Engaging Our Alumni
and
Donors
Eastern
The Magazine of Eastern Kentucky University Michael T. Benson, President
michael.benson@eku.edu
Nicholas J. Perlick, Vice President for
Development and Alumni Relations nick.perlick@eku.edu
Alumni Relations Staff
ENGAGING OUR ALUMNI AND DONORS Every day that I have walked onto campus since arriving in September, I have had the pleasure of experiencing the renewed and palpable energy President Benson brings to Eastern Kentucky University. It is in the air; you can feel it everywhere you go on campus, throughout the community and on social media. Colonel Pride is contagious and spreading quickly! It’s an honor for me and my family to be among the newest members of Team EKU and to contribute to our University’s tremendous future. An integral piece of this continued surge in Colonel Pride is a renewed commitment to providing you, our alumni, donors and friends, a first-class experience – one that is engaging, exciting, forward thinking and ultimately helps you realize great success and fulfillment in life. Regardless of where you live – near or far, small town or big city – it is our hope that you and yours will choose to be an active part of the EKU family for many years to come. We realize your being an active part of our family is contingent on our delivery of frequent communication and useful resources and services. We’ve been busy in recent months, making bold plans for new initiatives and programs that you will begin to see and experience very soon. Kari Martin, ’06, was recently named assistant vice president for alumni and donor engagement, overseeing an exciting new working group in our office that will dramatically change the way that we engage our audiences. In short order, we hope to make strategic enhancements that will provide a new Kari Martin and improved menu of alumni and donor events; exciting opportunities to volunteer and become engaged with EKU and in the lives of current students; enhanced social media and networking opportunities; and real-time communication to keep you up to speed on all the latest EKU news. As we go forward, we want to hear from you. Your ideas and recommendations will be essential to our growth and will be a driving force in our pursuit of excellence. Please consider taking just a few minutes to share your thoughts with us at http://development.eku.edu/feedback or simply scan here. Thank you for your advocacy and support of our great University. Together, we can do incredible things to make sure our alumni and friends play a vibrant role in the life of the University while we sustain and strengthen the EKU experience for current and future students. Yours sincerely,
Nicholas J. Perlick Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations
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Kari Martin, ’06, Assistant Vice President for Alumni and Donor Engagement 859/622-1260, kari.martin@eku.edu Jennifer Ott, ’11, Assistant Director of Alumni Relations jennifer.ott@eku.edu Donna Lazzara, Administrative Assistant II donna.lazzara@eku.edu Barbara Howard, Senior Office Associate barbara.howard@eku.edu
Alumni Association Board 2014-15
Glenn Raglin, ’80, President Birmingham, Ala., glennraglin@yahoo.com Thomas M. Martin, ’93, ’01, Vice President/ President-Elect, MBA Chapter Danville, Ky., tmm144@gmail.com Dana Daughetee Fohl, ’07, Secretary Lexington, Ky., dana.daughetee@gmail.com Tonya Tarvin Crum, ’95, Past-President Nicholasville, Ky., tonyacrum@yahoo.com Stefanie Drury Ashley, ’96 Richmond, Ky., Stefanie@ArtfullyYoursStudio.com Jan Sheppard Barnes, ’72, ’75 Richmond, Ky., janbelair@aol.com Marc Collins, ’97, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Chapter, Walton, Ky., mrc115@aol.com George Demaree, ’82 Louisville, Ky., gdemaree@radio-one.com David “Doc” Fifer, ’07 Richmond, Ky., david@fifer.net Melanie Ricketts Foley, ’81, ’84 Lexington, Ky., melaniefoley60@gmail.com Amy Jo Smith Gabel, ’06, ’09 Nolensville, Tenn., amyjogabel@gmail.com Jerry Goble, ’91 Richmond, Ky., jerry@jerrygobelinsurance.com Cindy Hale, ’78 Richmond, Ky., cindy.hale@eku.edu Alex Hanavan, Student Alumni Ambassador President Donna Black Kenny, ’72, ’82 Berea, Ky., Donna.Kenny@eku.edu Jeff Klein, ’07, ’11 Lexington, Ky., Jeffrey_Klein@yahoo.com Mary Lou Wilson McCarthy, ’86 Harlan, Ky., mlwm1977@yahoo.com Bob McCroskey, ’75 Lewisburg, W. Va., bob@gmasoncpa.com Paul Motley, ’64, ’69 Richmond, Ky., paulmotley41@yahoo.com Charles Neal, ’98, Louisville (Ky.) Chapter, Jeffersonville, Ind., cf.neal@live.com Donald Pace, ’62, ’64 Winchester, Ky., donaldwpace@yahoo.com JoEllen Reed, ’75 Winchester, Ky., jobetjo@att.net Kara Vass, ’09 Richmond, Ky., Kara.Vass@yahoo.com R. Vasudevan (Vasu), ’03 Frankfort, Ky., vasudevaan@hotmail.com Robert Vickers, ’65 Richmond, Ky., vickers.rc@gmail.com Donald Whitaker, ’62 Muncie, Ind., dwhitake@bsu.edu Robert Wood, ’82 Yorktown, Va., robert.wood48@yahoo.com Christina Baird Young, ’96, ’98 Richmond, Ky., janel1220@yahoo.com JC Young, ’04 Frankfort, Ky., jc.young@kmca.net