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M. 1. King Library to Double lts Space A Pf€Sid€l1ti¤i Visit s .     t Q
Breaking ground for a $2 million addition to the UK li- US. President Lyndon B. ‘g. : - l ,  
brary are, from left, Robert Hillenmeyer (father ofthe boy l0hi"i$0¤ CHDS the University of ‘   · . '
.4     ._   _, _.._   y in February 1951 issue) and I. K€hiU€l hi     Edimr'5 Nate; Today me Mr Breathitt. Editors Note; ln 1996, President Bill Clinton made a cam- l
_;   `````   T ~ King Library is home of Special paign visit to campus and spohe to the crowd on the lawn in front ofthe
    l -   _·· Collections and Archives, the Geo- Administration Building. i
 "  ,   A ..»» logical Sciences Library and Map . '
ir A l _ll   i “  A fb Collection, the Reprographics De- Wlnter I?67
* " `Q*"i·”v U r, *"’   ~   partment, the King Library Press, H0m€C0ml¤§ 1966 f
 at        *__;_ V   other library offices, and the The Homecoming Dance, an annual event which brings a
` l M School of Library and information record turnout of alumni to campus, is held at the Phoenix 1
F Science. Most of the materials and services formerly housed in Hotel. The dance reaches far into the night and is the kind of
King moved to the WT. Young Library in 1998. event worth repeating year after year. Editors Note; A dance for i ·
students at Homecoming was re-established as a tradition with the cur- » .
November 1963 rent UK presidency of Lee T. Todd lr ~
Helen G. King Alumni House
During the dedication ceremony, Helen G, King, the di- l
rector of Alumni Affairs at the University of Kentucky 1 9 7 O ,_, 1 9 7 9 r
since 1946, stands by a plaque which tells the stoiy in ‘
brief of the erection of the Helen G, King Alumni • °
House. The building, now the new home of the UK Spnng l9?0 l
Alumni Association, is the result of a fund-raising drive A Stately Visit i
She radnehed dnddgn the Century gdb Wnren raised Pat Nixon, wife of U.S. President Richard Nixon, visits the UK ‘
$350,000, Editors Note; King remained as director ofthe asso- €31hPU$· Oh€ Oi ihé five $h€ Vl$ii$ to highlight the VOl'~1hi€€l {
cialion until 1969, she died on February 19, 1985. The King Work helhg €iOh€ bv Am€‘ll€?ih €Oll€g€ $hJ€l€hi$-E¢lll0V'$ Note
Alumni House underwent refurbishment in 1999 to better meet the V0lii”l€€il$'”” 014 the UK WMPMS has Steadiiu l”€V€“$€6l OVW the WMS- l
, adds Or UK ag,/,m,,;_ The Student Volunteer Center located in the Student Center is a stu- i
1 dent-driven program that fosters the development of leaders to mahe a i
l Wl11I€l‘ 1965 difference in their communities. During UK FUSION at the beginning 1
Q Town and Gown Wook of the fall 2003 semester students, faculty and stafffanned out through _
l During Town and Gown Week, many faculty members at me “’"""“‘"llU €"g“g‘”l '" S€n'l‘“· .
the university entertained Lexingtonians. One such din- · '
l ner was held at the home of Dr. and 1\/1rs.Wil1ard. wlnter 1974 _ r
Present were, from left to right, Mrs. Percy Speed, 1\/irs. A New Generation on Campus I
l lOl·rn Carpenter, l\/lrsl Thornton l-lalrnl Mr$_ Willard. l\/lrS_ A g€l'l€f8llOI'l of I"€lll'€€S 1'T`1ll'1gl€S   lll€ Ul'lUl€d §/Olltll OD 1
L Carruthers Coleman lr., Mrs. Clay Brock, Mrs. Alfred the UK €3mPU$· B€gUh lh the tail Oi l%8 8hCl €0hilh¤lhg (
pgwglll and Mya Ben wjma ‘ through the summer of 1972, the UK Donovan Scholars Pro- 1
d gram registered 145 'older' students for credit in 890 hours of
a L A work. In the same period, 531 registered to audit 1,875 l
»· ` A hours. Editors Note; An average of 150 Donovan Scholars tahe r
· academic classes each semester and, to date, have earned 28 B.A./B.S.
‘ · s degrees, 2 associate degrees, 9 masters degrees, and 5 Ph.D./Ed.D.  
degrees. Over 400 Donovan Scholars participate in self—enrichment
programs which have expanded to include art, chorus, computers, dulci- (
mer, forum, gerofitness, great decisions, radio-drama, and walhing club.
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