Jim and Brenda Love at First Sight Our Story Winter quarter, 1970: I walked into a psych class in Kent Hall and there was Brenda—this vision, this lovely lady from my small group housing (Harbourt, Heer, and VanCampen Halls) whom I hadn’t yet met and whom I thought was out of my league! After a couple of minutes, I realized I was in the wrong class, but after seeing Brenda there I changed my registration the next day to stay in the same class with her. The rest is history. We’ve been together 43 years! ...
Tim and Brenda Unlikely Lovers Our Story When I was 18, I was taking world history in Bowman Hall where we had assigned seats by alphabetical order. My maiden name directly preceded Moran. The first thing Tim said to me was, “are you in seat 10B?” When I said yes, he shook his wet umbrella out on me and sat down. My first reaction was, “what a jerk!” I figured he was a goof-off. He spent a lot of time making jokes and didn’t appear to be very studious. After the midterm, he asked me what grade I got. I told him a 93% and was shocked to hear he got a 97%. We studied together for the final exa...
Kelli and Curt First-Year Sweethearts Our Story Curt and I met on the first Friday of the first weekend of our freshmen year in 1986. We met on the steps of Beall Hall after he used my dry erase board to ask me to “call Curt.” We spent the next few years exploring campus and town together. The Proposal and Marriage He proposed in the RA room on the 7th floor of Koonce Hall. I said “yes” over some Taco Bell. We were married in 1991 and as our family grew, we tried to bring our kids back to visit campus on the day we met (September 7). Staying Connected to Kent State Today We’ve ...
Katie and Lucas Affectionate Athletes Our Story Lucas played football and Katie was on the softball team from fall, 2001 until they graduated in May, 2005. They met during their freshmen year at a mandatory study table session, but didn’t start dating until their senior year. They were both injured and had to spend many hours in the training room together. This is where the romance started! Staying Connected to Kent State Today Both Katie and Lucas support athletic events and are members of the Blue & Gold Club. In fact, they learned they were expecting twins while at the Go...
Yvette and David A Love of Priority Our Story David and I met as student leaders in 2007 through our involvement in student organizations, in what is currently the Center for Student Involvement. We quickly became best friends. In 2009 after my divorce, we began dating, and have lived together ever since. The Proposal and Marriage He hasn’t officially proposed just yet but we are making our wedding plans for some time in 2015 after we both finish graduate school. David is majoring in sustainable engineering while I’m majoring in clinical mental health counseling. We are in a domestic partne...
Michael and Emily A Special Mutual Friend Your Story We met through a mutual friend, Elizabeth Byers. We became best friends and knew we had something special. I moved back to Pittsburgh to get my masters while Michael finished up at KSU. I would drive from Pittsburgh to Kent every weekend. When Michael graduated he moved to Pittsburgh to be with me. We bought a house together in Pittsburgh. You know it's true love when you convince a Browns fan to move to Pittsburgh. The Proposal and Marriage Michael proposed at our home. He was going to light candles on the porch, but it rained that...
Rob and Debbie Summer Loving Our Story Rob and I met during the summer of 1970 while I was attending summer session at Kent and Rob was home on leave from the Air Force. His high school friends were my KSU buddies. They introduced us (yes, it was a blind date). We are thankful to KSU for our education and both of us have enjoyed wonderful and fruitful careers in business. We have 2 children and 2 grandchildren. Thank you KSU for bringing us together. In March we celebrated our 40th Anniversary! The Proposal and Marriage Rob proposed to me during Christmas break of my senior year, and we wer...
Duane and Jacqueline An Unexpected Interview Our Story I met my husband at the Institute of African American Affairs (IAAA), now known as Oscar Ritchie Hall. I was the editor of a journal we were publishing in our English class taught by Hulda Smith. I had scheduled an interview with the Black United Student's president for an article about the organization to include in the journal. However, the president did not show up. I was sitting in the hall way looking very lost and this guy came up and asked if he could help me. I told him my dilemma and he said well don't worry you can interview me...
Valarie and Gene Gospel Rap Kickstarts Love Our Story We met at the Kent Gospel Rap held in the student center in 1978, and we started dating in January 1979. We graduated and married in 1982. We started our careers with the help of the Kent placement center. The Proposal and Marriage Gene and I were engaged for over a year while our careers transferred us to Columbus, Ohio. We moved back to Cleveland in 1985. Staying Connected to Kent State Today We now have our last child who has just started in the Kent nursing program, and we are thrilled to have one of our children become a Kent...
Steve and Sarah An Anti-Valentine’s Day Set Up Our Story Spring semester 1991, I was an officer in the KSU Amnesty International chapter, as was Steve's roommate, Bill. I shared an office in the Union with the International Film Club, and we all became friends. For Valentine's Day, we planned an "Anti-Valentine’s Day" dinner in the Rathskellar, but secretly we were trying to set some people up. I hadn't met Steve yet, only his roommate. Once that night came, the only two people who didn't have a match up were Steve and I. So, we sat and talked. He walked me back to Engelman, even thoug...