Originally posted on April 14, 2011 by WC Kilby
Sam Gleaves’ casual and cheery demeanor accounts for his nicknames, “Smiling Sam” and “Sunshine Sam,” as he is known around campus, both for his friendly nature and yellow hair. Continue reading Sam Gleaves Talks Berea and Mountain Music →
Originally posted on April 27, 2011 by Jay Buckner
Candis enjoys traditional activities like quilting and making jams. Raised in Morgan County, Ky., she is the first in her family to attend college. She plans to return home after graduation.
Originally posted on November 17, 2009 by Jay Buckner
What kind of socks does a physics major wear? Well, if you’re Tommy Boykin, there are two kinds of socks in the world: dress socks and black Nike athletic socks, specifically the running type that are engineered for each foot. On laundry day Tommy dutifully matches right with left, mashes them into a ball and puts them in the top drawer of his dresser in Blue Ridge, a residence hall at Berea. Continue reading Tommy Boykin Thoughtfully Defines His Future at Berea →
Originally posted on November 20, 2009 by Jay Buckner
Kay Smith first learned about Berea College while she was a student enrolled at Sullins College in Virginia. During a convocation, the Sullins president’s wife mentioned Berea as one of those distinctive educational institutions that served Appalachia. “It just made such an impression on me,” Kay says. “Here’s a college that offers an education to those students who need it. I thought it was wonderful.” Continue reading Kay Smith Offers Scholarships and Encouragement →
Originally posted on November 20, 2009 by Jay Buckner
As a private money manager, Shirley Fowler has always been impressed by how Berea handles its finances. “I have watched your balance sheets with interest,” she once wrote President John Stephenson, “and I agree with your objectives. As you know, I have admired and supported Berea for years.” Tied to her understated admiration is a deep respect for the Berea mission born from personal experience. Continue reading Shirley Fowler Offers a Legacy of Support →
Berea College graduate, Hong Zhang Durandal, has won the Young Entrepreneur award from the Excellence in Entrepreneurship Awards for Eastern and Southern Kentucky. While still a student at Berea College, Durandal founded an energy-saving consulting company called Energy Hunters. Since graduation he has been diligently working to grow his business and received recognition on Monday from the state of Kentucky. Continue reading Berea College Graduate Wins Excellence in Entrepreneurship Award →
Even though Destiny Harper, ’06, lives in Washington State, she still hasn’t taken the Berea College license plate off of her car. “I just can’t do it,” she says. “I love Berea!” Continue reading Destiny Harper →
The face of Sam Gleaves, ’14, lights up when he describes his new project. An Appalachian Studies major, he is well-known around campus for spirited performances on banjo with the Berea College Bluegrass Ensemble. He is currently focusing his passion and talent on documenting the work of mountain music’s old guard. When Academic Vice-President Chad Berry, former director of the Loyal Jones Appalachian Center, approached him about the project, Sam understood its relevance to his field of study and to the College’s commitment to Appalachia, and he immediately knew which musicians he wanted to work with. Continue reading Sam Gleaves →
Elementary Education major Raymond Crenshaw, ’12, has a book as thick as the New York phone book. It’s full of receipts, itineraries, business cards, and pictures from an alternative spring break trip that twelve students from Berea’s Black Cultural Center (BCC) took to Harlem last spring break. Continue reading Raymond Crenshaw →
Born in Russia but raised in Kygyzstan, Sasha Solomatova, ‘12, came to Berea to stretch beyond her comfort zone and explore globalization in a melting pot of inquisitive students and experienced scholars from various social backgrounds. “The world is always moving, so should we,” she says. Indeed, ever since her inception into the Berea community, she has engaged herself in every dimension of the academic, social, and extracurricular life that Berea has to offer. She served as the president of the Cosmopolitan Club, worked in the student government as the vice president of her freshman class, took significant part in the debate and swimming teams, and has been an active member of Berea’s Student in Free Enterprise (SIFE) chapter. Continue reading Sasha Solomatova: a world-wise young woman →
Charles Badger has been in love with politics since age eleven. He was first inspired during a summer of shadowing Ed Sanders, a politician in Charles’ native Nashville, Tennessee. Sanders was “a giant of a man,” and young Charles was captivated by his ability to fill a room with his voice alone. Since then, Charles has been the Student-Body President here at Berea and Editor-in-Chief of the school newspaper, and he has participated in internships under Federal Judge Thomas W. Phillips, Senator Mitch McConnell, and the White House Office of Political Affairs. His accomplishments become all the more outstanding when seen in the shadow of his past: living from paycheck to paycheck, in a house that was robbed twice, with a brother in prison and a father dying of HIV. Continue reading Charles Badger: a passion for the future →