Rob Portman to Speak at Ashland University’s Spring Commencement

 Rob Portman, U.S. Senator from the state of Ohio,has been named the speaker for AU’s Spring Commencement that is set for May 6 at 10 a.m.

The event will be held at the Dwight Schar Athletic Complex’s Miller Stadium, which is located off Broad Street on the northwest side of the AU campus. In the event of rain, the ceremony will be held in Kates Gymnasium inside the Physical Education Center.

Portman was first elected in 2010, running a campaign that focused on commonsense conservative ideas to help create jobs and get the deficit under control.  Portman won with a margin of 57 to 39 percent, winning 82 of Ohio's 88 counties.  Portman was born and raised in Cincinnati, where he still lives today with his wife Jane. Together they have three children: Jed, Will, and Sally.