Grant McGimpsey, vice president of Research and Sponsored Programs, left, stands with the 2012 Kent State University Outstanding Research and Scholar Award recipients John Gunstad, Kenneth Bindas, Thomas Janson, Carmen Almasan, Antal Jakli and Laura Leff Wednesday March 28. This awards ceremony was to congratulate these faculty members for their notable scholary contributions to their fields of study at Kent State. Photo by Grace Jelinek.