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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 ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Normal School, which is named in his honor

1911
¾«¶«Ó°Òµâ€™s first president, John E. McGilvrey, establishes the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University Alumni Association (KSUAA)

September 1913 
¾«¶«Ó°Òµ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Normal School begins its first full academic year on the Kent Campus

1914
First class graduates; a faculty committee for alumni relations and several alumni clubs are formed

1933 
¾«¶«Ó°ÒµKSUAA petitions Ohio state legislators to prevent the closing of Kent Normal College and its transformation into an in-patient health facility

1935 
Kent Normal College evolves into a university

1954
¾«¶«Ó°Òµ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ State University Development Fund is created to encourage alumni to give back to their alma mater

1965
¾«¶«Ó°Òµ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University 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)

1971
¾«¶«Ó°ÒµNortheastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine (now NEOMED) is established

1973
¾«¶«Ó°Òµfoundation reaches a record $1 million in contributions

1983
Annual contributions exceed $4.8 million

1988
Renovations begin on the historical Curtiss House, residence of ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ presidents since the 1940s, to transform it into the Williamson Alumni Center

1991
Carol Cartwright joins ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ as the university’s 10th president and spearheads the initiation of the Founders Scholars Program

1997
¾«¶«Ó°ÒµCampaign for ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ begins under President Carol Cartwright

2003
¾«¶«Ó°ÒµCampaign for ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ concludes, bringing in $122 million in support

2009 
¾«¶«Ó°ÒµCentennial Campaign is launched with a goal of $200 million

2010
¾«¶«Ó°ÒµCentennial Campaign concludes, with a total of $265 million

2016
¾«¶«Ó°ÒµCenter for Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement is constructed at 350 South Lincoln

2021
¾«¶«Ó°ÒµForever Brighter Campaign is launched with a goal of $350 million

2023 
¾«¶«Ó°ÒµForever Brighter Campaign concludes, raising $380+ million