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Eastern Kentucky University
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION On the school's seal, the dates "1874/1906" appear. An earlier institution was founded 1874 as Central University. EKU was founded by the state legislature in 1906 as Eastern Kentucky State Normal School, it became Eastern Kentucky State Normal School and Teachers College in 1922, Eastern Kentucky State Teachers College in 1930, Eastern Kentucky State College in 1948, and Eastern Kentucky University in 1966.
Location:
Richmond, KY
Founding Date:
1906 Motto:
United We Stand, Divided We Fall Team:
Colonels Enrollment:
16,000 Official Website:
http://www.eku.edu/ STUDENTS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Noah Adams |
Radio Personality |
? |
|
NPR senior correspondent |
| Sam Champion |
TV Personality |
13-Aug-1961 |
|
WABC-TV Weatherman |
| Tom Colbert |
Judge |
30-Dec-1949 |
|
Justice, Oklahoma Supreme Court |
| Earle Combs |
Baseball |
14-May-1899 |
21-Jul-1976 |
The Kentucky Colonel, MLB Hall of Famer |
| Lee Majors |
Actor |
23-Apr-1939 |
|
Six Million Dollar Man |
| Dustan E. McCoy |
Business |
c. 1950 |
|
CEO of Brunswick |
| Craig O. Morrison |
Business |
c. 1957 |
|
CEO of Hexion Specialty Chemicals |
| Steve Pence |
Politician |
22-Dec-1953 |
|
Lt. Governor of Kentucky, 2003-07 |
| Rex Ryan |
Football |
13-Dec-1962 |
|
Coach, Buffalo Bills |
| Thaksin Shinawatra |
Head of State |
26-Jul-1949 |
|
Prime Minister of Thailand, 2001-06 |
| Charles T. Wethington, Jr. |
Educator |
2-Jan-1936 |
|
President, University of Kentucky, 1990-2001 |
| Chuck Woolery |
Game Show Host |
16-Mar-1941 |
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The Love Connection, etc. |
ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Earle Combs |
Baseball |
14-May-1899 |
21-Jul-1976 |
The Kentucky Colonel, MLB Hall of Famer |
| Joseph E. Lambert |
Judge |
c. 1946 |
|
Kentucky Chief Justice |
COACHES
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Rex Ryan |
Football |
13-Dec-1962 |
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Coach, Buffalo Bills |
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