Alumni
What’s That Statue Near the Esplanade Arch?
A dramatic, 15-foot-tall bronze sculpture stands on the Lefton Esplanade near the intersection of East Main Street and Haymaker Parkway. It’s a gift from a Â鶹¾«Ñ¡alumnus and outstanding supporter of the university.
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Alumna Renee Richard’s Decades-long Career in Public Service Recognized with Multiple Prestigious Awards
While some first-year students arrive at Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ undecided on their major and career choice, Renee Richard, ’76, had her path for the future mapped out. That steadfast resolve has led Renee to a successful, decades-long career in law and finance.
John and Fonda Elliot Create New Scholarship Program With $1 Million Gift to Kent State
John Elliot, a 1970 Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ graduate, and his wife, Fonda, have created The Elliot Scholars program at Â鶹¾«Ñ¡with a $1 million donation. This new scholarship program will provide support to first-generation students of any major who require financial support to attend Kent State.
IN A FLASH: Alumni Art Show Ends Friday
The inaugural Biennial Alumni Exhibition, currently on display in two galleries inside Kent State's Center for the Visual Arts, opened on Jan. 17 and will end on Feb. 21.
Flashes Give Back Week Is April 21-26!
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ held its first Alumni Day of Service in 2009. Since then, it has blossomed into a weeklong initiative supporting our blue and gold communities around the world. During Flashes Give Back Week, Golden Flashes can choose to volunteer at one – or more – of our 50+ service site…
John and Fonda Elliot Receive Honorary Degrees for Their Extraordinary Contributions
On Saturday, Dec. 14, both John and Fonda received their Doctor of Humane Letters in recognition of their extraordinary contributions to the healthcare field and to Kent State.
The Economics of Keeping Students Engaged
Eric Johnson, Ph.D., associate professor of economics in the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, says the most rewarding part of the job is knowing that he has impacted his students in some way. And now they've honored this impact with the Distinguished Teaching Award.
Kent State’s Giving Tuesday Campaign Raises More Than $4.9 Million for Causes Across Its Eight-Campus System
Members of the Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ community joined together to cause a ripple effect of change reaching far beyond Kent State, raising more than $4.9 million to support scholarships and programs across the university for its Giving Tuesday 2024 campaign.
Former Golden Flashes Named Pro Football Hall of Fame Semifinalists
Antonio Gates and James Harrison, two Golden Flashes alumni who took drastically different paths to professional football stardom, now find themselves a step closer to football immortality as semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025.
