“I really love KWC. Everyone here is like family to me, and Coach Tony Rowe has treated me like a son. “I have wanted to be a pharmacist since I was in high school, and Kentucky Wesleyan prepared me well for pharmacy school. Dr. Rachel Pritchard (associate professor of biology and division chair of natural…
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Why We Give – Will ’16 and Ruth (Ballenger) Roberts ’17
Current Residence:Greencastle, Ind. Majors:Will: Business AdministrationRuth: Biology (Minor in Chemistry) Today:Will has been a financial advisor since August 2017 and has Series 7 and 66 licenses; he opened his Edward Jones office in Greencastle, Ind. in July 2018.Ruth will graduate from nursing school at Indiana State University this month. Will and Ruth were married in…
Wesleyan Women of Distinction – Dr. Amelia “Amy” Jacobs ’74
“After I graduated from KWC, I moved back to Louisville and enrolled in graduate school. I was taking chemistry classes and doing peptide research when I decided to apply to dental school. My dad had always teased me that he wanted me to be an orthodontist because my braces had cost him too much. I…
Wesleyan Women of Distinction-Dr. Jessica (Keenan) Estes ’01
Why did you choose Wesleyan?“I am a 1997 graduate of Hancock County High School. I was never in a classroom with more than 30 people, so when I started looking at colleges, I wasn’t ready to be in a place where I didn’t even know the names of my classmates. I wanted a solid science program…
Why We Give – Dr. Joe ’79 and Lynn Morton
Hometown: Henderson, Ky. (Originally from Peninsula, Ohio)DentistMarried to Lynn since 1994. She is the dental practice office coordinator.Four children: Drake, Dylan, Lilly and Lucie Kentucky Wesleyan is a long way from Northern Ohio. Why did you choose Wesleyan?“My high school guidance counselor, Ruth Arnold, whose son was a Wesleyan graduate, encouraged me to apply to…
From Wesleyan to the World
Natalie (Mercer) Payne ’19Ohio County High SchoolMajor: Biology and ChemistryMinor: Music (trombone)Accepted to the University of Arizona – Ph.D. program in Genetics Natalie Payne anticipates that her career will someday take her around the world. In graduate school, she plans to work in the conservation of Arizona’s wild cat species (pumas, bobcats and jaguars), focusing…
Class of 2019 Spotlight – Sydney Goff
Marshall County High SchoolMajor: Chemistry and BiologyAccepted to the University of Kentucky Medical School – Bowling Green Sydney Goff remembers her early days as a Wesleyan student and describes herself as super shy and unsure of what she wanted to do with her life. Today she describes herself as a confident leader who is well…
Meet Our Faculty – Dr. Rachel Pritchard
Assistant Professor of Biology EducationPh.D., Miami University, MicrobiologyB.A., Ohio Wesleyan University, Microbiology and Zoology “I know teaching is what I am supposed to do, and I enjoy helping students find their passions and their paths. I’ve been here since 2014 – long enough to see my students graduate. That’s very rewarding.” Students are gaining hands-on…
Kentucky Wesleyan College students join international quest to discover new antibiotics from soil bacteria
Students at Kentucky Wesleyan College, in partnership with students from more than 200 participating schools across 44 states, Puerto Rico and 14 countries, are joining the crowdsourcing effort established by the University of Wisconsin-based Tiny Earth network to address the worldwide health crisis of antibiotic-resistant infections. Students will gain hands-on research experience in General Biology…