On Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, Kentuckians will head to the polls along with their fellow Americans for the 2018 midterm elections. Federal, state and local offices are up for grabs across the nation, including all 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and 35 of the 100 seats in the U.S. Senate. Additionally, 39 state and territorial governorships will be among the offices contested.
A&S celebrates the 2018 Hall of Fame! For more information and to watch the ceremony visit:
Part of the "Music, History, and Culture in the Shadow of the Great War" lecture series. Presented by the UK Opera Research Alliance and UK Opera Theatre.
Congratulations to the Spring 2018 Dean's List Recipients!
By Meg Mills
"Williamsburg Urban Revitalization Studio Collage" by Emily Preece.
2018 Hall of Fame inductee Sheldon “Shelly” Steiner was born in the Bronx, N.Y., and received his B.A. from Drew University and his Ph.D. in microbiology from the University of Kentucky in 1967. His post-doctoral studies were performed in the laboratory of Dr. Robert Lester in the UK Department of Biochemistry.
2018 Hall of Fame inductee David M. Allen grew up on a dairy farm near Sebree, Ky. He attended the University of Kentucky, where he earned a B.S. in 1961 and an M.S. in 1964, both in agriculture. While working on his thesis, he discovered the statistics field and decided to pursue it as a career. He received his Master’s and Doctoral degrees in experimental statistics from North Carolina State University.
2018 Hall of Fame inductee LaVon Van Williams, Jr., was born in Lakeland, Fla., and attended the University of Kentucky, graduating with a Bachelor’s of General Studies in 1980. He was recruited to play for the UK basketball team and was a member of the team that won the NCAA Championship in 1978. After college, he played basketball in Europe before returning home in the mid-1980s.
