May 2012
Smith Named Executive Director of Innovation & Commercialization Center
The new executive director of the Innovation and Commercialization Center (ICC) at Eastern Kentucky University is a familiar name and face to many in the central/eastern Kentucky business community.
Sultana Selected as Visiting Scholar by Consortium of Universities
Dr. Qaisar Sultana, professor emeritus of special education at Eastern Kentucky University, was chosen as one of six Visiting Scholars by a consortium of universities in Norway, Slovenia, Germany, Czech Republic, Uganda and Sudan.
Holmes Named Director of Office of International Education
Eastern Kentucky University has selected educator and former Peace Corps volunteer Bill Holmes as director of the Office of International Education.
Holmes, former director of Institutional Relations at CAPA International Education in Boston, joined the EKU staff on May 21.
50,000-Plus Attendees at Arts Center Events Boost Local Economy
The Center for the Arts at Eastern Kentucky University has played host during its inaugural season to more than 50,500 guests from more than 30 states and abroad.
Recent Graduate Earns Phi Kappa Phi National Fellowship; Third in Four Years for EKU
For the third time in four years, an Eastern Kentucky University graduate has received a Phi Kappa Phi National Fellowship for graduate study.
Garner Student Excellence Award Recipient Named
Katie Wiedmar, Louisville, a senior PGA golf management major at Eastern Kentucky University, received the 2011-12 S.J. Garner Student Excellence Award at the PGA Golf Management spring awards banquet in April.
Warrix Helps EKU, Ky. Music Hall of Fame Kick Off "Stars Over Appalachia" Program
Singer/songwriter Chad Warrix, who gained fame in the country music duo Halfway to Hazard, urged Rockcastle County High School students to never give up on their dreams.
Student's "Ethanol of Appalachia" Proposal Earns 2nd Place in Ideas Showcase
An Eastern Kentucky University student earned second place in the eighth annual Appalachian Ideas Network Showcase.
Gardner Named Dean of Libraries
Betina Gardner has been named dean of libraries at Eastern Kentucky University.
Gardner, who joined EKU Libraries in 1995, has served in a variety of capacities, including interim dean since July 2011.
Whitehouse Named Dean of College of Health Sciences
Dr. Deborah Whitehouse has been named dean of Eastern Kentucky University’s College of Health Sciences.
A long-time chair of EKU’s Department of Baccalaureate and Graduate Nursing, she had served as interim dean of the college since October, 2011.
Indiana Woman Receives President's Outstanding Senior Award
Avery Scherer, the daughter of Doug and Anne Scherer, of Jeffersonville, Ind., received the President’s Outstanding Senior Award at Eastern Kentucky University’s commencement ceremonies on May 5.
Philosophy Professor Receives National Grant from The Character Project
Dr. Mike Austin, associate professor of philosophy at Eastern Kentucky University, has received a one-year $50,666 grant to support work on a manuscript entitled “Humility: A Study in Analytic Moral Theology” from The Character Project at Wake Forest University.
Student Selected as "Inventors and Innovators" Ambassador
Junior Andrew Pennington, of Corbin, has been selected as the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance student ambassador for Eastern Kentucky University.
WEKU's Technology-Related Racing Stories Enjoy Widespread Airing
A series of technology-related racing stories produced at WEKU-FM is getting widespread airplay nationwide.
WEKU News Director Charles Compton worked with the Innovation Trail network of stations in upstate New York to put the series together and to help edit and produce the freelance reporters’ features.