Name: Brittany Belko Sponsoring Organization: Tri Towers Area

Name: Brittany Belko
Sponsoring Organization: Tri Towers Area Desk
Major: Hospitality Management
Minor: Business and Management
Home (City/State): Brunswick, Ohio
Kent State Involvement: Tri Towers Student Desk Receptionist, Kent
Student Ambassadors, Student Chapter of PCMA, Club Lacrosse,
intramural softball and broomball, Campaign for Change
Career Goal: To become an event planner for a sports team or major
corporation.
Fondest Kent State Memory: Going to Biloxi my freshman year to help
with Hurricane Katrina relief.
Name: Lyndsay Elliott
Sponsoring Organization: Phi Sigma Pi National Co-ed Honors Fraternity
Major: Public Relations
Minor: Applied Conflict Management
Home (City/State): St. Clairsville, Ohio
Kent State Involvement: Kappa Tau Alpha National Honor Society, Phi
Sigma Pi National Co-ed Honors Fraternity (Vice President), National
Society of Collegiate Scholars (Vice President of Public Relations), Kent
State Relay for Life (Publicity Chair), Public Relations Student Society of
America, Donate Life Ohio “Do It Now” College Competition (Team first
place winner)
Career Goal: My career goal is to work in public relations for a non-profit
organization or hospital. No matter what I do or where I work, my personal
career goal is to believe in what I’m doing and love every moment of it.
Fondest Kent State Memory: I’ve had a lot of amazing experiences at Kent,
so it’s difficult to pick the best one. But I’ll never forget spending my junior
year spring semester working on the Donate Life Ohio College Competition
with my teammates. All of our hard work paid off and not only did we win,
but we developed great friendships.
Name: Abby Kruszynski
Sponsoring Organization: Honors College
Major: Hospitality Management
Minor: Management, Business
Home (City/State): Richfield, OH
Kent State Involvement: Honors College, Kent Student Ambassadors, Senior
Student Desk Receptionist for the Department of Residence Services, Kent
State University Chapter of the Professional Convention Management
Association, Intramural Broomball, Volleyball, Soccer, and Softball (at
various times), Relay for Life, Hall Council, Honors Community Council
Career Goal: I am planning to attend graduate school in a higher education
and student personnel/student affairs program. After graduate school, I
want to work at a university helping college students plan their futures.
Eventually, I hope to plan and coordinate special events either with students
on a college campus or for another non-profit organization.
Fondest Kent State Memory: It’s hard to pick just one, so, my favorite Kent
State memories include having the chance to play intramural broomball
together with my older and younger brothers, Zak and Josh, and working
for the best boss on campus, Pat Pine, at the Twin and (now) Tri Towers
residence hall desks.
Name: Julie Loeper
Sponsoring Organization: TV2
Major: Broadcast News
Minor: Political Science
Home (City/State): Waynesburg, PA
Kent State Involvement: TV2 Executive Producer, TV2 Hockey Broadcast
Co-Manager, News Anchor, Time Warner OnDemand Promotional
Commercial,
Career Goal: General Assignments reporter for a Pittsburgh or Cleveland
news station.
Fondest Kent State Memory: My best Kent State memory was the very first
hockey broadcast for TV2. My co-manager and I worked for weeks to get
the show up and running. Then, when the Golden Flashes took to ice against
the Youngstown State Penguins, I finally got to see the product of our hard
work. The sense of accomplishment is something I will never forget.
Name: Kylan Ward
Sponsoring Organization: Department of Recreational Services
Major: Psychology
Home (City/State): Rootstown, Ohio
Kent State Involvement: Honors College, Kent State Student
Ambassador, Student Recreation Council, Former Community Relations
member & Vice President, First Year Experience Student Instructor,
First Year Experience Intern, Former Week of Welcome leader,
Department of Recreational Services, Aquatics Lifeguard and Water
Safety Instructor, Intramural Sports, Kent State United for Biloxi
Career Goal: To become a special events coordinator
Fondest Kent State Memory: I have two. First, attending the
Founder’s Ball as a presenter. It was such a wonderful and cherished
moment to be among Kent State University’s students and distinguished
Alumni. The second, spending time with the friends that I have made
here at Kent State University, from either playing on the dog raft in
the pool, going tailgating at football games, playing intramural
sports or to just laughing and having fun while being together.
Name: Anastasa Williams
Sponsoring Organization: Kent Student Ambassadors
Major: English
Minor: Pre-Law
Home (City/State): Pittsburgh, Pa
Kent State Involvement: Kent Student Ambassadors-President, USG Alloca
tions Committee, FYE Student Instructor, WPNI 2008, Campus Tour Guide
Career Goal: Corporate, Civil Rights or Sports Attorney
Fondest Kent State Memory: My fondest memory at Kent State actually
just happened to me at the beginning of the semester. While waiting in line
to purchase books with my brother at the University Bookstore on campus,
another student tapped me on the shoulder to see if I remembered him. At first
I didn’t, but after a few seconds I remembered how I knew him. It actually
turns out that I gave a campus tour to him and his friend, as prospective
students, last fall semester. He is from Pittsburgh so we found a common bond
in that.
Name: David Danenberg
Sponsoring Organization: Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity
Major: Intervention Specialist (Moderate to Intensive)
Minor: N/A
Home (City/State): Pittsburgh, PA
Kent State Involvement: Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity (President), Student
Ambassadors, Hillel, Kent State Tour Guide, Commission on Inclusion, and
International Conversation Partner.
Career Goal: My career goal is focused on the area of education. I hope
to work with students in all grades, including the college level, to
help further their academic achievements. I want to be a positive role
model and make an impact in each of my students lives.
Fondest Kent State Memory: My fondest memory at Kent State would have to
be spending time with my fraternity brothers at football games,
basketball games, fraternity events such as formal and hayride, playing
intramural sports, and creating memories that will last a lifetime.
Name: David Evans
Sponsoring Organization: Phi Sigma Pi – National Co-Ed Honors Fraternity
Major: Advertising
Minor: Marketing
Home (City/State): Minerva/Ohio
Kent State Involvement: Phi Sigma Pi – Director of PR and Communications,
KSU Ad Club/Handsome Duckling Student Ad Agency – Secretary/Account
Executive, Club English – Event Coordinator
Career Goal: I hope to work in Account Services at a top advertising agency.
I would also like to write novels and screenplays.
Fondest Kent State Memory: Meeting and falling in love with my
amazing girlfriend. I will always also remember and hold dear my various
opportunities to participate in service projects. As well as, forming lifelong
friendships has been one of my most rewarding experiences.
Name: Bryan Gadson
Sponsoring Organization: Kent Student Ambassadors
Major: Finance
Minor: Economics
Home (City/State): Huber Heights, OH
Kent State Involement: Harambee Treasurer, Kent Student Ambassadors
Community Service Chair, National Society of Leadership and Success Vice
President
Career Goal: Working in the career of my choice where I’m financially
stable and my family is well taken care of
Fondest Kent State Memory: The entire summer coming into my freshman
year in a program called Academic S.T.A.R.S.
Name: Kyle Michael Miller
Sponsoring Organization: TV2
Major: Broadcast news
Minor: Business Management
Home (City/State): Canton, Ohio
Kent State Involvement: TV2 general manager, producer and anchor; Kappa
Tau Alpha National Honor Society in Journalism, men’s club volleyball
Career Goal: My career goal is to anchor a network morning news show. My
dream job is being an on-air talent for NBC’s TODAY SHOW.
Fondest Kent State Memory: My fondest memory at Kent State is being
involved with TV2. It’s provided a platform for me to learn so much about the
television business and broadcast news while connecting and surrounding me
with first-class people.
Name: Tim Muir
Sponsoring Organization: Sigma Chi Fraternity
Major: Electronic Media Production-Video
Minor: Business Management
Home (City/State): Copley, OH
Kent State Involvement: Currently involved in the Undergraduate Student
Government, Sigma Chi Fraternity, TV2, and the Honors College.
Career Goal: To work in video production or post-production for the
commercial or entertainment fields.
Fondest Kent State Memory: Enjoying Homecoming in 2007 with many of my
friends and members of my Fraternity, and rocking out to my good friend’s
band who played in the morning before we went to the game. I also had the
pleasure of twisting balloons (that’s my job!) for the Alumni reception tent
at the stadium. The whole weekend was a mix of many different things and
people that I love!
Name: Ilya Poklad
Sponsoring Organization: Allyn and Clark Halls
Major: Finance
Home (City/State): Gaithersrburg, Md
Kent State Involvement: Resident Assistant in Allyn Hall, American
Association of Airport Executives, Habitat for Humanity, University
Orientation Instructor,
Career Goal: To be a chief financial manager for a large company
Fondest Kent State Memory: Receiving my Private Pilot’s License at Kent
State University Airport during my freshman year.