Inspiring Stories
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Dr. James L. Raper, ’79, chose to support Kent State students with a planned gift that includes an endowed fund and endowed professorship that support nursing research and education.
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“It really is all about Kent State’s wonderful students,” Mindy said. “Gary and I were able to pursue our dreams. These students deserve the opportunity to pursue their dreams and need help right now to do that.”
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“I know how hard it is when you’re worried about being able to pay for whatever is coming up,” said Jay Solomon, ’61. “Dollars were always short for me. I was fortunate to be able to find jobs to take care of that, but that doesn’t always happen. I identify…
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The Michele M. Stoffan Endowed Scholarship inspires and supports future teachers interested in providing the highest quality of instruction in high poverty settings.
Jack and Dora sharing a celebratory toast during their 2014 family Disney cruise celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary.
The Tirpaks have many wonderful memories of Kent State, and they wanted to honor those memories in a special way, by endowing a named scholarship. The problem was, they each graduated from different colleges within Kent State, and they wanted to have their award available to…
Rebecca Herr, '71, and Husband, Eric, Founded and Endowed the Undergraduate Nursing Study Abroad Fun
"Although they can't be an expert at everything, they need to remain curious."
That is Rebecca Herr's advice for students, and her own sense of curiosity became a passion for adventure.
Second year graduate student Tricia Reed typically works 20 to 30 hours per week while also working on her M.Ed/Ed.S. in school psychology - a hectic schedule that leaves her little time for other activities. But, thanks to the E. Earline Long Endowed Scholarship in School…
Tom Serwatka started his master's program at Kent State during the summer of 1970, a time of great social change. As a result, he says he enjoyed many life-affirming experiences during his time at the university while working toward both his master's and Ph.D. degrees in…
Charles Harker's decision to create a scholarship to aid future students was easy. He found that he could create a scholarship with its intent now, and fund it through his will.