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Kentucky State University, Kentucky Distillers’ Association partner to support students, increase diversity in the fermentation and distillation industry
Kentucky State University and the Kentucky Distillers’ Association (KDA) have partnered to establish the Kentucky Distillers’ Association Current Use Student Scholarship Fund. Funded by the Kentucky Distillers’ Association Lifting Spirits Foundation, the scholarship is available to Kentucky State students who are enrolled in the undergraduate certificate in fermentation and distillation science program, have the intention of joinin...
Kentucky State University featured in Washington Post story about Black-owned distilleries
The Washington Post recently featured Kentucky State University’s fermentation and distillation science program in a story about Black-owned distilleries in Kentucky. The story discusses the program, features Dr. Kirk Pomper and Dr. Erin Gilliam, and discusses the history of African Americans and bourbon. Click here to read the full story. To learn more about Kentucky State’s fermentation and distillation science program, click here.
Kentucky State University to kick off 135th anniversary celebration with giving campaign, new partnership with Ale-8-One
After navigating the effects of a global pandemic for the last year to deliver access to education, Kentucky State University has more reasons than ever to celebrate its 135th anniversary as an institution of higher education. Part of the 135th anniversary celebration is a new partnership with the iconic Kentucky soda brand, Ale-8-One Bottling Company. Ale-8-One, local producer of Kentucky’s original ginger and citrus soft drink s...
Kelsey Scott encouraged Kentucky State University students to raise their voice in self-advocacy
The Kentucky State University campus community celebrated and honored the lives and work of women during its 2021 Women’s History Month Assembly. During the summons to assembly, Senior Vice President of Brand Identity and University Relations Clara Ross Stamps said on this day Thorobreds honor and remember Kentucky State’s two female presidents, Dr. Mary Levi Smith-Stowe and Dr. Mary Evans Sias. “Because of their contributions to...