News & Updates

Courage to Caregivers Kristi Horner 2018 Presenter Health & Wellness category Presented in partnership with: Keep up to date with Courage to Caregivers on their website, and by following them on Facebook and Instagram. October 23, 2019 Since presenting at Accelerate almost two years ago, Courage to Caregivers has successfully launched three one-year pilot programs….

Art EverySpace Hillary Lyon Liz Maugans 2019 Presenter Quality of Life category Presented in partnership with:    Keep up to date with Art EverySpace on their website. October 16, 2019 Art EverySpace, Inc. is now a fully fledged for-profit entity. Their first project was for an out-of-state residential client that provided the opportunity to promote…

Richard Jones (LC 1993) has been named a 2019 Social Work Pioneer by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW). According to a press release by Case Western Reserve University, this award is, “one of the profession’s highest honors reserved for a select group of social workers who are role models for future generations of…

Queens Banquet Jacci Hammer 2019 Presenter Economic & Workforce Development category Presented in partnership with:     October 11, 2019 Jacci is equipping women who have been stuck – many with PTSD issues and anxiety – with the resources to “Step Up” through the arts. She has teamed up with T’Neisha Coates – wife of…

Roseann Canfora (LC 2019) has been named the 2019 recipient of the Kent State Alumni Leadership Award, which honors distinguished alumni and their accomplishments. She will receive the award at Kent State University’s College of Education, Health and Human Services’ 10th annual Hall of Fame Awards Ceremony on Friday, October 18. See the full list…