2024 President’s Award of Distinction Recipients
2024 President’s Award of Distinction Recipients Announced
Kent State University President Todd Diacon recently notified 10 Kent State staff members that they are the 2024 recipients of the President’s Award of Distinction, which includes a $1,500 prize.
The President’s Award of Distinction was created as a recognition program to reward staff members who have demonstrated outstanding achievements, service, leadership and dedication to Kent State in advancing the university’s strategic priorities and core values.
Full-time classified and unclassified employees at all campuses who have been employed by the university for a minimum of three years and are in good standing with the university were eligible to be nominated. There were close to 200 nominations received from peers, supervisors or other divisional leaders, faculty and students across Kent State’s eight campuses.
Staff members had to demonstrate exceptional performance in living the university’s core values and/or advancing one of the priorities of A Strategic Roadmap to a Distinctive Kent State.
- Rebekkah Berryhill, Manager
- Hari Krishna Bisoyi, Senior Chemist
- Pamela Lafleur, Assistant Director
- Kelly Thomasson, Administrative Assistant
- Sonya Williams, Executive Director