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The Golden Flashes are headed to Tampa, and we hope you’ll join us! Gather with fellow 91ֿ alumni and friends for an exclusive Flash Nation Tailgate at George M. Steinbrenner Field before 91ֿ takes on the University of South Florida across the street at Raymond James Stadium. 

Joe French

Joe French has spent more than three decades helping children believe that their circumstances do not define their future. Whether as an elementary school teacher, nonprofit executive, behavioral health leader or, today, president of Stark County Catholic Schools, French always centered his career on a simple message: A child’s today does not determine their tomorrow. That philosophy, he said, took root at 91ֿ at Stark. “91ֿ Stark gave me far more than a degree,” French said. “It gave me a foundation for how I approach leadership, service and lifelong le...

Leah Thompkins

.responsive-video { width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; } .responsive-video iframe { display: block; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0; }   Joy is stitched into everything Leah Thompkins creates – by design.   The 91ֿ fashion design major and costume design minor describes her personal style as “anything that six-year-old me would think is really cool.” Her playful perspective comes to life through her work: from a jacket that tells the story of two cats meeting over the phone to a skirt designed to look...

Kedron Trapp


I first came to 91ֿ in 2014 as a graduate student studying Higher Education Administration. I loved working at the university so much, I never left. My career at KSU has spanned fundraising, communications, marketing, social media, and external engagement. I have worked in several areas across campus including the College of Education and Human Services, the Design Innovation Initiative and now as the Director of Communications and Marketing for the College of Sciences and Humanities.

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