Expanding University Initiatives
![George R. Newkome, Ph.D.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/20ICC079_ARTICLEHEAD_Newkome_1500x400_4.jpg?VersionId=ZJ6enjVdIrpHhviMG9n7dyQaEf7vOi8x&h=96cb6d4a&itok=iTI-Kw73)
George R. Newkome, Ph.D., and his wife, Mary Jane Saunders, Ph.D., pledged $1 million to fund this first-ever professorship in materials science in Kent State University’s College of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Newkome is a two-time Kent State alumnus.