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Spock, Bundy Named 2021 Foundation Professors

Eastern Kentucky University is proud to announce its 2021 foundation professors as Dr. Myra Beth Bundy and Dr. Jennifer Spock.
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Non-Traditional Student Elliott Wins Goldwater Scholarship

EKU's fifth-ever Barry Goldwater Scholar is Drew Elliott, an honor student who plans to pursue a Ph.D.
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Couple’s 65 Collective Years of Service is Recognized on the Campus Beautiful

Billy and Nancy Thames' children donated a campus bench to honor their parents' dedication to the teaching profession and combined tenure of 65 years in EKU's College of Education.
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Donor Recognizes 15 Years of Giving by Awarding 15 Diversity Scholarships from Endowment

When Ricky Gordon, ’91 ’20, realized he had been giving to the Ricky and Christian Joelle Gordon Endowed Diversity Scholarship for 15 years, he wanted to recognize the milestone by giving 15 additional scholarships to minority students.
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Retired Professor Funds Endowment to Honor Former Student’s Legacy

Dr. Gary Kuhnhenn, retired geology professor, department chair and dean, funded the Rick Schroder Student Assist Fund in memory of former student, Rick Schroder.
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Campus Hosts Vaccination Clinic

The clinic will be located at Eastern Kentucky University’s Perkins Building and appointments will be available online at www.ScheduleYourVaccine.com starting March 3.

Dr. Kenneth Tunnell, retired Eastern Kentucky University foundation professor, recently self-published his own photographic...

Donors from every part of the United States opened their hearts and gave with purpose in an outpouring of support for Eastern...

This installment in the QEP Spotlight series features EKU English professor, Erin Presley.

Eastern Kentucky University’s Student Government Association (SGA) and the Division of Public Safety have once again partnered...

Eastern Kentucky University has installed a 2D/Virtual Reality professional flight simulation lab within the Aviation program....

Eastern Kentucky University’s newly-formed Center for Total Worker Health®has been designated by the National Institute for...

Eastern Kentucky University’s Ryan Green has been appointed by Gov. Andy Beshear to the Kentucky Environmental Education...

Mary Ousley, chief strategy officer for PruittHealth and past chair of the American Health Care Association, has been named...

Through a generous gift from Eastern Kentucky University board of regents chair and Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP partner Lewis...

Eastern Kentucky University’s second annual Giving Day will occur on April 14, with the goal this year of 1,000 individual...

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