Renee Gilliam reminisces on her days as a student at Kentucky State

Renee Gilliam reminisces on her days as a student at Kentucky State

February 21, 2019

The last time Kentucky State University alumna Renee Gilliam graced her alma mater’s campus, nostalgia overtook her and sent her on a trip down memory lane. “As a student, there were so many memories,” said Gilliam, who earned a bachelor’s degree in English with a minor in vocal music in 1975. “I was nurtured, just like other students, by faculty and staff. They were like an extended family. I had friends that were treated the same...

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Kentucky State University administrator appointed to a leadership position within the Kentucky Society of CPAs

Kentucky State University administrator appointed to a leadership position within the Kentucky Society of CPAs

February 21, 2019

A Kentucky State University administrator was recently appointed to serve as the chair of the Education Foundation Trustees for the Kentucky Society of CPAs. Douglas R. Allen II, executive vice president and CFO of finance and administration, begins his one-year term as chair July 1, 2019. The Kentucky Society of CPAs (KyCPA) was founded in 1924. In 1961, KyCPA established an Educational Foundation to strengthen and advance the pro...

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Kentucky State University Student Government Association hosting Black History Assembly

Kentucky State University Student Government Association hosting Black History Assembly

February 20, 2019

The Kentucky State University Student Government Association is hosting a Black History Assembly Thursday, Feb. 21 at 11 a.m. in the Carl H. Smith Auditorium of David H. Bradford Hall. Special guests include actor Lance Gross and television and radio personality Rocsi Diaz. Gross is best known for his role as Calvin Payne on Tyler Perry’s House of Payne and Tyler Perry’s The Paynes. Gross has also appeared in Meet the Browns and Ty...

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Kentucky State University to name pedestrian walkway after former president

Kentucky State University to name pedestrian walkway after former president

February 13, 2019

Kentucky State University will celebrate the opening and naming of its new pedestrian walkway during a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday, March 7 at 10 a.m. The pedestrian walkway will be named in honor of the leadership and service of Dr. Mary E. Sias, the 16th president of Kentucky State University. Sias served from 2004 to 2014. The Mary E. Sias Pedestrian Walkway crosses over East Main Street, connecting the north and south side...

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