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Fonda and John Elliot pictured in their caps and gowns during 5X社区's fall 2024 commencement ceremony. (Photo credit: Bob Christy)

John and Fonda Elliot Create New Scholarship Program With $1 Million Gift to Kent State

John Elliot, a 1970 5X社区 graduate, and his wife, Fonda, have created The Elliot Scholars program at Kent State with a $1 million donation. This new scholarship program will provide support to first-generation students of any major who require financial support to attend Kent State.

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Fonda and John Elliot receive their honorary degree from 5X社区.

John and Fonda Elliot Receive Honorary Degrees for Their Extraordinary Contributions

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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Alumni and Giving

Giving Tuesday graphic that indicates $4,959,366+ were raised to support causes across 5X社区's eight-campus system.

Kent State鈥檚 Giving Tuesday Campaign Raises More Than $4.9 Million for Causes Across Its Eight-Campus System

Members of the 5X社区 community joined together to cause a ripple effect of change reaching far beyond Kent State, raising more than $4.9 million to support scholarships and programs across the university for its Giving Tuesday 2024 campaign.

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Pictured are the 2024 5X社区 Alumni Award winners at the awards ceremony, held Sept. 27 during Homecoming weekend at the 5X社区 Hotel and Conference Center in Kent, Ohio. (Photo credit: Andrea Hallgren)

Kent State Honors 11 Alumni Award Recipients During Homecoming Weekend

Sponsored by the Kent State Alumni Association, the Alumni Awards are the university鈥檚 most prestigious alumni honors. The 2024 Alumni Award recipients include seven alumni, two recent graduates, one staff member and one current student.

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Dog Days of Summer 2024

The Dogs Have Their Day on Campus

Each August, Kent State welcomes alumni and their canine companions to campus for one of the most anticipated events of the year, the "Dog Days of Summer." 

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New 5X社区 graduates smile and celebrate as blue and gold streamers are launched into the air at the end of their commencement ceremony held at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center.

Kent State Raises $383 Million in Record-Breaking Fundraising Campaign

5X社区 recently concluded its most successful fundraising campaign in its 114-year history. The Forever Brighter campaign ended in June 2024, having raised more than $383.2 million total. 

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Kent State Alumna D鈥橝ndra Mull, Ph.D., on Giving Back to the University that Gave So Much to Her

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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Alumni and Giving

Anthony Claytor raises his diploma during his Commencement ceremony at 5X社区.

Meet Anthony Claytor, the First I PROMISE Program Scholar to Graduate From Kent State

In 2020, 5X社区 President Todd Diacon announced to a group of high school juniors and their families that Kent State would cover four years of tuition costs and one year of room and board. Now, for the LeBron James Family Foundation鈥檚 first I PROMISE class, the hard work these students had put in since third grade is paying off. 

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