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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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  • Pylon by WKU Archives

    Pylon

  • 1957 by WKU Archives

    1957

  • Bates Runner Hall by Roberts & Johnson

    Bates Runner Hall

  • Judith Griffin by Ches Johnson

    Judith Griffin

  • Integration by Talisman

    Integration

  • Charles Keown by Talisman

    Charles Keown

  • 1956 by WKU Archives

    1956

  • Paul Garrett by WKU Student Affairs

    Paul Garrett

  • 1955 by WKU Archives

    1955

  • East Hall & North Hall by WKU Archives

    East Hall & North Hall

  • Kelly Thompson by WKU Archives

    Kelly Thompson

  • 1954 by WKU Archives

    1954

  • Garrett Conference Center by WKU Planning, Design & Construction

    Garrett Conference Center

  • Pat Barker by WKU Archives

    Pat Barker

  • Refrigerator Bowl by WKU Athletic Media Relations

    Refrigerator Bowl

  • Trying by Hilltoppers Quartet

    Trying

  • Dottye Nuckols by WKU Archives

    Dottye Nuckols

  • 1950 by WKU Archives

    1950

  • 1949 by WKU Archives

    1949

  • Jimmy Feix by WKU Archives

    Jimmy Feix

  • Potter Hall by WKU Archives

    Potter Hall

  • Sketch of the Campus by Western Kentucky University

    Sketch of the Campus

  • Teddy Lou Johnson by WKU Archives

    Teddy Lou Johnson

  • Western Kentucky State College by Kelly Thompson

    Western Kentucky State College

  • Ohio Valley Conference by Kentucky Museum

    Ohio Valley Conference

  • 1947 by WKU Archives

    1947

  • McLean Hall by WKU Archives

    McLean Hall

  • Homecoming by WKU Archives

    Homecoming

  • Rock House by WKU Archives

    Rock House

  • Veterans Village by WKU Archives

    Veterans Village

  • 1946 by WKU Archives

    1946

  • Cook Twins by Talisman

    Cook Twins

  • 321st College Training Detachment by WKU Archives

    321st College Training Detachment

  • Perry Snell by Franklin Studio

    Perry Snell

  • 1942 by WKU Archives

    1942

  • 1942 by WKU Archives

    1942

  • 1941 by WKU Archives

    1941

  • Biology Department by Franklin Studio

    Biology Department

  • Marion Conner Ford by WKU Archives

    Marion Conner Ford

  • 1940 by WKU Archives

    1940

 

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