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unusual facts about Eastern Kentucky University



Danny C. Reeves

Born in Corbin, Kentucky, Reeves received a B.A. from Eastern Kentucky University in 1978 and a J.D. from Northern Kentucky University, Salmon P. Chase College of Law in 1981.

Herman Lee Donovan

At Columbia University Donovan was firmly schooled in the educational idea of Progressivism, and later he headed Eastern Kentucky Normal School (now called Eastern Kentucky University) from 1928 to 1941 in Richmond, Kentucky, before being called to head UK.

Keith Kidd

After graduating from Eastern Kentucky University, Kidd spent eight years in the scouting department of the Arizona Cardinals, before moving to the Cleveland Browns as their director of pro personnel from 1999 through 2001.

Madison County, Kentucky

Madison County is home to Eastern Kentucky University and Bybee Pottery,(closed February 2011) one of the oldest pottery operations in the United States.

No-knock warrant

The number of no-knock raids has increased from 3,000 in 1981 to more than 50,000 in 2005, according to Peter Kraska, a criminologist at Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond.


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