Alfred Allen “A.A.” Gorin was born in Green County in 1916. A.A. came to WKU as a basketball player for Coach E.A. Diddle. He was a very successful basketball player and made the All-Conference team during his time as a student. After graduation, A.A. moved to...

The Department of Agriculture and Food Science at WKU is part of the Ogden College of Science and Engineering. The department has a university farm, which is located a few miles south of the main campus on HWY 31-W. The farm is 810 acres and includes a Grade A Dairy,...

The Department of Agriculture and Food Science at WKU is part of the Ogden College of Science and Engineering. The department has a university farm, which is located a few miles south of the main campus on HWY 31-W. The Farm is 810 acres and includes a Grade A Dairy,...

Alan Brent “Al” Miller was a 2005 graduate of WKU, majoring in English and religious studies. A lifelong writer and outdoorsman, he particularly excelled in writing about the relationship between humans and the natural environment. His undergraduate piece on the...

Known by his middle name, Amos was born in 1928 at the foot of Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. After graduation from high school, he furthered his education at Bluefield College and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Richmond. He served...

Alfreda Gail Thompson was born July 13, 1957 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to Cora Thompson and Warner Baxter Thompson, Sr. as the younger sister of Mark Thompson and Warner Baxter Thompson, Jr. Alfreda attended Hopkinsville High School and graduated from there in...

Allen Motor Company, Inc. was a longtime fixture of the Bowling Green, Kentucky community. The family-run business was established by Felix E. Allen and resided downtown, where the hub of Bowling Green retail and automotive existed at the time. After Felix’s death in...

Alpha Gamma Rho is the first agriculture fraternity at WKU, founded on January 8, 1966. The fraternity’s motto is “to make better men.” They share a common bond within a dynamic, global agriculture committed to fostering the highest values and providing each and...

Alvin Almond was a longtime fixture at WKU and the Bowling Green, Kentucky communities. He was born to John Thornton and Zoa Johnson Almond on July 31, 1927 in Warren County, Kentucky. After graduating from WKU, Alvin became a teacher and coach at College High, WKU’s...

Al Young was born on June 20, 1942 to Albert and Arnie Young. A Louisville, Kentucky, native, Al was a member of the first graduating class of Wagner High School in 1960. He then came to WKU. After earning his bachelor’s degree on the Hill in 1964, he attended...

American Legion Post 23 seeks to maintain the mission “veterans helping veterans.” Post 23 is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and offers many services to veterans in the community. They offer trained service officers to assist all veterans with VA paperwork,...

Anna and James “Jim” Highland were married on May 20, 1960 in Morgantown, West Virginia. They have three children and five grandchildren. Anna was born September 4, 1941. Both Anna and Jim have long histories with WKU. She formerly served as the Mesa System operator...

Anna Fisher Brown was a proud graduate of WKU, where she majored in nursing. She came to the Hill with only a single penny and determination to get a great education. After graduation, she worked as a consultant in the Public Health Foreign Service Program in Central...

Anne and Mike Hyde are members of the Glasgow community and generous supporters of Western Kentucky University. Anne Hyde graduated from WKU with her undergraduate degree in 1975, before beginning her graduate studies at WKU and graduating with her Masters in 1979....

Ann Downing Hocker was born on October 17, 1941, as the only child of John and Ethel Browning Downing. A Warren County, Kentucky, native, Ann grew up on the family farm in what is now Westgate Shopping Center and Warren Central High School. Throughout her childhood,...

Some generosity may be anonymous, but it is not unnoticed. An anonymous supporter of WKU established the Anonymous Award Fund through the College Heights Foundation. Rather than assigning a name, they chose to let the action speak for itself by keeping their identity...

Cornelius F. Arnold, better known as “BeBe,” was born on January 31, 1930, to Henry Clay and Nona Mai Arnold. A Wartrace, Tennessee, native, BeBe graduated from Wartrace High School in 1948. He attended the University of Louisville, where he played baseball from 1948...

Arnold Gregory Taylor was born July 23, 1921, to Lee A. Taylor and Charlotte Marie Gregory Taylor. A Henderson County native, Arnold received his undergraduate degree in agriculture from the University of Kentucky and was a member of Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity. He...

Arthur Andersen & Company, originally Andersen, DeLaney, & Co., was co-founded in 1913 by Arthur E. Andersen. Arthur was a young accounting professor who was well known for his integrity. Originally out of Chicago, Illinois, Arthur Andersen & Company became one of...

Arthur Smith Fox was born on April 19, 1920, to W. S. and Agnes (Smith) Fox in Paradise, Kentucky. He graduated from Drakesboro High School in Muhlenberg County before attending Western Kentucky State Teachers College (now WKU), where he earned a Bachelor of Science...

As the first truly modern media company, AT&T has been changing the way people live, work, and play for the past 140 years. It started with Alexander Graham Bell’s telephone and since has grown to be the world’s telecommunications company. AT&T is also committed to...

The Association with Aspirations for Real Equality (A.W.A.R.E.) is a community support group in Bowling Green, Kentucky. A.W.A.R.E. strives to make a positive impact on the citizens and general community of Bowling Green and surrounding counties. To further that...

The Bale Family has a long history with WKU. James Kenneth “Ken” Bale came to WKU after serving in the U.S. Merchant Marines in World War II. At WKU, Ken played basketball for Coach Diddle and met his wife, Nell “Sissy” Wathan O’Bryan. He and Nell married in 1947...

The Shirley family has a long history with WKU. Their legacy began with Steve Carroll Shirley, who is a native of Fountain Run, Kentucky. He came to the Hill to study in the pre-pharmacy program before earning his pharmacy degree from UK. Steve has since become a...

Bowling RIver Homeschool Association (BRHSA) is a volunteer organization in Bowling Green, Kentucky serving homeschooling families in and around the Southcentral Kentucky area. The group is passionate about educating children and providing a Biblical atmosphere for...

Building on a tradition of excellence in community banking that stretches back to 1872, BB&T Bank continues to offer clients a complete range of financial services including banking, lending, insurance, and trust and wealth management solutions. BB&T has had a...

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...

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...