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Congratulations to our Spring 2026 Dean's Award recipients, in order to be eligible for this honor the recipient has had to earn a spot on the Dean's List on 3 separate occasions:

Spring 2026 Deans Award.pdf

Congratulations to our Spring 2026 Dean's List recipients. In order to qualify for the Dean's list the recipients were required to maintain a GPA of 3.2 or higher.

Spring 2026 Deans List.pdf

https://www.eku.edu/newsletter/eku-engineering-program-receives-800k-investment-following-toyota-grant-and-state-match-2/

EKU Engineering Program Receives $800K Investment Following Toyota Grant and State Match - Eastern Kentucky University On March 23, Toyota Kentucky announced a $400,000 grant to support Eastern Kentucky University’s (EKU) Engineering program, helping to advance the next generation of the workforce. The funding was announced during Toyota’s celebration of 40 years at its Georgetown plant, as part of new grant fun...

"Dr. David Hayes, Dept of Biological Sciences has been selected by EKU's Society of Foundation Professors as the 2026 winner of the John D. Rowlett Endowed Fund for Faculty Scholarship, Research, or Professional Development. Dr. Hayes's interdisciplinary research project, "Boone's Crawdads: The ancient history of stream-dwelling crayfish along the Wilderness Road," draws upon a diverse array of fields including genetics, geology, ecology, physics, and Kentucky settlement history. The project seeks to explain how the uplifted landscape of Kentucky shaped both the natural history of stream-dwelling animals, and draws parallels with pioneer expansion west of the Appalachians into Kentucky led by Daniel Boone. Dr. Hayes, who has been at EKU for 17 years, serves as curator EKU's Branson Museum of Zoology's Invertebrate Collection, which houses the largest collection of freshwater invertebrates in the Commonwealth and is one of the largest in the southeast. Dr. Hayes, in collaboration with various state agencies, enlists the help of students in classes and in independent research to help enhance the museum collection through field surveys and through generation of DNA barcode data to aid in species identification. Students in his classes gain valuable field and laboratory skills while, simultaneously generating data that is useful for research, conservation, and invasive species management."

Congratulations to Dr. Ray Richardson on being recognized and inducted into the Society of Foundation Professors.

Please join us Monday, May 11th, for a workshop on AI! This is open to faculty, staff, and students!

We did it! With over 2200 donations from all 50 states we met and surpassed our goals! Thank you all so much for your generosity in helping us help our students excel!

With 8 hours remaining we are half-way to our goal of 2134 donors! Thank you all so much for your generosity! If you would like to make a donation that will make a difference go to:

go.eku.edu/give-STEM

As of 12:00pm est. we have reached 35% of our goal and have received donations from 38 states! Please consider helping us reach our goal of 2134 donors! For more information, challenges, playlists and more please check out:

https://www.givecampus.com/schools/EasternKentuckyUniversity/eku-giving-day-2026

On this giving day we have a message and a challenge from the EKU College of STEM dean, Dr. Tom Otieno:

As Eastern Kentucky University makes progress toward the goal of 2,134 donors today for our annual EKU Giving Day, I am writing to ask for your support of EKU College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM).

In EKU's College of STEM, we offer exceptional programs developed to meet the growing needs of STEM industries and to provide our graduates with a competitive advantage in the job market. Your gift helps us continue this tradition of excellence by creating opportunities and providing resources for our students. From scholarship dollars that make education more affordable to departmental support that gives students hands-on learning opportunities, every gift makes a difference.

When we have reached our goal of 60 donors to EKU College of STEM today, I have personally committed to making a gift of $1,000. Will you join me in support of EKU College of STEM for Giving Day?

If you have already made your gift, thank you.

Dr. Tom Otieno, Dean

EKU College of STEM