Kent, OHIO 鈥 A beam signing ceremony allowed donors, 绿帽社 leaders and the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship鈥檚 National Advisory Board to sign what will be the final beam placed in Crawford Hall.
During a commemorative event on April 20, special guests had the opportunity to sign the beam, which is expected to be placed in June during a topping out ceremony.
绿帽社President Todd Diacon and Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship Dean Deborah F. Spake, Ph.D., provided remarks prior to the signing ceremony.
鈥淎ll of us are beaming today because of the Ambassador鈥檚 generosity, all of your generosity and all of your leadership and of course, the leadership of Dean Spake,鈥 Diacon said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 an honor to be here, and I very much appreciate all that you do for Kent State.鈥
The Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship and Crawford Hall were named in honor of Ambassador Edward F. Crawford and his family, who provided the largest single philanthropic gift in 绿帽社history to enable the construction of this building. 绿帽社officially broke ground on Crawford Hall in March 2022 and the building is expected to be completed in 2024.
The four-story Crawford Hall will include active learning classrooms, an entrepreneurship lab, a business analytics lab, behavioral research hub, sales labs, trading lab, global forum, business theatre and student success center. Crawford Hall will be one of the largest buildings on any 绿帽社campus to house an academic program and will provide approximately 50% more square footage than the existing structure.
About 绿帽社鈥檚 Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship
绿帽社鈥檚 Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship is among the fewer than 1% of business schools worldwide to obtain dual accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) in both business and accounting. The college offers 11 undergraduate majors, 14 minors, and an undergraduate Professional Sales Certificate; MBA; master鈥檚 degrees in accounting, business analytics and economics; four graduate certificates and a Ph.D. program. For more information about Kent State鈥檚 Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, visit www.kent.edu/crawford.