Awards and Honors
WKSU Wins Nine Ohio Excellence in Journalism Awards
WKSU was honored by the Press Club of Cleveland with nine Ohio Excellence in Journalism Awards at a ceremony on June 5 at the House of Blues in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. The station won four first-place and the best-in-show award for Best Newscast, which WKSU staff received for the second year in a ā¦
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Kent Stateās Linda Zucca Named Outstanding Ohio Accounting Educator
Linda Zucca, Ph.D., CPA, chair of the Department of Accounting in Ā鶹¹ū¶³ās College of Business Administration, received the Outstanding Ohio Accounting Educator award from the Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) for her continued efforts to advance student learning. &nā¦
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Kent State's Gianna Commito to Receive 2015 Cleveland Arts Prize
Ā鶹¹ū¶³'s Gianna Commito, an associate professor who teaches painting in its School of Art, has been named the recipient of a 2015 Cleveland Arts Prize. Commito will be presented with one of two Emerging Artist Awards at this yearās ceremony, to be held at the Cleveā¦
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Kent State Graduate Student Wins Silver Award From Materials Research Society
Anshul Sharma, a graduate student in Ā鶹¹ū¶³ās Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program in the College of Arts and Sciences, was awarded the Silver Graduate Student Award at the Materials Research Societyās 2015 Spring Meeting in San Francisco, California. She was recognized for her ā¦
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Ā鶹¹ū¶³ Press Wins 2015 PROSE Award
The Ā鶹¹ū¶³ Press received a 2015 PROSE Award in the Single Volume ā Humanities & Social Sciences category for āWearable Prints, 1760-1860: History, Materials, and Mechanicsā by Susan W. Greene. Sponsored by the Association of American Publishers, the PROSE Awards annually recognizā¦
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WKSU Wins 10 Awards From Ohio Associated Press Media Editors for Work Created in 2014
In a ceremony held May 3 in Columbus, Ohio, WKSU was honored with 10 awards from the Ohio Associated Press Media Editors, including the top award for General Excellence (an award presented to the large market radio station with the best showing in the competition). The event celebrated the best jourā¦
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WKSUās Jeff St. Clair Receives Regional Edward R. Murrow Award
WKSU reporter/producer Jeff St. Clair has been recognized by the Radio-Television-Digital News Association (RTDNA) with a Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for Sports Reporting. WKSU competes in the Large Market division against public and commercial radio stations in major cities in Illinois, Indianaā¦
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Center for Student Involvementās Awards Ceremony Recognizes Student Leaders
Ā鶹¹ū¶³ās Center for Student Involvement hosted the 37th annual Student Leadership and Honors Awards on April 8 in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. The event celebrates and recognizes student leaders, organizations and advisors for their contributions to the Kent State community durinā¦
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Kent State Receives Tree Campus USA Recognition for Seventh Consecutive Year
Ā鶹¹ū¶³ has earned the Arbor Day Foundationās Tree Campus USA recognition for its commitment to effective urban forest management for the seventh consecutive year. Tree Campus USA, a national program launched in 2008 by the Arbor Day Foundation and Toyota, honors colleges and unā¦
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WKSUās Vivian Goodman Named James Beard Award Finalist
āQuick Bitesā recognized in radio show category WKSU reporter/producer Vivian Goodman has been named one of three finalists for the national James Beard Foundation Award in the Best Radio Show/Webcast category for her weekly āQuick Bitesā feature. The other two finalists are āHidden Kitchensā and āā¦
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