Jon Akers, Correctional and Juvenile Justice Studies, was awarded $830,930 from the Kentucky Department of Education for the continued operation of the Kentucky Center for School Safety.
Jon Akers, Correctional and Juvenile Justice Studies, was awarded $36,262 from the Kentucky Department of Education to provide a Safe Schools Conference.
Amy Baker, Continuing Education and Outreach, was awarded $1,987,118 from the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services to provide training, consultation, technical and administrative support, and compliance monitoring for the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse.
Teresa Belluscio, Student Judicial Affairs, was awarded $200,000 from the Kentucky Department of Education for the Appalachian Tutoring Program to provide recruitment outreach to high school students with disabilities, transition planning, and collaboration with education cooperatives in 51 Appalachian counties.
Mildred Burkhart, Enrollment Management, was awarded $482,653 from the United States Department of Education to continue the Upward Bound Project, serving low-income high school students who are potential first generation college students with academic need.
Tammy Cole, Continuing Education and Outreach, was awarded $10,000 from the Kentucky Division of Emergency Management to coordinate and manage the 27th annual EKU Rescue School.
Pam Collins, Justice and Safety Center, was awarded $11,640,000 from the United States Department of Homeland Security to continue the operation of Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium.
Susan Cornelius, Continuing Education and Outreach, was awarded $362,848 from the Kentucky Department of Education to provide coordination, planning, and facilitation of training, conferences, and technical assistance for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers throughout Kentucky.
Jackie Couture, Library Archives, was awarded $2,500 from the Kentucky Oral History Commission for a collections preservation project.
Lisa Cox, Enrollment Management, was awarded $20,000 from the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education to support the adult learner initiative, Project Graduate.
William Ed Davis, Business and Technology, was awarded $171,057 from the Kentucky Department for Technical Education for the continuation of the Perkins Grant, providing funding for two-year vocational-technical programs and supporting student services.
William Ed Davis, Business and Technology, was awarded $258,873 from the Kentucky Department for Technical Education for the continuation of the Tech Prep Consortium to provide a means of allowing high school and area technology centers who are interested in restructuring curriculum to direct their efforts towards the emphasis of applied academics, technology education, and the integration of academics and technology education.
William Ed Davis, Business and Technology, was awarded $14,000 from the Kentucky Office of Career and Technical Education to provide professional development for teacher educators in career and technical education.
William Ed Davis, Business and Technology, was awarded $32,853 from the Kentucky Office of Career and Technical Education to provide initial teacher preparation for teachers coming directly from business and industry.
Susan Fister, Baccalaureate and Graduate Degree Nursing, was awarded $1,633,972 from the Health Resources and Services Administration for the operation of the Bluegrass Community Health Center, providing comprehensive preventive and primary health care services to migrant/seasonal farmworkers, homeless individuals, and others in need of medical services in the Central Kentucky area.
Robert Frederick, Biological Sciences, was awarded $40,000 from Kentucky Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) for start-up funds to attract a new Wildlife Ecology faculty member to EKU.
Robert Frederick, Biological Sciences, was awarded $40,000 from Kentucky Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) for start-up funds to attract a new Molecular Biology faculty member to EKU.
Robert Frederick, Biological Sciences, was awarded $35,370 from the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources for a research project on the importance of islands for nesting interior least terns in Western Kentucky.
Carol Gabbard, Education, was awarded $6,000 from the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education for the KYCAN!KNOWHOW2GO campaign to provide outreach materials and supplies for college recruitment.
Joseph Gershtenson, Government, was awarded $1,500 from the Kentucky City/County Managers Association to support and grow the public service association in training and development, publications, and general association management.
Joseph Gershtenson, Government, was awarded $6,304 from the Kentucky Public Human Resources Association to support and grow the public service association in training and development, publications, and general association management.
Donna Harmon, Training Resource Center, was awarded $21,663,842 from the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services for the University Training Consortium to provide training and professional development in the areas of child welfare, social services, and income maintenance.
Donna Harmon, Training Resource Center, was awarded $869,400 for training expenses related to the University Training Consortium.
Laurence Hayes, American Sign Language and Interpreter Education, was awarded $873,100 from the Kentucky Office of Vocational Rehabilitation to operate the Center on Deafness/Hearing Loss and the Interpreter Education Program and to provide interpreting services for consumers of the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation.
Laurence Hayes, American Sign Language and Interpreter Education, was awarded $372,246 from the Kentucky Department of Education to provide pre-service interpreter training and in-service professional development for educational interpreters in Kentucky.
Michael Hay, Migrant Education, was awarded $31,887 from the Kentucky Department of Education for a Migrant/Title II Academy to provide English Language Learner professional development opportunities to local district teachers and administrators through research-based instructional strategies.
Michael Hay, Migrant Education, was awarded $250,000 from the Kentucky Department of Education for the Region D Migrant Education Program serving approximately 970 eligible students in 18 district migrant education programs to meet state content and student performance standards.
Gladys Johnson, Cooperative Education, was awarded $85,000 from the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority to support the Kentucky Work Study Program at EKU.
Alice Jones, Environmental Research Institute, was awarded $1,450 from the Kentucky Resources Council to collect background water quality data for three subwatersheds on Wilson Creek in Knott County, Kentucky.
Michael Jones, Training Resource Center, was awarded $284,646 from the National Partnership for Juvenile Services to provide support services for the national nonprofit organization that provides training and technical assistance in the field of juvenile services.
Michael Jones, Training Resource Center, was awarded $196,668 from the Kentucky Department of Corrections to provide training and information technology support.
Terry Kline, Safety, Security, and Emergency Management, was awarded $578,357 from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to deliver state traffic school classes to traffic offenders throughout the state of Kentucky.
Terry Kline, Safety, Security, and Emergency Management, was awarded $730,168 from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to operate and maintain the motorcycle rider education and training program throughout the state of Kentucky.
Terry Kline, Safety, Security, and Emergency Management, was awarded $638,988 from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to provide a traffic safety education program designed to meet the legal mandates of legislation and regulations for novice drivers participating in the graduated licensing program.
Sally Martin, English, was awarded $43,000 for the continuation of the EKU Writing Project, a professional development program to help teachers improve as writers and teachers of writing.
David May, Safety, Security, and Emergency Management, was awarded $10,000 from the Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice to perform an analysis of disproportionate minority contact in Madison County.
Jon McChesney, Recreation and Park Administration, was awarded $11,100 from the City of Richmond to support a graduate assistantship in the city’s tourism department.
Jon McChesney, Recreation and Park Administration, was awarded $11,100 from the City of Richmond to support a graduate assistantship in the city’s parks and recreation department specializing in special needs.
Diana Porter, Curriculum and Instruction, was awarded $50,000 from the Collaborative Center for Literacy Development for the Adolescent Literacy Coaching Project, an initiative to increase the literacy of adolescents through coaching and professional development for teachers.
Norman Powell, Department, was awarded $653,005 from the Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice to coordinate educational services for state agency children in residential, day treatment, detention centers, and mental health programs across the state of Kentucky.
Megan Purcell, Special Education, was awarded $143,645 from the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services to provide technical assistance to First Steps point of entry, primary services coordinators, local service providers, and families who have infants and toddlers with disabilities or delays.
Stephen Richter, Biological Sciences, was awarded $3,450 from the Memphis Zoo Conservation Action Network for research to determine population genetic variation and interrelatedness among 62 dusky gopher frogs (the entire adult captive population) at four zoos in the United States.
Sloane Ritchey, Environmental Research Institute, was awarded $323,404 from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service for a three-year research project that will conduct a watershed assessment of a karst drainage basin using microbial, geospatial, and geochemical approaches.
Gary Ritchison, Biological Sciences, was awarded $10,000 from the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources for research on the detection, abundance, nest-site selection, and breeding success of sharp-shinned hawks in Kentucky.
Tim Ross, Technology, was awarded $6,000 from the Kentucky Office of Career and Technical Education to develop an aligned curriculum from the secondary system into the Associate of Applied Science in Technology at EKU.
Fran Salyers, Curriculum and Instruction, was awarded $373,700 from the Kentucky Department of Education to continue the operation of the Center for Middle School Academic Achievement, providing support for higher education initiatives related to middle schools, networking those involved in middle level education in Kentucky, and providing support to Kentucky's middle schools and middle level educators.
Vickie Sanchez, Health Promotion and Administration, was awarded $5,000 from the Madison County Health Department to support a graduate assistantship for collaborative research projects and other public health related activities.
Nicholas Santangelo and Patrick Calie, Biological Sciences, were awarded $165,660 from the University of Louisville as a subaward for a National Institutes of Health award for research on sex specific parental care roles and their modulation via neuropeptides using the fish homologues of arginine vasopressin and oxytocin.
Judy Short, Baccalaureate and Graduate Degree Nursing, was awarded $46,709 from the Health Resources and Services Administration to provide advanced education nursing traineeships to EKU graduate students pursuing the Master of Science in Nursing degree.
Nancy Thames, Education, was awarded $376,439 from the Kentucky Commission on Community Volunteerism and Service to provide AmeriCorps volunteers to work with Southeastern Kentucky schools in the areas of drug abuse and literacy tutoring.
William Thames, Education, was awarded $10,000 from the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education to continue the Central Kentucky Area P-16 Council to provide communication between and planning with area school, community, and business interests to address postsecondary education issues.
William Thames, Education, was awarded $45,268 from the Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board to manage the Kentucky Teacher Internship Program for the EKU service region.
Elizabeth Wachtel, Training Resource Center, was awarded $134,261 from the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services to assist the Commission for Children for Special Health Care Needs in the design and implementation of a needs assessment process that includes parent/family participation leading to the development of a comprehensive statewide plan that identifies state and region-specific priorities.
Elizabeth Wachtel, Training Resource Center, was awarded $1,043,490 from the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services to support the Department for Mental Health and Mental Retardation in the Mental Health Initiative.
Elizabeth Wachtel, Training Resource Center, was awarded $73,157 from the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services to provide an evaluation of the Early Childhood Mental Health Program.
Elizabeth Wachtel, Training Resource Center, was awarded $142,560 from the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services to provide assistance with outreach efforts of the Department for Medicaid Services.
James Wells, Correctional and Juvenile Justice, was awarded $100,000 from the Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice for a research and evaluation project on the recidivism of DJJ youth and the job satisfaction and social climate of facility staff.
David Williams, Facilities Services, was awarded $4,250 from the Kentucky Division of Forestry to inventory and map the trees in the north campus area in order to gain a better understanding of the types, quantities, and conditions of the trees.
Fe’Lisa Wilson, Education, was awarded $25,000 from the Kentucky Department of Education for a Future Educators of America summer camp for high school juniors and seniors in the EKU service region.
Lori Wilson, Chemistry, was awarded $25,101 from the University of Louisville for a National Science Foundation Research Opportunity Award to facilitate a collaborative research venture.
Bruce Wolford and Cynthia Miller, Training Resource Center, were awarded $890,000 from the Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice to assist in the coordination of training activities for DJJ staff statewide.
A new ride-sharing system at Eastern will help students, staff, and faculty reduce travel costs while preserving the environment.
Jackie Collier, director of Alumni Relations at EKU, recently received the 2008 Circle of Excellence Silver Award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education for District Conference Promotions.
