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Six Lindsey Wilson College employees who are retiring during the 2024-25 academic year were honored with a college-branded rocking chair at the college’s annual Employee Appreciation Dinner, held Wednesday, April 16, in the college’s Roberta D. Cranmer Dining & Conference Center. From left: Dan Koger, associate professor of communication with 18 years of service; Sherry Hovious, a custodian with 24 years of service; Cindy Clark, assistant professor of health with 10 years of service; and David Calhoun, assistant professor of religion with 14 years of service. Not pictured: Melinda Mays, associate professor of counseling and human development with 16 years of service, and Janet Turner, associate professor of counseling and human development with 11 years of service.

Lindsey Wilson College Community Honors Nearly Three Dozen Employees at Annual Appreciation Dinner

The Lindsey Wilson College community wrapped up its annual Employee Appreciation Week with a dinner and awards ceremony Wednesday, April 16, in Roberta D. Cranmer Dining and Conference Center. More than two dozen Lindsey Wilson employees were honored ...

Apr 16, 2025, 9:47pm EDT

Lindsey Wilson College President William T. Luckey Jr. presents the 2024-25 President’s Award to Mia Weigel ’25, a human services and counseling and psychology double major from Danville, Kentucky, at the college’s annual Honors Convocation, held Tuesday, April 15, at Biggers Sports Center.

Lindsey Wilson College Community Celebrates Academic Successes, Milestones at Annual Honors Convocation

It was a day to celebrate academic achievements, scholarship and outstanding teaching in 2024-25 as members of the Lindsey Wilson College community celebrated the school's annual honors convocation on Tuesday, April 15, in Biggers Sports Center. The m...

Apr 16, 2025, 4:00am EDT

The contributors and editors of the 11th edition of Lindsey Wilson College’s Alpha Kappa Phi Review, a journal of undergraduate research in the humanities. From left: Aven Bryant ’25 of Perryville, Kentucky; Sirenna Adams ’28 of Danville, Kentucky; Morgan Bryant ’25 of Shelbyville, Kentucky; Emma Couch ’25 of Columbia; Xander Foster ’25 of Campbellsville, Kentucky; Ada Gass ’28 of Columbia; Zachariah Lawson ’26 of Williamsburg, Kentucky; Baylee Hart ’25 of Russell Springs; Jesse LaGrange ’26 of Burkesville, Kentucky; Kara Ryder of Russell Springs; Chloe Taylor ’26 of Russell Springs, Kentucky; Yesh Singayao ’27 of Vine Grove, Kentnucky; Hunter Willis '25 of Campbellsville; and Megan Whitson ’26 of East Bernstadt, Kentucky.

Latest Edition of 'Alpha Kappa Phi Review' Showcases Diverse Range of Topics in the Humanities Explored by Lindsey Wilson College Students, Graduates

The life of Abraham Lincoln, challenges faced by Appalachia, and an analysis of African American history and literature are among the topics explored in the latest issue of Lindsey Wilson College's Alpha Kappa Phi Review. The 11th edition of the journ...

Apr 15, 2025, 12:26pm EDT

Lindsey Wilson College theatre professor Robert Brock, standing, welcomes award-winning actor, director and writer Ruben Santiago-Hudson to a conversation with Lindsey Wilson students and faculty members Monday evening in W.W. Slider Humanities Center Recital Hall.

Lindsey Wilson College Students Have Conversation with Award-Winning Actor, Director and Writer Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Lindsey Wilson College students enjoyed an hour-long conversation Monday evening with a world-renowned artist who has made his mark on the stage, screen and TV. Award-winning actor, director and writer Ruben Santiago-Hudson talked with Lindsey Wilson ...

Apr 15, 2025, 9:48am EDT

Lindsey Wilson College English faculty members Rachel Carr, Kendall Sewell and Karolyn Steffens join the college’s new members of Sigma Tau Delta, the international honor society for students of English, on Monday, April 14, in the Lucretia C. Begley Gallery of the W.W. Slider Humanities Center. From left: Carr; Morgan Bryant ’26 of Shelbyville, Kentucky; Jesse LaGrange ’26 of Burkesville, Kentucky; and Chloe Taylor ’26 of Russell Springs, Kentucky; Steffans; and Sewell. Not pictured: new member Lilly Streeval ’26 of Columbia.

Lindsey Wilson College Inducts New Members into Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society

The Lindsey Wilson College English Department welcomed four new members into the college's chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, the international honor society for students of English, on Monday, April 14, in a ceremony in the Lucretia C. Begley Gallery of the ...

Apr 15, 2025, 4:00am EDT

Lindsey Wilson College Center for Entrepreneurship Director Linda McKinley-Grider, left, accepts a facsimile check representing a $7,500 grant from AwesomeInc to support the college’s entrepreneurial efforts. At right is AwesomeInc Partnerships Manager Mackenzie Hanes.

Lindsey Wilson College Center for Entrepreneurship Receives $7,500 Grant from AwesomeInc to Support Students' Entrepreneurial Spirit

Entrepreneurship at Lindsey Wilson College received a major boost on Monday, April 14. The college's Center for Entrepreneurship, which is part of the School of Business and Communication, received a $7,500 grant from AwesomeInc of Lexington, Kentucky...

Apr 15, 2025, 3:00am EDT

Isaac Garang Duop ’25 of Juba, South Sudan, right, is presented a facsimile check for $1,000 for winning the 2025 Lindsey Wilson Entrepreneurship Expo, held Monday, April 14, in the Norma and Glen Hodge Center for Discipleship. At left are Lindsey Wilson business faculty members Linda McKinley-Grider, JC Phelps and Cathy Boatright.

Lindsey Wilson College Entrepreneurship Expo Showcases Students' Business Ideas

Lindsey Wilson College senior Isaac Garang Duop has a special reason he wants his business, Alaar Enterprises, to succeed. He believes its success will help his native South Sudan become a more stable nation. Duop was the top winner at the 2025 Linds...

Apr 15, 2025, 2:00am EDT

Members of the Lindsey Wilson College psychology program attended the Kentucky Psychological Foundation’s Kentucky Psychology Student Conference, held April 12 in Frankfort. From left: Psychology Program Coordinator William Neace; Trista Duncan ’25 of Louisville, Kentucky; Ashley Turner ’26 of Lexington, Kentucky; Alondra Fuentes Nava ’25 of Columbia; and psychology professor Jordan Greenburg.

Lindsey Wilson College Psychology Students Present Research on College Students' Work Habits, Musical Tastes at Kentucky Psychology Student Conference

Lindsey Wilson College students Ashley Turner '26 of Lexington, Kentucky, and Alondra Fuentes Nava '25 of Columbia had both heard that a college student's grade point average can be affected by working too much, but they were curious to see if that cla...

Apr 13, 2025, 9:39pm EDT

Lindsey Wilson College music professor and director of choral programs Gerald Chafin and his wife, Sonja, accept a facsimile check representing the Dr. Gerald and Sonja Chafin Music Endowment. The $110,000 endowment gift will be used to support the Lindsey Wilson Singers, which the Chafins led for 28 years. From left: Benson Sexton ’04, Allison Chafin Thrower ’13, Gerald Chafin, Sonja Chafin, Allysa Gooden ’08 and Tyler McCubbins ’09.

Lindsey Wilson College Receives Largest Gift to Support Fine and Performing Arts

The 25th Lindsey Wilson College Singers Gala Concert was one part performance, one part homecoming, one part family reunion, and one part celebration of the largest gift to the fine and performing arts in college history. The Gala Concert -- performed...

Apr 13, 2025, 9:27pm EDT

Lindsey Wilson College students Sabrina Ruiz ’26 (Jo March) of Louisville, Kentucky, left, Alejandra Formoso Recarey ’27 (Meg March) of Galicia, Spain, and Reilly Wells ’26 (Amy March) of Columbia rehearse a scene from the musical adaptation of “Little Women.” The show will be presented April 24-27 in the college’s V.P. Henry Auditorium.

Lindsey Wilson College Theatre Department to Present Musical Adaptation of 'Little Women' April 24-27

When patrons attend the upcoming Lindsey Wilson College Department of Theatre production of the musical Little Women, they will get to know the legendary literary March family quite well. That's because the musical adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's cl...

Apr 10, 2025, 8:36pm EDT

About Lindsey Wilson University

Lindsey Wilson University is a vibrant liberal arts university in Columbia, Kentucky. Founded in 1903 and affiliated with The United Methodist Church, the mission of Lindsey Wilson is to serve the educational needs of students by providing a living-learning environment within an atmosphere of active caring and Christian concern where every student, every day, learns and grows and feels like a real human being. Lindsey Wilson offers 28 undergraduate majors, five graduate programs and a doctoral program. The university's 29 intercollegiate varsity athletic teams have won more than 120 team and individual national championships.