Monthly Archives: November 2011
WKU honors scholars from BG area schools
WKU honored 90 students from five Bowling Green-Warren County high schools for their academic achievements. This year’s group has an average ACT composite score of 28.9 and grade-point average of 3.87 and included two National Merit Semifinalists and 23 Kentucky … Continue reading
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Pete and Dixie Mahurin named WKU’s Philanthropists of the Year
Pete (’61) and Dixie (’62,’67) Mahurin were recently honored as WKU’s 2011 Philanthropists of the Year at the National Philanthropy Day luncheon in Lexington. The Mahurins are some of WKU’s most dedicated alumni, volunteers and faithful philanthropists, as they have … Continue reading
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Local teachers join world class photographers
Kentucky teachers recently participated in the Dataseam Teacher Track of the 2011 WKU Mountain Workshops where they received training from leading professional photojournalists. Eleven teachers joined more than 70 professional and college student participants, 30 support staff and 24 professional … Continue reading
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WKU graduate students attend technology conference
Five graduate students from WKU’s Master of Science in Engineering Technology Management (MSETM) attended the Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering (ATMAE) national conference last week in Cleveland, Ohio. Adam Ray of Caneyville, a first semester graduate student, was … Continue reading
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WKU Continuing Education offering costume production class in January
WKU Continuing Education will offer a three-week non-credit costume production class in January. Costume Production and Technology is a theater course that emphasizes a hands-on introduction to construction techniques for complete stage costumes, with a focus on historical costumes for … Continue reading
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‘Star of Bethlehem’ begins Nov. 20
WKU’s Hardin Planetarium will present its annual Christmas tradition, The Star of Bethlehem, Nov. 20-Dec. 22. The presentation by Dr. Rachel Campbell, observatory education scientist, will show the audience the Bethlehem sky around the time that Christ was born and … Continue reading
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Parking and traffic information for high school football championships Dec. 2-3
Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium at WKU will be the site for the 2011 Russell Athletic/KHSAA Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl State Football Championships on Friday, Dec. 2, and Saturday, Dec. 3. The championship games are scheduled for 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and … Continue reading
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WKU chapter of health pre-professional honor society inducts 28 new members
WKU’s chapter of Alpha Epsilon Delta (AED) inducted 28 new members on Nov. 14. Alpha Epsilon Delta is the national health pre-professional honor society dedicated to the encouragement and recognition of excellence in pre-professional health scholarship, including medicine, dentistry, veterinary … Continue reading
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WKU students make presentations at Kentucky Academy of Science meeting
Several WKU students made presentations and received awards at the 2011 Kentucky Academy of Science annual meeting. WKU participants in the 97th annual KAS meeting, held Nov. 4-5 in Murray, included the following: Oral Presentations Agriculture Christopher Ferguson, graduate student … Continue reading
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WKU team repeats as national champion in golf tournament
The WKU team of Adam Whitt and Matt Morrison repeated as national champions in the faculty/staff division of the Collegiate Golf Alliance’s 2011 National Collegiate Golf Championship on Sunday (Nov. 13) in Las Vegas. Whitt and Morrison, who both work … Continue reading
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