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
William Kelly (New York state senator) William Kelly (New York state senator) William Kelly (February 4, 1807 in New York City – January 14, 1872 in Torquay, Devon, England) was an American merchant and politician from New York. He was the son of Robert Kelly (d. 1825) who came to New York City from Ireland in 1796, and became a prosperous merchant. William and his brothers John and Robert (1808–1856) also became merchants. John died in 1836, and the next year William and Robert retired with ample fortunes. In 1841, William bought the estate "Ellerslie" in Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, New York, and engaged in agricultural and