CU to present Honorary Degree to ET’s O’Dell

Clemson University is honoring one of its most famous alumni, “Entertainment Tonight” co-host Nancy O’Dell, with an Honorary Doctorate of Humanities at commencement exercises on Friday at Littlejohn Coliseum. O’Dell graduated summa cum laude from Clemson with a degree in marketing. Clemson will hold three ceremonies for its spring commencement. Graduates in the College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities and the College of Business and Behavioral Science will receive degrees at 9:30am. A second ceremony will begin at 2:30pm for graduates in the colleges of Agricultural Forestry and Life Science; and Health, Education and Human Development. O’Dell will be honored during this ceremony. The third ceremony will begin at 6:30pm for students in the College of Engineering and Science. A former Miss South Carolina, O’Dell began working as a reporter and news anchor in her hometown of Myrtle Beach after graduating from Clemson. She later held positions in Charleston and Miami before joining “Access Hollywood,” which she co-anchored for 13 years. Now O’Dell co-hosts “Entertainment Tonight,” the most-watched entertainment news program in the world.