Speaker of the House John Boehner to deliver Spring Commencement speech at Ohio State

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John Boehner, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and representative from Ohio's 8th Congressional District, will be speaking in front of a much different crowd as the speaker for Ohio State's Spring Commencement, according to Boehner's staff.

Not all students are as approving of Boehner speaking at Spring Commencement. Claire Westervelt, a fourth-year in geology, said she was worried that Boehner speaking could potentially politicize graduation.

"If you have someone who hasn't been in office or hasn't been a political figure but has been motivated by something other than politics, like a scientist or a philanthropist or someone who hasn't been concerned with the government, it does make it less open to speculation and criticism," she said. "It could bring up more feelings or thoughts about the current political situation in the country compared to if someone else was speaking."

Boehner will also be receiving an honorary degree from the Ohio State Board of Trustees at its meeting on Friday. He originally graduated with a bachelor's degree in business administration from Xavier University in 1977.