KSU project manager receives top agriculture honor

KSU project manager receives top agriculture honor

October 20, 2015

Louie Rivers Jr., Small Farmer Outreach Training and Technical Assistance Program project manager, received the Thomas Poe Cooper Distinguished Farm Leadership Award on Oct. 19. Presented by the University of Kentucky chapter of the Honor Society of Gamma Sigma Delta, the Thomas Poe Cooper Award is the highest honor given by the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment. Dean Dr. Nancy Cox recommended...

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Award-winning children's author Sharon Draper visits KSU

Award-winning children's author Sharon Draper visits KSU

October 20, 2015

Award-winning children’s author Sharon Draper spoke to about 650 fifth-graders on Tuesday about her book “Out of My Mind” at KSU’s Bradford Hall.  The energetic speaker  gave advice to the young readers about writing their own books in the future. “Go into writing for the love, not the money,” Draper said. “Have a feeling inside and put it on paper.” “Out of My Mind” was one of the featured books in the “One Book, One Frankfo...

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Wear pink to the 'Breds football game on Oct. 24

Wear pink to the 'Breds football game on Oct. 24

October 19, 2015

Come out to wear pink at our next home football game at 1 p.m. on Oct. 24, at Alumni Stadium. KSU will recognize several causes including Military Appreciation, Breast Cancer Awareness and Take a Kid to the Game Day. The Thorobreds will play Tuskegee University, which  should be an exciting game. All kids 18 and under will be admitted for free with a paying adult (two kids per adult). The military will be on hand with “Touch A Truc...

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2015 Classes In Reunion Pledges $75,050 the KSUNAA PAS Fund

2015 Classes In Reunion Pledges $75,050 the KSUNAA PAS Fund

October 16, 2015

The 2015 Classes in Reunion donated a total of $75,050 to The Kentucky State University National Alumni Association’s Permanent Alumni Scholarship (PAS) Fund. Class of 1975 – 40th Anniversary – $40,000 Conveners:  Renee Patrice Gilliam, Hon. Hubert Grimes, Dr. Barry Simms Class of 1965 – 50th Anniversary – $20,050 Conveners:  Beverly Watkins, Emma McElvaney Talbott Class of 1955 – 60th Anniversary – $15,000 Lytle...

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