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Varsity K Awards and Hall of Fame Criteria
Awarded to a person who over a considerable length of time has made significant personal contributions of time and effort to the student-athletes and the Intercollegiate Athletic program of Kent State University.
2024: Mindy Aleman
Mindy Aleman devoted more than 22 years to the world of philanthropy at Kent State, fundraising for athletics and various university causes. Together with her husband, Gary, they established an endowed baseball scholarship at Kent State through their estate plan. Their contributions also extend to the facilities fund, with the Gary & Mindy Aleman Field House Office bearing their names. They stay connected to Kent State Athletics, supporting football, men’s and women’s basketball, volleyball, cheer and dance through generous gifts and season tickets.
2023: Frank Kurtz
Affectionately known to many as “Mr. Kent State,” Frank Kurtz graduated from Kent State University in 1988 with a degree in education. Following his teaching career, Kurtz accepted a volunteer position with Kent State’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes. In this position, he captivated everyone with his smile and touched many student-athletes and members of the university community with his magnetic personality.
2022: Lori Wemhoff
Between 2009 and 2020, Lori served as the executive director of the Kent Area Chamber of Commerce. During this time, she was and remains a loyal Kent State Athletics supporter, season ticket holder for football and basketball and has served as a member of the committee for the Athletics Scholarship Auction. She was able to combine her passion for the city of Kent and Kent State athletics by teaming up with the athletics department to arrange kick-off events for the start of new sports seasons. These events allowed for the coaches to tell local business leaders about the upcoming seasons and build connections. She recently moved to Chicago, IL to become senior vice president for the American Osteopathic Association, but she has continued her support of Kent State athletics.
2020-2021: Vicki Nader
The Honorary Varsity "K" member for 2020-2021 is long-time Kent State Athletics staffer Vicki Nader. "Ms. Vicki" worked in the athletic department's business office and at Kent State University for over 20 years. She is a fixture at Kent State home events, either as a volunteer with the game day crew or as a die-hard fan. On football game days, Vicki can be found working the media meal area and making sure everyone is taken care of throughout the game. Throughout the year, she traditionally will bring news clippings and feature stories she has found in the area papers, sharing the stories with coaches and student-athletes.
2019: Bill and Eddye White
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2018: Connie and Scott Hamilton
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2017: Kathy Wilson
Dr. Kathy Wilson has been a professor of economics at Kent State since 1996 and has been the chair of the economics department since 2018. She recently served as the Faculty Athletics Representative until June 30, 2022. In this role, she ensured the academic integrity of intercollegiate athletics, facilitated institutional control, and enhanced the student-athlete experience. She also helped ensure the athletics department have procedures in place that complied with NCAA and MAC regulations. She also signed off on eligibility requirements and reviewed all NCAA infractions. Dr. Wilson has served as a member of the National Athletic Development Council and has been a season ticket holder for football and basketball.
2016: Gregg Floyd
Once Special Assistant to the President and Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration at Kent State, Gregg Floyd has been a dedicated Golden Flash being on Kent State's Alumni Association National Board of Directors as well as the Foundation Board of Directors. He has been a generous and active supported of The Golden Flashes Club.
2015: Dennis and Sally Missimi
Longtime residents of Kent, Ohio, and supporters of Kent State athletics, Dennis and Sally Missimi are this year's Honorary Varsity "K" members. Dennis is a major with the Portage County Sherriff's Office and Sally has worked as a community benefit director for Summa Health System. Sally has three degrees from Kent State, including a PhD in 2007. Dennis and Sally are Kent State football and basketball season ticket holders and rarely miss an opportunity to see the Golden Flashes in action. Their loyalty and generosity to Kent State has made a significant impact in the lives of many student-athletes.
2015: Lois and Stan Rose
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2014: Dave and Sherry Joy
Sherry and Dave Joy are proud supporters of Kent State University. Sherry is a fourth generation native of Kent, OH. In 1959, Dave and his family moved to Kent, where he met Sherry Bentley at Davey Junior High School. They immediately became best friends. After attending Kent State University, Dave joined the U.S. Army, where he served from 1967 to 1970. Although Sherry loved Kent State, she chose a career in dental hygiene and graduated from West Liberty University in West Liberty, WV. Returning to Kent in 1970, they both started their first jobs. Dave worked for the Davey Tree Expert Company and ended his career 45 years later as a district manager in Cleveland. In 1979, Dave was one of the original group of investors, who bought the Davey Tree Expert Company from the Davey family. Today, it is one of the largest employee-owned companies in the United States. During the same 45 years, Sherry worked as a dental hygienist for Dr. E.A. Mastroianni in Kent. The Joys were married in 1971 and have two married children, Bryse and Brooke, and four grandchildren, Ella, Carson, Morgan and Carson. Dave and Sherry agree that they inherited their love of Kent State sports from Don Bentley, Sherry‘s dad. A well-known builder and Kent businessman, D.B. was a huge fan of all sports at Kent State. Together, the Joys have served on a number of boards, including the Coleman Foundation Board, the Portage Foundation Board and University Hospitals Foundation Board. They have endowed scholarships for Kent State University athletics, as well as the Kent State University School of Music and Theater. Following in the footsteps of their philanthropic parents, they established the Don and Barb Bentley Fund for Sports and Literacy and the Jack and Elsie Joy Fund for Veterans with the Portage Foundation. Their motto is “Hard work pays off.” The couple encourages others to give of their time, talent or resources.
2013: Mike Beder
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2012: Nancy Schiappa
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2011: Mel Mellis
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2010: Cara Gilgenbach
Cara Gilgenbach and Theresa Walton-Fisette co-authored "Kent State University Athletics - Images of Sports," which chronicles the highlights of sports history during the institution's first 100 years. Gilgenbach heads the Department of Special Collections and Archives in the Kent State University libraries, where she administers the university archives collections, the source of most of the photographs featured in the book.
2010: Theresa Walton
Theresa Walton-Fisette and Cara Gilgenbach co-authored "Kent State University Athletics - Images of Sports," which chronicles the highlights of sports history during the institution's first 100 years. Walton-Fisette joined the faculty at Kent State in 2003, achieving tenure and promotion to Associate Professor in 2009 and later advancing to Professor in 2017. Walton-Fisette's research has been published in several reputable journals, including the Sociology of Sport Journal, the Journal of Sport History, the Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal, the Journal of Popular Culture and Sport, and Education & Society.
2009: Gregory Jarvie
Greg Jarvie is a Kent State University alumnus who has served the university for 29 years as a residence hall director, dean of students, student ombuds and vice president of enrollment management and student affairs.
2008: Bill Barrett
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2007: Dr. William Konnert
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2006: Dr. Tom Barber
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2005: Rose Fathauer
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2004: Dan McCombs
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2004: Dr. Robert Treichler
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2003: Laing Kennedy
During Kennedy's 16 successful years as Kent State's 10th Director of Athletics, the Golden Flashes claimed six Jacoby Trophies for women's athletic excellence in the MAC and five Reese Trophies on the men's side - including both awards in 2009-2010, a first for the department. Kent State was the top MAC school in the national Director's Cup standings for 10 of the last 11 years and 13 times overall, while claiming 95 MAC Championships (tournament and regular season) and 66 NCAA postseason berths. Individually, the Golden Flashes boasted 86 All-Americans, 29 Academic All-Americans and 274 MAC Champions.
2002: Madonna Duaso
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2002: John Faulstick
Faulstick served as Kent State's head athletic trainer from 1980 until his retirement in 2011. Inducted into the Kent State Varsity "K" Hall of Fame in 2010, he was also inducted into the Ohio Athletic Trainers' Association (OATA) Hall of Fame in May 2009. Prior to coming to Kent State, Faulstick was an athletic trainer and instructor at Ball State from 1977-1980. Faulstick was also named the OATA Athletic Trainer of the Year in the College/University Division in 2000.
2001: Dr. Carol Cartwright
Dr. Carol Cartwright made a profound impact during her 15-year tenure as Kent State’s 10th president, becoming the first woman to lead a state university in Ohio. Renowned for her unwavering commitment to student welfare, she emerged as one of the most respected voices in higher education nationwide. Her influence extended to the national level, where she chaired the board of directors for the American Association for Higher Education and served on the boards of the American Council on Education and the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges. She also led the NCAA Executive Committee from 2003 to 2005 and was a member of the NCAA’s board of directors from 1997 to 2005. In 1999, Dr. Cartwright was appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, a Smithsonian Institution component dedicated to fostering scholarship and dialogue in international relations through the humanities and social sciences. In 2000, she was named to the reconvened Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics, where she joined a panel of national leaders in education, business, and sports to evaluate and recommend improvements in collegiate athletics. Additionally, in 2002, she began a three-year term on the executive board of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education and was elected to the board of directors for the Center for Research Libraries. Dr. Cartwright's extensive contributions to higher education earned her induction into the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame in her first year of eligibility. She has also been honored with Distinguished Alumni awards from the University of Wisconsin at Whitewater and the University of Pittsburgh's School of Education, as well as the Clairol Mentor Award in Education, the YWCA Greater Cleveland Women of Achievement Award, the Northeast Ohio ATHENA Award, and the March of Dimes Franklin Delano Roosevelt Humanitarian Award for Excellence. Dr. Cartwright holds master's and doctoral degrees from the University of Pittsburgh and a bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin at Whitewater. Together with Dr. G. Phillip Cartwright, she has raised three children, the youngest of whom is a Kent State graduate.
2000: Clarence Cronbaugh
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2000: Colette Horn
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1999: Frank Romano
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1998: Ken Himes
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1998: Jessie Shumaker
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1997: Dennis Talboo
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1996: Hank Dunckel
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1996: Linda Zygmond
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1995: Cathy O'Donnell
Serving Kent State Athletics for 22 years, O'Donnell began her time in the department as an academic counselor. She later became senior woman administrator and executive associate athletic director. O'Donnell guided student-athletes in academic, social and real life endeavors. Meanwhile, she played a major administrative role in the department as numerous teams achieved new levels of athletic and academic success. An indicative reflection of O'Donnell's work with Laing Kennedy came during the 2009-10 academic year when Kent State won the Reese, Jacoby and Cartwright Awards for excellence in athletics, academics and community service.
1995: Jim Ruggles
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1994: Keith "Pete" Ewing
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1994: Bob Hunt
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1993: Jim Crisp
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1993: Betsy Grimm
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1992: Jack Clevenger
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1992: Sue Lacy
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1992: Tony Thomas
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1991: Lorie Coll
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1991: Judy Devine
The matriarch of Kent State Athletics, Devine retired from her post as Associate Athletic Director in 2000 following 31 years of her professional career with a variety of roles within the department. She came to Kent State as a graduate assistant in 1969 and coached the women's basketball team until 1977 and the field hockey squad through 1981. When the men's and women's athletic programs were merged in 1975, she was given the responsibilities of assistant director of athletics and was elevated to associate A.D. in 1978. At the time of her retirement, she coordinated financial aid, housing, awards and the academic performance of KSU student-athletes. She also had handled compliance and eligibility until 1999. A native of Cheyenne, WY, she was raised in Rocky Ford, CO and earned a bachelor's degree from Colorado State University in 1969.
1991: Dr. Michael Schwartz
Dr. Michael Schwartz served as Kent State University's ninth president from 1982 to 1991, having joined the institution in March 1976 as vice president for graduate studies and research. He was also a professor of sociology and psychology. Over his 25-year tenure at Kent State, Schwartz played various key roles. After retiring as president in 1991, he continued teaching at the university for another decade. During his presidency, Schwartz oversaw significant developments, including the opening of the Glenn H. Brown Liquid Crystal Institute, the Kent State University Museum of Fashion, and the Athletic Field House. The Shannon Rodgers/Jerry Silverman School of Fashion Design and Merchandising was also established under his leadership. Additionally, Schwartz is remembered as a stabilizing influence in the years following the May 4, 1970, shootings and the subsequent legal proceedings, and he played a crucial role in the creation of the May 4 Memorial.
1991: Bill Vellon
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1990: John Moran
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1989: Terry Barnard
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1989: Faye Biles
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1988: Harry DeVault
Long time writer for the Record-Courier since 1951, DeVault covered Kent State Athletics from 1964 until he retired in 1996. DeVault was also elected to the Mid-American Conference Sports Writers Hall of Fame in 1996.
1988: Ken Hiney
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1988: Larry Sisson
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1987: Dave Goldstein
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1987: Sally Hunt
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1987: Francis “Frank” Smouse
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1986: Rudy and Janet Bachna
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1986: Richard Schoonover
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1986: Jerry Wiland
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1985: Harold Bluestone
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1985: Leland Keller
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1985: Emmanuel Peoples
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1984: Dr. Tony Adamle
Dr. Tony Adamle earned his bachelor's degree in education from Kent State University in 1950, followed by a master's degree and a medical degree from Case Western Reserve University. He served as Kent's team physician from 1966 to 1977 and again from 1987 to 1994, with a brief period as associate team physician from 1985 to 1986. In recognition of his contributions, he was named "Outstanding Team Physician" by the Ohio State Medical Society in 1983 and received the NATA Trainer's Award in 1987. Born on May 12, 1924, in Fairmont, West Virginia, Dr. Adamle has been in private practice as a primary care physician since 1957. He was a charter inductee into the Portage County Sports Hall of Fame in 1983. He is married to Kathleen Duffy of Cleveland, and together they have six children: Mike, Pat, Vic, Mark, Kelly, and Kerry.
1984: Andy and R.J. Flogge
Andy and R.J. Flogge owned downtown landmark bar/restaurant, Ray's Place from the mid-1940's until 1975. In 1946, the brothers installed televisions at Ray’s to air Indians games for their patrons. Eventually advertising that games were available for viewing it in the local papers, crowds were drawn to watch the Cleveland Indians defeat the Boston Braves in the 1948 World Series. This creating what may have been one of the earliest sports bars on record and probably the oldest documented sports bar in the state of Ohio.
1984: James O'Brien
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1982: Bob Buckley
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1982: Milford John Murphy
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1982: Matt Resick
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1979: Joseph Begala
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1979: Vincent James Delano
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1979: Clarence Fyock
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1979: Doug Raymond
During his 18-year tenure as head track and cross country coach at Kent State University from 1960 to 1978, Doug Raymond led the Flashes to two MAC track titles in 1973 and 1975 and was twice named MAC Coach of the Year. Under his guidance, the 1973 indoor track team secured a second-place finish at the NCAA championships. He coached 14 Kent athletes to All-American status, with 29 individuals winning MAC titles. His athletes earned All-American honors 34 times, and three—Jacques Accambray, Al Schoterman, and Gerald Tinker—went on to become Olympians. A graduate of Beverly High School in Massachusetts in 1933, he was a state champion in the 880 and undefeated in his final years of high school. After retiring from Kent State in 1978, he continued to enjoy golfing. Raymond earned his B.A. and M.Ed. from Boston University, where he was a track standout, undefeated in dual meet competition in the 440 and 880, and a national AAU champion in the 600 meters. He also coached track at Boston University, leading the team to seven consecutive New England Intercollegiate Championships. Additionally, he served as coach for the 1956 U.S. Olympic Team and the 1969 American Team at the Pacific Conference Championships. A WWII U.S. Navy veteran, he was inducted into the Ohio Track & Field Associations Hall of Fame in 1987. He was married to Mary Dowling, with whom he had five children.
1979: Trevor Rees
Graduated from Ohio State University (1936), Trevor Rees was born in Dover, Ohio and came to KSU in 1946 as head football coach after serving as end coach at Ohio State in 1945. He rebuilt a KSU football program that did not participate from 1943-45 because of WWII and compiled the best winning percentage of any KSU football coach (.591) with 92 wins, 63 losses, and 5 ties. Named Ohio Collegiate “Coach of the Year” in 1958 as Flashes finished 7-2 after going 3-6 in 1957 and served as Kent State’s athletic director from 1946-56. Coach Rees led school to its first post-season bowl game, the 1954 Refrigerator Bowl. His teams compiled just four losing seasons in 18 years.
1979: Beverly Seidel
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Pre-1979: Dr. George Bowman
From 1944 to 1963, the university was led by President George Bowman. During his tenure, the student senate, faculty senate and graduate council were organized. Although it had served Stark County from the 1920s, in 1946, the university's first regional campus, the Stark Campus, was established in Canton, Ohio. In the fall of 1947, Bowman appointed Oscar W. Ritchie as a full-time faculty member. Ritchie's appointment to the faculty made him the first African American to serve on the faculty at Kent State and also made him the first African American professor to serve on the faculty of any state university in Ohio.
Pre-1979: Karl Chesnutt
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Pre-1979: Walt Clarke
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Pre-1979: Otho Davis
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Pre-1979: Dr. Marion DeWeese
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Pre-1979: Dr. Carl Erickson
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Pre-1979: Jay Fischer
Jay Fischer was the Kent State men’s track coach from 1954-1960 and men’s golf coach from 1960-1968. Under his leadership, he brought the golf team to a conference championship and an NCAA appearance, both in 1968. He was on the Kent State faculty since the Fall of 1947.
Pre-1979: John Friese
John Friese was Director of Kent State Food Service in the 1960s and 70s.
Pre-1979: Ron Harris
Ron "Ronnie" Harris won an Olympic gold medal in lightweight boxing at the 1968 Mexico City games. He also achieved the rare feat of winning the National AAU title three consecutive years – 1966-1968. Harris twice won the Golden Gloves title and was a bronze medalist at the 1967 Pan American Games. Harris attended Kent State University, where he initially studied pre-med. Harris fought as a professional from 1971-82, with a career record of 35 wins (14 by knockout) and 2 losses (1 by knockout). On 5 August 1978 he fought Hugo Corro for the WBA and WBC Middleweight titles, but lost a unanimous decision over 15 rounds in Corro’s hometown of Buenos Aires, Harris’ first loss after 28 victories. Harris won the NABF Middleweight championship in 1979 with a unanimous decision over Edgar Wallace, but lost that title one year later, when he suffered his only career loss by knockout against Sammy NeSmith.
Pre-1979: Hester Jane Johnston
Head coach of the Kent State Field Hockey team in the early 50's before Title IX. She was assistant professor of H.P.E.
Pre-1979: Doris Kot
After graduating from high school, Doris Kot attended Kent State University, where she became a member of Alpha Xi Delta and was elected Pigskin Prom Queen at a Booster Club event. She worked within the football office during the Trevor Reese years where she soon played a crucial role in the operational efficiency of the office's business functions. While there, she met Tom Kot, a left halfback on KSU's football team, who would later become her husband. Doris graduated cum laude from Kent State in 1948 with a bachelor’s degree in Secretarial Science, and she and Tom were married in November of that year. In 1970, Doris furthered her education by earning a Master of Arts in Teaching from Kent State. She was then hired at Mogadore High School as the Cooperative Office Education (COE) teacher, where she taught typing, shorthand, and office skills until her retirement in 1987. Doris was deeply committed to her students, actively helping them secure COE placements, some of which led to permanent employment. She exemplified the power of networking long before it became a common term, and through her teaching and connections with local employers, she positively impacted the lives of many students and formed numerous lifelong friendships.
Pre-1979: Dr. Elizabeth Leggett
Dr. Elizabeth Leggett served as the Kent State football team physician in the late 1930s and into the 1940s. Cherished by the team for her compassionate nature and unwavering support over the years, she was honored as Prom Queen at the Annual Pigskin Hop celebrating the varsity lettermen in November 1938.
Pre-1979: Howard Morrette
Howard Morrette was the head men's golf coach for 11 seasons between 1949 and 1960. He led the team to two conference titles in 1950 and 1954, and an NCAA appearance in 1951. Hired at the age of 30 years old, he was classified as a professional for 13 years. A native of Toledo, he began his golfing career at the age of nine as a caddy and has been swinging clubs ever since. A golfer at Bowling Green until his junior year before enlisting in the Navy, he got his first job as an assistant golf pro at Sunnydale golf course in his hometown. He eventually became the professional at Twin Lakes country club before being hired as the head coach at Kent State.
Pre-1979: Dr. Glenn Olds
Dr. Glenn Olds was ordained in the Methodist Church after receiving his bachelor of divinity from Garrett Theological Seminary. He earned a master's degree from Northwestern University and a PhD in philosophy from Yale University in 1948. His academic career included professorships at DePauw University, Garrett, and Northwestern, as well as teaching positions at eight other institutions, including American University and Portland State University. He also served as the chaplain at the University of Denver and the director of Cornell United Religious Works. At the age of 37, Olds became the president of Springfield College in Massachusetts, and in 1965, he was appointed University Dean of International Studies and World Affairs in the State University of New York system. Dr. Olds served as a consultant to four U.S. presidents—Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon—playing significant roles such as principal architect of VISTA in the War on Poverty, special assistant for policy and manpower development to President Nixon, and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Economic and Social Council. In 1971, he became president of Kent State University, arriving after the tragic events to help heal a troubled campus. In 1977, he took on the challenge of reopening a liberal arts Methodist college in Anchorage as president of Alaska Pacific University. Later, in 1986, he ran a close race as the Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate in Alaska. Dr. Olds also served as President and CEO of the Fetzer Foundation and Ted Turner's Better World Society. He returned to Alaska to work with Governor Hickel as Commissioner of Commerce and Economic Development and Commissioner of Natural Resources. A prolific author and the recipient of 10 honorary doctorates from institutions both in the U.S. and abroad, Dr. Olds was widely regarded as one of America's premier public speakers.
Pre-1979: A. Sellew Roberts
Dr. A. Sellew Roberts was head of the department of History at Kent State from 1927 to his retirement in 1958, a Kent State sports enthusiast, and was beloved by Kent State student-athletes.
Pre-1979: Earl Shumaker
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Pre-1979: Oka Stonestreet
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Pre-1979: Manus “Bugs” Wagoner
Merle Edwin Wagoner was the founder and Adviser of Varsity “K” Club in 1927. He attended KSU from 1930-32 and was the only Kent State coach to have served as head coach of football, basketball, and baseball teams at the same time between 1925-1933. Coached the football team to school’s first winning season on 4-2-2 in 1928 and also guided KSU basketball team to first winning season in double figures (11-7) in 1928-29. Wagoner coached baseball team to a record of 22-34 and was credited with changing the standards of scheduling, officiating, and eligibility during his tenure at Kent State. Later served as an assistant professor of agriculture following his tenure as coach, as well as assistant professor of business.
Pre-1979: Dr. Robert I. White
The 6th President of Kent State University from 1963 and 1971, President White is credited with the expansion of Kent State to 800 acres and for the construction of new facilities on campus such as the Library, the Student Center and Dix Stadium. His tenure as president witnessed some of the most important and influential years of Kent State University.
Pre-1979: Alex Whyte
Kent State’s first head basketball and baseball coach. Whyte still holds the highest basketball coaching percentage, .714 with his ten wins and four losses from 1913-15. One of the original, non-teaching, staff members of the school as a custodian while coaching. He helped organize the first fraternity on campus and his Father was a foreman on the first construction crew that built the first building on campus.
Pre-1979: Charlie Wipperman
Charlie Wipperman was the fouth men's golf coach at Kent State from 1948-49 season bringing the team to an NCAA appearance.