Football To Honor Their Most Valuable Professors on Saturday
10/23/2019 2:40:00 PM | Football
KENT, OHIO- Â At this weekend's game against Miami, the Kent State football team will be recognizing professors as part of the team's Most Valuable Professor (MVP) initiative.
The MVP program focused on seniors who are in their last year of eligibility. The senior was asked to provide the name of one faculty member who made the largest impact on them during their time at Kent State University.Â
Those being recognized were chosen by these students. Each student wrote a hand-written thank you note to their MVP and filmed a video on why they chose the person they did, which can be seen at the top of the article. Â
The thank you notes were hand delivered to each faculty member, along with a mini helmet and tickets to this weekend's game against Miami.  Coach Lewis also surprised two faculty members at their classroom and thanked them for their work and impact that they have had with the student-athletes. Below is the professor that each senior chose as their Most Valuable Professor:
Matt Bahr                             Dr. Allen Lowery, Sociology
John Henry Bronczek           Dr. Eddy Patuwo, Management & Information Systems
Mike Carrigan            Dr. Hyong Yim, Sport Administration
Nick Faulkner              Dr. Christine Balan, Special Education
Bryce Gibbs              Professor Mwatabu Okantah, Pan-African Studies
Dominic Hill                Dr. Suzanne Holt, Women Studies
Theo Majette                       Professor Tuyet Pham, Mathematics
Will Matthews                         Professor Mary Heidler, Entrepreneurship
Joey Palumbo              Professor Mark Kirby, Sport Administration
Jamal Parker              Professor Aaron Mulrooney, Sport Administration
Akeam Peters                      Professor Michele Wollenzier, English
Kavious Price                      Professor Michele Wollenzier, English
Jae'Vante Ray                     Dr. Anthony VanderHorst, Sociolgy
Jo-El Shaw                             Dr. Douglass Ellison, Physical Education
Jamil Viaud                          Dr. Douglass Ellison, Physical Education
Nate Warnock                     Dr. Jeff Huston, Athletic Training
