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(M.S. ACHM ’21)

Having worked as a professional chemist since 2011, Adam Floyd (M.S. ACHM ’21) was no stranger to the industry. So how did he go from working at Scott’s Miracle Gro to becoming CEO of his own company...

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Law '25

“I am a much more well-rounded professional thanks to Â鶹APP-Kent’s classes, student body, and faculty,” says Royal Farley ’25. Farley was already successful in a rewarding career before he decided...

(LAW ’09)

Right after college, Ruth Lopez-McCarthy (LAW ’09) started Doorknocking. It was the community organizing, block club kind of outreach: pushing for more alley lights, safety patrols, and better garbage...

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(ITM ’15)

“I don’t know why I want to act like I have an aversion to nerds, when I’m a nerd myself,” laughs Sydney Hardwick (ITM ’15), speaking not only of her time growing up on Â鶹APP’s South Side, but also...

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(PHYS, ASPY, M.S. HP ’21)

While growing up, Lexi Detweiler (PHYS, ASPY, M.S. HP ’21) listened to her father spout random tidbits of information from his various STEM-related careers. He’d gone from being an architect to...

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(M.S. PHYS ’03)

As a young boy, much to his dismay, John Katsoudas (M.S. PHYS ’03) had a clearly defined role in the family business. It started with wrapping doughnuts. His father, a restaurateur, had a contract to...

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