Darnell D. Davis Jr.

[UAkron Alumni @uakronalumni]

🎉 Congratulations to the 2025 “5 Under 35” award recipients honored by UA Alumni Association and Student Ambassadors this evening! 🎉

These alumni have demonstrated excellence in their field and service in the community. Thank you for sharing your inspiring stories and advice…

[UAkron Alumni @uakronalumni]

Hosted by the UA Alumni Association and the University Ambassadors, the 5 Under 35 award honors five UA alumni under the age of 35 who demonstrate excellence in their field and service to their community and alma mater. We are pleased to announce our 2025 recipients!

[MACtion @MACSports]

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The Akron Zips are heading back to The Big Dance as your 2024 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament CHAMPIONS! 🏆

@ZipsMBB | #MACtion

[Flash @Flashyasf]

a real flex is just being yourself in a world where people live for an image

[Big Picture Learning @bigpiclearning]

If you have a platform, use it for good. To confront systems. Challenge inequities. If you're beloved, use your voice to pave the ways for others. Draw inspiration from those who have done so before. If you can't fly, run. If you can't run, walk. If you can't walk, crawl.

[Flash @Flashyasf]

Don’t go broke helping everybody because when you broke nobody gone help you

[Jim Tressel @JimTressel5]

"Happiness stems from loving ourselves and our lives exactly as they are, knowing that joy and pain, strength and weakness, glory and failure are all essential to the full human experience."  Kristin Neff #QuietTime

[Darnell D. Davis Jr. @D_Davis_Jr]

If you would like to learn about nonprofit board service please register for this FREE event https://t.co/mpEJJHoT3O

[Success Minded @_SuccessMinded_]

This❗

[Darnell D. Davis Jr. @D_Davis_Jr]

Never again

[Obi Satoru @KingObi]

Shoutout to my school board member.

[Unkonfined @unkonfined]

Survived too many storms to be bothered by raindrops.

[Darnell D. Davis Jr. @D_Davis_Jr]

Happy birthday to me. Blessed to see 31 🧘

[Darnell D. Davis Jr. @D_Davis_Jr]

Just put your best foot forward at the task in front of you. The rest will take care of itself

[Jordan Daley @JDaley]

Be patient… Everything takes time.

[Darnell D. Davis Jr. @D_Davis_Jr]

I am honored to have been selected for this opportunity. I am eager build capacity!! Thank you to my leadership at @BVUVolunteers for support on this journey #AsheFellows2023

[Big Picture Learning @bigpiclearning]

It's a great day! We're excited to share our second, expanded cohort of Ashé Leaders Fellows. We welcome our new fellows, as well as our new Ashé Communities, including Oakland, Cleveland and Baltimore! Meet the new Cohort here https://t.co/EQxCHDywbM

[Darnell D. Davis Jr. @D_Davis_Jr]

Great initiative!! We needed these growing up

[News 5 Cleveland @WEWS]

Cleveland is one of the first cities in the country to provide trauma-informed recreation centers, so researchers hope to be a leading example for others.
https://t.co/XaKKBL78kT

[Darnell D. Davis Jr. @D_Davis_Jr]

As student and young professionals do not think your work cannot make a significant impact on the trajectory of an enterprise.

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

In 1971, Nike hired a student to create their logo. She was paid $35 for her design. During that time the renowned sportswear company made a significant decision that would eventually shape its iconic brand identity. At the time, Nike was a relatively young and emerging company, seeking to establish its unique image in the competitive sports apparel industry.

To achieve this, Nike's co-founder, Phil Knight, approached Carolyn Davidson, a graphic design student at Portland State University, to create a distinctive logo for the company. Carolyn was tasked with crafting a logo that captured the essence of Nike's vision and conveyed its commitment to athleticism and performance.

After several iterations and design proposals, Carolyn Davidson presented her now-famous "Swoosh" logo, a simple yet dynamic checkmark-like symbol that embodies motion and speed. Although initially unsure about the logo's potential, Phil Knight and his team recognized its potential impact and decided to adopt it as Nike's official emblem.

For her design work, Carolyn Davidson was compensated with a payment of $35, a relatively modest sum even by the standards of that time. However, the significance and enduring success of the Nike brand would later prompt the company to acknowledge Carolyn's contribution in a more substantial way.

Recognizing her pivotal role in creating one of the world's most recognizable logos, Nike awarded Carolyn Davidson with stock options in 1983, a gesture that later proved to be extremely valuable. While the exact value of the stock options remains undisclosed, it is estimated that they eventually amounted to a considerable sum, highlighting the long-term impact and appreciation for Carolyn Davidson's artistic contribution.

The story of Carolyn Davidson and the Nike logo serves as a testament to the power of design and branding. It demonstrates how a simple, yet captivating logo can become an enduring symbol that resonates with millions of people worldwide, while also showcasing the importance of recognizing and appreciating the creative talents behind such iconic works.