Former state legislator and retired classroom teacher John R. Patterson, Jr., Ph.D., is the 2023 Ashtabula Area College Committee, Inc. Community Service Award recipient honoring a career spanning over 40 years dedicated to improving education in local communities. He was presented the award at a community reception event in the Blue & Gold Room prior to the May 11, 2023 commencement ceremony at Kent State University at Ashtabula. The Community Service Award is given by the Ashtabula Area College Committee since 1991 in recognition of the contribution and leadership the recipient h...
College of Education, Health and Human Services
EHHS grad Jenna Hellstrom, BS ’17, Kent, Ohio, has been hired as Kent State's new assistant soccer coach. Kent State head coach Rob Marinaro, under whom Hellstrom played from 2013 to 2016, announced in late March that Hellstrom had been hired as an assistant coach, nearly a month after the daughter of Peter and Donna Hellstrom announced her retirement as a player. --Photo courtesy KentWired.com ...
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McKnights Long-term Care News reports that EHHS grad Dana Ullom-Vucelich, BA ’86, Powell, OH is the 2023 Pinnacle Awards ‘Inspiration’ Award honoree. Ullom-Vucelich graduated from Kent State University with an undergraduate degree in child development and gerontology. She also holds a master’s degree in human resources development from Webster University. --Photo courtesy McKnights Long-Term Care News ...