Your StoryI was checking meal tickets at Prentice Hall cafeteria when Sandy came through the line wearing a Lakeland CC t-shirt (college is located in my home town). I asked her about the shirt; held up the line; been together ever since!The Proposal and MarriageAsked Sandy's father for her hand and he gave me all of her! Married August 15, 1975.How do you and your spouse stay connected to Kent State as alumni?Active members in the Lake County KSU Alumni Chapter. ...
Your StoryConnie met Kevin at the Rathskeller on March 11, 1981. They were both freshman at that time. Kevin was in Student Senate and Connie in KIC. We continued to date our sophomore year and decided to apply for the WPNI ProgramThe Proposal and MarriageWe were engaged on February 14, 1982 in Washington DC while students at Kent State and part of the Washington Program in National Issues. We were married on August 6, 1983 in Medina Ohio.How do you and your spouse stay connected to Kent State as alumni?We have three daughters...attended Kent State. Rebecca Dickson graduated in 2014 (she also ...
Scott and MarissaA Golden Flash Homecoming WeddingYour StoryWe met the end of spring semester 2009. It was freshman year for both of us. Scott was supposed to attend OSU but instead ended up at KSU (lucky for me). He was going into nursing and I was going into ultrasound. Both of us in the medical field was a plus to me, we both had the passion of helping others and love of science in common. He was in an anatomy class with one of my high school friends. Scott noticed me on Facebook when I posted on my friends FB page. Scott messaged me and we began talking. Although I was hesitant, we continu...
Wanting a career that would allow her to be independent and work from anywhere, Erin Shelley, Ed.D., MA, BSN ‘91, RN, was drawn to the nursing profession. These days, however, she practices nursing as “art imitating life” through her role as a technical expert on the hit NBC television show, Chicago Med. “My primary role is an operating room nurse. I perform clinical duties alongside the actors so they can focus on the delivery of their lines,” said Shelley. “Most of our surgeries involve exposed beating hearts, breathing lungs, bursting arteries and more, so I also follow the direction of ...
’s College of Public Health has received a $375,000 grant that will be used to provide mental health awareness training to personnel in Medina County public schools. The three-year grant, from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will enable the college’s Center for Public Policy and Health to collaborate with Medina County’s Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Board to provide the training. The partnership recently was featured in an article in the Medina Gazette. Deric Keene, associate professor and associate director of the Divisio...
Josh and MariaLove at First Sight Your Story Oh man, how I met my wife. It was the annual Renaissance Ball at Kent State. The best dress competition was going on at the time. It was the best dressed women and I’m looking on stage and I see this girl, who later became my wife. I didn't have the chance to talk to her though until I ran into Arica Kress, '03, my RA at the time, who was driving Maria home. They offered me a ride and that was the first chance I had to speak to this girl who became my wife. We went on a date and eight months later we got married. The Proposal and Marr...
Tom and LoriYour StoryTom and I went to Jr. High and High School together in Kent, but didn't date. He had graduated from Miami and was serving in the Navy when we started dating. We dated cross-country for 3 years. The Proposal and MarriageHe came home at Christmas and proposed to me at the pond behind Engleman Hall, because he knew it was my favorite spot on campus.How do you and your spouse stay connected to Kent State as alumni?I am a member of the alumni association, and we made a donation for the new Visual Arts Building. Our son is a freshman at KSU. After attending the legacy brun...
Earl and DanielleLove at First Sight on the First Day of ClassesYour StoryI met Earl on the very first day of school our freshman year back in 97! He was in my very first class (Dr. Albrecht's) of the day (you know, the early one)! He sat right behind me and he dropped a piece of paper. I picked it up and the rest is history. It was like looking into the eyes of my future. We were married a few weeks after we graduated, and 1 year after that, we welcomed our daughter, Ariana, and 4 years after our son, Logan. The Proposal and MarriageFrom our first date, we knew that we wanted to be toget...