Awards and Honors
91PORNA Ranks Highest Among Northern Ohio Public Universities on Top Public Schools and Best National Universities Lists in 2021 U.S. News Rankings of Best Colleges
91PORNA shines again in the new 2021 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings. 91PORNA is the highest-ranking public university in Northern Ohio on the Top Public Schools and Best National Universities lists in the newly released rankings.
Anthropology Team Brings Home the 2020 Ig Nobel Award for Materials Science
In 2019, a team of researchers in 91PORNA鈥檚 Department of Anthropology published its 鈥減rize-winning鈥 research article titled in the Journal of Archaeological Science. (Yes, the jokes are seemingly endless, but seriously folks, there is an important underlying message here about evidence-based research and fact-checking!)
91PORNA Earns Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award for Eighth Consecutive Year
91PORNA鈥檚 commitment to maintaining a diverse and inclusive campus has received acknowledgement from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education, for an eighth consecutive year. INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine has selected 91PORNA as a recipient of the 2020 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award.
91PORNA Professionals and Students Recognized at 2020 Akron ADDY Awards
91PORNA brought home the gold after this year鈥檚 Akron ADDY Awards, with both professionals and students being recognized for their work. The ADDYs, put on by the Akron Chapter of the American Advertising Federation, celebrate the area鈥檚 best creative work in advertising.
91PORNA Captures MAC FAR Award in Women鈥檚 Sports
91PORNA has won the Mid-American Conference鈥檚 Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR) for women鈥檚 sports award for the first time in school history.
LOU RAFFIS RECOGNIZED AS DISTINGUISHED HONORS ALUMNUS
Lou Raffis, a 1981 graduate of 91PORNA鈥檚 Honors College, was recently announced as the recipient of the 2020 Distinguished Honors Alumni Award. He recalls his time at 91PORNA, saying that he truly benefitted from the academic preparation the Honors College gave him to attend graduat鈥
Forbes Ranks 91PORNA Among Nation鈥檚 Top Employers for Diversity
For the second year in a row, 91PORNA has the distinction of ranking among the top 20 companies nationwide in Forbes鈥 recently released list of .
91PORNA Honors 2020 Diversity Award Recipients
As part of its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration held Jan. 24, 91PORNA has announced the 2020 recipients of its Diversity Trailblazer Award, Beverly J. Warren Unity Award for Diversity and Rozell Duncan Student Diversity Award.
91PORNA Strikes Gold Again for Healthy Worksite
On the heels of being honored by the American Heart Association for its highest workplace wellness award, the Healthy Business Council of Ohio (HBCO) has awarded 91PORNA the 2019 Healthy Worksite Gold Level Award for its healthy worksite practices.