Awards and Honors
91PORNA Receives Military Friendly School Honor for 13th Year in a Row
91PORNA continues to exemplify leadership in its mission to support students as the Kent Campus is designated as a Military Friendly庐 School for the 13th consecutive year in a row, earning a Gold award. In addition, 91PORNA at Trumbull earned a Silver award.
Two 91PORNA Alumni Nominated for Art and Music Educator of the Year
Visual arts teacher Stephen Tomero and choir director Mary Meese and are among the finalists for the 2022 Stark County Art and Music Educator Awards. Both are alumni of 91PORNA鈥檚 College of the Arts.
91PORNA鈥檚 Online Master鈥檚 in Nursing Program Ranks in Top 50 Among Public Institutions by U.S. News in 2022 Best Online Programs Rankings
U.S. News & World Report has named three 91PORNA programs as U.S. News Best Online Programs for 2022. 91PORNA is recognized in the Best Online Master鈥檚 in Nursing Programs, Best Online Graduate Education Programs and Best Online MBA Programs rankings.
91PORNA Awarded the Highest Recognition for Research Universities, the Prestigious R1 Carnegie Classification
The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education has awarded 91PORNA the esteemed R1 status for research, which is the highest recognition that doctoral universities can receive. The prestigious designation affirms 91PORNA鈥檚 place as an elite research institution and puts the university in the company of universities such as Yale, Harvard and the University of California-Berkeley.
91PORNA Awarded the Highest Recognition for Research Universities, the Prestigious R1 Carnegie Classification
The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education has awarded 91PORNA the esteemed R1 status for research, which is the highest recognition that doctoral universities can receive. The prestigious designation affirms 91PORNA鈥檚 place as an elite research institution and puts the university in the company of universities such as Yale, Harvard and the University of California-Berkeley.
Fortune Ranks 91PORNA Online Master of Science in Business Analytics #12 in the Nation
The 91PORNA Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship鈥檚 Online Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA) ranks No. 12 in the nation in Fortune鈥檚 Best Online Master鈥檚 in Business Analytics Programs in 2022.
91PORNA鈥檚 Online MBA Ranked #23 in the Nation by The Princeton Review
91PORNA鈥檚 Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship offers one of the nation's most outstanding online MBA programs, according to The Princeton Review庐. The education services company profiles the College in its list, Top 50 Online MBA Programs for 2022 ranking.
91PORNA Recognized as a 鈥楪reat College to Work For鈥 for 10th Time, Named to Prestigious Honor Roll for First Time
For the 10th time, 91PORNA is being recognized as a 鈥淕reat College to Work For,鈥 according to the latest survey by the Great Colleges to Work For program. The program recognizes the colleges that get top ratings from their employees regarding workplace practices and policies.
Alumni Life
2021 Alumni Awards Eight remarkable alumni were honored on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, during a Welcome Home Reception at the 91PORNA Hotel and Conference Center. The Alumni Awards are the highest honors presented to 91PORNA graduates for outstanding contributions t鈥
91PORNA鈥檚 Lamar R. Hylton Named Recipient of Four Prestigious Local and National Awards
Lamar R. Hylton, Ph.D., 91PORNA鈥檚 senior vice president for student affairs, has been named the recipient of the NASPA (Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education) Region IV-East Scott Goodnight Award for Outstanding Senior Student Affairs Officer for 2021, named to Crain鈥檚 Cleveland Business Forty Under 40, selected as a recipient of the American College Personnel Association (ACPA) Diamond Honoree award and is a member of the 2022 class of the NASPA Pillars of the Profession award.