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Nancy Hall Duncan selected for Kentucky Teacher Hall of Fame
Nov 13th, 2018
Nancy Hall Duncan has been selected for induction into the Governor Louie B. Nunn Kentucky Teacher Hall of Fame. The 2019 induction ceremony is scheduled for March 13 at the State Capitol in Frankfort.
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Students honored at 2018 Kentucky Academy of Science meeting
Nov 12th, 2018
WKU and Gatton Academy students were honored for their research presentations at the Kentucky Academy of Science meeting Nov. 2-3.
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WKU honors veterans, unveils new panel at Guthrie Bell Tower
Nov 9th, 2018
WKU honored veterans, recognized the 100th anniversary of WKU’s ROTC program and unveiled a new granite panel at Guthrie Bell Tower on Friday (Nov. 9) during the annual Veterans Day ceremony.
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Congressman, lieutenant governor to participate in WKU Veterans Day ceremony
Oct 31st, 2018
WKU will observe Veterans Day at 11 a.m. Nov. 9 with a wreath-laying ceremony at the Guthrie Bell Tower followed by the ROTC Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.
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Herald wins 17th Pacemaker; Talisman wins 'Best of Show'
Oct 30th, 2018
The College Heights Herald and the Talisman were honored with top awards during the National College Media Convention in Louisville Oct. 25-28.
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Gift supports Center for Leadership Excellence; Summit Awards presented
Oct 26th, 2018
WKU announced a gift to establish Kristen T. & Phillip W. Bale Leadership Excellence Fund on Friday morning and recognized its top volunteers on Thursday night at the annual Summit Awards.
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WKU student receives Kentucky's 2018 GIS scholarship
Oct 25th, 2018
WKU student Hannah Caudill of Elizabethtown was awarded the $1,000 GIS scholarship by the Kentucky Association of Mapping Professionals (KAMP).
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Veterans Upward Bound alumnus wins $1,000 national scholarship
Oct 25th, 2018
WKU Veterans Upward Bound alumnus Jacob Barker of Bowing Green recently was awarded a $1,000 scholarship from the National Association of Veterans Upward Bound.
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Herald, Talisman finalists for three national Pacemaker Awards
Oct 1st, 2018
The College Heights Herald and the Talisman are finalists for three national Pacemaker Awards in 2018. In addition, 16 students on the staffs of the Herald and Talisman are finalists for ACP national individual awards in nine categories.
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WKU recognizes 2018 Family of the Year
Oct 1st, 2018
The family of WKU senior Stefani McCoy, a first-generation student from Elizabethtown, was recognized Saturday as WKU’s 2018 Family of the Year.
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Dr. Marla Zubel named 2018-2019 Robert Penn Warren Fellow
Sep 19th, 2018
Dr. Marla Zubel, assistant professor of English, has been named Fellow of the Robert Penn Warren Center at WKU for the 2018-2019 academic year.
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Environmental education group honors retired WKU professor
Sep 12th, 2018
The Kentucky Association for Environmental Education (KAEE) has recognized retired WKU Professor Terry Wilson with its Lifetime Achievement Award.
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WKU Opportunity Fund receives $450,000 award from James Graham Brown Foundation
Aug 24th, 2018
Marking the first announcement for the WKU Opportunity Fund, President Timothy C. Caboni announced a two-year, $450,000 grant to WKU from the James Graham Brown Foundation of Louisville.
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WKU honors faculty, staff at annual Convocation
Aug 24th, 2018
WKU honored several university-wide award winners during the annual Faculty and Staff Convocation on Friday.
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Mexican journalist to receive Award for Courageous International Reporting
Aug 23rd, 2018
WKU's School of Journalism & Broadcasting will welcome Mexican journalist Marcela Turati to campus in late September as the recipient of the third annual Fleischaker/Greene Award for Courageous International Reporting.
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WKU PBS wins Emmy Awards for 'Lost River Sessions'; Brinkley honored
Aug 22nd, 2018
WKU PBS, WKU’s Public Television Service, had four individuals recognized for their work at the 54th Annual Ohio Valley Emmy Awards with during an Aug. 18 ceremony in Lawrenceburg, Indiana.
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Guthrie announces WKU research grant for Bingocize project
Jul 25th, 2018
Congressman Brett Guthrie announced Wednesday that the National Institute on Aging at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is awarding a $417,398 research grant to WKU for the Bingocize project.
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Inman elected as National Association of Gifted Children board member
Jul 24th, 2018
Dr. Tracy Inman, Associate Director of The Center for Gifted Studies, has been elected to the board of directors for the National Association of Gifted Children (NAGC) as Parent Representative.
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WKU Police Chief receives Department of Defense/ESGR Patriot Award
Jul 23rd, 2018
WKU Police Chief Mitchell Walker received the Department of Defense/ESGR Patriot Award in appreciation for the support he has provided to WKUPD Officer Dwight C. Bushong who serves with the 1103rd Military Police Detachment of the Kentucky National Guard.
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3 to join WKU's Hall of Distinguished Alumni during Homecoming 2018
Jul 18th, 2018
An award-winning actress of the stage and screen, a pioneer in Kentucky education reform and a nationally and internationally recognized pediatric surgeon will join WKU’s Hall of Distinguished Alumni this fall.
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