Awards and Honors

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University Airport Designated Airport of the Year
During its annual conference in Columbus, Ohio, the Ohio Aviation Association designated the ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University Airport as its Airport of the Year. Each year, the Ohio Aviation Association selects an airport that puts into practice the association’s 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 ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University 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
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s Wick Poetry Center to benefit from grant The Poetry Coalition, of which the Wick Poetry Center at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University 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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ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University Airport Designated Airport of the Year
During its annual conference in Columbus, Ohio, the Ohio Aviation Association designated the ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University Airport as its Airport of the Year. Each year, the Ohio Aviation Association selects an airport that puts into practice the association’s mission of promoting aviation by providing a…
Airport

Educator, Pioneering Scientist and Visionary Owen Lovejoy Receives ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s Highest Honor
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University 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 President’s Medal is the highest honor conferred by Kent…
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Women’s Golf Finishes Tied for Fifth at NCAA National Championships
The ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University women’s golf team finished tied for fifth at the 2017 NCAA National Championship, falling Tuesday, May 23, in the quarterfinals match play round to top seeded Northwestern, 3-2. The ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Golden Flashes completed its best run at the NCAA National Championship, beati…
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President’s Medal Recipient
Educator, pioneering scientist and visionary Owen Lovejoy receives the highest ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University honor.
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Golden Flashes Clinch Title and No. 1 Seed in MAC Tournament
For the second straight year, the ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University baseball team has been crowned the outright Mid-American Conference (MAC) regular season champions, a feat now accomplished 14 times in program history. The ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Golden Flashes clinched the title and the No. 1 seed at the MAC Tournamen…
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ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Finishes Second at Regionals, Moves on to National Championship
The No. 12 ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University men’s golf team has booked its ticket to the 2017 NCAA National Championship with a second-place finish at the Washington Regional at 3-over par 855 (287-282-286). The ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Golden Flashes were among the leaders throughout the weekend and led the par-71 regio…
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ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Wins Third Game of Day to Capture Its Third MAC Tournament Crown
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University senior Ronnie Ladines tossed a three-hitter and hit a two-run homer in the first inning to lead No. 4 ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì past No. 2 Ohio, 3-0, in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Tournament Championship game. The performance by Ladines capped a sensational week in which she earne…
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