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WKU Timeline

WKU Archives serves as the collective memory of not only Western Kentucky University, but also it's founding institutions:

    Bowling Green Business University, 1907-1963
    Glasgow Normal, 1875-1890
    Ogden College, 1877-1928
    Potter College for Young Ladies, 1889-1909
    Southern Normal School & Business College, 1875-1906

WKU has had five name changes through the years:

    Western Kentucky State Normal School, 1906-1922
    Western Kentucky State Normal School & Teachers College, 1922-1930
    Western Kentucky State Teachers College, 1930-1948
    Western Kentucky State College, 1948-1966
    Western Kentucky University, 1966-present

This timeline presents some of the significant events and people in WKU history. For more detailed information see Lowell Harrison's Western Kentucky University.

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  • Mary Puryear by WKU Archives

    Mary Puryear

  • Kentucky Building Dedicated by Sterrett Cuthbertson

    Kentucky Building Dedicated

  • R.C.P. Thomas by WKU Archives

    R.C.P. Thomas

  • National Youth Administration by WKU Archives

    National Youth Administration

  • Pioneer Log Cabin by WKU Archives

    Pioneer Log Cabin

  • William McCrocklin aka Red by WKU Archives

    William McCrocklin aka Red

  • Cherry Statue Dedication by Franklin Studio

    Cherry Statue Dedication

  • Paul Garrett by WKU Archives

    Paul Garrett

  • Cherry Family Mausoleum by Franklin Studio

    Cherry Family Mausoleum

  • Registrar's Office by WKU Student Affairs

    Registrar's Office

  • 1936 by WKU Archives

    1936

  • Charles Hardcastle Kentucky Building by Brinton B. Davis

    Charles Hardcastle Kentucky Building

  • Cherry Hall by Brinton B. Davis

    Cherry Hall

  • Jonell Stewart by WKU Student Affairs

    Jonell Stewart

  • Recitation Hall Razed by Thomas Cherry

    Recitation Hall Razed

  • Kelly Thompson Graduates by WKU Registrar

    Kelly Thompson Graduates

  • ROTC Building by James Ingram

    ROTC Building

  • Spoonholder by Franklin Studio

    Spoonholder

  • Tennis by Franklin Studio

    Tennis

  • Miss Lulu Bett by WKU Archives

    Miss Lulu Bett

 

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