1954
The Kent State State University Development Fund is created to encourage alumni to give back to their alma mater

1965
The Kent State University Foundation is established as the university formal fundraising division

1965
First alumni chapter is established

July 1, 1967-Dec. 31, 1968
18-month fundraising drive brings in gifts from 3,108 alumni (38,000 total alumni at the time)

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