EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

On the school's seal, the dates "1874/1906" appear. An earlier institution was founded 1874 as Central University. EKU was founded by the state legislature in 1906 as Eastern Kentucky State Normal School, it became Eastern Kentucky State Normal School and Teachers College in 1922, Eastern Kentucky State Teachers College in 1930, Eastern Kentucky State College in 1948, and Eastern Kentucky University in 1966.

Location:
Richmond, KY

Founding Date:
1906

Motto:
United We Stand, Divided We Fall

Team:
Colonels

Enrollment:
16,000

Official Website:
http://www.eku.edu/

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Noah Adams	Radio Personality	?		NPR senior correspondent
Sam Champion	TV Personality	13-Aug-1961		WABC-TV Weatherman
Tom Colbert	Judge	30-Dec-1949		Justice, Oklahoma Supreme Court
Earle Combs	Baseball	14-May-1899	21-Jul-1976	The Kentucky Colonel, MLB Hall of Famer
Lee Majors	Actor	23-Apr-1939		Six Million Dollar Man
Dustan E. McCoy	Business	c. 1950		CEO of Brunswick
Craig O. Morrison	Business	c. 1957		CEO of Hexion Specialty Chemicals
Steve Pence	Politician	22-Dec-1953		Lt. Governor of Kentucky, 2003-07
Rex Ryan	Football	13-Dec-1962		Coach, Buffalo Bills
Thaksin Shinawatra	Head of State	26-Jul-1949		Prime Minister of Thailand, 2001-06
Charles T. Wethington, Jr.	Educator	2-Jan-1936		President, University of Kentucky, 1990-2001
Chuck Woolery	Game Show Host	16-Mar-1941		The Love Connection, etc.

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Earle Combs	Baseball	14-May-1899	21-Jul-1976	The Kentucky Colonel, MLB Hall of Famer
Joseph E. Lambert	Judge	c. 1946		Kentucky Chief Justice

COACHES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Rex Ryan	Football	13-Dec-1962		Coach, Buffalo Bills

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