CINXE.COM

<html> <head> <title>Eastern Kentucky University</title> <meta name="googlebot" content="noodp"> <meta name="robots" content="noodp"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="/silly-nndb-icon.png" /><style type="text/css">  </style><script type="text/javascript" src="/sortable.js"></script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/style.css" /> </head> <body bgcolor=#ffffff> <center> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr><td valign=top><table width=550 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <tr><td bgcolor=white><table width="100%" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" background="/nndb.gif"> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><a href="http://www.nndb.com/"><img src="/title.gif" width="260" height="50" border=0 alt="NNDB"></a></td> <td><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6"> <tr align="center"> <td width="25%" nowrap>This is a beta version of NNDB</td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right" valign="middle"> <form action="http://search.nndb.com/search/nndb.cgi" method="get"> <input type="hidden" name="nndb" value="1"></input> Search: <select name="omenu"> <option value="unspecified" selected>All Names</option> <option value="living">Living people</option> <option value="dead">Dead people</option> <option value="bands">Band Names</option> <option value="books">Book Titles</option> <option value="movies">Movie Titles</option> <option value="fulltext">Full Text</option> </select> for <input name="query" value="" size=24 maxlength=96> <input type=submit value="Search"> </form></td> </tr> </table>        </td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=red height=2></td></tr> <tr bgcolor=F0F0F0><td bgcolor=F0F0F0 style="padding: 15px 15px 15px 15px;"><table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0> 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: <a href="/geo/083/000110750/" class=proflink>Richmond, KY</a> Founding Date: 1906Motto: United We Stand, Divided We FallTeam: <a href="http://www.ekusports.com/" target=_blank>Colonels</a>Enrollment: 16,000Official Website: <a href="http://www.eku.edu/">http://www.eku.edu/</a>STUDENTS <table border=1 class="sortable bordered" id="sort_student"> <tr><th>Name</th><th>Occupation</th><th>Birth</th><th>Death</th><th>Known for</th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/974/000116626/">Noah Adams</a></td> <td><center>Radio Personality</center></td> <td align=right><tt>?</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>NPR senior correspondent</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/896/000110566/">Sam Champion</a></td> <td><center>TV Personality</center></td> <td align=right><tt>13-Aug-1961</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>WABC-TV Weatherman</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/489/000167985/">Tom Colbert</a></td> <td><center>Judge</center></td> <td align=right><tt>30-Dec-1949</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Justice, Oklahoma Supreme Court</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/479/000173957/">Earle Combs</a></td> <td><center>Baseball</center></td> <td align=right><tt>14-May-1899</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>21-Jul-1976</tt></td> <td>The Kentucky Colonel, MLB Hall of Famer</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/186/000024114/">Lee Majors</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>23-Apr-1939</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Six Million Dollar Man</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/846/000126468/">Dustan E. McCoy</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>c. 1950</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>CEO of Brunswick</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/287/000172768/">Craig O. Morrison</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>c. 1957</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>CEO of Hexion Specialty Chemicals</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/073/000161587/">Steve Pence</a></td> <td><center>Politician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>22-Dec-1953</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Lt. Governor of Kentucky, 2003-07</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/672/000180132/">Rex Ryan</a></td> <td><center>Football</center></td> <td align=right><tt>13-Dec-1962</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Coach, Buffalo Bills</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/871/000120511/">Thaksin Shinawatra</a></td> <td><center>Head of State</center></td> <td align=right><tt>26-Jul-1949</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Prime Minister of Thailand, 2001-06</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/198/000206577/">Charles T. Wethington, Jr.</a></td> <td><center>Educator</center></td> <td align=right><tt>2-Jan-1936</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>President, University of Kentucky, 1990-2001</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/378/000022312/">Chuck Woolery</a></td> <td><center>Game Show Host</center></td> <td align=right><tt>16-Mar-1941</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>The Love Connection, etc.</td> </tr> </table> ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES <table border=1 class="sortable bordered" id="sort_administrator"> <tr><th>Name</th><th>Occupation</th><th>Birth</th><th>Death</th><th>Known for</th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/479/000173957/">Earle Combs</a></td> <td><center>Baseball</center></td> <td align=right><tt>14-May-1899</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>21-Jul-1976</tt></td> <td>The Kentucky Colonel, MLB Hall of Famer</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/981/000167480/">Joseph E. Lambert</a></td> <td><center>Judge</center></td> <td align=right><tt>c. 1946</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Kentucky Chief Justice</td> </tr> </table> COACHES <table border=1 class="sortable bordered" id="sort_coach"> <tr><th>Name</th><th>Occupation</th><th>Birth</th><th>Death</th><th>Known for</th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/672/000180132/">Rex Ryan</a></td> <td><center>Football</center></td> <td align=right><tt>13-Dec-1962</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Coach, Buffalo Bills</td> </tr> </table> Do you know something we don't? <a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/feedback/?id=68562" rel="nofollow">Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile</a> Copyright ©2016 Soylent Communications </td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 0px 0px 8px 25px;"><div class="contentf"><center><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a> <a style="color: #0000ff" href="http://mapper.nndb.com/maps/360/000003351/"><img src="http://mapper.nndb.com/t/360/3351/s3351.jpg" width=128> AIG-Grennberg Conections</a> Requires Flash 7+ and Javascript.</center></div> <div class="contentf"><center>BibliographiesNNDB has added thousands of bibliographies for people, organizations, schools, and general topics, listing more than 50,000 books and 120,000 other kinds of references. They may be accessed by the "Bibliography" tab at the top of most pages, or via the "Related Topics" box in the sidebar. Please feel free to suggest books that might be critical omissions. </center></div> </td></tr> </table> </center> </body> </html>