Ohio County High SchoolMajor: ChemistryAccepted to University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington Kiah Gledhill described his four years at Kentucky Wesleyan as “a super big blessing.” He chose Wesleyan because he was focused on becoming a physician, and he knew the College’s stellar reputation for preparing students for medical school. He was named a…
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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…
Wesleyan Women of Distinction – Dr. Karen (Gurwell) Lutz ’91
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…
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…
Why We Give – Fred ’80 and Melinda Wright
“Kentucky Wesleyan put so much time and effort into me. The faculty were excellent, and set a great example of commitment and a spirit of giving.” – Fred Wright ’80
Why I Give: Dr. Mark Perko ’78
Dr. W.L. Magnuson Scholars Program Exceeds Goal
A Life of Service A Lasting Legacy One hundred family members, former students, friends and faculty members gathered at the Owensboro Country Club on April 28 to celebrate the career of Dr. W.L. Magnuson, who is retiring after 49 years of…
Innovative partnership with University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy announced
Messenger-Inquirer on February 22, 2018 UK to KWC: ‘Welcome to the Pharmily’ School will partner with University of Kentucky’s College of Pharmacy Kentucky Wesleyan College announced Thursday the school will begin a partnership with the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy that will both save students money and shorten the amount of time it will…