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WALIGA v. BD. OF TRUSTEES OF KENT STATE UNIV.

No. 85-133.

22 Ohio St. 3d 55 (1986)

WALIGA ET AL., APPELLEES, v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF KENT STATE UNIVERSITY ET AL., APPELLANTS.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided February 5, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald H. Martell and Stephen Colecchi, for appellees.

Anthony J. Celebrezze, Jr., attorney general, John R. Climaco, Dennis R. Wilcox and O. J. Schneider, for appellants.

Covington & Burling, Eugene D. Gulland, J. Peter Byrne and Sheldon E. Steinbach, urging reversal for amicus curiae, American Council on Education.

Anthony J. Celebrezze, Jr., attorney general, and Edward J. Elum, urging reversal for amicus curiae, State Universities of Ohio.

WISE, J.

The sole issue raised by this case is whether the university has the authority and power to revoke improperly awarded degrees. The procedural issues before the trial court were not addressed, and hence are not before this court.1

Kent State University, by virtue of R.C. Chapter 3341, and specifically R.C. 3341.05, "may confer such * * * academic degrees as are customarily conferred by colleges and universities in the United...

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