Impact
![2018 Kent State Alumni Day of Service at the Akron Zoo](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/Zoo_0.jpg?VersionId=SY5Zpg15ETHWKGwqcqArNorgeeTmaA__&h=be79b537&itok=17PTsrSR)
More Golden Flashes than ever before participated in Kent State's 10th annual Alumni Day of Service, making a tremendous difference in their communities across the country.
![George R. Newkome, Ph.D., a two-time Kent State University alumnus, smiles with Kent State President Beverly J. Warren.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/05.10.18%20Photo%20of%20alumnus%20Dr.%20George%20R.%20Newkome%20and%20Kent%20State%20President%20Beverly%20J.%20Warren_0.jpg?VersionId=KOCLwyVocI30E.i4gUVADkw6A00pi.NH&h=e6f36a9c&itok=GX0_Kv1w)
"We are so pleased they recognize and appreciate Kent State’s upward trajectory in advanced materials science and have chosen to support the recruitment and retention of talented faculty members.” - former Kent State President, Beverly J. Warren.
![Bill and his wife, Trudy Ausfahl Bill and Trudy Ausfahl, Brooke Clucas and Kyle Anderson](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/9888v2.jpg?VersionId=sR4y5rca49izUERsC.gpVISH93e4_E6r&h=3e723ec5&itok=joK3b0qn)
EHHS scholarships benefitting science and math students, endowed by Bill and Trudy Ausfahl, will financially support students’ ability to attend Kent State in perpetuity. But their support is also having a lasting impact on the scholarship recipients’ future purpose as well.
![Kent State wrestler, Lane Hinkle, competing on the mat for the Flashes](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/kent_cle_open_CD09.jpg?VersionId=1MUckhpkAHsva4ne41UluLk3.rWEtJQJ&h=219c3857&itok=eaHnfRdY)
“I am so grateful and appreciative of my scholarship ... I wish I could thank Mr. Santone in person, to tell him how much it means to me.” - Kent State student, Lane Hinkle
"Anyone who graduated from Kent State has the opportunity to think back on their lives while they were involved, and to decide whether it was important to them. Kent State made a commitment to me long before I decided to support others at the university.” - Bill Asbury, '64
“Those of us who have benefited from scholarships in our lives have the responsibility to pay it forward ... And you don’t have to be rich or famous to make a difference.” - Davina Gosnell
![Kent State University President Emerita Carol Cartwright, Ph.D., and her husband, G. Phillip Cartwright, Ph.D., accept an award at the Founders Gala held in November 2017 in the Kent Student Center Ballroom.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/12.12.17%20Photo%20of%20Carol%20and%20Phil%20Cartwright_0.jpg?VersionId=_IT1MjOsVkZm52S1ctejnNL2YqU9eo5u&h=e6f36a9c&itok=oN3nsOt4)
“We were driven by the opportunity to make a true and lasting difference in students’ lives and are pleased that we can see the value of our investment right away when we interact with students and Kent State faculty.” - President Emerita Carol Cartwright
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"We are humbled and deeply grateful that our Kent State supporters helped us raise more than $1 million to ... provide the most impactful educational experience for all of our students." - Stephen Sokany, vice president for Institutional Advancement
![Risman](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/RismanFountain.jpg?VersionId=BFfg7.StBPBHzVGehKX7zqcgncZd.MSD&h=f7d9296c&itok=QcsUdKPz)
A longer timeframe, expanded giving options, donation boosts and donation matches make Kent State's 2017 Giving Tuesday celebration the greatest opportunity ever for people to make an impact on the lives of students and Kent State University.
![Sally and Cathy Cahur, Ryan Miles, Prof Jerry Wong Sally and Cathy Cahur, Ryan Miles, Prof Jerry Wong](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/V2_Sally%20%26%20Cathy%20Cahur%2C%20Ryan%20Miles%2C%20Prof%20Jerry%20Wong.jpg?VersionId=zEi9V5O3YQgsrFJPr1vEkLnhP5eGyep2&h=11c3d690&itok=9VTEsUEn)
“Where words fail, music speaks.” – Hans Christian Anderson
Sally Cahur, ’57, established the Nancy Samhric Scholarship in Music to honor her sister who had a passion for music, and to support Kent State students’ quest to expand their artistic talents.