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Ford Fellowships Record Giving Agoin   _
Lisa Green and Keith Clark, two grad- literature. Green also intends to earn a The generosity of UK alumni, friends, i X
uate students in the English department doctorate in linguistics. corporations and foundations and other ,, t
at the University of Kentucky, have She is a member of Beta Gamma organizations toward the University has   f
been awarded Ford Foundation Doctor- Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha once more yielded a record-breaking f l
al Fellowships for Minorities providing and former secretary of the UK Black year in private support for the insti- t E
up to $16,000 per student each year for Graduate and Professional Student As- tution. [ t
three years. sociation. Her hobbies are acting and The grand total for 1985 was . t
The grants include a student stipend writing poetry. $23,821,620.84. l t
of $10,000 per year with an additional Clark is from Norfolk, Va., and com- Gifts from alumni in 1985 totaled
$6,000 for each student’s annual ex- pleted his undergraduate work in Eng- $4,()69,665_ Friends eontributed anoth- 1 `
penses going directly to the university. lish at the College of William and Mary gr $7,140,820, organizations, $692,844, E
The fellowships are renewable for two in Williamsburg, Va. corporations and foundations, 1 I
more years. His UK graduate work centers on $11,444,603, and trusts, $473,648. S
Approximately 900 graduate students Afro-American and American litera- The largest gift was the anonymous l  
applied for the Ford Fellowships. Green ture. He wants to earn a doctorate and donation of $5 million for the Equine °
and Clark are among 50 who were cho- then teach at a university. Research Foundation. Alumnus Erv l  
sen as the first recipients. Clark is newly elected treasurer ofthe Nu[[€r gavo $1 million as Sood monoy l ‘
"This clearly indicates the quality of UK Black Graduate and Professional for a football training complex.  
graduate students which the UK Eng- StUCl€l1[ Association. Hl$ hobbies l¥1· Gifts designated to the National   i
lish department is recruiting," says clude tennis, music and writing. Alumni Association tallied $64,573. 1
Daniel Reedy, associate dean for aca- The funds made it possible for the Asso-
demic affairs at UK. ciation to continue designated scholar- l
William Parker, vice chancellor for   if "~t”i#”"     ships, assist in funding a new student l
minority affairs at UK, notes, "lt is not V V if f #   .. entertainment group and conduct the  
only an achievement by two outstand-   H   . , ,3, ‘    Y UK Rallies.  
ing individuals, but also reflects UK’s .. T V Y fl ` `*   One of the UK National Alumni As- l
strengthened effort to bring in many , *`·     » V Af 4 sociation constituent groups, the Col- l
more scholarships from sources outside H {     , ” ·I~»Z lege of Engineering, was number one in i
the university." r » , alumni support among all UK colleges.
Green is from Lake Arthur, La., and   »   
came to UK after earning her under- ` \ l
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at Grambling State University in   i`*""’*‘  ./ ,,6;;]  
Grambling, La. W ·,    
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