MEDIA ADVISORY: Lindsey Wilson College Board of Trustees to Vote April 24 on Becoming Lindsey Wilson University
Need for change brought about by Lindsey Wilson's growth, expanded academic offerings and community impact.
COLUMBIA, Ky. (04/22/2025) — The Lindsey Wilson College Board of Trustees will vote on Thursday, April 24, whether to rename the school Lindsey Wilson University, effective July 1.
The need for the proposed change was brought about by Lindsey Wilson's substantial institutional growth, expanded academic offerings and community impact. The proposed move will also more accurately reflect the mission, character and direction of the 122-year-old school.
Trustees are scheduled to meet for the vote at 1:15 p.m. CT on Thursday, April 24, at Roberta D. Cranmer Dining & Conference Center.
Founded in 1903 as a training school for Vanderbilt University, Lindsey Wilson became a junior college in 1923. The school was transformed into a baccalaureate degree-granting college in 1985, and it offered its first graduate program in 1993. The college now offers 28 undergraduate majors, five graduate programs and a doctoral program. Lindsey Wilson's 2024 fall enrollment was a record 4,147 students. William T. Luckey Jr., who is the longest-serving college or university president in Kentucky higher education, has been Lindsey Wilson's eighth president since 1998.