Alumni

  Major Benjamin “Flash” Wiford is a 2008 graduate of Kent State University with a Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Systems Engineering Technology and fulfilled his dream of becoming a pilot in the United States Air Force. He has logged more than 1,450 flight hours and earned two Air Medals, two Meritorious Service Medals...

What started as isolated programs in manual training, industrial arts, technology and aviation is now integrated under one roof [as one enterprise]: the College of Aeronautics and Engineering. Dating back to World War I when aviation was in its infancy, what we know as engineering technology was manual training and disconnected from aviati...

We have a whole weekend of excitement planned for you to engage, interact and experience the College of Aeronautics and Engineering. Homecomings exist to celebrate the unique shared culture of the university and mark the passage of time - and the College of Aeronautics and Engineering has transformed. From programs existing in separated...

The College of Aeronautics and Engineering (CAE) is proud to recognize outstanding, notable and accomplished alumni and friends of CAE. The recipients of Alumni Awards, except where noted, are degree holders of an undergraduate or graduate program in the college. Nomination Deadline: June 30, 2022. The award recipients will be r...

  The 37th Annual Senior Honors Luncheon was held on Saturday, April 22, 2023 in the Kent State University Ballroom to recognize seniors graduating in the spring, summer and fall of 2023. This ceremony also provides an opportunity for the Honors College to recognize faculty who have served the college with their time and e...

On Saturday, April 22, 2023, the Kent State University Honors College recognized graduating seniors at its annual Senior Honors Luncheon. This event congratulated Honors College members for their upcoming graduations in the spring, summer, and fall of 2023. Seniors were able to unwind as they met with staff and alumni to applaud ...

Lillian Kuri has been unanimously elected as the Cleveland Foundation’s 10th president and CEO. The Kent State University alumna, who grew up in Freedom Township in Portage County, will lead the 109-year-old foundation starting Aug. 1, 2023, succeeding retiring Ronn Richard. Currently serving as the Cleveland Foundation’s executive vice pr...

On April 27, the NYC Fashion campus hosted a watch party for Kent State's Annual School of Fashion show watch party in their space. Kent State alumni were invited  to mingle and watch the livestream of the annual fashion show together. Millie Ott, industry liaison – internship manager for the School of Fashion, organized the ev...

The 37th Annual Senior Honors Luncheon was held on Saturday, April 22, 2023 in the Kent State University Ballroom to recognize seniors graduating in the spring, summer and fall of 2023. This ceremony also provides an opportunity for the Honors College to recognize alumni who have served the college with their time and efforts to allow...

Kent State University alumna Roe Green, MA ’80, admits she’s counting down the days to May 12.  That’s the day she’ll both deliver the spring commencement address and receive a special honor after the Kent State Board of Trustees approved awarding her a Doctor of Humane Letters, an honorary degree recognizing her contributions to t...