1954
The ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ State University Development Fund is created to encourage alumni to give back to their alma mater
1965
The ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Foundation is established as the university formal fundraising division
1965
First alumni chapter is established
July 1, 1967-Dec. 31, 1968
18-month fundraising drive brings in gifts from 3,108 alumni (38,000 total alumni at the time)
May 1910
Lowry Bill authorizes the creation of two new schools in northern Ohio to train elementary school teachers
1910
William S. Kent donates 53 acres to establish the ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Normal School, which is named in his honor
1911
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ’s first president, John E. McGilvrey, establishes the ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Alumni Association (KSUAA)
September 1913
The ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Normal School begins its first full academic year on the Kent Campus
