Alumni News
Asbury School Principals Recognized in Selective Leadership Cohort
Jan 17, 2023 — The Kentucky Association of School Administrators (KASA) announced the 2023 cohort of Kentucky Women in Educational Leadership (KWEL), in which six of the 38 school leaders included Asbury alumnae: Myram Brady ‘18, Dana Cull ‘14, Sharon Davis ‘21, Tonya Means ‘20, Tonya Roach ‘20, and Adryanne Warren ‘19.
Asbury Biology Professor and Students Conserve Forests Through Honeysuckle Research
Dec 9, 2022 — Dr. Marvin Ruffner, assistant professor of biology at Asbury University, remains dedicated to bringing public awareness about the harmful ecological effects of honeysuckle, a species with origins in Asia.
Asbury Music Alumnus Receives Grammy Nomination
Nov 29, 2022 — Dr. Shawn Okpebholo ’03, the Jonathan Blanchard professor of composition and music theory at Wheaton College-Conservatory of Music (Ill.), recently received a Grammy nomination for Best Classical Vocal Solo Album for Lord, How Come Me Here?
Asbury University earns highest regional ranking in Kentucky for Best Colleges
Sep 15, 2022 — Asbury’s No. 14 ranking of Regional Universities South is the highest of any other regional school in Kentucky.
Award Honorees from Reunion 2022
Jul 22, 2022 — Asbury University honors people at Reunion 2022: Dr. Kay Fuller ’57 Rader, Dr. Jonathan ’67 and Judith Hoover ’67 Culver, Andy ’96 and Andrea Toledo ’97 Baker, Stockton Brown ’12, Derek Motsch ’02, and Chuck Christensen
Asbury alum featured in Singing News Magazine
Jun 23, 2022 — Gene Ezell ’70 was featured in the gospel music magazine “Singing News” for his acclaimed accomplishments in the Christian music industry.
Metcalfe Equine was born out of Asbury Equine
Jun 23, 2022 — Wes Metcalfe ’13, and his wife, Paige Scott ’15 Metcalfe, own and operate a Lexington-based equine facility where full-care retirement boarders are trained, given lessons, and cared for.
It started with a letter. Not just any letter.
Jun 23, 2022 — One day while he was a student at Asbury, Neal Schultz ’03, an accounting major at the time, made his way to CPO, fished a letter out of his box and opened it. In it was a check for $500 and a note from a family friend, someone Schultz barely knew.
Asbury University Breaks Ground on Equine Facility
May 10, 2022 — The Asbury University Equine Program broke ground this week on the 29,000-square-foot Henry and Elsie Bayless Arena, a new facility that includes 26 stalls and a Western riding arena on Asbury’s 343-acre Equine property.
