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KSU’s Sonia Sanders Among 52 Professionals Selected for Leadership Kentucky’s Class of 2025
Kentucky State University is pleased to announce that Sonia Sanders, Director of Community Engagement and University Events, is among Leadership Kentucky’s Class of 2025. The Leadership Kentucky program consists of seven, three-day sessions between June and December, where participants gather to gain insights on the Commonwealth of Kentucky, its challenges, and opportunities. Throughout the sessions, class members meet with many of...
Register Today for the Fifth International Pawpaw Conference
September 9 to 11, 2025 Registration for the Fifth International Pawpaw Conference is now open. The conference will be held September 9-11, 2025 in Frankfort, Kentucky. This year’s theme is “Cultivating Excellence: The Next Chapter in Pawpaw Development” and offers a unique experience for scientists, nursery owners, entrepreneurs, and enthusiasts to exchange knowledge and insights on the breeding, production, and range of applicati...
$400,000 Gift Creates New Kentucky State University Scholarship Pipeline for Franklin County Healthcare
Local philanthropists establish fund to address nursing shortage while keeping talent in the community Kentucky State University (KSU) has received a transformative $400,000 donation from Richard and Anna Marie Rosen to establish the Richard and Anna Marie Rosen Nursing Scholarship Fund, which will be used to directly target the healthcare shortage in Franklin County. The fund will provide five, renewable, merit-based scholarships...
Dr. Kirk W. Pomper Named Fellow of the American Society for Horticultural Science
The Kentucky State University (KSU) Pawpaw Program recently published a landmark article in the high-impact journal, HortScience, titled, “Impact of Self- and Cross-pollination on Fruit and Seed Set in Pawpaw in Kentucky.” The peer-reviewed article was authored by Dr. Srijana Thapa Magar, Dr. Kirk W. Pomper, Mr. Jeremiah Lowe, and Ms. Sheri Crabtree. This groundbreaking study is the first to definitively demonstrate that self-polli...