How would you enhance Kentucky’s economic development efforts if unlimited resources were available? Last week, I attended a strategic planning meeting in Corbin, Kentucky where questions such as the one…
Whether you are a college student planning your career or a college graduate looking for your first job, having hands-on job experience can give you the edge in the eyes…
Rogers Scholars graduate Molly Frank of Green County has been awarded the Doug Reece Memorial Award for having the highest-scoring application among students who participated this summer in the second…
Whether you want to learn how to edit photographs in Adobe’s powerful Photoshop digital imaging software, discover how to customize your business presentation in Microsoft Office’s PowerPoint, or navigate through…
In her book, “Becoming the Red Sock in the Laundry Basket—Simple Strategies to Everyday Leadership,” author Laura Emberton Owens says leaders are much like a red sock, rubbing off on…
In 1998, The Center for Rural Development launched the Rogers Scholars program to provide leadership and scholarship opportunities for the region’s rising high school juniors and encourage graduates to build…
For most students, the summer season is a time of rest and total relaxation. For the best and brightest students in our region, however, this summer has been filled with…
This summer’s second and final class of 2011 Rogers Scholars has graduated from The Center for Rural Development. The Scholars—all rising high school juniors—completed the week-long program on July 15…
Eastern Kentucky University President Dr. Doug Whitlock challenged Rogers Scholars on Thursday to be a leader in their home communities and across the region. “Everyone is a leader whether he…
Rogers Scholars met one-on-one with representatives of some of Kentucky’s top colleges and universities on Tuesday in a career exploration session held in the Exhibit Hall at The Center for…