The Beegie Adair Scholarship Fund was made possible by generous gifts from Beegie Adair. A graduate of WKU in 1958, Mrs. Adair began taking piano lessons at age five and has become an acclaimed jazz pianist during her outstanding musical career. As Mrs. Adair was a...

Maurice Bement was born in 1913, in McCracken County, Kentucky. He graduated from Murray State University in 1934, and began teaching at Lone Oak High, Paducah Kentucky. During his professional career he acted as Executive Director of the Committee for Kentucky, the...

Mr. Bennie Beach, Sr. was born in 1925. A native Mississippian, Bennie earned his undergraduate degree from Delta State University in 1948, after a tour of duty in the Army Air Force from 1943-46. His first teaching position was as director of bands in Cleveland,...

Bernice King Douglas was born January 4, 1928, in Warren County, Kentucky. Bernice had a prolific career in Bowling Green as the owner and operator of J&J Sheet Metal Shop. She was also active in the community as a member of the Bowling Green Homeowners Association,...

The Beta Delta Chapter at WKU is a part of Phi Upsilon Omicron which is an honor society in the integrated field of family and consumer sciences that offers an environment empowering lifelong learning, leadership building, and ethical and scholastic excellence. With...

Betty Jean “BJ” Little Levis is the daughter of Pat Little and Dr. Alton Little, a former WKU professor in the Parks and Administration Department for many years. BJ graduated from WKU with a Bachelor of Science in recreation in 1985 and again with a Master of...

Ms. Betty Jean Hinton was born on February 1, 1939. She began her employment at WKU on August 2, 1976, in the Accounts Payable Department. She worked there for ten years before moving to the College Heights Foundation as an Office Associate in 1986. She was...

Betty Stewart Dennis was born in Holly Springs, North Carolina, in 1942. She attended WKU, where she majored in biology and minored in psychology. After graduating from WKU in 1963, she began teaching high school biology in Fort Knox, Kentucky, and then in Beaufort,...

Betty Sue and Colonel Lawrence “Larry” R. French met during WKU registration in 1952. Both Hardin County natives, the two began dating November 14th, 1953. They married Valentine’s Day, 1956. Together, the two had two daughters, Suzanne French O’Donnell and Lara...

As the nation’s leading mentoring organization, Big Brothers Big Sisters provides children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported, one-to-one relationships that change their lives for the better, forever. The “Big” and “Little” matches...

The youngest of eight children, Billy was born June 14, 1943, the son of Ewing and Lois Whittaker. With five older sisters taking him to church, Bible preaching, and the witness of Sunday School teachers, Bill was saved and baptized in November 1960 at Calvary...

Established in 1981 by the WKU Agriculture Alumni Association and Mr. and Mrs. Billy M. Adams, this fund provides scholarship assistance to worthy students pursuing educational objectives in the field of agriculture with a particular interest in the area of dairy...

The Biology Department is a longstanding fixture at WKU. The focus of the department is to create a dynamic, experiential learning environment that makes it a destination department for competitive undergraduate and graduate students, involving them in the process of...

Edward Austin Duckett came to WKU as an undergraduate student, where he studied art and industrial arts. Following graduation, Austin served in the Army Corps of Engineering in World War II. After his discharge, he attended the Illinois Institute of Technology. He...

The Bob Adams Scholarship was established to recognize the contribution Bob has made in the lives of students who worked on the College Heights Herald and Talisman staffs. His dedication and commitment to student publications at Western Kentucky University is an...

Robert “Bob” Stuart Archer, III, was born to Janet Marcia and Robert Archer on July 17, 1960 in Bradford, Pennsylvania. Bob graduated in 1978 from Williamsville South High School in Buffalo, New York. He then pursued his academic and athletic goals at WKU, where he...

The Boggess-Callis family has a long history with WKU. It began when Clarence Orville Boggess came from Madisonville to attend the Business University in Bowling Green in the 1920s before it merged Western. His wife, Amy Galloway Boggess, received her teaching degree...

The Bowling Green Rotary Club has been in existence since 1920 and continues to thrive today. The mission of the Bowling Green Rotary Club and Rotary International, a worldwide association of Rotary clubs, is to provide service to others, to promote high ethical...

This fund was established by the Bowling Green Area Lodging Association in 2009. The fund provides assistance and encouragement to students pursuing a degree in the Hotel, Restaurant & Tourism Management Program concentration at WKU and who are currently employed in...

International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) is a non-profit professional association serving the administrative profession. IAAP is dedicated to helping office and administrative professionals advance their career in a demanding and ever-changing...

Bowling Green Country Club is a longtime fixture in the Bowling Green, Kentucky, community. Bowling Green Country Club was founded in 1913, and has built a legacy on the promise of family bonds, world class amenities, and uncompromising quality. The club spares no...

Herschel A. “H.A.” McElroy, Jr. was born February 25, 1918, to Herschel A. McElroy, Sr. and Hawley Payne McElroy. A Bowling Green, Kentucky, native, H.A. attended and graduated from WKU. He then enlisted in the United States Army in 1944, and served until April 18,...

The Bowling Green Firefighters are a local non-profit comprised of career firefighters in the Bowling Green, Kentucky community. They are committed to community service and social involvement. To further give back to the community, members established the Bowling...

Bowling Green High School (BGHS) opened as the first public high school in Bowling Green, Kentucky, in 1908. The initial class of six graduated in 1912. Since then, the building has moved from Center Street to Rockingham Lane, with several renovations and adoption of...

Bowling Green High School (BGHS) opened as the first public high school in Bowling Green, Kentucky, in 1908. The initial class of six graduated in 1912. Since then, the building has moved from Center Street to Rockingham Lane, with several renovations and adoption of...

Founded in 1915, Kiwanis International is a global organization of clubs and members dedicated to serving the children of the world and developing youth leaders. In the early years, members focused on business networking. In 1916, Kiwanis became an international...

Founded in 1915, Kiwanis International is a global organization of clubs and members dedicated to serving the children of the world and developing youth leaders. In the early years, members focused on business networking. In 1916, Kiwanis became an international...

The Woman’s Music Club was founded to promote musical study and performance in 1896, in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The club’s objective was to promote the musical culture of its members and to foster in the community an increased knowledge and love of music. The...

Founded in 1917, the Lions Club is the world’s largest service club organization. With over 1.35 million members and 46,000 clubs worldwide, Lions work to improve communities and make a difference in the lives of young and old alike. Established in 1931, the Bowling...

B.G. Plumbing and Heating Company is a local Bowling Green, Kentucky business that worked under the parent company of Nashville Machine Company, Inc. Donald C. Orr, vice president of B.G. Plumbing and Heating Company and later president of Nashville Machine Company,...