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 New and Familiar Faces  

Meet new face James D. Smith (J.D.), Senior Sales Associate/Underwriting, WKSU

Meet familiar face Artem Zvavitch, Professor, Department of Mathematical Sciences

James D. Smith (J.D.)

Senior Sales Associate/Underwriting
Kent Campus
WKSU

New Face

Job Description:
Presenting WKSU's great mission and audience to businesses and organizations as part of the station's development department.
Worked at KSU since:
March 2014
Employment Prior to Kent State University:
Seven years with Clear Channel Radio, seven years with WNWV (Smooth Jazz in Cleveland) and seven years with CBS Radio, Pittsburgh and Cleveland
Likes Most About Kent State University:
I love the energy on campus and of course, WKSU. This station is the first thing I hear when I start my car, and has been that way for the past 10 years. I love this station because it has news and programing that’s for grown-ups. What I mean is its balanced, straight delivery gives the listener the opportunity to come to their own conclusion instead of telling them what they should think like some news services.
Attraction to Kent State University as an Employer:
Simply, Kent State is a top drawer.
Resides in:
Munroe Falls, Ohio
Hometown:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Education:
B.A. English Writing, University of Pittsburgh
Hobbies:
Tennis, sport bikes, cruising the Caribbean

Artem Zvavitch

Professor
Kent Campus
Department of Mathematical Sciences

Familiar Face

Job Description:
Teach mathematics and do research in analysis and convex geometry
Worked at KSU since:
June 2004
Employment Prior to Kent State University:
University of Missouri, Columbia
Likes Most About Kent State University:
Very friendly atmosphere
Attraction to Kent State University as an Employer:
Good salary and benefits, very strong mathematical department and (the main point), a lot of friends!
Resides in:
Aurora, Ohio
Hometown:
Moscow, Russia
Education:
Ph.D. (2001) and M.Sc. (1996), Weizmann Institute of Science, Department of Mathematics, (Rehovot, Israel); B.Sc. (1994), Moscow State University, Mechanics and Mathematics Department, (Moscow, Russia)
Hobbies:
Traveling all over the world with my family, spending time with my friends, sports, books and movies