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

Mariah Moorer, Brent Flores and Katelyn Nguyen

Kent State Alumni Are Fueling the New York Fashion Industry

Kent State alumni are represented in every corner of the fashion capital of the United States. From leading marketing strategy to designing for internationally recognized brands to managing production for iconic labels, their career journeys demonstrate the depth of talent and preparation that defin…

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Alumni and Giving

Jacob Rathkopf, ’26

Celebrating the Legacy of Service at Kent State

The newest addition to Kent State University’s Student Leadership Awards recognizes a value that has long defined the university community: service.Introduced this year through a partnership between the Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement with the Center for Student Involvement, the Golde…

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Alumni and Giving

Cathy Dorn

From National History Day Intern to Executive Director - Cathy Gorn Leads Fulfilling, Impactful Career

It took a few Kent State history classes for Cathy Gorn, ’82, National History Day Executive Director, to discover her passion for history. However, her journey to get there was unexpected.In her younger years, Cathy was interested in science so biology seemed like a fitting major for her. When she …

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Alumni and Giving

Ashley Carlucci speaks at the 2026 Ashtabula Spring Commencement

Ashley Carlucci '06 Receives Beitler Distinguished Former Student Award

 Ashley M. Carlucci '06, DNP, MHA, RN, CEN, CENP serves as the System Chief Nursing Executive for Allegheny Health Network in Pittsburgh, Pa., where she provides strategic leadership for more than 6,000 nurses across a large, integrated health system.She is the recipient of the 2026 Roger T. Be…

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Kent State Ashtabula

Dean Kahler

IN A FLASH: Highlighting a Life of Commitment and Purpose

An exhibition, running from Apr. 30-Aug. 21, highlights the commitment of Dean Kahler, one of the nine students wounded on May 4, 1970 and his ongoing activities in promoting peace, activism, public service and disability rights.

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Kent State Today

Members of the Kent State community participated in Flashes Give Back Week

Golden Flashes: The Real Heroes of Someone’s Story

During Flashes Give Back Week, over 1,100 volunteers strengthened our communities and more than 700 donors raised $165,000+ to support Kent State causes.From April 13-18, Golden Flashes once again came together to make a meaningful impact during Flashes Give Back Week, a weeklong initiative celebrat…

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Alumni and Giving

Padraigin O’Flynn and Grace Powers

May 4’s Legacy Lives on Through Scholarships, Students and Alumni

In a quiet, wooded area in front of Taylor Hall on the Kent Campus sits the May 4 Memorial. Made of carnelian granite to symbolize strength and time, the memorial overlooks Blanket Hill, the site of unexpected violence that forever transformed the university, the state and the nation. Keeping its ow…

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Alumni and Giving