Alumni

Forever family

Reunion

Make plans now to join us for Reunion 2025. This celebration brings together alumni, faculty and staff, students and friends. Reunion is full of family-friendly events that include worship, class celebrations and fun.

Make sure to check out other upcoming and regional alumni events!

22,000

Living alumni around the world

$150,000+

Dollars raised for the 2024 Reunion class gift project.

1,400+

More than 1,400 alumni, friends and family return to campus for Reunion each summer.

Asbury alumni are living out their faith through their careers and service. They create partnerships, solve problems, blaze new trails and serve Christ across the world.

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The impact of music
Dr. Shawn E. Okpebholo ’03
Dr. Shawn E. Okpebholo ’03, a distinguished composer and professor at Wheaton College, earned the title of 2024 Chicagoan of the Year in Classical Music from the Chicago Tribune. This honor highlights his significant contributions to contemporary classical music and his impactful compositions addressing pressing social issues.
Compassion Sets Us Apart
Christel Brabon '01
After AU, Christel completed medical school and served with Samaritan's Purse in Bangladesh. Today she serves as an OB/GYN in the United Arab Emerites.
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Wisdom Grows Here
Andy Olsen '04
As the Senior Editor of Christianity Today, Andy Olsen uses the power of story to engage in dialogue about faith and current issues.

We want to stay in touch!

Let us know what is new with your career, yourself or your family by submitting an update. Make sure to notify us when you move.

Resources for Asbury Alumni

The Office of Alumni Relations offers many services to the alumni and friends of Asbury University. If you are looking for an old roommate, classmate or friend, please contact the Alumni Office.


Online Community

You can also register to be a part of the Asbury Online Community where you can access directory information and expand your alumni network.


Please Note: At this time, Asbury University can only process electronic orders.

1.  Former and Current Students: Asbury University has authorized the National Student Clearinghouse to provide transcript ordering via the web. You can order transcripts using any major credit card. Your card will only be charged after your order has been completed.  The institutional fee for an official transcript will be $7.00, and the additional National Student Clearinghouse processing charge is $3.00 or $4.00.

    • The site will walk you through placing your order, including delivery options and fees. You can order as many transcripts as you like in a single session.

    • Order updates will be emailed to you. You can also check order status, or history, online.

    • Please allow 3-5 academic days for processing your request. The Registrar’s Office is closed during the week of Christmas.

2.  Current students may also log on to the Student Portal to download an unofficial transcript.

3.  Asbury University has authorized the National Student Clearinghouse to provide enrollment and degree verifications. The National Student Clearinghouse can be contacted at National Student Clearinghouse  2300 Dulles Station Boulevard, Suite 300 Herndon, VA 20171.

This policy is in compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (Buckley Amendment).  Federal Law mandates that only the student may request release of a transcript to a third party. Therefore, any request for a transcript must include the student’s signature.

For more information, contact the Registrar’s Office at registrar@asbury.edu.

Did you know that Asbury has a signet ring that is available for purchase? Contracted through Balfour, you can order you ring, see the University designs, check out payment plans and more. Head over to the Balfour site!

The #1 question from our alumni family as the name change to Asbury University was announced was “but what about the march”?  The answer is that some historical markers of Asbury College won’t change, and the march may be one of those.  However, President Sandra Gray (2007-19) had the opportunity to speak with the granddaughter of the composer at a recent Asbury gathering.  Her suggestion was that we simply sing the word “University” quickly and fit it in.  Someone else has suggested the wording “Asbury U….. You are the school we love, cheering your banner, the purple and the white….Hoorah!”

Use the player below to listen to the March, or download the Asbury March audio file. You can also download the Asbury March sheet music PDF.

Written by Irene McCague Ihde (professor of music, 1916)

Just within the village Wilmore, on a hill so fair,
Stands a school seen far distant with its purposes rare.

East and West and North and South are students far and near:
Those from lands across the sea, they all are gathered here.

All the nations share the blessings of the students there;
For each one has been the subject of some teacher’s prayer.

CHORUS

Asbury University! It is the school we love,
Cheering its banner, the purple and the white,
Hurrah!
For Asbury University, which leads us to heights above,
We, her sons and daughters, when we part,
To her purpose we’ll be true.

Updated March 2010. First perfomed at Reunion 2010 on June 26 under the direction of Merlin Johnson ’58.

Listen below to the Men’s Glee Club Reunion (2002) rendition — conducted by President Paul Rader — of the “Asbury March.”

 

You may obtain your license plate by following the steps below.

  1. Download and complete the License Plate Application.
    Check the circle by “Independent Colleges and Universities” and write in “Asbury University.”
  2. Mail the completed form, along with a $25 application fee, to:
    The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
    Division of Motor Vehicle Licensing
    P.O. Box 2014
    Frankfort, KY 40602-2014
  3. You will receive a receipt from the Division of Motor Vehicle Licensing after they process your application and application fee.
  4. After receiving your receipt, contact your county clerk’s office to determine if your plate has arrived. Your county clerk may not notify you when the plate arrives because the DMV often does not connect names to plates when it sends them to county clerks. It may take several weeks for the plate to arrive from the DMV.
  5. When you pick up your new plate, pay an additional $25 to the county clerk. This is the same fee paid annually for your license plate ($15), plus an additional $10, which will be given to the Asbury University general scholarship fund.

Cost Breakdown

$25 application fee, due with the application form.

$25 licensing fee, due when the new plate is picked up at your county clerk’s office (includes $10 which will go to the Asbury University general scholarship fund). The Asbury University license plates are renewed in December each year. If your plate is currently renewed in a different month, you will pay a prorated fee (less than $25) to your county clerk when you pick up your Asbury University plate.

For more information on the independent college license plates, refer to the AIKCU website.

License Plate Application (pdf, 81KB)

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You are our best recruiters

Will you inspire our next generation of Asburians? Help us spread the word. Many things have changed across campus, but our commitment to offering an education that is integrated with our faith has not. YOU are our best recruiters!


Meet the team


Asbury’s Alumni and Advancement team is here to serve!

One Macklem Drive, Wilmore, KY 40390

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Taylor Collingsworth ’12
Assistant Director of Alumni Relations
Email: alumni@asbury.edu
Kevin Dean ’92, M.Div.
Administrative Assistant to the Vice President for Institutional Advancement and Strategic Partnerships
Email: advancement@asbury.edu
Lisa Harper ’90
Assistant Vice President for Annual Giving
Email: development@asbury.edu
Larry Jarrard ’93
Associate Vice President for Advancement
Email: advancement@asbury.edu
Megan Kidwell
Staff Assistant for Development
Email: development@asbury.edu
Randy Nelson
Assistant Vice President for Lead and Planned Giving
Email: plannedgiving@asbury.edu
Steph Nelson
Assistant Director of Annual Giving and Communications
Email: development@asbury.edu
Stuart Smith ’77, M.A.R.
Special Assistant to the Vice President for Institutional Advancement
Email: advancement@asbury.edu
Kimberly Spillman
Constituent & Gift Records Assistant
Email: development@asbury.edu
Mark Troyer, Ph.D.
Vice President for Institutional Advancement & Strategic Partnerships
Email: advancement@asbury.edu