Alumni

Pilot Pinning Ceremony

Earning your Private Pilot Certificate is the first step towards an exciting career as a professional aviator. Let’s Commemorate and Celebrate!The 2025 Pilot Pinning Ceremony was held Thursday, September 4, 2025 at the Kent State Airport.Students who have earned their Private Pilot Certificate at Ke…

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College of Aeronautics and Engineering

KSU Precision Flight Team at National SAFECON 2022 Award Banquet

Kent State University Precision Flight Team Placed 12th at SAFECON 2022

The Kent State University Precision Flight Team recently placed 12th in a national competition of the 28 largest University flight programs in the United States

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College of Aeronautics and Engineering

Envision Awards

The College of Aeronautics and Engineering recognizes outstanding, notable and accomplished alumni and friends at the annual awards dinner held in the Henry and Louise Timken Atrium in the Aeronautics and Engineering Building.

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College of Aeronautics and Engineering

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Kent State Grad Brings Olympic Coverage to Viewers Around the World

Practical experience – and hustle – took recent Kent State graduate Austin Monte from producing events on campus to bringing the world the 2026 Winter Olympics for NBC Sports.

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Kent State Today

Brooklyn Fockler Leshon assists the bride and groom in staging the cutting of the wedding cake.

Everything BUT the Wedding

Students in Kent State's Wedding and Special Events Protocol class worked with each other and with vendors to plan and coordinate all the elements of a (mock) rooftop wedding with a real, engaged couple at the Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center. 

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Kent State Today

Interior Design Class of 2005 Reunion

IN A FLASH: Sharing Two Decades of Memories

Members of Kent State's Interior Design Class of 2005 reunited in October to share stories about what they've been doing during the past 20 years.

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Kent State Today

Karla Gutierrez

AMLCI Alumna Uses Liquid Crystal Experience to Improve Display Manufacturing

For Karla Gutierrez Cuevas, Ph.D. ’17,  the start of her Kent State journey brought a mix of excitement and uncertainty. “When I got accepted, I was pregnant,” Karla recalled. “In Mexico, there’s the perception that being a mother and pursuing a demanding academic career don’t go hand in hand. …

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Alumni and Giving

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I AM FIRST: Olivia Voyzey ’25

A lifelong love of planes and jets, paired with unwavering support from her parents to pursue her dreams, led Olivia Voyzey through a rigorous aerospace engineering degree at Kent State as a first-generation college student.

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College of Aeronautics and Engineering

Alumni Alyssa Hertz, Hannah Graham, Liz Talaba and Meagan Eishen

Golden Flashes Making Waves in the Cruise Industry

From altering costumes for cast members to performing center stage to working behind the scenes to create top-notch entertainment for guests, Kent State alumni are making a living cruising the seas, all while seeing the world. These Golden Flashes have had the opportunity to travel to Iceland, Norwa…

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Alumni and Giving

Mansfield

Eric Mansfield, MA ’12

Eric Mansfield, MA ’12, MFA ’26, transitioned from serving as an Army officer in Iraq to reporting as a broadcast journalist in Cleveland.

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Alumni and Giving