On Friday, September 10, 2004, Roderick J. McDavis was inaugurated as the 20th president of Ohio University. 
The Inauguration Ceremony took place at 2 p.m. at Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium
The Inaugural Dinner was held at The Rotunda in Margaret M. Walter Hall
A Celebratory Concert was held at 8:45 p.m. at Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium
Featuring Walter Bell and the Latin-Jazz Unit with special guests Los Viejos Blanquitos