A. Szollosi | Ohio State Representative |
| Fall 2008 | December 12, 2008 | Barbara S. Steele | Regional President, ProMedica Health System |
| Spring 2008 | May 9, 2008 | Marcy Kaptur | U.S. House of Representatives |
| Fall 2007 | December 14, 2007 | Jim Hartung | President and CEO, Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority |
| Spring 2007 | May 11, 2007 | Michael P. Bell | State Fire Marshal |
| Fall 2006 | December 14, 2006 | Robert C. Helmer, Ph.D., J.D. | President, Lourdes College |
| Spring 2006 | May 11, 2006 | James M. Murray | President, Ohio Operations, FirstEnergy Corporation |
| Fall 2005 | December 15, 2005 | Lloyd A. Jacobs, Ph.D. | President, University of Toledo |
| Spring 2005 | May 12, 2005 | Judge Judith Ann Lanzinger | Ohio Supreme Court |
| Fall 2004 | December 16, 2004 | Michael J. Anderson | President/CEO, The Andersons, Inc. |
| Spring 2004 | May 13, 2004 | Gary R. Heminger | President, Marathon Ashland Petroleum LLC |
| Fall 2003 | December 18, 2003 | Steven L. Mickus | President/CEO, Mercy Health Partners |
| Spring 2003 | May 15, 2003 | James A. Hoffman | President, KeyBank of Northwest Ohio |
| Fall 2002 | December 19, 2002 | David T. Brown | President/CEO, Owens Corning |
| Spring 2002 | May 16, 2002 | Thomas A. Dattilo | Chairman/President/CEO, Cooper Tire and Rubber Co |
| Fall 1994-Fall 2001 | No Keynote Speaker | ||
| Spring 1994 | May 17, 1994 | Roger Radeloff, P.E. | President, Interconnect Technical Services, Inc.; Owens Class of 1967 |
| Spring 1985-Fall 1993 | No Keynote Speaker | ||
| Fall 1984 | January 22, 1985 | Edward J. Reiter | President, Mid-American Bank & Trust |
| Fall 1983-Spring 1984 | No Keynote Speaker | ||
| Spring 1983 | June 9, 1983 | Edward Q. Moulton, Ph.D. | Chancellor, Ohio Board of Regents |
| Fall 1982 | January 25, 1983 | Glen R. Rasmussen, Ph.D. | President, Findlay College |
| Spring 1982 | June 10, 1982 | The Honorable Paul. E. Gillmor | President of the Ohio Senate |
| Fall 1981 | January 26, 1982 | Armin Hunger | Vice President and CEO, Hunger United States Special Hydraulic Cylinders Corp., Rossford |
| Spring 1981 | No Keynote Speaker | ||
| Fall 1980 | January 20, 1981 | The Rev. Felix Obayan | Episcopal Church of Nigeria; Past Permanent Secretary of Education at Nigeria-Kwara State University Parish, Ohio University |
| Spring 1980 | May 30, 1980 | The Honorable Douglas DeGood | Mayor of the City of Toledo |
| Fall 1979 | January 22, 1980 | Edward J. Reiter | President, Mid-American National Bank & Trust |
| Spring 1979 | June 2, 1979 | The Honorable Frederick H. Deering | Ohio House of Representatives, District 84 |
| The Honorable Marigene Valiquette | Ohio Senate, District 11 | ||
| Spring 1978 | June 15, 1978 | The Honorable Casey J. Jones | Ohio House of Representatives, District 45 |
| Spring 1977 | June 16, 1977 | William L. Ramsey, Ph.D. | District Director of Milwaukee Technical Institute, Milwaukee, Wisc.; former Owens Technical College President |
| Maurice D. Grant | Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.; Owens Class of 1974 | ||
| Spring 1976 | June 18, 1976 | The Honorable Delbert L. Latta | U.S. House of Representatives, Fifth Ohio Congressional District |
| Spring 1975 | June 12, 1975 | Robert G. Wingerter | President, Libbey-Owens-Ford Company |
| Spring 1974 | June 7, 1974 | Marion C. Anderson, M.D. | President, Medical College of Ohio of Toledo |
| Spring 1973 | June 10, 1973 | Charles Pappas, Ph.D. | President, Genesee Community College, Flint, Mich. |
| Spring 1972 | June 11, 1972 | Dr. Joyce Brothers | Psychologist and Newspaper Advice Columnist |
| Spring 1971 | June 13, 1971 | Edward C. Thoma, Ph.D. | Corporate Manager of College Relations, The Magnavox Co., Fort Wayne |
| Spring 1970 | June 14, 1970 | Albert Ogunsola | Director-designate, Institute of Education, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria |
| Spring 1969 | June 15, 1969 | The Honorable Charles F. Kurfess | Speaker of the House of Representatives, 4th District |
| Spring 1968 | June 9, 1968 | John Marshall Briley | Chairman, Ohio Board of Regents |
| Spring 1967 | June 11, 1967 | Richard S. Cole | President, Toledo Area Chamber of Commerce |
