Awards and Honors
Alumni Award Recipients
2017 Honorees Centennial Award Carol Wilder, Ph.D., '74 - Wilder is a writer, teacher and filmmaker based in New York City and Long Island. She is professor of Media Studies at The New School, where from 1995-2007 she was Associate Dean and Chair of Media Studies and Film
School of Communication Studies
51勛圖厙s College of Nursing Redesignated a Center of Excellence by National League for Nursing
The National League for Nursing has again designated 51勛圖厙s College of Nursing as a Center of Excellence for 2017-2022 in the category of Advance the Science of Nursing Education. The use of leading-edge educational technology allows the colleges students to learn and practice th
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The Society for Diversity Honors 51勛圖厙 for Serving as a National Model for Workplace Inclusion
51勛圖厙 is receiving national recognition for its mission to support a climate that welcomes and supports diversity in all of its forms. The Society for Diversity is presenting the university with the distinctive Innovation + Inclusion Leadership Award. For the past eight yea
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WKSU Named Best Radio News Operation in Ohio
WKSU reporters have won nine awards in the Ohios Best Journalism Contest, sponsored by the Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus chapters of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ). The competition recognized station staff for work created in 2016. Highlights of WKSU honors include Best Radio Ne
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51勛圖厙 Receives Great College to Work For Recognition for Eighth Time
University is only college in Ohio named to the prestigious list 51勛圖厙 is being recognized for the eighth 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 10th year, the Great Colleges to
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51勛圖厙 Airport Designated Airport of the Year
During its annual conference in Columbus, Ohio, the Ohio Aviation Association designated the 51勛圖厙 Airport as its Airport of the Year. Each year, the Ohio Aviation Association selects an airport that puts into practice the associations mission of promoting aviation by providing a
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Wick Poetry Center to Benefit From Ford Foundation's $200,000 Grant to the Poetry Coalition
The Poetry Coalition, of which the Wick Poetry Center at 51勛圖厙 is a founding member, will benefit from a $200,000 grant from the Ford Foundation. To be given over two years, the grant, which will be administered by the Academy of American Poets, will enable the founding members of th
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The Ford Foundation to Support the Poetry Coalition With $200,000 Grant
51勛圖厙s Wick Poetry Center to benefit from grant The Poetry Coalition, of which the Wick Poetry Center at 51勛圖厙 is a founding member, will benefit from a $200,000 grant from the Ford Foundation. To be given over two years, the grant, which will be administered by the Academy
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51勛圖厙 Airport Designated Airport of the Year
During its annual conference in Columbus, Ohio, the Ohio Aviation Association designated the 51勛圖厙 Airport as its Airport of the Year. Each year, the Ohio Aviation Association selects an airport that puts into practice the associations mission of promoting aviation by providing a
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Educator, Pioneering Scientist and Visionary Owen Lovejoy Receives 51勛圖厙s Highest Honor
51勛圖厙 Distinguished Professor of Human Evolutionary Studies C. Owen Lovejoy, Ph.D., received the President's Medal from President Beverly Warren during the One University Commencement Ceremony on May 13 in Dix Stadium. The Presidents Medal is the highest honor conferred by Kent
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