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News
UK
radio sees bright future
Women's History Month celebrated across campus
McConnell announces grant for law school
Political science faculty hit 'grand slam'
UK researchers aid eye disease fight
Veterans' Day
Creating endowment lets alum give back to UK
Award honors outstanding UK women for helping others
Briefs
'Father of index funds,' four others inducted into
Gatton Hall
Human Environmental Sciences names four to 2001 Hall
of Fame
UK
radio sees bright future
UK's public radio
station celebrates 60th birthday.
WUKY, the oldest university-owned FM radio station and the third oldest
non-commercial FM station in the nation, began as WBKY with 100 watts
of power in Beattyville in March 1941, the year it received a broadcasting
license from the Federal Communications Commission.
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But the radio
station really began about 12 years earlier, when UK music professor
Elmer Sulzer convinced UK President Frank McVey to support UK radio
as an educational tool.
Sulzer predicted much could be gained with this new medium. He transmitted
UK radio broadcasts to WHAS in Louisville via telephone line. That
station often fed UK's signal to the CBS network. As a result of
this increased exposure, Sulzer won the Peabody Award for a series
on venereal disease, a controversial topic in those days. He developed
the revolutionary Listening Center Network, which grew to 84 locations,
most in far-flung areas of Eastern Kentucky, making radio broadcasts
available to many for the first time. In one early photo, Sulzer
is seen installing one of the battery-powered radios as a rural
family watches.
These Mountain
Listening Centers caught on in the nation's capital, most notably
with Eleanor Roosevelt, who visited campus at least once to show
her support for Sulzer and to congratulate him on his excellence-in-broadcasting
Peabody Award, then and now the most coveted award in radio. Anecdote
has it that on the day the first lady was to speak over UK radio,
she was kept waiting for what seemed like an eternity by John Jacob
Niles, who preceded the first lady on the air and sang every single
verse of his "Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair,"
a song known for its seemingly infinite number of verses. Roosevelt
was said to have taken this in stride, but not so Frances Jewell
McVey, wife of the UK president. She reportedly chided Niles for
delaying the first lady's message. Niles' response went unrecorded.
Sulzer managed to license the station, despite a moratorium on new
licenses the FCC was observing due to World War II. Sulzer managed
this deft maneuver by convincing the FCC that WBKY did not constitute
a new station because it already existed as UK Radio Network.
Sulzer left
UK in 1952 for Indiana University, where he started a broadcasting
school and stayed until his retirement. No one will ever know if
he envisioned how society would change and the role UK radio would
play in those changes.
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George Lewis
One source of news information for Mike Graves, host of WUKY's morning
show "Weekday," is UK News. The popular "Weekday"
program mixes music and news to entertain and inform its listeners.
UK Archives
An early
phone broadcast at WHAS in Louisville. WUKY was a pioneer in its
early days. It helped create National Public Radio and was one of
the first stations to air NPR's "All Things Considered"
when it debuted in 1971. WUKY also was only the second radio station
in the country to broadcast CNN news.
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Today WUKY operates
with 95,000 watts of power, reaching Louisville on the west, Cynthiana
in the north, Morehead on the east, and Berea and Danville to the south.
Many more enjoy the station via the Internet. The station has high-quality
public radio programming, including news, adult music and a variety of
other programs. Some programs are locally produced, while others are award-winning
favorites from National Public Radio, Public Radio International, the
British Broadcasting Corp. and many other sources. It serves as a laboratory
for UK communications students and supports local music. Although it focuses
primarily on UK goings-on, it serves a vastly broader audience.
Most of its listeners are not part of the University family at all, aside
from their enjoyment of the public radio station and its popular programs
such as "All Things Considered," "A Prairie Home Companion," "Car Talk"
and the station's own "Weekday." WUKY helped create National Public Radio
and was one of the first stations to air NPR's "All Things Considered"
when it debuted in 1971. In 1989, WBKY became WUKY to reflect its affiliation
with UK.
WUKY has served as a training ground for some of the best-known news and
sports announcers. Tom Hammond called his first game for the station.
Sports marketing and communications guru Jim Host got his start on the
station, as did Noah Adams, who went on to host the popular news and commentary
show "All Things Considered." Interestingly, Adams, whose first name is
Don, began using his middle name on the air at WUKY because at that time
actor Don Adams was starring in the television comedy "Smart," and Noah
Adams wanted to maintain his own identity.
In the 1970s and 1980s, the station rebounded from what were thought to
have been lean years in the consistency of its broadcasting. Credit is
given to announcers Reynolds Large, who brought a loyal following with
him from WLAP, and Pat O'Nan, who enjoyed a devoted following of his own
until his retirement. Both announcers wore the mantel of "Weekday," a
program originated by then general manager Don Wheeler that contained
a mix of music and news.
Wheeler, who served as station manager from 1965 until 1989, brought a
decidedly hard-news edge to the station. Nurtured in print and broadcast
local journalism, Wheeler introduced community-minded changes. For example,
WUKY was only the second radio station in the country to broadcast CNN
news. This occurred about a year or two after CNN began broadcasting in
1981. The station eventually dropped the Atlanta-based news source, which
some felt lacked credibility. But the accuracy and immediacy of CNN's
Gulf War coverage eventually vindicated the station's decision to carry
it.
In the late 1970s, WBKY recorded the nightlife in downtown Lexington with
three back-to-back live broadcasts each Friday night during its "Lexington
Live" show. One broadcast was from the Hyatt, the others from Levas's
Restaurant and Lounge and Cafe Chantant (the latter two are now closed).
The late Jim Varney was a regular on the show with his comedy routine.
Diversity has always been important at the station, at no time more so
than under Wheeler's direction. He introduced the first female commentator
into the Stoll Field press box. He hired the first full-time female announcer
in this market. Another Wheeler protégé became the first African-American
announcer to work a game in Commonwealth Stadium.
Musically, the station switched from a classical format in the 1960s to
American classics Cole Porter, Rosemary Clooney, Johnny Mandel, Mel
Torme, George Sheering and the like. "Quality performers," said Wheeler,
who orchestrated the change. Current station manager Roger Chesser ushered
in the smooth-jazz era with its new-age influences. Pat Metheney was a
regular, as was George Winston. George Benson showed up a lot. Smooth
jazz lasted until 1998, when Chesser and crew sensed a change in their
listeners' taste and switched to adult alternative content. You'll hear
Joni Mitchell, Mark Knofler, Van Morrison and other contemporary singers
and songwriters. The station also gives heavy play to local artists and
has returned to the tradition of live music broadcasts from the studio.
For example, on the recent morning of Feb. 22, listeners heard two members
of Lexington's Reel World String Band perform a selection from their new
CD.
Keeping the pace Wheeler set before his retirement, Chesser originated
and organized the Kentucky Public Radio News Exchange, a group of public
radio stations in the state that share news and information, combining
for better coverage than that of one station alone. He also maintains
the station's commitment to provide communications students the best possible
training ground.
"The mission of our news division is two-fold," Chesser said. "We work
to provide concise and intelligent information to our listeners, and we
also teach the journalists of the future."
The future of WUKY rests with its local coverage, agreed Wheeler and Chesser,
the two station managers who have seen the most change during the station's
existence. Chesser said the future is satellite transmission, which would
provide subscribers a stereo CD-quality signal without interruptions by
disc jockeys, commercials or fund-raising drives. This type broadcasting
could spell trouble for commercial stations, he said, but he doesn't believe
it will be especially harmful to public radio, with its heavy emphasis
on local events.
George Lewis
Women's
History Month celebrated across campus
Women's History Month
will be celebrated across the University of Kentucky campus in March with
lectures, films and more sponsored by the UK Women's Studies Program.
Events scheduled for the month include:
-- March 7: Rema Keen and Sue Massek present "The Adventures of Molly Whuppie,"
7 p.m., Center Theatre, UK Student Center. This play by Anne Shelby explores
the idea that heroes come in all forms. The play is based on stories collected
by folklorist Leonard Roberts in Eastern Kentucky in the 1940s and '50s.
Free and open to the public.
-- March 18-20: Seventh annual Black Women's Conference, "Remembering Our
Spirit: The Role of Religion in the Survival of Black Women," presented
by UK's African-American Studies and Research Program, UK Student Center.
Includes the following:
-- Village Potluck Dinner, 6 p.m., March 18, YWCA Phillis Wheatley Center,
647 Chestnut St.
-- Anna J. Cooper Address, 9 a.m., March 20, Center Theater, UK Student
Center. Speaker: Dr. Delores Williams, Union Theological Seminary.
-- Mary McLeod Bethune Luncheon and Lecture, noon, March 20, President's
Room, Singletary Center. Speaker: Deneese Jones, UK. Catered buffet. Tickets
are $13.50.
-- Special Session: "Perspectives on Spirituality," 2:30 p.m., March 20,
Center Theater, UK Student Center. Speaker: Robin Osunnike Manna. Panel
discussion.
-- Doris Wilkinson Address, Tuesday, 7 p.m., March 20, Center Theater,
Student Center. Speaker: Renita Weems, Vanderbilt University Divinity
School. All events, except where noted, are free. For information on these
events or to purchase tickets for the luncheon, contact the African-American
Studies and Research Program, 102 Breckinridge Hall or call 257-3593.
-- March 21: Women's Studies Film Series presents "My Feminism," 7:30 p.m.,
William T. Young Library Auditorium. This documentary features filmed
interviews defining "feminism."
-- March 30: UK Women's Studies Program Mentoring Committee Brown Bag Series
presents "Negotiating UK," noon, 107 Breckinridge Hall. Joan Callahan,
professor of philosophy and director of the Women's Studies Program, will
talk about negotiating department culture.
-- March 30-31: UK Women's Studies Graduate Student Conference, "Gendered
Violence: Epistemologies and Practices." Keynote speaker: Geeta Patel,
Wellesley College, time and place to be announced. Patel's research explores
the nexus of sexualities and colonialism in south Asia and in the South
Asian diaspora.
For more information on Women's History Month or the Women's Studies Program
at UK, contact the Women's Studies Program office at 257-1388, e-mail
womenst@pop.uky.edu or visit
www.uky.edu/ArtsSciences/WomenStudies.
Selena Stevens
McConnell
announces grant for law school
Sen. Mitch McConnell
(R-Ky.) announced Feb. 20 a grant of $750,000 from the Justice Department
for a teleconferencing facility at the UK College of Law.
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grant will allow the college to install two-way interactive video
classroom teleconferencing technology. The three interactive video
classrooms will be connected to the Kentucky TeleLinking Network,
a system of more than 200 classrooms located in universities, community
and technical colleges and primary and secondary schools across the
commonwealth, and to CenterNet Regional Telecommunications Network,
a system of more than 21 locations in eastern and southern Kentucky.
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Tim Collins
Sen. Mitch McConnell talked with Law School Dean Allan Vestal and
UK President Charles Wethington after announcing a new grant from
the Justice Department for the school.
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The classrooms will
have access to connections across the United States and around the world.
These facilities will enable the college to expand its continuing legal
education classes and its capabilities in training prosecutors, and to
provide alternative dispute resolution programs to government agencies.
Although housed in the College of Law, the facility will draw upon the
Rural Economic Development Center in Somerset, and the networking capabilities
of the University for transmission of its programs and services.
The federal grant would not have been possible without the advocacy of
Sen. McConnell, a 1967 graduate of UK's College of Law, and Congressman
Hal Rogers, a 1964 graduate of the college. Sen. McConnell and Congressman
Rogers took leadership roles in the Senate and House in securing the grant,
the largest federal grant in UK College of Law history.
As part of a land-grant institution, the College of Law is a resource
for legal education of all types. Reaching beyond its primary focus of
preparing students to enter the legal profession, the college has become
a site for the continuing professional education of Kentucky's attorneys
and prosecutors. The training of prosecutors is part of enhancing effective
law enforcement and furthering criminal justice in the commonwealth and
the nation. The college's cooperative program with the Kentucky's Office
of the Attorney General offers prosecutors intensive training that develops
their substantive knowledge and hones their litigation skills.
Attorneys from across the country and from several foreign countries attend
legal seminars on a variety of subjects ranging from equine law to estate
planning. Furthermore, in conjunction with the Martin School of Public
Administration and the Council of State Governments, the College of Law
is exploring ways to offer training and other assistance to governmental
units seeking to utilize alternative dispute resolution techniques for
resolving governmental disputes.
The new teleconferencing facilities will allow the college to expand its
programs to include more participants. People who were prevented from
attending a seminar or training program because of travel expenses or
time restraints will not only be able to listen to the seminar but also
participate.
Kelley Bozeman
Political
science faculty hit 'grand slam'
Department four-for-four
in winning NSF grants.
In just two years, UK's political science faculty have been awarded four
grants from the National Science Foundation: one in 1999, three in 2000.
What makes this so remarkable? The department only submitted four proposals
to the NSF during that period, giving them a four-for-four record.
The three grants awarded in 2000 placed the department in a class by itself.
Of the top-10 research programs in political science, as reported by U.S.
News and World Report, none received more than two NSF grants that year,
and when compared to benchmark institutions, only Penn State matched UK's
number of awards.
The department's accomplishment was especially remarkable because all
three recipients in 2000 were junior faculty members, who do not commonly
receive NSF funding in political science.
"I don't know whether any other political science department in the country
has had a record like this before," said department chairperson Brad Canon.
"But you can bet that it's rare."
"The success rate is especially notable because we are so small compared
to both the top-10 and the benchmark departments. Our political science
faculty is, on average, about half the size of those at other institutions,"
department publicity coordinator D. Stephen Voss said. "None of them came
close to having 15 percent of their faculty covered by NSF grants."
The four grants received by the political science department total $720,572.
The grant recipients were Professor Mark Peffley and assistant professors
Matthew Gabel, Douglas Gibler and D. Stephen Voss.
Kelley Bozeman
UK
researchers aid eye disease fight
Research at the UK
College of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology has contributed to the
development of a new sustained-release treatment that may be effective
for several sight-threatening retinal disorders. The new treatment is
being tested for the chronic deterioration and leakage of retinal blood
vessels known as diabetic macular edema.
About 10.3 million people in the United States have been diagnosed with
diabetes and approximately 5.4 million people have undiagnosed diabetes.
In Kentucky, 106,808 adults had diagnosed diabetes in 1994.
Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness in people between the ages
of 20 and 74.
The treatment involves a surgical procedure to place a implant containing
medicine into the back of the eye. The implant is designed to deliver
sustained and consistent therapeutic levels of drugs directly to the diseased
area of the eye for up to three years. This design also is expected to
limit the drug's exposure to the whole body, reduce the dosage needed
to be effective and reduce the need for frequent treatments.
P. Andrew Pearson, assistant professor in the Department of Ophthalmology,
is the principal investigator for clinical studies conducted with the
implant for DME. The technology for the implant was developed from discoveries
by Pearson and others.
UK Chandler Medical Center
Public Relations
Veterans'
Day
Ralph Derickson
Robert P. Orbach, of Lexington, a veteran and a University of Kentucky
Donovan Scholar since 1997, greets former Miss America Heather French
Henry, who was a Donovan Forum speaker Feb. 8 at the Lexington Senior
Citizens Center. Mrs. Henry and her husband, Kentucky Lt. Gov. Stephen
L. Henry, talked about pending federal and state legislation and other
issues facing America's military veterans.
Creating
endowment lets alum give back to UK
Funds will aid scholarships,
recruitment and travel. Clyde Carpenter has been associated with the College
of Architecture for nearly 40 years. It's been a "wonderful and inspiring"
part of his life, and he wanted to give something back to the college.
So, he's giving a million dollars!
"It's
great to have the ability to give something back to the college,"
he said.
Carpenter set up a bequest in his will that directs $1 million from
his estate to come to UK when he dies. His gift establishes the Clyde
Reynolds Carpenter Fund for Academic Excellence in the College of
Architecture.
"Many projects that enhance the uniqueness of architecture education
don't have access to a level of funding that is adequate," he said.
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This endowment fund
will provide discretionary money that the dean can use to support projects
needing funding. It can fund such things as scholarships, student and
faculty travel, student recruitment and visiting faculty. The endowment
also establishes the Clyde Reynolds Carpenter Scholarship. Carpenter said
the decision to make this gift came after learning of the advantages of
estate planning through the college's development officer.
"I was surprised at how relatively easy it was to set up the endowment,"
he said. "Being at UK and in the College of Architecture has been a huge
part of my life, so I felt it was important to honor the college with
this bequest."
Carpenter, a professor and the college's associate dean for administration,
has served the college in many capacities on the academic as well as administrative
sides. In addition to his many assignments throughout the years in the
dean's office, Carpenter has excelled in teaching. He received the Outstanding
Teacher in Architecture Award in 1978 presented by the UK American Institute
of Architecture Students, and in 1997, the Tau Sigma Silver Medal for
achievement in architecture and architectural education presented by the
UK Chapter of Tau Sigma Delta. His association with the college began
as a student. He earned his bachelor's degree in civil engineering from
UK.
Through all the changes witnessed over nearly four decades, there has
been a constant in the College of Architecture. Clyde Carpenter. And through
his gift, his legacy will be secure for generations to come.
Carpenter's gift is one of the many to the Campaign for the University
of Kentucky to raise $600 million by 2003. As of Feb.1, the campaign has
raised more than $367 million.
Teresa Arnold
Award
honors outstanding UK women for helping others
Who are many of the
women on the University of Kentucky campus working to promote the growth
and well being of other women? Find out at the eighth annual Sarah Bennett
Holmes Award Luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 21, in
the Student Center Small Ballroom.
This
year the luncheon will include a PowerPoint presentation highlighting
the accomplishments of the 16 nominees, followed by an announcement
of the winner. The award recipient will receive $500. The program,
presented by the UK Women's Forum, also will honor past award winners.
The March 21 luncheon is open to all the campus community. A buffet
lunch of assorted salads, breads and desserts will be available for
$9, or attendees may bring their own brown-bag lunches. Reservations
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Sarah Bennett
Holmes
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A reservation form
is available on the Women's Forum Web site at www.uky.edu/OtherOrgs/UKWoman
or by calling Kathy Stanwix-Hay, chairperson of the Sarah Bennett Holmes
Committee, at 257-5090. The registration deadline for the buffet lunch
is March 14, and for those bringing their own lunch, the deadline is March
19.
"Over the past eight years, the Sarah Bennett Holmes award has become
a coveted recognition at UK. I would like to encourage the campus community
to come to the luncheon and learn more about the wonderful contributions
of these amazing women," Stanwix-Hay said.
Any regular full- or part-time female employee of the University can be
nominated. This year's nominees represent departments on the Lexington
Campus, in Central Administration and from the Chandler Medical Center.
The award is named for a distinguished former dean of women at the University.
Sarah Bennett Holmes served as dean of women from 1929 to 1957 and was
well-known throughout her career for championing the rights of women.
UK's Holmes Hall is named in her honor.
Kathy Johnson
Briefs
UK walks against
child abuse
The UK College of Education will conduct a "Walk Against Child Abuse"
beginning from 9 a.m. to noon April 7 in front of the Taylor Education
Building on Limestone. The walk will circle campus, via Limestone, Washington
Avenue, Rose Street and Euclid Avenue.
There is no registration fee. Donations collected will benefit the Center
for Women, Children and Families in downtown Lexington.
For information, contact Wayne Harvey or Cindi Jefferson at 257-3792.
Reception April 27 honors Blanton, Raines for UK service
A reception for Vice Chancellor for Administration Jack Blanton and Vice
Chancellor for Academic Services Shirley Raines will be held from 3:30
to 6 p.m. April 27 in the Student Center Grand Ballroom. All members of
the UK community are invited to attend the reception given by Lexington
Campus Chancellor Elisabeth Zinser to celebrate Blanton and Raines' contributions
to UK.
Blanton is retiring at the end of the year, and Raines is taking over
as president of Memphis State University in Memphis.
Freedom Pathways' exhibited
A new exhibit by UK sociology Professor Doris Wilkinson aims to educate
viewers about the history and experiences of African-Americans in Central
Kentucky.
"Freedom Pathways: The African-American Heritage in the Bluegrass" is
on display through March in the gallery of the William T. Young Library.
The photographic exhibit includes scenes from the slave auction site at
Lexington's Cheapside, a major slave trading area in the South before
the Emancipation Proclamation.
Wilkinson has been studying Kentucky African-American history for many
years and said there remains a"significant deficit in our knowledge about
the extraordinary accomplishments and rich cultural heritage of people
of African descent locally and nationally."
Covey presents
leadership tips
Nationally known speaker Stephen Covey will present "Leadership is a Choice:
The Four Roles of a Leader" from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 25 at the Kentucky
Horse Center. His visit is presented by UK's Patterson School of Diplomacy
and International Commerce.
Covey's "Seven Habits of Highly Effective People" has sold more than 12
million copies, and Time magazine has recognized Covey as one of America's
25 influential people.
For tickets and reservations, call 1-800-873-3451 or register online at
www.lessoninleadership.com.
LCC accepting nominations for outstanding alumnus award
Lexington Community College is accepting nominations for the Outstanding
Alumnus of the Year Award, given annually to an LCC alumnus who demonstrates
a positive attitude toward the college and contributes significantly to
his/her field and to his/her community. Nominees must be graduates of
LCC.
Nomination forms must be completed in writing and submitted by March 15.
Forms may be obtained and submitted by contacting the LCC Office of Alumni
and Development at 211 Oswald Building, Cooper Drive, Lexington, KY 40506-0235,
or 257-3723.
The winner will be named at LCC's graduation ceremony May 4.
Play explores heroism
The Women's Studies Program will present "The Adventures of Molly Whuppie"
at 7:30 p.m. March 7 in the UK Student Center Theater.
This play by Anne Shelby, based on traditional Appalachian stories, explores
the idea that heroes come in all forms. These traditional stories are
told in the play with a female protagonist and preserve the language and
culture of Appalachian storytelling.
The event is free and open to the public. For information, call 257-1388
or visit www.uky.edu/ ArtsSciences/WomenStudies.
Disability employment topic of March 15 conference
The Kentucky Supported Employment Training Project will host a March 15
conference titled "Supported Employment from a National Perspective: Current
Status and Natural Supports" for persons working with individuals with
mental retardation/developmental disabilities. The conference will be
held at the Holiday Inn Hurstborne in Louisville and will feature speaker
David Mank, director of the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community
at Indiana University.
For more information on the conference, contact Claudia Ernharth at 257-3586
or cernharth@ihdi.uky.edu.
Walk benefits local
autism society
The Autism Society of the Bluegrass will sponsor the third annual Autism
Awareness Walk from noon to 3p.m. Sunday, April 1, at the University of
Kentucky Arboretum, located off of Alumni Drive. The walk is held in conjunction
with many others across the county to recognize April as Autism Awareness
Month. Proceeds from the walk benefit community educational resources
and training programs provided through the society. Registration begins
at 11:30a.m. To register, call the society at 278-4991 or e-mail at tynerwilso@aol.com.
'Father
of index funds,' four others inducted into Gatton Hall
Five people, including
the "father of index funds" and a former president of Ameritech, were
inducted into the University of Kentucky Carol Martin Gatton College of
Business and Economics Alumni Hall of Fame March 1 at the UK Student Center
Grand Ballroom.
The five are:
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Barry K. Allen, 52, of Indianapolis. Allen is a former president of
Ameritech and is president of Allen Enterprises L.L.C., a private
equity and management company he formed last August. He is a founding
board member and investor in the First Business Bank of Milwaukee,
a partner in Investor Properties Inc. of Indianapolis, an adviser
and investor in Baird Capital Partners III and has initiated the Allen
Investment Group, which focuses on professional ownership of small
businesses. Allen earned his bachelor's degree in business administration
at UK in 1970. After leaving UK, he served as president of Wisconsin
Bell Telephone, Illinois Bell Telephone, Marquette Electronics and
Ameritech.
-- William L. "Bill" Fouse, 72, of San Rafael, Calif. A
native of Parkersburg, W.Va., Fouse became a major influence in investing
when he developed the index fund. His impact was noted in Pensions
& Investments magazine, which named him one of its Men of the Century
in its December 1999 issue. Fouse earned his bachelor's degree in
commerce from UK in 1950 and his master's of business administration
degree in 1952. He worked for Mellon Bank, where he unsuccessfully
pitched his proposed index fund, then joined Wells Fargo Bank, where
he launched the first index fund in 1971. He returned to Mellon in
1983 to co-found Mellon Capital Management Corp. He and his wife,
Linn, have two daughters, Claudia Fountaine and Heather Clarke, and
four grandchildren.
-- James L. Gibson, 65, of Lexington. A native of Junction City, Gibson
is a graduate of Centre College who earned his MBA degree in 1959
and doctoral degree in 1962 at UK. He began his career in academia
at the University of Texas-Arlington, then returned to teach at Centre
in 1963. He joined the faculty at UK in 1966 as an associate professor.
He served as director of organizational development in the Kentucky
Department of Health from 1971 to 1973 and as director of the Office
for Policy and Budget in the Kentucky Cabinet for Human Resources
from 1973 to 1974. He was promoted to full professor at UK in 1972
and was appointed the Kincaid Professor of Management in 1987. In
1971, he began a collaboration with James Donnelly and J.M. Ivancevitch
on a textbook titled "Selected Readings in Management," which has
been through nine editions through 1998 and has been translated into
Chinese, Indonesian, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.
-- Gretchen W. Price, 55, of Cincinnati. A native of Pittsburgh, Price
came to UK in 1972, earning her bachelor's degree in accounting in
1976. After graduation, she went to work for Procter & Gamble as a
financial analyst, then moved on to a variety of positions, including
accounting manager of the Dallas plant in 1977, forecaster in the
financial analysis division in 1979 and senior analyst in 1980, finance
manager for the paper products division in 1985, eventually becoming
vice president and comptroller of Procter & Gamble Worldwide's Global
Internal Controls. Most recently, she was named Procter & Gamble's
vice president and treasurer. Price serves on the Greater Cincinnati
Scholarship Association Board, the Financial Executives Institute
(both in the Cincinnati chapter and national organization), and has
served in various positions with Cincinnati's United Way and the Cincinnati
Fine Arts Fund.
-- Douglas J. Von Allmen, 59, of St. Louis. A native of Louisville,
Von Allmen worked on a cardboard-box plant assembly line after graduating
from high school. He came to UK and studied accounting, working as
a counselor in the residence halls, keeping books for several area
small companies and serving as treasurer of the UK Federal Credit
Union. After earning his bachelor's degree in 1965, he joined KPMG
Peat Marwick, then became controller at Horace Mann Educators. He
later returned to Peat Marwick and got involved with a business partner
to buy and sell companies, specializing in leveraged buyouts of wholesale-retailers
such as PenUltima-The Writing Store, Temple Industries Inc. and Homestar
Industries Inc. He co-founded St. Louis-based Group One Capital, a
venture capital firm. Last year, he donated gifts to the UK Gatton
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Barry K.
Allen
William
Fouse
James Gibson
Gretchen
Price
Douglas
Von Allmen
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Dan
Adkins
Human
Environmental Sciences names four to 2001 Hall of Fame
The University of Kentucky College of Human Environmental
Sciences inducted four people into its Hall of Fame March 1.
The inductees were:
-- Sarah
Henry, former assistant HES dean. Henry graduated from the UK School
of Home Economics in 1956 and taught home economics at Scott County
High School while completing her master's degree, which she earned
in 1959. After working as a curriculum development specialist for
the Kentucky Department of Education and earning her doctorate in
education in 1977, she taught at Morehead State University and the
University of Louisville before returning to UK in 1980. She served
as assistant dean in HES for 13 years. Following her retirement, she
served as special assistant to the dean for five years. She was named
the college's outstanding alumnus in 1996 and is a UK Fellow and a
member of the HES Erikson Society.
-- Marianne Smith Edge, owner of MSE and Associates and UK Board of
Trustees member. Edge is founder, president and consulting dietitian
for MSE and Associates, a food service and nutrition management consultant
service. She also is a corporate marketing consultant and accounts
manager for Diamond Crystal Brands Inc. After graduating from UK in
1977, Smith Edge worked for the Cooperative Extension Service as a
county Extension agent for 4-H. In 1981, she completed her master's
degree in public health/nutrition at Western Kentucky University.
She is president-elect of the American Dietetics Association and has
served as national president of the UK National Alumni Association,
receiving the UK Alumni Distinguished Service Award in 1994. She is
a UK Fellow and a member of the Erikson Society and the UK Capital
Campaign Board of Volunteers.
-- Doris Tichenor, former assistant director of Extension for Home
Economics and Community Development and associate dean of HES. Tichenor
received her doctorate in animal sciences from UK in 1969. She served
as assistant director of Extension for home economics and community
development and as associate dean of the college from 1969 to 1984.
She was director of home economics programs and chairperson of the
home economics department at the University of Florida from 1984 to
1994 and is a professor emeritus in that university's Department of
Family, Youth and Community Sciences, Institute of Food and Agricultural
Sciences. She has served with numerous organizational and legislative
groups and has been an active leader in the Association of Administrators
of Home Economics, among others.
-- Myra Tobin, co-chairperson of UK's National Campaign Steering Committee
and former senior vice president of Marsh and McLennan Companies Inc.
After graduating from UK in 1962, Tobin earned a master's degree in
counseling psychology from Ohio State University in 1965 and a master's
in business administration in corporate finance from New York University
in 1971. She was elected assistant vice president and became division
casualty manager in 1973 for Mash and McLennan Cos. Inc., a New York-based
insurance firm. She served as vice president, manager of the national
services casualty group, senior vice president and managing director
before retiring after 28 years. She is an active leader in several
professional and community organizations and has been recognized for
her outstanding leadership and service. She was selected Insurance
Woman of the Year by APIW in 1984, honored as the Helen Garvin Outstanding
Achiever by the National Association Insurance Women in 1986 and chosen
to receive the National 4-H Alumni Award in 1994. She served as president
of the National Alumni Association from 1991 to 1992 and was a 2000
inductee of the UK Hall of Distinguished Alumni. |
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Sarah Henry
Marianne
Smith Edge
Doris Tichenor
Myra Tobin
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Selena
Stevens
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