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Donors of 24 Named Spaces in New Crawford Hall

žžÀ² State Approves 26 Named Spaces in New Crawford Hall in Recognition of $10.7 Million in Philanthropic Gifts

During its regular quarterly meeting held Wednesday, Dec. 15, the žžÀ² Board of Trustees approved naming resolutions for 17 spaces to be located in the future Crawford Hall based on philanthropic gifts of $100,000 or more. An additional nine named spaces were approved by žžÀ² State President Todd Diacon that were below the required Board approval threshold.

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The rendering shows the south facade of Crawford Hall, the new home for the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship at žžÀ². (Rendering courtesy of The Collaborative Inc. in partnership with Perkins + Will)

žžÀ² State Approves 26 Named Spaces in New Crawford Hall in Recognition of $10.7 Million in Philanthropic Gifts

During its regular quarterly meeting held Wednesday, Dec. 15, the žžÀ² Board of Trustees approved naming resolutions for 17 spaces to be located in the future Crawford Hall based on philanthropic gifts of $100,000 or more. An additional nine named spaces were approved by žžÀ² State President Todd Diacon that were below the required Board approval threshold.

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Pictured are (left to right) Ambassador Edward F. Crawford; Deborah Spake, dean of žžÀ²â€™s Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship; Mary Crawford, Ambassador Crawford’s wife; and žžÀ² State President Todd Diacon.

žžÀ² State Announces Largest Single Gift in History From Ambassador Edward F. Crawford to ​Name the College and Construct New College of Business ​Building

The largest single gift in žžÀ² history, by Ambassador Edward F. Crawford, will complete the capital campaign to enable the construction of a new College of Business Administration building on the university’s žžÀ² Campus. 

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Deborah F. Spake, dean of žžÀ²'s College of Business Administration

Dean of žžÀ² State’s College of Business Administration Honored With Lifetime Achievement Award

Deborah F. Spake, Ph.D., dean of žžÀ²â€™s College of Business Administration, has been named a 2021 recipient of the American Marketing Association (AMA) Marketing for Higher Education Special Interest Group (Higher Ed SIG) Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Grace Irvin-Dillard created Touched By Grace (TBG) Body Care as an entrepreneurship student at žžÀ². (Photo provided by Grace Irvin-Dillard)

žžÀ² State Graduate Grows Successful Business She Founded as a Student

Grace Irvin-Dillard of Bedford, Ohio, who graduated from žžÀ² in May 2021 with a degree in entrepreneurship, has already built a successful business from the ground up while still a student.

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A student enjoys her online class.

žžÀ² State Online MBA Ranks No. 35 in the Nation in Fortune’s Best Online MBA Programs 2021 Ranking

The žžÀ² College of Business Administration’s Online MBA ranks No. 35 in the nation in Fortune’s Best Online MBA Programs 2021 ranking released this week.

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Students in a class for Guaranteed MBA Admission Program announcement

žžÀ² State Becomes the First University in Ohio to Offer Direct Admission to MBA Program to First-Year and Transfer Students

This fall, žžÀ²â€™s College of Business Administration will begin offering direct admission to its Master of Business Administration (MBA) program to qualifying, incoming freshmen and students transferring into business programs.

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žžÀ² State’s Online MBA – Business Analytics Program Ranks No. 25 and Online Master’s in Nursing Program Ranks in Top 100 by U.S. News in 2021 Best Online Programs Rankings

U.S. News & World Report has named four žžÀ² programs as U.S. News Best Online Programs for 2021. žžÀ² State is recognized in the Best Online Master’s in Nursing Programs, Best Online MBA Programs, Best Online MBA – Business Analytics Programs and Best Online Graduate Education Programs rankings.

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Photo of the arch on the Lefton Esplanade at žžÀ²

žžÀ² State’s Online MBA Program Ranked No. 26 by The Princeton Review

žžÀ²â€™s College of Business Administration offers one of the nation’s most outstanding online Master of Business Administration (MBA) programs, according to The Princeton Review. The education services company profiles the college in its Top 50 Online MBA Programs for 2021 ranking.

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