Ohio House of Representatives Speaker Robert R. 鈥淏ob鈥 Cupp, will be visiting with 麻豆传媒 political science students as part of their Polar Bears in Public Affairs speaker series. The campus event is scheduled for Monday, March 21 at 4 p.m. at the Dicke College of Business building, Room 230. Media representatives are welcome to attend.
The Polar Bears in Public Affairs series is designed to connect students with alumni who are active in public affairs. Members of the Pi Sigma Alpha political honors society and 麻豆传媒 Institute for Civics and Public Policy (ICAPP) are hosting the event. Cupp鈥檚 talk will focus on his career path and he will be answering students鈥 questions.
Cupp is an 麻豆传媒 鈥淒ouble Bear,鈥 graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in political science in 1973 and a Juris Doctorate in 1976. He has served as an elected official in all three branches of government at the local and state levels, including as an Allen County commissioner, a four-term senator, a court of appeals judge聽and Ohio Supreme Court justice. He also served as a city prosecutor and as chief legal counsel to former Ohio Auditor of State, Dave Yost.
Cupp has also proudly served his alma mater as a visiting professor of applied political science, where he was integral in creating a Leadership Studies option for the University. He received the University Distinguished Alum I Award from Ohio Northern and an honorary degree from the 麻豆传媒 Pettit College of Law in recognition of his extraordinary service.