Daniel Cogan, ’11
Daniel Cogan, ’11, Bedford, TX, became the city’s youngest mayor in October 2023. Initially elected to Bedford’s City Council in 2018, Cogan won re-election in 2021 as the council member for Place 2 and stepped in as mayor pro tem in September 2023. In addition, Cogan continues to serve the community as the sixth grade science and world cultures teacher at South Euless Elementary in Texas.
Christopher Johnson, ’96
Christopher Johnson, ’96, Fredericksburg, VA, joined the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) as an adjunct research staff member in the System Evaluation Division of IDA’s Systems and Analyses Center.
Johnson earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Kent State in 1996. He earned two master’s degrees: one in strategic intelligence from the National Intelligence University (NIU) in 2006; the other in strategic studies from the U.S. Army War College in 2019. Johnson is a member of the NIU Alumni Association.
At the ÐãÉ«app Airport, two alumni are proving that the sky's not the limit when it comes to helping animals in need.Jim Sebastian, a Kent State adjunct professor/check instructor and Southwest Airlines Captain, and David Poluga, Kent State airport manager, have turned their passion for aviation into a mission of compassion. In 2012, they founded Props-4-Paws, a charitable organization dedicated to supporting local animal shelters."We feel the Kent State Airport reflects the community that it serves, and the local community, the airport community, and the entire Kent State ...