Alumni

We welcome our alumni to share information with us regarding their endeavors since leaving Kent State.  Please e-mail information, stories and photographs to geography@kent.edu.

Here's what some of our alumni are up to: 

Ph.D. students

• Alec Boros (2005) Data Analyst, Oriana House
  
• Kevin Butler (2008) Instructor, University of Akron
  
• Sutapa Chattopadhyay (2006) Assistant Professor, Minnesota-Duluth
  
• Douglas Cripe (2005) World Meteorological Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
  
• Jose Diaz-Garayua (2008) Instructor, University of Puerto Rico
  
• Timothy Dolney (2007) Assistant Professor, Penn State - Altoona
  
• Rajrani Kalra (2007) Assistant Professor, California State - San Bernardino
  
• Hyun Joong Kim (2007) Assistant Professor, Pittsburg State University, Kansas
  
• Rob Kruse (2004) Associate Professor and Assistant Chair at West Liberty State College
  
• Olaf Kuhlke (2001) Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, Minnesota - Duluth
  
• Petronella Kigochie (Muraya) (2002) Associate Professor, Howard University
  
• Velvet Nelson (2006) Assistant Professor, Sam Houston State University
  
• Steven Oluic (2005) Dean, Social Science & Public Service Technologies, Lakeland Community College
  
• Yuichi Ono (2001) Chief, Disaster Risk Reduction Section, U.N. Economic and Social Committee for Asia and Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand
  
• Robert Schwartz (2001) Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Management, University of Akron
  
• Jason Senkbeil (2007) Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, University of Alabama
• Andrew Shears (2011) Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater
  
• James M. Smith (2005) Assistant Professor, Towson University
• Lee Stocks (2009)  Assistant Professor of Geology and Geography, University of North Carolina Pembroke

Masters Students

• Najat Al-Thaibani (2007) Instructor, Abu Dhabi University
  
• Carrie Bender Pleasants (2001) Assistant Director, Housing Research and Advocacy Center
  
• Gregg Bowser (2008) PhD student, University of South Carolina
• Paul Butke (2006) GIS coordinator, Terra National Real Estate Group
  
• Brian George (2003) GIS specialist, Ohio Department of Natural Resources
  
• Greg Ina (2006) Vice President and General Manager, Davey Institute
  
• Sung-bae Jeon (2003) PhD student, Boston University
  
• Lawrence Joseph (2005) PhD student, Arizona State
  
• Josh Inwood (2002) Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee (PhD, Georgia)
  
• Wes Kent (2004) GIS technician, Medina County
  
• Lynsa Leigh (2002) employee, Landworks
  
• Paul McClelland (2008) Development Officer, American Cancer Society
  
• Kristin Merz (Baum) (2002) Data Analyst, Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission
  
• Vanessa Myers (Dudley) (2009) Teaching program, Shawnee State
  
• Christina Nichols (2005) Development Officer, Oberlin College
  
• James Pleasants (2001) Manager at FedEx
  
• Gabe Popescu (2001) Assistant Professor, Political Science, Indiana University. (PhD, Florida State)
  
• Heather Reinbold (Zieziula) (2001) Senior planner in Atlantic City
  
• Dorris Scott (2008) English language teacher, South Korea
  
• Matthew Stewart (2005) Senior Planner, Mercer County Planning Commission
  
• Kevin Surbella (2007) Davey Resource Group
  
• Carmen Woodhall (2007) Geologist
  
• Kathleen Woodhouse (2005) PhD Student at Rutgers University
  
• Siyao Xu (2009) PhD student at Stanford University

Bachelors Students

• Eric Bilen (2006) Park Ranger, Rocky Mountain National Park
  
• Ian Cameron (2008) GIS Technician, Dominion, Fairlawn
  
• Mike Hradesky (2004) Staff Cartographer, Department of Geography, Ball State University
  
• Jason Popik (2008) GIS Technician, Davey Tree, Kent
• Jason M. Krall (2000) Geographer, US Census Bureau