U.S. Congressman Harold "Hal" Rogers (KY-05) has recognized a 2011 graduate of The Center for Rural Development’s Rogers Scholars program for her work on a local playground project.
sdodsonMarch 26, 2013
Dr. Joseph “Joe” L. Fink III, professor of law and policy at the University of Kentucky (UK) College of Pharmacy and a board member of The Center for Rural Development’s…
sdodsonMarch 1, 2013
The Appalachian Rural Development Philanthropy Initiative (ARDPI) has released a promotional video that will bring increased awareness to the value of community foundations in Eastern Kentucky Appalachian region.
sdodsonFebruary 28, 2013
Online registration is now available for a new series of cooking classes launched by The Center for Rural Development through its Your Center of Learning training program. Click on the class you wish to…
sdodsonFebruary 13, 2013
Working in a small, family-owned jewelry and jewelry repair store, Lisa Pilcher knows all about multi-tasking. She has to juggle many different responsibilities on the job and must be familiar…
sdodsonFebruary 6, 2013
An online news article posted by The Huffington Post this week draws attention to the lifelong value education in the STEM majors—that’s science, technology, engineering, and mathematics—has on the earning…
sdodsonFebruary 6, 2013
The nomination deadline for Forward in the Fifth’s 2013 AppLE (Appalachian Leaders in Education) Awards has been extended through Feb. 28 to allow more time to complete and submit nominations…
sdodsonJanuary 21, 2013
Prayers, messages of hopes, and money were sent to the families of the 26 victims of Sandy Hook Elementary School from the Somerset-Pulaski County community hundreds of miles away to…
sdodsonJanuary 4, 2013
Rogers Scholars Ambassadors helped make Christmas a little brighter for needy families in Pulaski, Laurel, and Wayne counties. Ambassadors—former Rogers Scholars graduates—collected more than 170 canned and nonperishable food items shortly before the…
sdodsonDecember 21, 2012
