New Face
Bill Ayres
Dean & Chief Administrative Officer
Trumbull Campus
JOB DESCRIPTION
I have oversight of everything on the Trumbull campus, from academics to budgeting to the physical plant. I am the face of Â鶹ÊÓƵ in Trumbull and Mahoning Counties. At the same time, I'm part of the team led by Dr. Peggy Shadduck to bring the Regional Campuses together as an integrated system.
WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE:
January 2022
EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY:
University of Toledo (2017-2021)
Wright State University (2010-2017)
Elizabethtown College (2006-2010)
University of Indianapolis (1999-2006)
LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE:
Â鶹ÊÓƵ has a healthy, student-centered culture that generates lots of great work and great ideas.
ATTRACTION TO KENT STATE AS AN EMPLOYER:
I was most attracted to the mission of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Regionals - to serve students who would otherwise not have access to higher education and to make the communities around us better through education.
RESIDES IN:
Cortland, OH
HOMETOWN:
Pittsburgh, PA
EDUCATION:
Ph.D., Political Science, The Ohio State University
M.A., Political Science, The Ohio State University
B.A., Political Science, Williams College
HOBBIES:
Hiking, role-playing games, martial arts
