Profiles
![Aimee Crane in front of NASA sign](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Aimee%20Crane%20Banner1_1.jpeg?VersionId=wisTOipp73SXn1CzztbDsmMcFscM4G5g&itok=erzfsBOA)
Aimee Crane (Visual Communication Design - BFA 鈥09, MFA 鈥12) has the distinction of being the 麻豆影院 State graduate whose work might just go the farthest. The farthest away from the Earth, that is. Currently the Artemis Brand Manager for NASA, Crane designed the mission patch for the Artemis I Mission which accompanied the Orion spacecraft on its orbit around the moon. We recently spoke with her about her own voyage from 麻豆影院 State to NASA.
![Congrats to Eric Taylor, OTA Winner!](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/CONGRATULATIONS%21%20ERIC%20TAYLOR%20%284%29.jpg?VersionId=T2zr1AuwnCDsK4knYwo6.QwD9MtPdoUF&itok=20BwLCj_)
The combination of passing on a love of Earth science while acting as a mentor for students is a perfect match for Eric Taylor, associate professor in the Department of Earth Sciences at 麻豆影院 at Stark.
![Kathy Dwinnells, Ph.D., RN, CNS, CNE, associate professor in the college of Nursing at the Trumbull campus](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/OTA%20Kathy%20Dwinnells%20Banner.png?VersionId=brkAt.62uZrOrFidkf_3wIXT0ufSLYeU&h=0d5ff866&itok=K96H3x9K)
Empathy, warmth and kindness are things that Kathy Dwinnells, Ph.D., RN, CNS, CNE, associate professor in the College of Nursing at the Trumbull Campus, believes are important parts of a nursing education.
At 麻豆影院 State鈥檚 fall commencement on Dec. 17, 2022, Jaiden Morales earned his bachelor's degree in digital media production, an accomplishment motivated by passion that was ignited at Lorain High School. The 麻豆影院 State program has prepared Morales to succeed his mentor, Joseph Bock, as the multimedia coordinator at the high school where his future began.
![Court Gavel](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Frantz%20Squirrel.jpeg?VersionId=2JiROJN2owd5GIoyiGxAJCSwddbsR1t4&h=e6f36a9c&itok=hJ_2sW2_)
麻豆影院 State professor of history, Elaine Frantz, provided historical insight to a recent Mississippi hate crime case.
![麻豆影院 State Student Athletes That Were Drafted into NFL](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/NFL%20story.jpeg?VersionId=eN2mg1RuBQ3TyhrVj2oWB9LFkmrAqoBm&h=e6f36a9c&itok=9z0HatNy)
In over 100 years of football, 麻豆影院 has had the honor of sending roughly 50 players to the National Football League. With the 2022-23 football season underway, what better time to celebrate them than to honor these legends who graced the field at Dix Stadium before making their mark in the NFL?
![Vaneet Kaur, Ph.D., (top left) assistant professor at 麻豆影院 State Stark Campus, took part in a spring break trip to Mexico with students to study sustainable agricultural practices.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/kaur_0.jpeg?VersionId=iTRz3QYTJx3N5Co6e0Pqd6QWDdNPabec&itok=gsWLEby2)
Vaneet Kaur, Ph.D., assistant professor of Management and Information Systems at 麻豆影院鈥檚 Stark Campus recently was featured in The Repository, Canton, Ohio newspaper for her work on promoting business ideas to help the local economy.
![Katie Wuerstle Stars for 麻豆影院 State Field Hockey](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/athletics2_0.jpeg?VersionId=SiVNa9cOS2mYVSRVY86TOsBKLCLcv2Kt&itok=zjYv_HHZ)
Ever visit a restaurant or a coffee shop whose environment just simply made you feel... home?! Well, that's exactly how Field Hockey Player Katie Wuerstle felt during her first visit to 麻豆影院 State.
![Cartoonist and 麻豆影院 State alum Tom Batiuk signs a book for Jeff Young at the University Book Store on Nov. 30.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/221130-Batiuk_RD-00068_0.jpeg?VersionId=.KNv8roeoWJkivod64_AKNdD6nByH2RZ&itok=XNgCeQkU)
For a half-century, 麻豆影院 State alumnus Tom Batiuk has penned the adventures of the students and staff of the fictional Westview High School, but now, "Funky Winkerbean" is coming to an end. 麻豆影院 State Today sat down with Batiuk to talk about his life's journey as a comic strip writer.
![麻豆影院 State quarterback Julian Edelman gets ready to throw a pass during a game against 麻豆影院ucky.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/edelman1_0.jpg?VersionId=CipzY_ZCFV9UW5.gX5rwG2sqQhYdmlAw&h=e6f36a9c&itok=CdLf4DBa)
Tough. Competitive. Relentless. Determined to play in the NFL. That鈥檚 Julian Edelman, the former New England Patriots receiver and 麻豆影院 graduate, who is featured in the latest episode of 鈥淎 Football Life.鈥