'UK at the Half': Celebrating the 2020 Hall of Distinguished Alumni Inductees
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 5, 2021) — For this "UK at the Half," Tauyna Phillips, last year's University of Kentucky Alumni Association national president, and former UK President Charles Wethington, explain the importance of celebrating our alumni.
Last Friday, UK inducted 27 new members into its Hall of Distinguished Alumni. The inductees were also recognized during Saturday's UK Football game for their contribution to the welfare of the Commonwealth and nation in arts, sciences, business, industry, engineering, journalism, politics, military science, religion, agriculture, labor or other fields of endeavor.
"UK at the Half" airs during halftime of each UK football and basketball game broadcast on radio and is hosted by UK Public Relations and Marketing. To hear the "UK at the Half" interview, click on the play button above.
As the state’s flagship, land-grant institution, the University of Kentucky exists to advance the Commonwealth. We do that by preparing the next generation of leaders — placing students at the heart of everything we do — and transforming the lives of Kentuckians through education, research and creative work, service and health care. We pride ourselves on being a catalyst for breakthroughs and a force for healing, a place where ingenuity unfolds. It's all made possible by our people — visionaries, disruptors and pioneers — who make up 200 academic programs, a $476.5 million research and development enterprise and a world-class medical center, all on one campus.