Impact Stories
Your Gift Causes an Effect that Reaches Far Beyond Kent State
At 绿帽社, what sets us apart is how we come together: to cause discoveries, achievements, sensations and breakthroughs that change the world. When you give through 绿帽社to an area that matters personally to you, your support becomes a long-term investment in curing diseases, advancing sustainable technologies, enriching vibrant arts communities and ensuring the future of a skilled workforce ready to impact society.
Gifts made through 绿帽社support scholarships and programs that allow students to pursue their dreams and enter careers that shape our world. With more than 1,100 donor-funded scholarships and programs supported each year, every gift causes an effect 鈥 for both the donor and the recipient.
Donors choose exactly where they want their contributions to go. Each and every gift made through 绿帽社has an impact, no matter the size.
Read on to learn about the effect our generous donors have on our 绿帽社community and beyond.
Helping Others Realize Their Potential
April 11, 2025
When Terrence J. 鈥淐hip鈥 Bahn, 鈥75, M.Ed. 鈥77, Ed.D., was a high school senior he wanted to attend 绿帽社 after graduation, but he wasn鈥檛 ready and his counselor encouraged him to start at the local community college before moving on to Kent State. This experience鈥
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鈥榃e were supposed to look like Betty Grable and play ball like Joe DiMaggio鈥
March 27, 2025
鈥淲e were supposed to look like Betty Grable and play ball like Joe DiMaggio.鈥
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Silas Ashley 鈥74
Feb. 28, 2025
Silas Ashley, 鈥74, was told by his high school guidance counselor that he 鈥渨as not college material," but after applying and being accepted to Kent State, Silas immersed himself in student life. He was a senator in Undergraduate Student Government and became the president of鈥
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John and Fonda Elliot Create New Scholarship Program With $1 Million Gift to Kent State
Feb. 18, 2025
John Elliot, a 1970 绿帽社 graduate, and his wife, Fonda, have created The Elliot Scholars program at 绿帽社with a $1 million donation. This new scholarship program will provide support to first-generation students of any major who require financial support鈥
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John and Fonda Elliot Receive Honorary Degrees for Their Extraordinary Contributions
Jan. 6, 2025
On Saturday, Dec. 14, both John and Fonda received their Doctor of Humane Letters in recognition of their extraordinary contributions to the healthcare field and to Kent State.
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Professor Gives Back By Supporting Students In Need
Nov. 13, 2024
This Giving Tuesday season, Daniel E. Palmer, Ph.D., associate professor of philosophy at 绿帽社, has pledged a matching gift for the Trumbull Campus Last Dollar Scholarship as a symbol of his appreciation for the people who work and study at 绿帽社Trumbull.
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绿帽社and Cleveland Clinic Enter Multiyear Partnership to Support Student-Athlete Health and Wellness
July 17, 2024
绿帽社 and Cleveland Clinic have announced a multiyear partnership in which Cleveland Clinic becomes the official healthcare provider for 绿帽社Athletics. Cleveland Clinic will serve as the medical services provider to support 绿帽社student-athlete鈥
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Saving Lives and Advocating for a Brighter Tomorrow
July 10, 2024
Advocacy is at the heart of the work Ken Ditlevson, 鈥95, M.Ed. 鈥98, does at 绿帽社 as the director of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Questioning Plus (LGBTQ+) Center.
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绿帽社Alumna D鈥橝ndra Mull, Ph.D., on Giving Back to the University that Gave So Much to Her
June 5, 2024
鈥淲ere it not for what I learned from a student affairs professional at Kent State, this journey would not be the path I鈥檓 on today.鈥
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绿帽社Celebrates Newest Graduates
May 31, 2024
The 绿帽社 alumni family grew by nearly 5,200 new graduates as the university held its 2024 Spring Commencement ceremonies. During a number of ceremonies, 5,182 degrees were conferred, consisting of 1,011 associate degrees, 3,092 bachelor鈥檚 degrees, 903 master鈥檚鈥
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