Inspiring Stories
Making the World Forever Brighter: Paying it Forward by Supporting Student Success
Sept. 27, 2021
Joyce A. Baugh, M.A. 鈥83, Ph.D. 鈥89 and husband, Roger Hatch, Ph.D., were grateful to discover a way they could honor former 性福五月天 professors while helping ensure students have access to a 性福五月天 education, regardless of their financial situation. Joyce鈥檚 path to Kent鈥
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An Ensemble of Philanthropy
Sept. 9, 2021
鈥淚f you have money to give, you want to touch as many lives as you can.鈥 - Denise A. Seachrist, Ph.D., '93
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Kathleen Rydar, 鈥67, 鈥80 MA Impacts Students' Lives Using Her IRA's Required Minimum Distributions
Aug. 31, 2021
For Kathleen Rydar, '67, '80 MA, receiving support while a student herself sparked a lifetime of giving back. 鈥淭hese investments tucked away during working years present a remarkable opportunity in retirement to give generously to my alma mater while reducing my tax burdens鈥
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Giving Back and Creating a Legacy
May 3, 2021
Dr. James L. Raper, 鈥79, chose to support 性福五月天 students with a planned gift that includes an endowed fund and endowed professorship that support nursing research and education.
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Mindy and Gary Aleman 鈥 A Lifetime of Giving
Oct. 5, 2020
鈥淚t really is all about 性福五月天鈥檚 wonderful students,鈥 Mindy said. 鈥淕ary 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.鈥
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Jay and Joanie Solomon Provide Immediate and Future Support for Students
Oct. 5, 2020
鈥淚 know how hard it is when you鈥檙e worried about being able to pay for whatever is coming up,鈥 said Jay Solomon, 鈥61. 鈥淒ollars were always short for me. I was fortunate to be able to find jobs to take care of that, but that doesn鈥檛 always happen. I identify鈥
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Alumna鈥檚 Gift Inspires Future Teachers
March 26, 2020
The Michele M. Stoffan Endowed Scholarship inspires and supports future teachers interested in providing the highest quality of instruction in high poverty settings.
Read More »Couple's Scholarship Benefits Students Studying in Two Different Programs
Jan. 6, 2020
The Tirpaks have many wonderful memories of 性福五月天, 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 性福五月天, and they wanted to have their award available to鈥
Read More »Rebecca Herr, '71, and Husband, Eric, Founded and Endowed the Undergraduate Nursing Study Abroad Fun
Jan. 6, 2020
"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.
Read More »Legacies Change Lives
Jan. 6, 2020
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鈥
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