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EKU College of Business Celebrates 60th Anniversary

This year, Eastern Kentucky University’s (EKU) College of Business, ranked among the top 6% of business schools globally, celebrates 60 years of preparing students to excel and lead in the world of business.

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Top Reasons to Earn a Business Degree from EKU

Get a game-changing business degree at Eastern Kentucky University. Choose from high-demand programs, take advantage of real-world learning experiences, and get access to an extensive network of career opportunities. A business degree incentivizes, organizes, scales and finds profitable solutions to any industry, discipline or mission. This versatile skill set is the perfect companion to any major or career. Pursuing business as a minor can instantly increase your marketability after graduation.
Katie Wiedmar

Winged Foot Wonder: The Inspirational Story of Katie Wiedmar, PGA

A PGA-Golf Management program alum, Katie Wiedmar has loved sports for as long as she can remember. Growing up in Louisville, Kentucky, she played team sports like basketball and field hockey, but it was golf and its focus on the individual athlete that won her heart and has become not only a career but a lifelong passion.

Alumni Features

Mr. Alan Long

Mr. Alan Long | Member, Baldwin, CPAs, PLLC.

Whether as a proud EKU alum, a member of the University’s Board of Regents, or as a widely known and highly respected accounting leader, Alan Long, CPA, CITP, CGMA, ’79, is a firm believer in giving freely of one’s time, talents, and treasure to help others and to move institutions and professions forward.

Lori Holt

Ms. Lori Holt | Chief Operating Officer of The Executive Leadership Council

From a single mother determined to see her daughter reach her full potential, she learned the values of resilience, resourcefulness, and sacrifice. Growing up in diverse Dayton, Ohio, she gained understanding and empathy. At EKU, she found a “rigorous academic foundation and a safe space to evolve into a confident young woman.”

April Russell Perry

Ms. April Russell Perry | Board Chairman and CEO, Kentucky Farmers Bank

When April (Russell) Perry ’86, ’96 was a youngster, she would accompany her grandfather, bank president Charles Russell, to an empty, quiet office on Sunday afternoons and pretend to wait on customers and practice speaking through the drive-through microphone.

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AACSB accreditation means that EKU’s College of Business is one of the best business schools in the world. AACSB-accredited schools have better programs, better faculty, better students with higher overall GPAs, more international students, more employers that recruit from them, and graduates who receive better salaries.

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