Barbara Ramey, Biological Sciences, was awarded $7,700 from Western Kentucky University to support high school and middle school participants in the Kentucky Science and Engineering Fair in 2010.

Michael Rodriguez, Center for Economic Development, Entrepreneurship, and Technology, was awarded $14,000 from the Kentucky Small Business Development Center at the University of Kentucky to continue operation of the EKU Small Business Development Center, providing business counseling, training, and information to existing and prospective business owners in a 15-county service area in central and eastern Kentucky.

Ian Mooers, Center for Economic Development, Entrepreneurship, and Technology, was awarded $14,500 from Kentucky State University to conduct an inventory and feasibility study of a Pennyrile Development District artisan project.

Carol Gabbard, College of Education, was awarded $170,000 from the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education for the continuation of the GEAR UP II: E-Mentoring for a Purpose Grant.

Larry Collins, Safety, Security, and Emergency Management, was awarded $10,392 from the International Society of Fire Service Instructors to support a student research assistant for a project examining NIOSH line-of-duty death reports and recent test information.

Shirley Rivard, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Student Services, was awarded $197,559 from the Kentucky Office of Vocational Rehabilitation for the provision of services to deaf and hard of hearing students at EKU.

Bill St. Pierre, Continuing Education and Outreach, was awarded $111,678 from the United States Department of Agriculture to provide innovative technology and telecommunications equipment to EKU campuses in Manchester, Corbin, and Hazard.