Kent State Legacies
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Kent State Legacy Families
As alumni of ºÚÁÏÍø, individuals hold a sense of pride and belonging to the university. This pride has built some notable family legacies at ºÚÁÏÍø.
The Winkler family currently holds the most degrees with 35 Kent State degrees in their family. Does your family hold more? We want to hear about it. Complete the legacy form to tell us more and we will add your family to the list of Kent State legacy families.
- Alcorn Family
Daniel Alcorn, '08, '09
Tim Alcorn, '86
Diane Alcorn, '86
Ashley Lockard, '07
Kimberly Hayas-Yedlick, '97 - Babe Family
Malissa Babe, '92
Taylor Grimm, '17 - Beeman Family
Don Beeman, '65
Kristi Beeman, '87
Douglas Beeman, '94
Brittany Marshall, '14 - Beck Family
Karen A. Beck, '65
James Reed Beck, '25, M.S. '29 - Bender Family
Eric Eugene Bender, Jr, '16
Aris Bender - Bierbaum Family
Gretchen Bierbaum, '64, M.A. '68
Aaron Patrick Cooper, '96 - Booth Family
Jean Griffith Booth, '79
Donald Booth, '68
Jean Griffith Junker, '68 - Bratt Family
JoAnna Lynn Bratt, M.Ed. '78, '86 - Brode Family
Michael Brode, '78
Judith Sommers Brode, '71 - Browne Family
Charles Browne, '20
William Browne, '52
William T. Browne, '79
Bruce Browne, '84
Eric Browne, '10 - Brownson Family
Roger Brownson, '64 - Burnell Family
John S. Burnell, '86
Emily S. Burnell Petrou, '83
Sarah (Sally) Burnell, '79
Guenveur Harper Burnell, '51
John P. Burnell, Jr., '50 - Canton Family
Gerald J. Canton, '79, '98
Michael B. Canton, '01, '06
Christina M. Canton-Cline, '08 - Canupp Family
Teri Canupp-Peasley, '90
4 other degrees in family - Chesnes Family
Sharlene Ramos Chesnes, '93
Cassie Chesnes McClellan, '08
Mark Chesnes Jr., '10 - Clark Family
Virginia Sheelen Clark, '65
Cadman (Skip) E. Clark, '65
Elizabeth Clark Watt, '99
J. Travis Watt, '99 - Cody Family
Sheri Cody, '74
Alan Auble, '64
Dale Cody, '74
Chris Rhodes, '02
Brad Cody, '03
Marc Cody, '08, '11 - Compton Family
Kay Dalpiaz Compton, '79
Larry Compton, '78
Jerry Compton, '79
Gary Compton, '80
Judith Dalpiaz, '86
Gregory Swope, '88
Lori Dalpiaz, '03
Joshua Compton, '03
Jessi Compton, '11
Adam Dalpiaz Compton, current student - Davis Family
Nora Davis Kieser, '56
9 other degrees in family - Dewitz Family
Harry Dewitz, '71
Judith Dewitz, '71 - Dobos Family
Judy Kahoun Dobos, '76
Louis Christopher Dobos, '92
Kimberly Dobos Wolfe, '08
Jennifer Dobos, '16 - Duke Family
Tom Duke, '55
Jacqueline Duke Marshall, '50 - Dunning Family
Ann Dunning, '65
Jill Dunning Gault, '74 - Eckert Family
Ronald R. Eckert, '73
Carl Thomas Eckert, '46 - Evans Family
Debra Evans, '97
Alex Evans, current student
Kaitlyn Evans, current student - Freeman Family
Gail Freeman, '77
Aaron Kaufman, '10
Bradley Kaufman, '13 - Gaugler Family
Stacy Gaugler, '12
Rea Gaugler, '21 - Goralski Family
Larissa Goralski Bailey, '91
One other degree in family - Hardesty Family
Frances A. Hardesty, '85
Stephen D. Hardesty, Jr., '96
Daniel Adam Hardesty, '99
Sarah L. Hardesty Nikkel, '01, MAT '02
Jessica Hardesty, '01
James Nikkel, Ph.D '03 - Harvey Family
Reed Harvey, '63, '70
Gail Harvey, '65
Don Harvey, '61
Rhonda Harvey, '61 - Hawk Family
Jason Perry Hawk, '07
Jen Hawk, '15​​​​​​​ - Hedman Family
Brian Hedman, '89
Penelope Hedman, '86, M.S.N. '11 - Herbert Family
David Herbert, '71
Lynda Herbert, '70​​​​​​​
Laurance Herbert, '95 - Horton Family
Marilyn Horton, '57
Samantha Serafine, '14 - Jackson Family
Gary Jackson, '60
Todd Jackson, '82
Stephen Jackson, '84 - Jurecki Family
Russell Jurecki, '98
Cathryn Jurecki, '95 - Kane Family
Carol Jeanne Kane, '62
Hilary Jean Kane, '90
Timothy John Kane
Nicholas Paul
Ralph Onuska​​​​​​​ - Klassan Family
Susan Klasson, '84
Allison Hudec, '13 - Lambert Family
Martha Sharp Lambert, '99
Sharon Sharp Sanger, '92
Laura Sharp Schuch, '07, M.P.H. '12
Joe Schuch, '11
Tim Schuch, '14 - Laubert Family
Beverley Laubert, '84​​​​​​​ - Lazarus Family
William Lazarus, '71
Kathleen Lazarus, '71, '74 - Leles Family
Byron K. Leles, `67, `69
Same Leles, `51, M.A. '52 - Leonard Family
Kathryn Leonard McBride, '84
Susan Leonard Giangardella, '91
Jacob Charles Clasen, current student - Martin Family
George E. Raybould, '60
Roger T. Martin, MBA '90
Darrell A. Martin, '92
Judy Martin, '01
Hannah Armenta, current senior (2015 graduate) - Myers Family
Joseph E. Myers, '73
Gerald R. Myers, '74
Mary J. Myers, '72
Donna Novak Moyers, '79
Lind L. Myers, '69
Molly A. Myers, '11
Louis M. Meyers II, '14 - Novotny family
Glen Novotny, '66, '74, M.F.A. '69
Greg Novotny, '01 - Pearsol Family
William B. Pearsol, '70, M.Ed. '73
Jim Pearsol, M.Ed. '74
Erika Pearsol, '95​​​​​​​ - Persky Family
Jerry Persky, '72, M. Ed. '75
Nancy Persky, '72 - Purk Family
Janice Purk, '72, M.F.A. '90, Ph.D. '00
Helen Williamson Rech, '71
Nancy (Rech) Dye Molinar, '69
George Prough, '77
John Steiner, '42
Marilyn Williamson Burgmann, '73
Lyle Burgmann, '73
Heather Purk, '98
Robert Steindl, M.B.A. '08 - Richmond Family
Sara Richmond Burky, '64
Roberta Richmond Stewart, '60
Joseph Lyle Richmond, '19
Tom Franklin Richmond, '68
Leanne Burky Scott, '97 - Ridinger Family
Jon Ridinger, '08, MAT '09
Janet Derby, '62
C. Helen Derby, '68, M.Ed. '73, '76
Richard Ridinger, '79
Lynn Ridinger, '87
Linda Ridinger, '02
Becky Ridinger Allred, '07
David Allred, '07 - Sizemore Family
David Sizemore, '93
Charles Sizemore, '89 - Spino Family
Jacob Spino, '19
​​​​​​​Mark Spino, '89 - Tate Family
Yvonne Tate, '71​​​​​​​
Penfield Tate, '53
Richard Tate, '60
Alfred Tate, '70 - Talbot Family
Karen Talbot, '69, M.S. '70​​​​​​​ - Tollafield Family
Karen Tollafield, '80
Mark Tollafield, '81
Jeff Tollafield, '11 - Troyer Family
Teri Peasley, '90
Lucille Troyer, '32
Loris Troyer, '34
Bob Troyer, '68
Scott Canupp, '94 - Twyman Family
Tammy Twyman, '75​​​​​​​
Kania Twyman, '14 - Vehovec Family
Michael Vehovec, '85​​​​​​​
Cinday Vehovec, '85, '87
Nicole Vehovec Discenzo, '05 - Walters Family
Tom Walters, '57
Kathleen Robinson (Walters)
Clay Robinson - Weston Family
Erin Weston, '01
Michael Forrester, '80
Erin Forrester Weston, '01, '04
Alan M. Weston II, '00, '03 - Williamson Family
Heather Williamson, '88 - Winkler Family
View the list of Winkler family members - Zahursky Family
Michelle Zahursky, '99, M.A. '01
Steve Zahursky, '99 - Zuber Family
Nicole Zuber, '09