Kent State Legacies

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Kent State Legacy Families

As alumni of Kent State University, individuals hold a sense of pride and belonging to the university. This pride has built some notable family legacies at Kent State University. 

The Winkler family currently holds the most degrees with 35 Kent State degrees in their family. Does your family hold more?  We want to hear about it. Complete the legacy form to tell us more and we will add your family to the list of Kent State legacy families.

• Alcorn Family
  Daniel Alcorn, '08, '09
  Tim Alcorn, '86
  Diane Alcorn, '86
  Ashley Lockard, '07
  Kimberly Hayas-Yedlick, '97
• Babe Family
  Malissa Babe, '92
  Taylor Grimm, '17
• Beeman Family
  Don Beeman, '65
  Kristi Beeman, '87
  Douglas Beeman, '94
  Brittany Marshall, '14
• Beck Family
  Karen A. Beck, '65
  James Reed Beck, '25, M.S. '29
• Bender Family
  Eric Eugene Bender, Jr, '16
  Aris Bender
• Bierbaum Family
  Gretchen Bierbaum, '64, M.A. '68 
  Aaron Patrick Cooper, '96
• Booth Family
  Jean Griffith Booth, '79
  Donald Booth, '68
  Jean Griffith Junker, '68
• Bratt Family
  JoAnna Lynn Bratt, M.Ed. '78, '86
• Brode Family
  Michael Brode, '78
  Judith Sommers Brode, '71
• Browne Family
  Charles Browne, '20
  William Browne, '52
  William T. Browne, '79
  Bruce Browne, '84
  Eric Browne, '10
• Brownson Family
  Roger Brownson, '64
• Burnell Family
  John S. Burnell, '86 
  Emily S. Burnell Petrou, '83 
  Sarah (Sally) Burnell, '79 
  Guenveur Harper Burnell, '51 
  John P. Burnell, Jr., '50
• Canton Family
  Gerald J. Canton, '79, '98
  Michael B. Canton, '01, '06
  Christina M. Canton-Cline, '08
• Canupp Family
  Teri Canupp-Peasley, '90
  4 other degrees in family
• Chesnes Family
  Sharlene Ramos Chesnes, '93
  Cassie Chesnes McClellan, '08
  Mark Chesnes Jr., '10
• Clark Family
  Virginia Sheelen Clark, '65
  Cadman (Skip) E. Clark, '65
  Elizabeth Clark Watt, '99
  J. Travis Watt, '99
• Cody Family
  Sheri Cody, '74
  Alan Auble, '64
  Dale Cody, '74
  Chris Rhodes, '02
  Brad Cody, '03
  Marc Cody, '08, '11
• Compton Family
  Kay Dalpiaz Compton, '79
  Larry Compton, '78
  Jerry Compton, '79
  Gary Compton, '80
  Judith Dalpiaz, '86
  Gregory Swope, '88
  Lori Dalpiaz, '03
  Joshua Compton, '03
  Jessi Compton, '11
  Adam Dalpiaz Compton, current student
• Davis Family
  Nora Davis Kieser, '56
  9 other degrees in family
• Dewitz Family
  Harry Dewitz, '71
  Judith Dewitz, '71
• Dobos Family
  Judy Kahoun Dobos, '76
  Louis Christopher Dobos, '92
  Kimberly Dobos Wolfe, '08
  Jennifer Dobos, '16
• Duke Family
  Tom Duke, '55
  Jacqueline Duke Marshall, '50
• Dunning Family
  Ann Dunning, '65
  Jill Dunning Gault, '74
• Eckert Family
  Ronald R. Eckert, '73
  Carl Thomas Eckert, '46
• Evans Family
  Debra Evans, '97
  Alex Evans, current student
  Kaitlyn Evans, current student
• Freeman Family
  Gail Freeman, '77
  Aaron Kaufman, '10
  Bradley Kaufman, '13
• Gaugler Family
  Stacy Gaugler, '12
  Rea Gaugler, '21
• Goralski Family
  Larissa Goralski Bailey, '91
  One other degree in family
• Hardesty Family
  Frances A. Hardesty, '85
  Stephen D. Hardesty, Jr., '96
  Daniel Adam Hardesty, '99
  Sarah L. Hardesty Nikkel, '01, MAT '02
  Jessica Hardesty, '01
  James Nikkel, Ph.D '03
• Harvey Family
  Reed Harvey, '63, '70
  Gail Harvey, '65
  Don Harvey, '61
  Rhonda Harvey, '61
• Hawk Family
  Jason Perry Hawk, '07
  Jen Hawk, '15​​​​​​​
• Hedman Family
  Brian Hedman, '89
  Penelope Hedman, '86, M.S.N. '11
• Herbert Family
  David Herbert, '71
  Lynda Herbert, '70​​​​​​​
  Laurance Herbert, '95
• Horton Family
  Marilyn Horton, '57
  Samantha Serafine, '14
• Jackson Family
  Gary Jackson, '60
  Todd Jackson, '82
  Stephen Jackson, '84
• Jurecki Family
  Russell Jurecki, '98
  Cathryn Jurecki, '95
• Kane Family
  Carol Jeanne Kane, '62
  Hilary Jean Kane, '90
  Timothy John Kane
  Nicholas Paul
  Ralph Onuska​​​​​​​
• Klassan Family
  Susan Klasson, '84
  Allison Hudec, '13
• Lambert Family
  Martha Sharp Lambert, '99
  Sharon Sharp Sanger, '92
  Laura Sharp Schuch, '07, M.P.H. '12
  Joe Schuch, '11
  Tim Schuch, '14
• Laubert Family
  Beverley Laubert, '84​​​​​​​
• Lazarus Family
  William Lazarus, '71
  Kathleen Lazarus, '71, '74
• Leles Family
  Byron K. Leles, `67, `69
  Same Leles, `51, M.A. '52
• Leonard Family
  Kathryn Leonard McBride, '84
  Susan Leonard Giangardella, '91
  Jacob Charles Clasen, current student
• Martin Family
  George E. Raybould, '60 
  Roger T. Martin, MBA '90 
  Darrell A. Martin, '92 
  Judy Martin, '01 
  Hannah Armenta, current senior (2015 graduate)
• Myers Family
  Joseph E. Myers,  '73
  Gerald R. Myers, '74
  Mary J. Myers, '72
  Donna Novak Moyers, '79
  Lind L. Myers, '69
  Molly A. Myers, '11
  Louis M. Meyers II, '14
• Novotny family
  Glen Novotny, '66, '74, M.F.A. '69
  Greg Novotny, '01
• Pearsol Family
  William B. Pearsol, '70, M.Ed. '73
  Jim Pearsol, M.Ed. '74
  Erika Pearsol, '95​​​​​​​
• Persky Family
  Jerry Persky, '72, M. Ed. '75
  Nancy Persky, '72
• Purk Family
  Janice Purk, '72, M.F.A. '90, Ph.D. '00
  Helen Williamson Rech, '71
  Nancy (Rech) Dye Molinar, '69
  George Prough, '77
  John Steiner, '42
  Marilyn Williamson Burgmann, '73
  Lyle Burgmann, '73
  Heather Purk, '98
  Robert Steindl, M.B.A. '08
• Richmond Family
  Sara Richmond Burky, '64
  Roberta Richmond Stewart, '60
  Joseph Lyle Richmond, '19
  Tom Franklin Richmond, '68
  Leanne Burky Scott, '97
• Ridinger Family
  Jon Ridinger, '08, MAT '09
  Janet Derby, '62
  C. Helen Derby, '68, M.Ed. '73, '76
  Richard Ridinger, '79
  Lynn Ridinger, '87
  Linda Ridinger, '02
  Becky Ridinger Allred, '07
  David Allred, '07
• Sizemore Family
  David Sizemore, '93
  Charles Sizemore, '89
• Spino Family
  Jacob Spino, '19
  ​​​​​​​Mark Spino, '89
• Tate Family
  Yvonne Tate, '71​​​​​​​
  Penfield Tate, '53
  Richard Tate, '60
  Alfred Tate, '70
• Talbot Family
  Karen Talbot, '69, M.S. '70​​​​​​​
• Tollafield Family
  Karen Tollafield, '80
  Mark Tollafield, '81
  Jeff Tollafield, '11
• Troyer Family
  Teri Peasley, '90
  Lucille Troyer, '32
  Loris Troyer, '34
  Bob Troyer, '68
  Scott Canupp, '94
• Twyman Family
  Tammy Twyman, '75​​​​​​​
  Kania Twyman, '14
• Vehovec Family
  Michael Vehovec, '85​​​​​​​
  Cinday Vehovec, '85, '87
  Nicole Vehovec Discenzo, '05
• Walters Family
  Tom Walters, '57
  Kathleen Robinson (Walters)
  Clay Robinson
• Weston Family
  Erin Weston, '01
  Michael Forrester, '80
  Erin Forrester Weston, '01, '04
  Alan M. Weston II, '00, '03
• Williamson Family
  Heather Williamson, '88
• Winkler Family
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• Zahursky Family
  Michelle Zahursky, '99, M.A. '01
  Steve Zahursky, '99
• Zuber Family
  Nicole Zuber, '09