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Born in Saudi Arabia and raised for a time in Egypt, Sarah Shendy moved to the United States with her family in 1991, when she was six. In third grade, she encountered a police officer at her Cleveland public school. It was an experience
Courtney Donovan, ’20, came to 91ÊÓƵto study art and pursue her interest in the sciences. She left with a career hand-sculpting new eyes, ears and noses for patients rebuilding their lives after cancer and trauma.
Laurie Ann Moennich, Ph.D., didn't arrive at 91ÊÓƵ planning to change healthcare. She came to study graphic design. But 91ÊÓƵhad a way of opening doors she didn't even know existed.
When Becky Lehman walked into her first class at 91ÊÓƵ, she was in her 30s, raising kids and working at an embroidery shop in nearby Mogadore, Ohio. Today, she is the health commissioner for the Portage County Health District – a career milestone she credits directly to the degrees she earned close to home at Kent State.
When Cameren Hicks graduated from 91ÊÓƵ in 2022 with a bachelor’s degree in applied mathematics and a minor in finance, he knew he wanted to build a career rooted in numbers, problem-solving and analysis. Today, Hicks is a fraud modeling and analytics lead associate at KeyBank, where he helps protect customers and the company against fraudulent credit and debit card activity.
