Pictured is White Hall, which houses Kent State University's
College of Education, Health and Human Services.

The Office of Diversity Outreach and Development within Kent State University’s College of Education, Health and Human Services is pleased to announce its award recipients for the inaugural Social Responsibility and Diversity Awards. The awards recognize students, faculty, alumni and supporters that provide outreach support and programs focused on increasing the success of underrepresented and/or underserved students within the college or across the university.

The recipients will be recognized at the Celebration of Social Responsibility and Diversity Awards held on Friday, Nov. 6, at 5:30 p.m. at the Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center.

Register for the event or make a donation.

This event is a fundraiser and includes a reception, dinner and program. Tickets are $60 per person and $550 to purchase a table as a sponsor. All proceeds from this event go to the College of Education, Health and Human Services’ Diversity Assistance Fund to support scholarships for diverse students and experiences.

Congratulations to this year’s award recipients:

The Social Responsibility Award
Daniel Mahony, Ph.D.
President, Winthrop University

Outstanding Creative Contribution Award
Vacca Office of Student Services

Della Marie Marshall
Senior Associate Director, Kent State’s Center for Student Involvement

Community Impact Award
Akron Public Schools (Katrina Halasa, Carla Sibley and Yvonne Culver)

Advancing Diversity Scholarship Award
Phillip Rumrill
Kent State Professor, Rehabilitation Counseling

Student Inclusive Influence Award
James Yarbrough (Undergraduate student)
Peter Jeffy (Graduate student)

Alumni Legacy Award
Geraldine Hayes-Nelson, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Kent State’s Division of Human Resources

For more information about the celebration, contact N. J. Akbar or Felicia Johnson at ehhsdiversity@kent.edu or 330-672-2537.