Contents Eastern F E AT U R E S
4 Cover Story Fly High
Don Bornhorst’s career take-off
9 Forecast: Bright
The opportunity, optimism and on-air talent of Sam Champion
14 Giving Back More
Important than Fame
Michelle Cole’s costume design and core values
18 The Structure of Stewardship Managing ongoing support of Eastern experiences
D E PA R T M E N T S
20 Campus News
25 Class Acts 32 In the End Eastern Magazine Staff
Laurence Hayes
Editorial Board: Jackie Collier, ’12, Dr. Michael Eastman, Anne Gray, Simon Gray, ’10, Marcus Whitt, ’82, ’85 Contributing Writers: Pamela Schoenewaldt, Terry Shaw, Odette Shults Photography: Salem Peters, ’15, Chris Radcliffe, ’03, Tim Webb Design & Production: FMB Printing: Publisher’s Press Eastern Kentucky University Magazine is published by the Office of Alumni Relations for alumni and friends of the University. Comments or questions should be directed to Alumni Relations, Richards Alumni House, Eastern Kentucky University, 521 Lancaster Avenue, Richmond, KY 40475-3102. For more information, call 859-622-1260 or e-mail jackie.collier@eku.edu. Eastern Kentucky University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and educational institution and does not discriminate on the basis of age (40 and over), race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, disability, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information in the admission to, or participation in, any educational program or activity (e.g., athletics, academics and housing) which it conducts, or in any employment policy or practice. Any complaint arising by reason of alleged discrimination should be directed to the Equal Opportunity Office, Eastern Kentucky University, Jones Building, Room 106, Coates CPO 37A, Richmond, Kentucky 40475-3102, (859) 622-8020 (V/TDD), or the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, DC. 20202 1-800-421-3481(V), 1-800-877-8339(TDD).
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