Robert G. (“Bob”) Cochran was a longtime fixture at WKU. He had a long and prominent career on the Hill from 1948 to 1971, ultimately serving as the Dean of Public Affairs and Public Relations. He originally came to Western as a Freshman in 1939 working in the Public...

This fund was established by Dr. Robert Schneider. In order to provide encouragement and assistance to worthy and deserving students who are pursuing a degree in agriculture at Western Kentucky University. In addition, this action shows the Schneider family’s...

The Robye Anderson Scholarship Fund honors the memory of the late Ms. Robye Anderson and her contributions to Western Kentucky University. She was an outstanding educator in the College of Education for 23 years, and also worked with physical education programs in...

Dr. Robyn Swanson is a Western Kentucky University (WKU) University Distinguished Professor in Music Education. Robyn and her sisters, Dee Ann Bierstedt, a retired special education teacher and Mary Jo Lofstrom, a retired business education-computer science teacher...

Roger Ellis Miller, age 84, was born January 14, 1939 in Tompkinsville, KY and passed away at Ahava Health Care Center in Clarksville, TN on October 15, 2023. He was the youngest of eight children born to Doc and Marie Miller. In addition to his parents, he was...

Roy James was born in 1929 as one of 10 children to Frank and Effie H. James on a farm at Indian Hill on the banks of Green River in Edmonson County, Kentucky where he grew up and graduated from Brownsville High School in 1949. Roy completed a bachelor degree at...

Ruby Duffer Daniel was born in October of 1903. After graduating from Boyce High School, Ruby attended WKU, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in behavioral science in 1954. She then spent 39 years as an educator in the Warren County and Bowling Green City School...

Russell Haywood Moore, Jr. passed away at the age of 82 on March 18, 2025. Russell was born on the family farm in Portageville, MO on September 2, 1942. He met his wife, Nancy Milligan, in 7th-grade homeroom in Blytheville, Arkansas, and they married on June 5th,...

Sandy Jones Boussard is proud to live, work and serve in the Bowling Green community since graduating from Franklin-Simpson High School in 1969. From raising her son, to starting a temporary help service business in 1977, to serving local government as a city...

Sara Downing Taylor was born in 1930, to A.C. and Katie Burton Downing in Glasgow, Kentucky, as the youngest of seven children. From her early years in Horse Cave, Kentucky, through her high school years in Dunbar, West Virginia, and beyond, she was shaped by her...

The Sarah and Mark Rogers Physics Enhancement Fund was established by Sarah and Mark Rogers on December 17, 2014. Mark and Sarah met as students at Western Kentucky University when they were members of the Baptist Student Union. They became friends but didn’t really...

Sarah Capitola McClearn Bailey was born December 16, 1921. Sarah was a 1949 graduate of WKU, earning her degree from the College of Education and Behavioral Sciences. After graduation, she pursued a career in teaching. She then spent years as an elementary school...

S. Glenn Hodges was born November 23, 1943. He graduated from WKU with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting in 1968 and participated in Alpha Kappa Psi during his time as a student. He is married to Dolores Brigatti and has two children, Shawn and Laura. Glenn has had...

Mr. Robert Derron Steenbergen was born September 11, 1969. He graduated from WKU, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1993. Since his days at WKU, Mr. Steenbergen has been very involved in the community and built a successful career as the Chief Revenue Officer of...

Graduating in 1979, Sherry Rush Tabor received her Bachelor’s degree in allied health from the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. She later furthered her education and received a Master’s degree from Western Kentucky University focusing on social work....

“The membership of this ensemble is a mixture of students in all majors, faculty, staff and community members with an interest in choral masterworks with orchestra. The Southern Kentucky Choral Society is a member of Chorus America, the national organization which...

Stacey Rebekah Coy was a WKU senior health care administration major. Stacey was an active Hilltopper who loved her university dearly. She was a varsity cheerleader for football and men’s basketball for three seasons, serving two years as co-captain. She fulfilled...

Laughter is the best medicine! This was a mantra Stavon lived by every single day, on the good ones and the bad. He was born January 25, 1990, to Misha Maynard and Scott Williams Sr. in South Bend Indiana. A leader, brother, and servant of God, with tremendous taste...

Stephanie Dee Woodward was born in Somerset, Kentucky December 22nd, 1970. Stephanie grew up in Lancaster, Kentucky and attended Garrard County High School. Stephanie had an incredibly strong academic career, attending VAMPY here at WKU several times, and was known...

Steve R. Brown was born May 13, 1975. Steve attended WKU, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in accounting in 1997. He then attended the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and earned a Master of Professional Accountancy there. As a student, Steve was a...

Susie Atlene Cavanaugh was born on September 27, 1949, as the fourth child of Nancy Martin Cavanaugh and Plomer Cavanaugh. Susie grew up in the small, rural town of Cadiz in far Western Kentucky. She attended public schools in Trigg County, before coming to WKU....

This fund was established in September of 2008 by Syed and Huma Ahsan. This action honors the memory of Mr. Ahsan’s father, Dr. Syed R. Ahsan, who made many contributions as a professor in the Geography Department at Western Kentucky University for more than thirty...

Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sylvia Kersenbaum began her musical training with her mother. Soon afterward, she became a pupil of the distinguished teacher, Vincent Scaramuzza. She holds degrees in performance, pedagogy, and composition from the National...

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority was established in 1913, to promote academic excellence and to provide assistance to those in need. Tabitha Monique Briggs was born March 16, 1980, to Gary Briggs and Nadine Niblett. After graduating from Franklin-Simpson High School in...

Taylor Kay Grider was born March 18, 1999, to Tim and Tami Grider of Russell Springs,, Ky. Taylor came to WKU in 2017 as a student pursuing a major in biochemistry. While on the Hill, she quickly found her community, clicking with new friends and her sorority. She...

Ted Middleton was devoted to his family, friends, and community. To honor his memory, his daughters Marjorie Bonds and Sylvia Middleton established the Ted Middleton Scholarship Fund in 2007. The fund serves to assist deserving students who are participating in the...

Terry Alan Hines was a long time resident of Bowling Green. After graduating from Warren East High School, Terry began his career at Houchens Industries, later transferring to work for Royal Crown Cola. Those that knew him described Terry as a faithful and loyal...

John Casey Perkins was born on July 15, 1918, to Ruby Earl and Sue McGaw Perkins. A Webster County, Kentucky, native, John attended Bowling Green High School in Bowling Green, Kentucky. As a student, he was a member of Bowling Green High’s winning Western Kentucky...

Dr. Thomas Alan Yungbluth was born December 12, 1934. He graduated from the University of Illinois with a Bachelor of Science in 1956 and again in 1966 with a PhD from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. Upon earning his PhD, Dr. Yungbluth began his career at...

Thomas E. Caudill, Jr., came to WKU as an undergraduate student. While on the Hill, Tom was active in Student Publications on the College Heights Herald and Talisman staff. He served as editor in chief of the Herald in 1975. He graduated from WKU in 1979, with a...