Marvin Montgomery
For more than 30 years, Marvin Montgomery has earned widespread national recognition and praise for his informative, practical and stimulating programs that reflect his basic philosophy: “Preparation and practice are the keys to sales success.”
For 19 Kent State students, the 2025–2026 academic year was more than a series of classes, assignments, and exams. It was an opportunity to tackle real-world challenges, collaborate across disciplines, and turn ideas into action through the John and Fonda Elliot Design Innovation Student Fellows Program.Throughout the year, nineteen DI Fellows representing disciplines ranging from architecture and engineering to fashion design, visual communication design, business, biology, and computer science worked in interdisciplinary teams to address complex community, environmental, and societal challen...
For Dr. Mark Nowakowski, D.M.A., seeing his newest album rise to the top of Amazon’s Digital New Releases chart in Classical Music was a moment of gratitude more than surprise.“I hit refresh one evening, and there it was,” said Nowakowski, associate professor of music at Kent State University at Stark. “When this happened the first time several years ago with Metanoia, I was ecstatic. I was calmer this time, but certainly grateful that it had happened again.”Nowakowski’s newest release, The Seven Last Words of Christ, reached No. 1 in early June, adding another milestone to his accomplished ca...
For more than 80 years, Bea Shaheen McPherson,’43, embodied what it means to be a Kent State alumna. Whether serving her country during World War II, advocating for the recognition of women cartographers, supporting the growth of Kent State’s School of Fashion and the Kent State University Museum or giving back to her community, Bea lived a life defined by service, generosity and purpose. Bea passed away April 17, 2026, at the age of 104, leaving a legacy that spans generations of students, alumni and community members. Just two years earlier, she returned to Kent State to receive t...
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For Mark Nowakowski, D.M.A., seeing his newest album rise to the top of Amazon’s Digital New Releases chart in Classical Music was a moment of gratitude more than surprise.“I hit refresh one evening, and there it was,” said Nowakowski, associate professor of music at Kent State University at Stark. “When this happened the first time several years ago with ‘Metanoia,’ I was ecstatic. I was calmer this time, but certainly grateful that it had happened again.”Nowakowski’s newest release, “The Seven Last Words of Christ,” reached No. 1 in early June, adding another milestone to his accomplished ca...