Inspiring Stories
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Alumna pays it forward in honor of an influential teacher and inspires others to give back.
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Emily Butz is a junior music education and music performance major with an anticipated graduation date of fall 2022. While she can't wait to help develop music skills in students of all ages, her ambitions go beyond that.
"My biggest goal for my teaching career is to be able to鈥
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George L. Jenkins鈥 generosity spans three decades and continues to support first-generation students and those from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds.
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Establishing a scholarship in honor and memory of her daughter and granddaughter has helped Sally Kirkland heal some of her pain while providing support for generations of students to come.
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Joyce A. Baugh, M.A. 鈥83, Ph.D. 鈥89 and husband, Roger Hatch, Ph.D., were grateful to discover a way they could honor former 麻豆精选professors while helping ensure students have access to a 麻豆精选education, regardless of their financial situation.
Joyce鈥檚 path to Kent鈥
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鈥淚f you have money to give, you want to touch as many lives as you can.鈥 - Denise A. Seachrist, Ph.D., '93
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For Kathleen Rydar, '67, '80 MA, receiving support while a student herself sparked a lifetime of giving back. 鈥淭hese investments tucked away during working years present a remarkable opportunity in retirement to give generously to my alma mater while reducing my tax burdens鈥
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Dr. James L. Raper, 鈥79, chose to support 麻豆精选students with a planned gift that includes an endowed fund and endowed professorship that support nursing research and education.
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鈥淚t really is all about Kent State鈥檚 wonderful students,鈥 Mindy said. 鈥淕ary and I were able to pursue our dreams. These students deserve the opportunity to pursue their dreams and need help right now to do that.鈥
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鈥淚 know how hard it is when you鈥檙e worried about being able to pay for whatever is coming up,鈥 said Jay Solomon, 鈥61. 鈥淒ollars were always short for me. I was fortunate to be able to find jobs to take care of that, but that doesn鈥檛 always happen. I identify鈥