LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 29, 2022) — Today, the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees approved 14 University Research Professorships for the 2022-23 academic year. Established by the Board of Trustees in 1976, the professorships program recognizes excellence across the full spectrum of research, scholarship and creative endeavors at UK.
LEXINGTON, Ky., (May 2, 2022) —The University of Kentucky’s Gatton College of Business and Economics added three remarkable members to its Alumni Hall of Fame. This prestigious lifetime award recognizes Gatton alumni who have earned exceptional success in their careers and in their communities.
2022 Alumni Hall of Fame Inductees
LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 2, 2022) — You’ve heard the saying, “the sky’s the limit.” It’s an uplifting phrase often uttered to us as children meaning we can be and do anything — explore space as an astronaut, score the winning touchdown as a pro athlete or both.
For some, those aspirations fade and more realistic ones emerge — not for Luke Fortner. “I’m a graduating senior. I have an undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering, a master’s in aerospace engineering and an MBA,” he said.
Dean Farmer, an economics and political science major, is one of 3 recipients who have received UK’s highest honor for humanitarian efforts — the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award.
Established by the New York Southern Society in 1925 and named for its first president, Algernon Sydney Sullivan, the award recognizes those "who exhibit Sullivan's ideals of heart, mind and conduct as evince a spirit of love for and helpfulness to other men and women." After the society closed, the award has lived on through the Sullivan Foundation and is given at several universities in the South.
The University of Kentucky Gaines Center for the Humanities has selected undergraduate students as new scholars for the Gaines Fellowship Program. This highly competitive and prestigious program selects 12 UK students each academic year.
The University of Kentucky Nu Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society established the Maurice A. Clay Awards over 30 years ago to recognize an outstanding graduating senior in each academic college at the University of Kentucky. Winners are selected by the college’s dean or a dean’s representative, and are expected to be exceptional leaders who have provided service to their college while maintaining a strong academic record.
Assistant Professor, Tyler Kleppe's paper titled, "Client Consulting Opportunities and the Reemergence of Big 4 Consulting Practices: Implications for the Audit Market," was accepted for publication in The Accounting Review.
University of Kentucky students win 2nd and 3rd place in the annual 2022 Econ Games, an annual data competition, co-founded by Dr. Darshak Patel (University of Kentucky) and Dr. Abdullah Al-Bahrani (Northern Kentucky University).
The Gatton College of Business and Economics has an elite opportunity, made possible by the generous contributions of the Morris Foundation and Nate Morris, CEO of Rubicon Global, to select a student for the Presidential Fellows Program at The Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress (CSPC).
The Gatton College of Business and Economics is pleased to announce the expansion of its research mission. A new initiative for undergraduate students, led by faculty, has been approved for funding to create research opportunities for undergraduate students.
