Kentucky State University men’s basketball national championship teams honored and remembered

Kentucky State University men’s basketball national championship teams honored and remembered

December 31, 1969

The Kentucky State University men’s basketball NAIA national championship teams from 1970-72 have been recently featured and honored in various publications.  The teams were remembered and their paths to the championships were chronicled in the March 2022 edition of Kentucky Monthly. The nostalgia of the piece brings alive the swagger of the squads and the raucous crowds that came to watch them play.  Travis Grant and Elmore Smith...

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Recent graduate becomes first female to earn dual degree from KSU and UK

Recent graduate becomes first female to earn dual degree from KSU and UK

December 31, 1969

Kentucky State University’s Spring 2022 Commencement was an academic milestone for more than 250 students. For Brenda Pacheco, it was historic.   On May 13, Pacheco became the first female graduate from Kentucky State to earn a dual degree – Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from KSU and a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering from the University of Kentucky – as part of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the u...

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Kentucky State University president to speak at memorial service commemorating the 50th anniversary of the death of Martin Luther King Jr.

Kentucky State University president to speak at memorial service commemorating the 50th anniversary of the death of Martin Luther King Jr.

December 31, 1969

Kentucky State University President M. Christopher Brown II is the guest speaker for a memorial service commemorating the 50 th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. The memorial service is scheduled for Wednesday, April 4 at noon at St. Stephen Baptist Church in Louisville. The service is presented by Simmons College of Kentucky. The public is invited to attend.

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Women’s Track and Field Win Inaugural HBCU National Indoor Track and Field Small School Division Championship

December 31, 1969

In the inaugural HBCU National Indoor Track and Field Championship, the Kentucky State women's team claimed the small school division national title , while the men's team secured the small school division runner-up finish Saturday. The women's team secured the national title with 120 points, finishing 69 points ahead of runner-up West Virginia State. Voorhees claimed the men's title with 176 points, while Kentucky State earned ru...

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