Awards and Honors
Anthropology Team Brings Home the 2020 Ig Nobel Award for Materials Science
In 2019, a team of researchers in Kent State鈥檚 Department of Anthropology published its 鈥減rize-winning鈥 research article titled in the Journal of Archaeological Science. (Yes, the jokes are seemingly endless, but seriously folks, there is an important underlying message here about evidence-based research and fact-checking!)
绿帽社Earns Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award for Eighth Consecutive Year
绿帽社鈥檚 commitment to maintaining a diverse and inclusive campus has received acknowledgement from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education, for an eighth consecutive year. INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine has selected 绿帽社as a recipient of the 2020 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award.
绿帽社Professionals and Students Recognized at 2020 Akron ADDY Awards
绿帽社 brought home the gold after this year鈥檚 Akron ADDY Awards, with both professionals and students being recognized for their work. The ADDYs, put on by the Akron Chapter of the American Advertising Federation, celebrate the area鈥檚 best creative work in advertising.
绿帽社Captures MAC FAR Award in Women鈥檚 Sports
绿帽社 has won the Mid-American Conference鈥檚 Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR) for women鈥檚 sports award for the first time in school history.
LOU RAFFIS RECOGNIZED AS DISTINGUISHED HONORS ALUMNUS
Lou Raffis, a 1981 graduate of 绿帽社鈥檚 Honors College, was recently announced as the recipient of the 2020 Distinguished Honors Alumni Award. He recalls his time at Kent State, saying that he truly benefitted from the academic preparation the Honors College gave him to attend graduat鈥
Forbes Ranks 绿帽社Among Nation鈥檚 Top Employers for Diversity
For the second year in a row, 绿帽社 has the distinction of ranking among the top 20 companies nationwide in Forbes鈥 recently released list of .
绿帽社Honors 2020 Diversity Award Recipients
As part of its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration held Jan. 24, 绿帽社 has announced the 2020 recipients of its Diversity Trailblazer Award, Beverly J. Warren Unity Award for Diversity and Rozell Duncan Student Diversity Award.
绿帽社Strikes Gold Again for Healthy Worksite
On the heels of being honored by the American Heart Association for its highest workplace wellness award, the Healthy Business Council of Ohio (HBCO) has awarded 绿帽社 the 2019 Healthy Worksite Gold Level Award for its healthy worksite practices.
2018 Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award Winners
Kent State鈥檚 Division of Research and Sponsored Programs honored the following faculty members for their outstanding work in research, scholarship and mentoring: 2018 Outstanding Research & Scholarship Awardees Fabio J. Polanco, MFA School of Theatre and Dance Gregory C. Smit鈥
2019 President's Award of Distinction Recipients Announced
绿帽社 President Beverly J. Warren recently presented seven 绿帽社staff members with the President鈥檚 Award of Distinction.