Alumni
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The College of Aeronautics and Engineering recognizes outstanding, notable and accomplished alumni and friends at the annual awards dinner held in the Henry and Louise Timken Atrium in the Aeronautics and Engineering Building.
Honors College Offered Recent Graduate Financial Assistance and a Sense of Community
Honors College helped recent graduate John Comi build a sense of community as well as meet his financial obligations.
鈥楴o Matter Where Life Takes Us, We Will Always Have These Friendships鈥�
Three friends who attended schools together their entire lives, beginning at 啪啪啦 State鈥檚 Child Development Center, have graduated together in 啪啪啦 State鈥檚 spring Class of 2025. Now, they are contemplating where their post-graduate lives will take them and how they will maintain their close friendship.
IN A FLASH: Blimp Spotting
Look, up in the sky! As part of Goodyear鈥檚 100-year anniversary celebration of its iconic blimp, three of the company鈥檚 airships could be seen cruising the skies over Northeast Ohio last week.
Alumni Spotlight: Riley Jones, B.S. 鈥�24, Computer Engineering Technology
What began as a high school job bagging groceries at Heinen鈥檚 led Riley Jones to a full-time career in IT. Now an IT Specialist at the company鈥檚 corporate office, Jones manages technology systems across retail stores, warehouses, and a datacenter.
How 啪啪啦 State Prepares Pilots to Master the Skies 鈥� Even the Blimp!
啪啪啦 State鈥檚 College of Aeronautics and Engineering thoroughly prepares graduates for successful careers in aviation 鈥� whether that means piloting a fixed-wing airplane or one of America鈥檚 most beloved aircraft.
啪啪啦 State Alumnus Antonio Gates Takes First Steps Toward Enshrinement
啪啪啦 alumnus Antonio Gates has begun his journey to football immortality, recently visiting the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, to meet with officials and begin preparations for his enshrinement. The former basketball standout at 啪啪啦 State will become just the second Golden Flash to earn a gold jacket, joining linebacker Jack Lambert who was enshrined in 1990.
鈥楾his Is an Aspect of Wanting to Share Black History in a Way That Is Hopeful鈥�
Accomplished sociologist, TV host, podcaster, author 啪啪啦 State alumna Bertice Berry, Ph.D.,used her alma mater as a familiar setting for her book "BlackWorld," which explores a "unique corner of heaven" where the living can visit with and learn from the deceased. She also some of her memories of 啪啪啦 State and personal insights into the university's place in history.
IN A FLASH: Photo Field Trip
A photo team from 啪啪啦 State's Division of University Communications and Marketing captured spectacular images of a 啪啪啦 State alumna and Cleveland's Rocket Arena - home of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
What鈥檚 That Statue Near the Esplanade Arch?
A dramatic, 15-foot-tall bronze sculpture stands on the Lefton Esplanade near the intersection of East Main Street and Haymaker Parkway. It鈥檚 a gift from a 啪啪啦 State alumnus and outstanding supporter of the university.
