Alumni
Kent State Honors 10 Alumni Award Recipients During Homecoming Weekend
Kent State University recognizes alumni who are making a difference with its Alumni Awards. Sponsored by the Kent State University Alumni Association, these awards are the university’s most prestigious alumni honors.
IN A FLASH -EXTRA: Four-Legged Flashes at Homecoming
Cute and cuddly animal companions joined in the celebration of Flash the Mascot's birthday at Kent State Homecoming 2025.
Roe Green Creates New Support Fund for the Kent State School of Theatre and Dance and Porthouse Theatre With $1 Million Gift
The new fund will support university and Porthouse productions, the hiring of assistant directors, guest choreographers and guest artists, the hosting of master classes and the awarding of artistic merit-based scholarships to students. Students who receive such scholarships will be known as Roe Green Scholars.
IN A FLASH: Honoring A Legendary Alumnus
Legendary baseball great and Kent State alumnus, Thurman Munson was honored with a statue and dedication ceremony at Kent State's Schoonover Stadium.
Kent Salem Graduates Leading Ohio’s Cancer Battles with Proton Therapy
In July 2016, Jill Cofojohn became the first radiation therapist in Ohio to use proton therapy to treat a cancer patient. This noteworthy event took place at University Hospital’s Seidman Cancer Center in Cleveland, where she worked as the advanced lead radiation therapist. Nine years later, Co…
Kent State Golf Alumni Unite for Weekend Celebration
More than a hundred former student-athletes, donors and professional golfers recently gathered for a special Golf Alumni reunion. Coach Herb Page, who led the Golden Flashes golf program from 1977 to 2019, and recently led the effort to endow the program, had the idea to bring alumni together to celebrate the thriving Golden Flash golf community.
Kent State Unveils Statue of Baseball Legend Thurman Munson
Kent State University unveiled the first full-size statue of baseball legend Thurman Munson, honoring the former Yankees captain and university alumnus who died in a plane crash at the height of his career.
Lisa Aurilio, ’87, MSN ’99, MBA ’11
Inspired by her mother’s nursing career, Lisa Aurilio, ’87, MSN ’99, MBA ’11, knew early on that her passion for science and connection with people made nursing the perfect path.
New Member and Officers Announced for the Kent State Alumni Association National Board of Directors
James Bailey, of Hudson, Ohio, has been appointed the Foundation Board representative for the Alumni Association National Board of Directors. James returns to the Board after serving as the president from 2017-2019. He is the senior vice president and managing director of PNC Institutional Asse…