Stamps urges Ohio State graduates to ‘safeguard your most valuable asset’

“In his keynote address at The Ohio State University’s spring commencement at Ohio Stadium on Sunday, philanthropist and private investor E. Roe Stamps IV shared life lessons for success with graduates. Stamps said he achieved personal and career success by following the principles he laid out. He holds degrees in industrial engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard. Stamps co-founded Boston-based private equity and venture capital firm Summit Partners. He also founded the Stamps Scholars Program, a charitable initiative that provides scholarships to students at over three dozen universities worldwide. At Ohio State, around 50 students each year receive scholarships through the affiliated Stamps Eminence Scholarship Program. Stamps outlined four life lessons: · Continue building your life’s foundation. · Figure life out sooner versus later. · Join a winning team and contribute to its success. · Safeguard your most valuable asset – your future. “I would recommend that you invest in yourselves, educationally and financially,” Stamps said. “You’re taking a great step today with this degree, but we all know how rapidly things are changing, so keep up with those changes, either in graduate/professional school, or in whatever way you find possible if you are in the workforce.” In addition to delivering his address, Stamps received an honorary Doctor of Public Service degree in recognition of his dedication to advancing educational opportunities and his other philanthropic contributions. Ohio State President Ravi V. Bellamkonda encouraged the graduates to maintain ties with Ohio State and each other, furthering the community they developed as students as they embark on the next phase of their lives. “As I often say, excellence is a team sport. This is true of many of life’s great achievements. This moment belongs to all of you,” he said. “This event fills me with such joy, because it reminds me of the very heart of our mission – to change lives through the power of education.” John W. Zeiger, chair of Ohio State’s Board of Trustees, presented Distinguished Service Awards to Ohio State alumnus Tahlman Krumm Jr., journalist, communications professional and former Ohio State lecturer and administrator; and Edgar Lampert, vice chairman of real estate development firm The Georgetown Company. The company has overseen master planning efforts at the Ohio State Wexner Medical Center and numerous community development initiatives. Of the 12,315 degrees and certificates awarded, 1,125 were doctorates, 1,997 master’s and 195 professional, and 8,998 were undergraduate and associate degrees and certificates.

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