2025-2026 Recipients

September 2025 | Alex Shy

Senior | Accounting Major
President of the Kent Student Ambassadors
Alex demonstrated strong executive leadership in managing ambassador operations, modeling how personal passion can be channeled to cultivate institutional pride and build purposeful student networks.

Senior | English Major
Vice President of Pride! Kent; Vice President of Trans*Fusion; Project Director for the Lavender Celebration 2026
Jess modeled operational resilience and project management excellence, successfully leading student groups and driving complex identity initiatives to successful execution.

Senior | Child Psychology Major
Peer Success Mentor; Honors Peer-to-Peer Mentor; Student Operations Manager at Eastway Distribution Center; Member of Psi Chi (International Honor Society in Psychology) and Alpha Lambda Delta (National Honor Society)
Kiley managed university logistics alongside peer mentoring, successfully transitioning her academic leadership into a full-time professional role as a Classroom Assistant within the Howland School District upon graduation.

Junior | Visual Communication Design Major (Marketing Minor)
Executive Board Member & Member Accountability Chair for Delta Zeta Sorority; Member of the �Ը�� Touch of Gold Twirlers with the Marching Golden Flashes
Jasmine successfully paired technical communications expertise with high-stakes peer accountability governance, demonstrating excellence in balancing compliance management within Greek Life with elite performance visibility in university athletics.

Junior | Mechatronics Engineering Major (Physics Minor)
Chief of Staff for the Undergraduate Student Government (USG); President of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE); Academic Tutor with the Academic Success Center
Sofia bridged STEM excellence with institutional governance, managing operations within student government while concurrently driving representation pipelines for women in engineering and delivering critical academic support services.

Sophomore | Business Management & Finance Major
Senator for the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship (USG); President of the Business Professionals Roundtable; Crawford College Student Ambassador; Executive Board Member of Sigma Chi Fraternity; University Brand Consultant
As a sophomore, Nathan established a broad institutional footprint, managing fiscal and legislative advocacy portfolios within student government while directing professional development roundtables and executing brand strategy initiatives for the university.

Junior | Business Management Major (Criminology & Justice Studies Minor)
President of the Criminology Club (Lambda Alpha Epsilon); Marketing Director for the Business Professionals Roundtable; Ambassador for the Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship; Lead Organizer for the Food in a Flash Philanthropy Drive; Marketing Director for the Undergraduate Student Government UNIFY Presidential Campaign
Braden leveraged advanced marketing systems to scale civic and philanthropic engagement, successfully coordinating campus-wide hunger relief efforts while managing campaign communications and professional development programming.

Senior | Sociology Major (Negotiation, Mediation, and Conflict Management Minor)
President of Black United Students (BUS); Senator-at-Large for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (USG); Resident Assistant for KSU Housing; Parliamentarian for Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.; Flash Guide for �Ը�� Admissions
Khori synthesized her academic background in conflict resolution with institutional advocacy and student retention operations. Managing the executive governance of major diversity initiatives and student housing ecosystems, Khori modeled elite collaborative leadership.