Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement
Charlotte L. “Char” Hughes, ’63, and Janette M. Aten, ’63, met while doing their laundry in Terrace Hall, where they both lived as students at . Soon, they were inseparable. “Our time at Kent State was very enjoyable,” Char remembered. “We liked our professors, and we had a great group of friends.”Both education majors, the pair went on to teach together in the Parma City Schools and were roommates until Janette married Michael Aten in 1970.In Char’s annual meeting with her financial advisor, they were discussing how to use the required minimum distribution for her IR...