March 28, 2008
Buckeye Bow Tie Goes Where No Bow Tie Has Gone
E. Gordon Gee, president of Ohio State University, is known for his leadership skill, substantial pay, and ever-present bow tie. Now his neckwear has made history on its own — as the first bow tie in space.
Richard M. Linnehan, an Ohio State alumnus, took one of Mr. Gee's scarlet-and-gray bow ties aboard the space shuttle Endeavour before its launch this month. Dr. Linnehan and the bow tie are on a two-week trip to the International Space Station.
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