Awards and Honors

Kent State Earns “Great College to Work For” Designation for Seventh Time
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Joanne Dowdy, professor in Kent State’s College of Education, Health and Human Services, leads a class in teaching, learning and curriculum studies in White Hall.

Kent State University is being recognized for the seventh time as a “Great College to Work For” by The Chronicle of Higher Education, a top trade publication for colleges and universities. Now in its ninth year, the “Great Colleges to Work For” annual report recognizes the colleges that get top ratings from their employees on workforce practices and policies.

Kent State Earns "Great College to Work For" Designation for Seventh Time
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Yanhai Du, Ph.D. (center), assistant professor in Kent State University’s College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology, teaches students about fuel cell technology.

Five Kent State Athletic Programs Recognized for Outstanding Academic Performance
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Kent State’s gymnastics program is one of five Kent State athletic programs to be recognized by the NCAA with a Public Recognition Award for outstanding academic performance.

American Heart Association Names Kent State Fit-Friendly Workplace
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Kent State University employees, led by a Kent State zoology major, explore campus pollinators during a lunchtime walk and talk on the Kent Campus.

Kent State University has been named a 2016 Gold Level Recipient of the American Heart Association’s Fit-Friendly Worksites recognition program.

Medina Resident and Kent State Student With Down Syndrome Receives National Scholarship
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2016 Journalism Grad Wins Student Murrow Award for Video Excellence
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Vivian Feke, a recent graduate of Kent State, is the winner of the 2016 Student Edward R. Murrow Overall Excellence Award for video. The award recognizes outstanding work by student journalists. (Photo credit: Gary Hanson)

Vivian Feke, a recent graduate of Kent State University who studied broadcast journalism in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, is the winner of the 2016 Student Edward R. Murrow Overall Excellence Award for video. 

Kent State Faculty Member Dianne Kerr Receives Dorothy B. Nyswander Open Society Award
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Kent State’s Tradition of Athletic Success Continues
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Kent State baseball player Eric Lauer has been named the Louisville Slugger NCAA Division I Player of the Year by Collegiate Baseball newspaper. He also has earned First Team All-America and Academic All-America honors.

Kent State Advertising Students Named National Finalists in Collegiate Effie Competition
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Kent State Honors 2016 Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award Recipients
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