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Kern Alexander (1939- )

Record Group UA3-7

Biography

Kern Alexander, born June 30, 1939, is a native of Marrowbone in Cumberland County, Kentucky. He received a bachelor's degree from Centre College (Danville, Kentucky), a master's degree from Western Kentucky State College, and a Ph.D. from Indiana University. He became the seventh president of Western Kentucky University in 1986. An authority on education finance and law, Dr. Alexander confronted difficult issues during his term, including enrollment, administrative changes and oversight of student publications. Alexander left in 1988 to take a professorship at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and in 1994 became president of Murray State University.

Collection

The collection relates to Alexander's term as president and includes general correspondence and files related to academic departments, buildings, development, faculty and staff.

Volume

21 cubic feet

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