Staff Awards 2024-25

Career Exploration & Development 2024-25 Student Employee Awards Celebration

Student Employee Awards Celebration hosted by Career Exploration and Development

Brooke Schwerha (Operations and Guest Services) won the Inspirational Leadership Award, which is given to individuals who demonstrate a positive impact on others and the ability to recognize and leverage personal and team strengths to achieve organizational goals. These leaders motivate, energize, and bring passion and connection to their work environment.
Seema Dhaher (Aquatics) won the Change Maker Award, which honors a distinguished disrupter who has made an outsized impact on their community through work and service. Their knowledge, skills, and involvement ensure that Kent remains at the forefront of pressing issues by enhancing the student experience, inspiring impactful research, and leading community-driven initiatives.
Tess Golden (Adventure Center) won the Excellence in Culture and Belonging Award, in recognition of her awareness, attitude, knowledge, and skills needed to equitably engage and include people from diverse cultural backgrounds.

Emerging Leader Award: Taylor Dimmerling (Aquatics)
Creative Innovator Award: Samira McWreath (Operations & Guest Services)
Ray of Sunshine Award: Brynn Kler (Kent State of Well-being)
Student Ambassador Award: Annie Perrotta (Fitness & Wellness)
Graduate Assistant Excellence Awards: Krishna Rathore (Adventure Center)
Area of the Year Award: Ice Arena
The Most Outstanding Student Employee of the Year: Michael Noga (Adventure Center)
The Most Outstanding Professional Staff Member of the Year: Jeff Kingery (Coordinator, Student Personnel)