Clyde B. Cates first came to WKU as a student, where she was a member of Alpha Omicron Pi sorority. She taught at the Bowling Green College of Commerce before it merged with Western in 1963 and after that became a professor at WKU and taught business administration...

Clyde Lehman Covingtion Shaver was born in Logan County, Kentucky, in 1910. Upon graduation from Lewisburg High School, she enrolled at Bethel College in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. After completing her work there, she traveled to Bowling Green, Kentucky to continue her...

The College Heights Foundation Golf Classic Scholarship Fund was initiated in 1974 by a sponsoring committee made up of Emmons O. Pearson Jr., Robert M. Pearce, Harold B. McGuffey, and Herbert J. Smith. These four founders developed the idea of having a two-day golf...

Colonel Charles William “Bill” Crafton was born on March 3rd, 1927. A native of Owensboro, Kentucky, Bill lived there most of his life. He attended Owensboro High School, lettering in both basketball and football. After graduating in 1944, he came to WKU. While on...

Col. Norman D. Ehresman, originally from Mishawaka, Ind., graduated from Purdue University and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant on Aug. 6, 1956. His first assignment was Battery Motor Officer of the 393rd Field Artillery Battalion. He joined the 100th Division...

Oscar Payne Cleaver was born on January 8, 1905, to Samuel Albert and Dora Shirley Cleaver. A Hart County, Kentucky, native, Oscar graduated from Horse Cave High School. He then moved to Atlanta, Georgia, to attend Georgia Institute of Technology in 1924. He later...

Founded in 1904, Commonwealth Life Insurance Company was housed in the Commonwealth Building in Louisville, Kentucky. Commonwealth Life was intended to serve as a catalyst to economic development in Kentucky, and as a means to keep both business and capital within...

The Connie and Harry Largen Scholarship Fund was established as Christmas gifts from their children Harriet Lair, Kenneth Largen, Elizabeth Barlow, and James Largen and their families. Their children are proud graduates of W.K.U. Connie, a native of Frankfort, was...

Dr. Corban Goble was born April 21st, 1930, in Eastern Kentucky. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in 1952, at Berea College, a school very near where he grew up. Following his graduation, he married Harriet Cline in November 1953. He then went on to attain his...

Cornelius Martin was born to Herbert and Beatrice Tutt Martin. A Greenville, Kentucky native, there he attended a one-room school in the first and second grades and spent his childhood and teenage years working on the family farm. After graduating Muhlenberg Central...

To further give back to the community, Henry D. “H.D.” Corns established the Corns Truck and Tractor Company Scholarship Fund in 1974. The fund assists deserving WKU students who are pursuing their educational objectives. Through this fund, the legacy of Corns Truck...

The Crescent Youth Scholarship Fund was established in the College Heights Foundation on October 20, 1999. The fund will make scholarship awards to all participants of the youth bowling leagues sponsored by Crescent Bowling Lanes. Crescent Bowling Lanes operated for...

Dan D. Troutman attended high school at Milltown High School in Milltown, Indiana where he graduated with Salutatorian honors in 1975. He earned 14 varsity sports letters and was selected to the All BRAC Conference Team and State High School All Star team in...

Dr. David R. and Sandra A. Hartman spent their youth in Northwestern Illinois. While there, Sandra earned a diploma in nursing at Freeport Memorial Nursing School. David completed a Bachelor of Science in general science at North Central College in Naperville,...

Dr. David McMillian Coffey was born February 17, 1950, to parents J.D. and Lois Coffey. David spent his childhood years on the family farm in Cumberland County, near Burkesville, Kentucky. As a high school student, he was the first 4-H exchange student to go to...

David D. Crowe was born on February 22, 1944, to Gwen Hart Crowe and Sarah Oldham Crowe. A native of Hopkins County, Kentucky, David graduated from Madisonville High School. He then attended WKU, where he earned Bachelor’s, Master’s and Rank I degrees in mathematics,...

David Andrew Heard was born April 2, 1997 in Nashville, TN, to Mark and Marci Heard. David was a student at Southern Kentucky Community and Technical College and a member of Living Hope Baptist Church. He was an avid outdoorsman and was passionate about fishing. He...

David Kent Brown was born February 17, 1959, to Mollie and Audrey Brown. David graduated from Franklin-Simpson High School before attending WKU, where he was an outstanding student. He tragically passed away in an automobile accident in 1979, during his sophomore...

David H. Mefford was born on August 26, 1930 in Beech Creek, Kentucky to Raymond and Dulcie Grubb Mefford. He graduated from Hughes-Kirk High School in 1947, graduated from Western Kentucky University in 1952 with a BA degree, and graduated from Southern Theological...

This fund was established in 2011 to honor Mr. David Paul Gibson. This action recognizes Mr. Gibson for his many contributions to the area of music and demonstrates his belief in the importance of education. Recipients of the fund must be music majors with an...

David Presnell Hall, 77, beloved husband of Janice Moxely Hall of Bowling Green, KY, peacefully passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at The Medical Center of Bowling Green. Born February 17, 1943, he was the youngest son of the late Marcia Presnell and Monroe Hall,...

Debra “Debbie” Sayres and Gerald “Skip” Sayres met in their senior year at Bardstown High School in Bardstown, Kentucky. After graduating in May of 1973, Debbie and Skip started their college careers at WKU. They were both active as students. Skip was a member of the...

Mr. Dennis D. Smith and Mrs. Sharon H. Smith were both born and raised in Barren County and graduated from Park City High School. They attended Western Kentucky University, married while in college, and participated in the WKU Work-Study Program. Dennis graduated in...

Paul Dencil “Denny” Wedge, Jr., age 85, died on June 20, 2024. Denny was born on November 13, 1938 to his late parents Paul Dencil Wedge, Sr. and Lillian Herrig Wedge in Fostoria, Ohio. He graduated from Point Pleasant High School in Point Pleasant, West Virginia,...

In the late 1970s, the Department of Chemistry faculty came together in an effort to honor several WKU Chemistry professors. Through donations made by Dow Chemical and a grant from the Eastman Kodak Company through its Educational Aid Program, the Chemistry...

Dero Goodman Downing was born on September 10, 1921. Downing, the fourth President of Western Kentucky University, was born in Fountain Run, Kentucky, and raised in Horse Cave, Kentucky. One of eight children of Katie Burton Goodman and A.C. Downing, Downing became...

Dianna Gibbs Voll passed away peacefully on November 5, 2022, at her home surrounded by the love of her family. She was 74 years old. Dianna was born in Scottsville, Kentucky, on April 12, 1948. She is survived by her husband David R. Voll, Sr. Dianna lived an...

Don Bruce (’78) parlayed his WKU education and long nights at the College Heights Herald into an award-winning journalism career spanning nearly five decades at some of the most prestigious publications in the country. A brilliant reporter, copy editor, photographer,...

Donald (Don) E. Collins was born to Mary and Cleo Collins. A graduate of Meade County High School, he launched his career as a reporter and editor at Western Kentucky University as a member of the College Heights Herald staff. Don credited the experience he received...

Mr. Donald Gary Durham was born March 21, 1949 in Yosemite, Kentucky. Don was a 1967 Casey County High School graduate. He was also a baseball player and graduate of Western Kentucky University, earning his B.S. in Physical Education in 1972. Don came to the Hill...