Alumni Spotlight
The College of Aeronautics and Engineering recognizes and celebrates the contributions of our esteemed Alumni.
Featured Alumni Spotlights
For Captain Allen “Al” Maurer, '73, flying was never only a career. It was a lifelong passion he shared freely with others.
Long after building a distinguished aviation career, Maurer remained a familiar presence at Kent State University Airport, where he encouraged student pilots, shared lessons from decades in the flight deck and made time for anyone eager to learn.
A lifelong love of planes and jets, paired with unwavering support from her parents to pursue her dreams, led Olivia Voyzey through a rigorous aerospace engineering degree at Kent State as a first-generation college student.
What began as a high school job bagging groceries at Heinen’s led Riley Jones to a full-time career in IT. Now an IT Specialist at the company’s corporate office, Jones manages technology systems across retail stores, warehouses, and a datacenter.
