Vol. 38, No. 18

3-4-2009
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McGee Brown, champion of children and families, to speak at winter commencement

Yvette McGee Brown, president of the Center for Child and Family Advocacy at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, will be the speaker for Ohio State’s Winter commencement at 1 p.m. March 22 in St. John Arena. About 2,000 students will receive degrees.

A 1985 graduate of Ohio State’s Moritz College of Law, McGee Brown’s distinguished career has focused on improving the lives of young people.

In her role at Nationwide Children’s, she leads an effort that serves as a national model created to break the cycle of child abuse and family violence. The Center for Child and Family Advocacy brings together police, prosecutors, child welfare social workers, prevention specialists, domestic violence advocates and medical and therapeutic staff from Nationwide Children’s.

Before joining Children’s, she presided over the domestic rlations and juvenile divisions of the  Franklin County Common Pleas Court. She was the first African American and the second woman to be elected to this court. 

She is chair of the OSU Alumni Association board of directors and serves on the boards of directors of the Columbus Coalition Against Family Violence and the Ohio Network of Child Advocacy Centers, among others. She is the former chair of the United Way of Central Ohio and YWCA Columbus board of directors.

McGee Brown is a 2008 inductee to the Ohio Women’s Hall of Fame. Her numerous awards include the Champion of Children Award and the YWCA Woman of Achievement Award, as well as a Distinguished Service Award from Ohio State.

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