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He graduated from [[Ohio State University]] with a bachelor's and master's degree before studying law at [[Harvard University]]. Since then, Ong has also received honorary doctorates from Ohio State University, [[Kent State University]], the [[University of Akron]], and [[South Dakota State University]]. A longtime employee of the [[B. F. Goodrich Company]], Ong served as chairman and chief executive officer of the company from 1979 to 1996. He retired in 1997 as chairman of the board of directors.<ref>{{cite news|title=John Doyle Ong Biography|url=http://2001-2009.state.gov/outofdate/bios/o/8412.htm|accessdate=February 8, 2016|agency=United States Department of State}}</ref> Ong is a trustee emeritus at [[Western Reserve Academy]] where the John D. Ong Library is named in his honor.
At the end of his ambassadorship in November 2005, Ong was given the Grand Cross of the [[Royal Norwegian Order of Merit]].<ref>{{cite news|title=John Doyle Ong|url=https://www.case.edu/international/pdfs/Bio-John_Doy_Leong.pdf|accessdate=February 8, 2016|publisher=Case Western Reserve University|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120714044637/http://www.case.edu/international/pdfs/Bio-John_Doy_Leong.pdf|archivedate=July 14, 2012|df=}}</ref>
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