Commitee of 88

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The new Ohio Union, opening in 2010, will tell the histories of The Ohio State University and the state of Ohio through architectural design, art, and even the food served in the building. One part of this new history is the Topping Off ceremony, a celebration of the final signed steel beam is placed at the highest point on the construction site. To commemorate this monumental occasion, the Ohio Union created the I Beam Society, a special society of students who are representative of both the pride of Ohio and the pride of Ohio State.

One student from each of the 88 counties of Ohio was selected into the I BEAM Society. Selected students showed their pride of their home county by representing their county in various Ohio State publications and by signing the final beam placed in the new Ohio Union, thus securing each students’ place in history. Profiles of each student are featured on the Ohio Union webpage to highlight each student’s achievements and interesting facts about each county in Ohio.