Dr. Karen (Gurwell) Lutz ’91, through her passion to help patients with unmet needs, is making a profound difference in our world in the pharmaceutical industry. Executive Director of Medical Writing in Clinical Development with a focus on non-viral chronic liver diseases including nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and several cholestatic diseases, Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. B.S., Chemistry, Kentucky…
Awards and Recognitions
Why I Give – Mitch Settle ’83
Major: Bachelor of Arts, Communication Career: Senior Vice President, Chartered Wealth AdvisorThe Settle Group Hilliard Lyons, OwensboroListed by Barron’s magazine as one of the “Top 1200 Financial Advisors” for eight consecutive years and a “Top 3 Financial Advisors Kentucky” and by the Financial Times as one of the “Top 400 Advisors” in America Family: Wife,…
Kentucky Wesleyan College earns top ranking in Commonwealth for online bachelor’s degrees from U.S. News & World Report
The Kentucky Wesleyan College online bachelor’s degree program has earned the top ranking for a private institution in Kentucky by U.S. News & World Report for 2019. The superior recognition is based on these factors: Engagement (35 percent) Services and technologies (25 percent) Faculty credentials and training (20 percent) Expert opinion (20 percent) “This recognition…
Kentucky Wesleyan Office of Advancement Honored with Grand Award by CASE Kentucky
The Kentucky Wesleyan College Office of Advancement earned the top honor for Best Practices in Fundraising from the Kentucky chapter of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) on Dec. 7 at their annual conference in Louisville. The Office of Advancement had a record number of President’s Circle members (recognizing those who contribute…
Kentucky Wesleyan College Ranked Among the College Consensus Best Small Colleges for 2018
College Consensus, a unique new college review aggregator, has recognized Kentucky Wesleyan College in its list of the Best Small Colleges for 2018. The list is comprised of colleges with less than 2,000 students. “We are again honored to be recognized among our peers nationally,” said President Barton D. Darrell. “Wesleyan is proud to be…
Kentucky Wesleyan College Ranked as 13th Best Regional College in the South by U.S. News & World Report
Kentucky Wesleyan College has once again been named one of the Best Regional Colleges in the South in the 2019 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings. Wesleyan was No. 13 in the South as a Best Regional College, the highest ranking in the Commonwealth.
Kentucky Wesleyan College Increases New Student Enrollment by 39 Percent
Kentucky Wesleyan College has announced its largest incoming class of new students in over a decade. The College has enrolled 333 new students (freshmen and transfers) in Fall 2018, marking a 39 percent increase from 2017 and bringing the total full-time on-campus enrollment at the College to 738.
Wesleyan Women of Distinction – Morgan (Whitney) Pierstorff ’10
“From the small class sizes to the close-knit community of faculty and staff, Wesleyan ensures that every student gets the support they need in the classroom and beyond. This allowed me to work very closely with my peers and heads of our academic departments to do independent studies to explore my career interests further and…
Wesleyan Earns No. 2 Ranking in College Consensus Best Colleges and Universities in Kentucky for 2018
Owensboro, Ky. (August 28, 2018) – College Consensus, a unique new college review aggregator, has recognized Kentucky Wesleyan College with a No. 2 ranking in the Best Colleges and Universities in Kentucky for 2018.
Kentucky Wesleyan College Ranked No. 15 in the Nation by Washington Monthly and “Best in the Southeast” by Princeton Review
Owensboro, Ky. (August 27, 2018) – Kentucky Wesleyan College has been ranked No. 15 in the nation in the Baccalaureate Colleges category of the 2018 Washington Monthly College Rankings. Wesleyan was also recently recognized as a “Best in the Southeast” for the 15th consecutive year by The Princeton Review.