Awards and Honors

Kent State Again Ranked in Coveted Top Tier of Best National Universities by U.S. News
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Kent State University students fill Risman Plaza in front of the Kent Student Center at the start of the fall 2018 semester. Once again, Kent State ranks in the top tier of the Best National Universities list released by U.S. News & World Report.

In a class by itself, Kent State University is the only public university in Northeast Ohio to be ranked in the top tier of the Best National Universities list released by U.S. News & World Report.

Kent State Again Ranked in Coveted Top Tier of Best National Universities by U.S. News
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Kent State University students fill Risman Plaza in front of the Kent Student Center at the start of the fall 2018 semester. Once again, Kent State ranks in the top tier of the Best National Universities list released by U.S. News & World Report.

Professor James Tyner Receives a 2018 Faculty Excellence Award
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James Tyner

Kent State President Beverly J. Warren Announces 2018 Faculty Excellence Award Recipients
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Kent State University President Beverly J. Warren presented 13 Kent State faculty members with the 2018 President’s Faculty Excellence Award, which recognizes exceptional performance that leads to the achievement of national or international recognition.

One of the Healthiest Universities in the Nation
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Active Minds honors Kent State University with a 2018 Healthy Campus Award for fostering a culture of health and wellness for students and the entire Kent State community.

Kent State University’s strategic focus on the health and well-being of students is receiving national recognition. Active Minds, a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising mental health awareness among college students, announced Kent State as a winner of the prestigious 2018 Healthy Campus Award.

Kent State Team Places in Top Three Nationally for PR Campaign Focused on Childhood Cancer Research Funding
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Kent State University public relations students (left to right) Arkayla Tenney-Howard, Ashley Purnell, Molly Spillman, Samantha Ross and Abigail Winternitz are finalists in the national Bateman Case Study Competition.

Kent State Anthropology Professor and Forensic Artist Honored for Her Work in Identifying Missing 4-Year-Old Child in Cleveland
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Linda Spurlock, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology at Kent State, discusses her field of study, which includes forensic art, reconstructing fossils and more.

WKSU Awarded General Excellence OAPME Prize for Fourth Year
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Arbor Day Foundation Honors Kent State With Tree Campus USA Recognition for 10th Consecutive Year
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Two Kent State University students sit beneath the trees at the Behind the Brain Plaza along Terrace Drive on the Kent Campus.

Kent State Honors Economics Professor and College of Communication and Information With 2018 Diversity Awards
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Vice President Alfreda Brown (left) and Dana Lawless-Andric (right) present the 2018 Diversity Trailblazer Award to Kathy Wilson, Ph.D., professor of economics.

For Kathy Wilson, Ph.D., diversity means not just having a campus where everyone should be included, respected and comfortable, but where people actually feel that way.

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