Jennifer Davis-Young was born August 18, 1949, to Paul and Geneva Davis in Barren County, Kentucky. Upon graduating from Caverna High School, she attended WKU to pursue her undergraduate degree. During her time on the Hill, she was a member of Sigma Kappa sorority....

Mr. Jerry Baker was born on March 18, 1931, and has been one of the most influential members of the Western Kentucky University family. Mr. Baker graduated from the Bowling Green Business University in 1951 with a bachelor’s degree in accounting. While a student...

Jerry B. Branstetter was a proud WKU graduate, earning his degree in agriculture in 1973. While a student, Jerry was an outstanding member of the 1972 Livestock Judging and Evaluation teams. He tragically passed away in an automobile accident in 1976. To honor his...

Jesse Elizabeth Keeling was the daughter of Robert and Donna Keeling and Louisville native. Jesse was an involved student in both high school and college. As a student at Male High School, she was active in chorus as well as a member of the softball and cross country...

Jewell Drummond was born February 1, 1921. Jewell worked as the cafeteria manager at L.C. Curry Elementary school and ran concessions for Bowling Green’s Park and Recreation Department. She was always very involved in the Parent Teacher Organization, as well as the...

The Jim and Lana Flynn Study Abroad Scholarship Fund was created in 2014 by the late Jim Flynn and his wife Lana. Both Jim and Lana devoted much of their lives to WKU and had a deep love for all it promoted. Jim served as an English professor at WKU for 40 years,...

James “Jim” Duncan Coursey was born on March 13, 1962, to David and Wanda Lou Coursey. A native of Logan County, Kentucky, Jim was a self-employed real estate investor. He was also active in his community as the executive director of the Kentucky Republican Party and...

Jo Ann Verner, or “Ms. V” as she was often called, was a recreation professor at WKU from 1972 to 1997. Her specialization was adaptive recreation, an area dear to her because of her own experience living with a disability. She is most remembered for her volunteer...

Joe Glasser attended University High School (“College High”) and WKU. At WKU, Joe played on the varsity tennis team, pledged Sigma Nu, worked in student government, and captained the business team. It was on the business team that he met his future wife, Patricia...

This fund was established by Dr. Wanda Weidemann and Ms. Joyce Weidemann in honor of their parents, Joe Henry Weidemann and Martha Evelyn Arney. The Weidemanns were high school sweethearts and were married in 1950. Joe was born in Simpson County, KY and Martha moved...

Joseph Newton Stites, age 69, died on Saturday, March 1, 2025, after suffering from dementia for several years. He was a loving husband, father, friend, brother, musician, joke-teller, auto mechanic, and—most importantly—a teacher. Born on July 14, 1955, in...

John was a member of the WKU Greater Louisville Alumni Chapter and a past member of both the Mahurin Honors College at WKU Parents Advisory Council and the WKU Alumni Association Board of Directors, where he served as President from 2007-2008. John combined his...

Mr. John Charles Desmarais was a New Jersey native. After graduating from Don Bosco Preparatory High School, John pursued degrees at Farleigh Dickinson University and The Medical College of Virginia, where he earned his Master’s degree in Hospital...

John E. and Betty A. Capito were married for many years. Betty was a talented nurse who was admired and respected throughout the Bowling Green, Kentucky area. John gave encouragement and support to her career, and together they raised their son, John W. Capito. To...

John E. Anderson II was born November 12, 1925, in Memphis, Tennessee to Lucille Morgan and John Raymond Anderson. He grew up in Holly Springs, Mississippi and graduated from Holly Springs High School. After serving in World War II as a radioman in the U.S. Navy...

John E. Mayfield of Ashland City, Tennessee, grew up in Cleveland, TN. He graduated from Baylor School in Chattanooga, TN in 1970 and attended the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. Through his own foundation, which he founded in 1996, John supports many local...

Leslie and John Paul established this fund in 1997 to celebrate the five year anniversaries of their marriage and WKU graduation and to pay forward the generous scholarship support and mentoring they received from the College Heights Foundation (CHF). Both Leslie’s...

Joseph Aldridge Burks, Sr., was born on September 23, 1934, to Joseph G. Burks and Elizabeth Downing Burks in Horse Cave, Kentucky. Joseph was a talented basketball player and played in both high school and college. During his senior year of high school in 1953, he...

Dr. Joseph Bilotta was born in 1955, to Frank and Helen Pizzutti Bilotta in Niagara Falls, New York. Joseph earned a bachelor’s degree from Buffalo State College before pursuing a master’s degree from the State University of Brockport, New York, and a Ph.D. from the...

Mrs. Joyce Daugherty was an outstanding educator. She had a deep love for her community, as well as for her students. She was a caring individual who wanted to see each of her students have the chance to be educated. The Joyce Daugherty Scholarship Fund was...

Joyce Weidemann Young was born in 1957, as the second daughter of Joe Henry Weidemann and Martha Arney Weidemann. A native of Franklin, Kentucky, Joyce attended West Simpson Elementary School and Franklin-Simpson Junior High. While a student at Franklin-Simpson High...

J. Rogers Badgett, Sr. was born July 27, 1917 in Pettus, Arkansas to Russell and Mary Rheaetta Rogers Badgett. He graduated from Messick High School in Memphis, Tennessee. There he was a member of the Buntyn Presbyterian Church. After graduation, he attended the...

Juan H.D. Dozier II was born on September 17, 1998, in Riverside, California. Juan is the son of two military parents who each served in the U.S. Army for over 25 years. He came to WKU as an undergraduate student where he studied strategic marketing. While on the...

Judith Carroll Daniel was born to Eddie and Margaret Daniel on April 7, 1957. Although her life was cut short by a tragic car accident in 1972, her memory is long from forgotten. Her loving parents created this scholarship fund in her name to help deserving local...

Judy Koch Ecker was born December 27, 1933 in Louisville. She graduated from Atherton High School, then earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education and English from Western Kentucky University in 1955. She also received a Master of Arts in Education...

This fund was established by Dr. Jann Aaron in memory of her sister, June Issacs Shipp. Mrs. Shipp was a fantastic woman, who loved Western Kentucky University. This scholarship is designated for a student from a rural county who is pursuing a nursing degree. This...

Karen Warren Matchus is a two-time graduate of WKU (’66, ’71). Originally from Morgantown, KY, Karen majored in business education at WKU and was a member of Alpha Omicron Pi and the WKU Marching & Symphonic Bands while an undergraduate student. After graduating with...

Kate Whallen and Hillary B. Carroll were longtime Bowling Green, Kentucky, residents. Originally a San Antonio, Texas, native, Hillary was born to Phineas Burgess Carroll and Agnes Edith Bellerby Carroll. He was a WWII veteran and graduate of Falls Business College...

Kathryn Steward received her Master’s Degree in Public Health from Western Kentucky University and was the Assistant Director of Health Education at WKU. She was one of the first student workers at the Preston Center when it was built. She is also a member of Victory...

Mrs. Kathryn Whitaker was born Kathryn Louise Nordquist on August 25, 1923 in Youngstown, Ohio to Mr. and Mrs. Frank T. Nordquist. Ever passionate about her education, Mrs. Whitaker attended Cleveland College of Arts in Cleveland, Ohio; Spalding College in...