Awards and Honors
WKSU Wins Nine Ohio Excellence in Journalism Awards
WKSU was honored by the Press Club of Cleveland with nine Ohio Excellence in Journalism Awards at a ceremony on June 5 at the House of Blues in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. The station won four first-place and the best-in-show award for Best Newscast, which WKSU staff received for the second year in a …
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Kent State’s Linda Zucca Named Outstanding Ohio Accounting Educator
Linda Zucca, Ph.D., CPA, chair of the Department of Accounting in Kent State University’s College of Business Administration, received the Outstanding Ohio Accounting Educator award from the Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) for her continued efforts to advance student learning. &n…
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Kent State's Gianna Commito to Receive 2015 Cleveland Arts Prize
Kent State University's Gianna Commito, an associate professor who teaches painting in its School of Art, has been named the recipient of a 2015 Cleveland Arts Prize. Commito will be presented with one of two Emerging Artist Awards at this year’s ceremony, to be held at the Cleve…
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Kent State Graduate Student Wins Silver Award From Materials Research Society
Anshul Sharma, a graduate student in Kent State University’s Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program in the College of Arts and Sciences, was awarded the Silver Graduate Student Award at the Materials Research Society’s 2015 Spring Meeting in San Francisco, California. She was recognized for her …
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Kent State University Press Wins 2015 PROSE Award
The Kent State University Press received a 2015 PROSE Award in the Single Volume – Humanities & Social Sciences category for “Wearable Prints, 1760-1860: History, Materials, and Mechanics” by Susan W. Greene. Sponsored by the Association of American Publishers, the PROSE Awards annually recogniz…
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WKSU Wins 10 Awards From Ohio Associated Press Media Editors for Work Created in 2014
In a ceremony held May 3 in Columbus, Ohio, WKSU was honored with 10 awards from the Ohio Associated Press Media Editors, including the top award for General Excellence (an award presented to the large market radio station with the best showing in the competition). The event celebrated the best jour…
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WKSU’s Jeff St. Clair Receives Regional Edward R. Murrow Award
WKSU reporter/producer Jeff St. Clair has been recognized by the Radio-Television-Digital News Association (RTDNA) with a Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for Sports Reporting. WKSU competes in the Large Market division against public and commercial radio stations in major cities in Illinois, Indiana…
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Center for Student Involvement’s Awards Ceremony Recognizes Student Leaders
Kent State University’s Center for Student Involvement hosted the 37th annual Student Leadership and Honors Awards on April 8 in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. The event celebrates and recognizes student leaders, organizations and advisors for their contributions to the Kent State community durin…
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Kent State Receives Tree Campus USA Recognition for Seventh Consecutive Year
Kent State University has earned the Arbor Day Foundation’s Tree Campus USA recognition for its commitment to effective urban forest management for the seventh consecutive year. Tree Campus USA, a national program launched in 2008 by the Arbor Day Foundation and Toyota, honors colleges and un…
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WKSU’s Vivian Goodman Named James Beard Award Finalist
“Quick Bites” recognized in radio show category WKSU reporter/producer Vivian Goodman has been named one of three finalists for the national James Beard Foundation Award in the Best Radio Show/Webcast category for her weekly “Quick Bites” feature. The other two finalists are “Hidden Kitchens” and “…
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