Bart Bixenstine, a 1971 graduate of ’s Honors College and the recipient of the 2019 Distinguished Honors Alumni Award,
His connections at have also brought some “neutral work” in law. When asked how his education at Kent has helped him give back to the community, Bixenstine says that it is “a matter of appreciating what Kent does.” He says that it takes time and distance to reflect on one’s life and what has made a difference, and he realized that has had an impact on him. He told students in his Distinguished Honors Alumni Award acceptance speech at the Senior Honors Luncheon that and the Honors College as they are today is even better than what they were for him, and that he hopes students may complete their education and are able “to achieve the goals the Honors College has given you.”