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| | CBT Distinguished Senior Lacy Griffith fought back tears as she reflected on her time at Eastern while accepting her award at the April 16 University Scholars Assembly. Thirteen students, recipients of the highest awards from EKU’s five academic colleges, were honored during the annual event. In addition, a fellowship award for Phi Kappa Phi was presented and Honors Scholars, Phi Kappa Phi initiates, and all participants in the Posters at the Capitol and the UP Showcase were recognized. |
| |  Dr. Janna Vice has been appointed as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at EKU.
Vice has served as Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs since July 2009 and as Associate Provost for Academic and Faculty Affairs at EKU since 2007. She joined the EKU business faculty in 1974 and served from 1999 to 2007 as Associate Dean of the University’s College of Business and Technology.
“I am honored and privileged to serve this great institution that we all love,” Vice said. “EKU is on a mission, and I am very excited to be part of the effort as we move forward together.”
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| | The Eastern Kentucky University Board of Regents, meeting in regular session on Monday, April 19, approved an extension of President Doug Whitlock’s contract. |
| | Spring Commencement ceremonies at EKU on Saturday, May 8, will recognize 2,124 degree candidates, including the first from the University’s inaugural doctoral degree program.
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|  Authors Marie Mitchell, left, and Rebecca Mitchell-Turney | “Road to Pleasant Hill,” co-authored by communication instructor Marie Mitchell, has been placed on the prestigious Kentucky Bluegrass Awards Master List for grades 3-5. Only 10 books were selected by a committee of the Kentucky Reading Association for this age group for 2010-11.
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| | The Green Hills Elementary School Library in Harlan County is getting a significant facelift, thanks in part to members of the Kentucky Education Association-Student Program chapter at EKU’s Corbin campus. |
| | The University’s annual Retirement Banquet, held April 21, honored, from left, Dr. Barbara Ramey, Dr. Pete Kensicki, Dr. Karen Janssen, Scott Prater, Brenda Foley, Nina Ratcliffe, Dr. Joanna Dickey, and Dr. Billy Thames. At far right is President Doug Whitlock. |
| | Last fall, Eastern’s SERV Corps program topped all AmeriCorps programs in the Commonwealth in the annual Make A Difference Day Food Drive. |
| | Eastern is honoring the military service of veterans nationwide by extending “targeted” tuition rates to out-of-state veterans. |
| | EKU junior Nick Tomko is one of only 21 students from across the nation to earn a 2010 summer internship through the SCI (Society for Chemical Industry) Scholars Program. |
| | Sara Murphy is definitely not a traditional student and the road to where she is now would not be described as easy.
That she will graduate from Eastern Kentucky University next year with a master’s degree in Safety, Security & Emergency Management is a testament to her dedication. That dedication also helped her earn the U.S. Department of Education’s Emma Byrd Scholarship.
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| | An EKU sophomore horticulture major will serve a 12-week internship with the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C., this summer. |
| | Students wishing to enroll in summer classes at EKU can choose from a variety of course options during the summer session. |
| | The Kentucky Motorcycle Rider Education Program, housed within the Traffic Safety Institute at Eastern the past 16 years, offers Basic Rider Education (BRC) and Experienced Rider Education (ERC) at 24 sites around Kentucky. |
| |  Dr. Jan Colbert is a CPA and a certified internal auditor, as well as a Certified Forensic Accountant. She has published more than 100 articles in journals such as the Forensic Examiner, Journal of Forensic Accounting, Internal Auditor, and Journal of Corporate Accounting and Finance. In addition, she has written chapters in books and authored a Continuing Professional Education course for CPAs on forensic accounting. She is on the graduate faculty in EKU's College of Business and Technology and teaches accounting and statistics in the MBA program as well as auditing at the undergraduate level. Hear what Dr. Colbert has to say about her scholarship in her first interview for the Focus on Scholarship webcast series here.
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|  Laura Melius, Director of Career Services | Laura Melius, Director of Career Services, is featured in this ongoing series designed to allow EKU leaders and others in prominent positions to discuss their roles as well as campus issues. Melius, who came to Eastern as a student in 1971, began working at the University in 1976 and in Career Services in 1979. A "Colonel through and through," she holds an associate degree in Business, a bachelor's degree in Business Education, and an MBA, all from EKU. |
| | Tanea Reed, Chemistry, was awarded $24,903 from Morehead State University for research involving a proteomic analysis of oxidatively modified glycolytic proteins in a novel Down Syndrome Model. Funding is provided through the Kentucky Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network (KRBIN).
Amanda Waterstrat, Biological Sciences, was awarded $25,000 for research on the regulation and cellular consequences of Slit2 Expression. Funding is provided through the Kentucky Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network (KRBIN).
Tyler Smith, Biological Sciences, was awarded $921 from the Kentucky Academy of Sciences for a study assessing the development of late-successional structural heterogeneity in older second growth forests of the Cumberland Plateau of Eastern Kentucky.
William Davis and Tim Ross, Technology, were awarded $11,368 from the Kentucky Department of Education to provide technical upgrade training for career and technical educators. |
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