Endowing Employee Talent
Professor Receives National Research Award
Christa Porter, Ph.D., was awarded the Review of Research Award by the American Education Research Association (AERA) for her research article, “Understanding Influences of Development on Black Women’s Success in U.S. Colleges: A Synthesis of Literature."
Donor Funds Visiting Director Series
The Roe Green Foundation donated $2.2 million to support The Roe Green Visiting Director Series within Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø’s School of Theatre and Dance that invites a guest professional director each year to work in residency with students.
Alumnus Creates Professorship
George R. Newkome, Ph.D., and his wife, Mary Jane Saunders, Ph.D., pledged $1 million to fund this first-ever professorship in materials science in 91¿´Æ¬Íø’s College of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Newkome is a two-time Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø alumnus.
Giving Back and Creating a Legacy
Dr. James L. Raper, ’79, chose to support Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø students with a planned gift that includes an endowed fund and endowed professorship that support nursing research and education.
Researcher Designs Safer Trauma Rooms
Research awarded a $2.4 million grant to study how to use design as a tool to improve efficient care in Level I trauma rooms that stabilize and save the lives of patients.
