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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.
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.
This Giving Tuesday, Support The Cause That Matters Most To You
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Honors 11 Alumni Award Recipients During Homecoming Weekend
Sponsored by the Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Alumni Association, the Alumni Awards are the university’s most prestigious alumni honors. The 2024 Alumni Award recipients include seven alumni, two recent graduates, one staff member and one current student.
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Celebrates Crawford Hall Grand Opening
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ celebrated the grand opening of Crawford Hall on Sept. 27, attended by more than 700 guests, including university leadership, faculty, students, donors, alumni and dignitaries.
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Celebrates ‘A Legacy of Leadership’ at This Year’s Homecoming
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ is set to burst with Golden Flash pride as the annual Homecoming celebration returns Sept. 28.