Stories @ EKU - EKU Alumni
As a first-generation college student from a single-parent household of Latino heritage, Ivan Olivas found a sense of community...
Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) has gone through many changes since the 1930s, including a few name changes, the addition of...
Akron, Ohio native, Gen. James E. Rainey, ’87, came to EKU on a swimming scholarship—a decision he claims formed the launchpad...
The Gentrys reached the top of the pop music charts in 1965 with the memorable chorus, “Keep on dancin’ and a-prancin’.”
Briana Persley, ’97 ’22, is the director of youth services for the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, where she...
When Miguel Bautista, ’14, witnessed firefighters responding to a structure fire and watched how they operated, it jolted his...
Times-Tribune Reporter, Christen Gibson, ’22, attributes her success to the Colonel community and the resources made available...
On Eastern Kentucky University’s (EKU) fourth annual Giving Day on April 19, 2023, donors from every state, plus Washington, D....
Joe Skinner, ’11, joined the workforce immediately after graduation, starting in an information technology leadership program...
Eastern Kentucky University will host its fourth annual Giving Day on Wednesday, April 19. The 2023 Giving Day theme is “Invest...
As a young child, Tracie Prater, '06, tagged along to EKU classes with her mom, who was then pursuing a master's degree. From...
McKenna Revel, '17, loved the academic freedom of being able to study multiple majors during her time at Eastern Kentucky...
Richmond native and public relations graduate, Danielle Mullins, ’20, started out in the pageant world as a young girl who...
Students from this graduation class hail from 11 countries, 40 states and 94 Kentucky counties and range in age from 19 to 71....
Always having a knack for entrepreneurship, Josiah Stendel, ’22, started his business, Made You Look Media, when he was only 13...
Brandon Collins has been named chief of police at Eastern Kentucky University. A 2002 graduate of the university, Collins’...
Dena Potter, ’01, former editor of The Eastern Progress, was recently named the 2022 Communicator of the Year by the National...
Orth addressed graduates at EKU’s 2022 fall commencement ceremony for the College of Justice, Safety and Military Science;...