John Glenn public service by an elected or appointed official, one of the annual Jefferson Awards. In 1961, Glenn received an honorary LL.D from Muskingum University, the college he attended before joining the military in World War II. He also received honorary doctorates from Nihon University in Tokyo; Wagner College in Staten Island, New York; Ohio Northern University; Williams College; and Brown University. In 1998 he helped found the John Glenn Institute for Public Service and Public Policy at Ohio State University to encourage public service. The institute merged with OSU's School of Public Policy and Management to become the John Glenn
John Glenn (judge) served on the court until his death. Glenn purchased and expanded his brothers slave farm estate Hilton near Catonsville, Maryland in 1842. He entertained Robert E. Lee as a guest several times and lived there until his death. The estate is currently part of the Community College of Baltimore County, with the majority of the original property subdivided for housing developments. John Glenn (judge) John Glenn (October 9, 1795 – July 8, 1853) was a Maryland attorney and federal judge. Born in Elkton, Maryland, Glenn read law to enter the bar in 1817. He was in private practice in Baltimore,