Inducted: 2024

BS in Accounting, 1992

Marsha Coyle Couch earned her Bachelor of Science in Accounting with honors from the Gatton College of Business and Economics in 1992. After graduation, she worked with Hughes Aircraft Company starting as staff accountant and rising to the position of controller. She left Hughes Aircraft following her entrepreneurial passion and teamed up with her business partner, Mike Tetterton, to work with a start-up hotel company that grew into a regional brand purchased by Red Roof Inn. They also founded Creative Lodging Solutions, which grew into a national brand and was named one of Kentucky’s Best Places to Work. It received Lexington’s Small Business of the Year Award before it was purchased by a public company in 2017. Marsha and Mike have founded or acquired over 30 companies in various industries. Their latest endeavor is a bourbon company, RD1 Spirits, which has expanded and grown into a nationally recognized brand. Marsha has been recognized with multiple national and international awards, including Female Executive of the Year. She is a Certified Public Accountant and currently serves on the Gatton College Finance Advisory Board. Marsha is a Southland Christian Church member and the proud mother of 2 boys. She is also a health and fitness enthusiast, avid dog lover, and a huge Kentucky Wildcats fan.