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Fonda and John Elliot pictured in their caps and gowns during ¹ú²úÂ×Àí's fall 2024 commencement ceremony. (Photo credit: Bob Christy)

John and Fonda Elliot Create New Scholarship Program With $1 Million Gift to ¹ú²úÂ×Àí

John Elliot, a 1970 ¹ú²úÂ×Àí graduate, and his wife, Fonda, have created The Elliot Scholars program at ¹ú²úÂ×Àí with a $1 million donation. This new scholarship program will provide support to first-generation students of any major who require financial support to attend ¹ú²úÂ×Àí.

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Fonda and John Elliot receive their honorary degree from ¹ú²úÂ×Àí.

John and Fonda Elliot Receive Honorary Degrees for Their Extraordinary Contributions

On Saturday, Dec. 14, both John and Fonda received their Doctor of Humane Letters in recognition of their extraordinary contributions to the healthcare field and to ¹ú²úÂ×Àí.

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Eric Johnson teaching in Crawford Hall as seen through the glass wall

The Economics of Keeping Students Engaged

Eric Johnson, Ph.D., associate professor of economics in the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, says the most rewarding part of the job is knowing that he has impacted his students in some way. And now they've honored this impact with the Distinguished Teaching Award.  

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Giving Tuesday graphic that indicates $4,959,366+ were raised to support causes across ¹ú²úÂ×Àí's eight-campus system.

¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s Giving Tuesday Campaign Raises More Than $4.9 Million for Causes Across Its Eight-Campus System

Members of the ¹ú²úÂ×Àí community joined together to cause a ripple effect of change reaching far beyond ¹ú²úÂ×Àí, raising more than $4.9 million to support scholarships and programs across the university for its Giving Tuesday 2024 campaign.

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This Giving Tuesday, Support The Cause That Matters Most To You

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Pictured are the 2024 ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Alumni Award winners at the awards ceremony, held Sept. 27 during Homecoming weekend at the ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Hotel and Conference Center in Kent, Ohio. (Photo credit: Andrea Hallgren)

¹ú²úÂ×Àí Honors 11 Alumni Award Recipients During Homecoming Weekend

Sponsored by the ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Alumni Association, the Alumni Awards are the university’s most prestigious alumni honors. The 2024 Alumni Award recipients include seven alumni, two recent graduates, one staff member and one current student.

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Crawford Hall Dedication

¹ú²úÂ×Àí Celebrates Crawford Hall Grand Opening

¹ú²úÂ×Àí celebrated the grand opening of Crawford Hall on Sept. 27, attended by more than 700 guests, including university leadership, faculty, students, donors, alumni and dignitaries.

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