Kentucky State University’s first female president to lie in state Thursday

Kentucky State University’s first female president to lie in state Thursday


Former Kentucky State University President Dr. Mary Levi Smith-Stowe will lie in state at Kentucky State University Thursday. 

Smith-Stowe was the institution’s first female president. Smith-Stowe will lie in state Thursday in the Carl H. Smith Auditorium in David H. Bradford Hall from noon until 5 p.m. 

Attendees will have the opportunity to pay their respects and sign the University’s guest book. Security will be present and COVID-19 regulations will be highly enforced with only 25 guests permitted in Carl H. Smith Auditorium at a time.

A private service will be held Friday in the David H. Bradford Hall Little Theater. The service will be broadcast via Zoom: 

Time: Dec 4, 2020 Noon Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting: https://kysu.zoom.us/j/96422591180

Meeting ID: 964 2259 1180

Tributes may be made to the Dr. Mary Levi Smith Endowed Scholarship at kysu.edu/give.