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The Women’s Professional Baseball League Launches This Summer With Alumna Justine Siegal, M.A. ’00, at the Helm

������ alumna, baseball pioneer and co-founder of the Women’s Professional Baseball League (WPBL) Justine Siegal, M.A. ’00, to serve as its first commissioner. She brings more than two decades of experience and an unrelenting spirit to the league, which plays its first game Aug. 1. 

The Basford Family ������ Legacy

Porthouse Theatre’s Legacy of Community Support and Artistic Magic

What Makes a Golden Flash Shine?

There are more than 280,000 ������ alumni around the world helping their communities grow brighter every day. Here are five alumni whose personal and professional contributions make them – and their communities – shine.

A Life Mapped by Service: Remembering Bea Shaheen McPherson, ’43

Studying the Universe from the Inside Out

������ Alumni Are Fueling the New York Fashion Industry

Celebrating the Legacy of Service at ������

The newest addition to ������’s Student Leadership Awards recognizes a value that has long defined the universit

Legacies Change Lives: Emma Troyer

Emma Troyer is a senior music education major from Sandusky, Ohio.

What the 2026 Tax Law Changes Mean for Planned Giving

Strengthening the Bonds Between ������ and the Community Through Scholarships

Couple Channels Their Love of Science and Technology Into Their Legacy

May 4’s Legacy Lives on Through Scholarships, Students and Alumni

Jonathon Fauvie, MPH ’16

Alumnus Turns Communications Experience into Public Health Impact  
 

Taking Center Stage with Scholarship Support

Savon Harris was born to perform. The junior musical theatre major found his passion for the stage while he was still in high school, however, Savon’s career would not have been possible without financial support

Public Health Major Finds Purpose, Passion at ������

Ivory Kendrick, a senior public health major with a concentration in health administrative services, has always believed in the power of understanding and connecting with others. Scholarships played a crucial role in Ivory’s journey, providing him not just financial support, but also a reminder that others believe in his potential.

Dr. Curtis Stone Memorial Track and Field Fund Established for ������ Athletics

������ and the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics are proud to announce the establishment of the Dr.

Kenisha Chisholm, ’20: Finding Purpose Through Nutrition

Kenisha Chisholm, ’20, came to ������ with a clear sense of purpose influenced by her life experience, persistence and desi

A Mission Reclaimed: How One Veteran Earned His ������ Degree

When Joshua Collins, ’10, returned to ������, he was on a mission.

Megan Vickers, ’06

Alumna Combines New Vision with Traditional Values in Family Business

A Dazzling Gift: The KSU Museum Turns 40

Much like the establishment of ������ itself, the ������ Museum was also founded through a philanthropic gift.

Six Golden Flashes Make Crain’s Cleveland Business’ 20 in Their 20s List

Six talented ������ alumni were among the changemakers recognized in Crain’s Cleveland Business’ 20 in Their 20s. These leaders excel in their careers, impact their community and carry their Golden Flash pride wherever they go.

Brittni Fabinak, ’11, J.D.

Alumna Sticks the Landing in Law Career with the Jacksonville Jaguars

AMLCI Alumna Uses Liquid Crystal Experience to Improve Display Manufacturing

For Karla Gutierrez Cuevas, Ph.D. ’17,  the start of her ������ journey brought a mix of excitement and uncertainty.

Golden Flashes Making Waves in the Cruise Industry

From altering costumes for cast members to performing center stage to working behind the scenes to create top-notch entertainme

McKenzie Morgan, '22, Gives Back to Empower Fashion Students

McKenzie Morgan, ’22, creator of the popular fashion and lifestyle blog StyledbyMcKenz, decided to support  ������ fas

Eric Mansfield, MA ’12

Eric Mansfield, MA ’12, MFA ’26, transitioned from serving as an Army officer in Iraq to reporting as a broadcast journalist in Cleveland.

High School Sweethearts Leave a Legacy Through Philanthropy

Making a Difference for Future Generations

Legacies Change Lives: Lauren Bischof

Roe Green Creates New Support Fund for the ������ School of Theatre and Dance and Porthouse Theatre With $1 Million Gift

The new fund will support university and Porthouse productions, the hiring of assistant directors, guest choreographers and guest artists, the hosting of master classes and the awarding of artistic merit-based scholarships to students. Students who receive such scholarships will be known as Roe Green Scholars.

Inside the AIDS Fight: Harry Haverkos, M.D., Shares His Story at ������

������’s College of Public Health welcomed a special guest this y

������ Golf Alumni Unite for Weekend Celebration

More than a hundred former student-athletes, donors and professional golfers recently gathered for a special Golf Alumni reunion. Coach Herb Page, who led the Golden Flashes golf program from 1977 to 2019, and recently led the effort to endow the program, had the idea to bring alumni together to celebrate the thriving Golden Flash golf community.

The Power of Connection and Kindness

Flashes Give Back Week is April 13-18

First Look: The Elliot Scholars

John, ’70, L.H.D. ’24, and Fonda Elliot, L.H.D. ’24. welcomed ������'s first cohort of The Elliot Scholars, established through a scholarship initiative designed to support first-generation students across all majors.

Lisa Aurilio, ’87, MSN ’99, MBA ’11

Inspired by her mother’s nursing career, Lisa Aurilio, ’87, MSN ’99, MBA ’11, knew early on that her passion for science and connection with people made nursing the perfect path.