May 1910 
Lowry Bill authorizes the creation of two new schools in northern Ohio to train elementary school teachers

1910 
William S. Kent donates 53 acres to establish the Kent State Normal School, which is named in his honor

1911
Kent State’s first president, John E. McGilvrey, establishes the Kent State University Alumni Association (KSUAA)

September 1913 
The Kent State Normal School begins its first full academic year on the Kent Campus

1914
First class graduates; a faculty committee for alumni relations and several alumni clubs are formed

1933 
The KSUAA petitions Ohio state legislators to prevent the closing of Kent Normal College and its transformation into an in-patient health facility

1935 
Kent Normal College evolves into a university