Daily Archives: June 27, 2011

TVA, BGMU help WKU celebrate energy savings

The Tennessee Valley Authority and Bowling Green Municipal Utilities presented a check for $106,390 to WKU on June 27 to reward the university’s investments in energy efficiency. WKU has trimmed electricity usage more than 500 kilowatts since joining TVA’s EnergyRight … Continue reading

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Photojournalism lab manager elected to national executive position

Jim Bye, manager of the photojournalism labs at WKU, has been elected as the Executive Committee Regional Chairs Board Representative of the National Press Photographers Association, or NPPA. He was selected by the NPPA’s Regional Chairs to join the six-member … Continue reading

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WKU grad wins international award

Ben Miller, who graduated from WKU in May 2011 with a master’s degree in Geoscience, has been awarded the top 2011 Young Karst Researcher Award from the International Association of Hydrogeologists, or IAH. Miller, who is from Springfield, Mo., was … Continue reading

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Kentucky Army National Guard Band touring area

The 202nd Kentucky Army National Guard Band, directed by Chief Warrant Office Greg Stepp, is touring Western Kentucky this summer. Beginning July 1 in Mayfield, the 202nd Army Band Woodwind Quintet will perform at 5:30 p.m. for an hour at … Continue reading

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