Robert Walter, BSME '67, founder and chairman of Dublin-based Cardinal Health Inc., was appointed to the university's Board of Trustees in late May. Walter, who replaces Charlotte Eufinger, was expected to join the trustees for their meetings in Athens June 25-27.

Walter is a former member of the Ohio University Foundation Board of Trustees. Prior to his university Board of Trustees appointment, he was recommended to receive an honorary degree from the university during commencement ceremonies on June 14.

Walter serves on the boards of Banc One Corp. and Westinghouse Electric and is a member of several civic and charitable organizations. He earned an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1970.

With revenue of $10 billion, Cardinal Health is the nation's third-largest wholesale drug and health care products distributor.

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