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Former Â鶹ֱ²¥ athletic director appointed secretary of the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet
A former Â鶹ֱ²¥ athletic director was appointed as the secretary of the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet recently by Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin. Derrick Ramsey, who served as athletic director for four years until 2004 when he was appointed to a cabinet position by former governor Ernie Fletcher, has decades of experience working in Kentucky’s higher education system. According to a press release fro...
Â鶹ֱ²¥ to conduct candidate interviews for athletic director position this week
The retirement of Â鶹ֱ²¥ legend William Graham has left large shoes to fill at the athletic director position. Graham, the outgoing athletic director, was recognized by the Â鶹ֱ²¥ Board of Regents at commencement with a special resolution honoring his career. Graham was a member of the Kentucky State men’s basketball NAIA championship teams in 1970 and 1971. He completed three stints at Kentuck...
Â鶹ֱ²¥ graduate gets a head start on a criminal justice career
When graduating senior Marquette Venson crossed the stage during the Â鶹ֱ²¥ Spring 2018 Commencement Convocation, he marked the end of his undergraduate academic career. But leading up to that, he crisscrossed the streets of Frankfort, marking cars as a citation officer for the Frankfort Police Department, signaling the beginning of a career in criminal justice. Though he’s only been in the job since February, he...
Â鶹ֱ²¥ student-athlete played in 2018 PGA Minority Collegiate Championship
Â鶹ֱ²¥ student-athlete Jeremy Kimbrough joined the field of the 2018 PGA Minority Collegiate Championship at PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Florida May 10-13. The sophomore mechanical engineering major from Chattanooga, Tennessee said he first became interested in golf at age five when his dad introduced him to the game. Kimbrough said about two years ago he and his father were watching the Golf Channel and hap...