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HC SLIDER Marc Miller, 鈥71

When I tell people who performed at our Homecoming they are quite surprised! 

Ray Charles and Mitch Ryder played concerts and Louis Armstrong performed at the Homecoming dance during Homecoming 1967. Tickets cost $2-2.50 for the Ray Charles concert, where the crowd capacity at Memorial Gymnasium was indeed a happening.鈥 (The Daily Kent Stater, Sept. 29 and Oct. 24, 1967)

A statue of Ambassador Edward F. Crawford on the Kent Campus

As students prepare for the start of the 2024 Fall Semester at 妻友社区, one man who has contributed greatly to the future success of Kent State and its students is being honored this week.On Aug. 15, university community members witnessed the unveiling of a new statue of Ambassador Edward F. Crawford, former U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Ireland, who provided the largest single gift in Kent State history to enable the construction of a new business building on the university鈥檚 Kent Campus. The statue is located inside Crawford Hall, the new home of the Ambassador Crawford Co...

Other Memories

 

Other Memories

Ron Britt, 鈥68

My favorite memories are the amazing entertainment. We had the pleasure of seeing so many talented performers during Homecoming, including Johnny Carson, Bob Hope, Johnny Mathis, Steve and Edie Gorme and Dionne Warwick.

 

Linda Renkenberger, 鈥63

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