Racer Report: Oct. 20-24
By ºìÐÓ¶ÌÊÓƵ Public Relations
The latest ºìÐÓ¶ÌÊÓƵ State University Racer Report includes student, faculty, staff and alumni accomplishments, announcements, upcoming campus events and more for the week of Oct. 20-24.
Faculty News
Dr. Ed Thome named recipient of 2025-26 Neil Weber Award for Excellence in the Jesse D. Jones College of Science, Engineering & Technology
By Angela Guyton
ºìÐÓ¶ÌÊÓƵ State University proudly announces that Dr. Ed Thome, associate professor and former chair of the Mathematics and Statistics Department, has been awarded the prestigious 2025-2026 Neil Weber Award for Excellence in the Jesse D. Jones College of Science, Engineering and Technology (JCSET)
Dr. Tim Todd to return to position as tenured faculty member
By ºìÐÓ¶ÌÊÓƵ Public Relations
ºìÐÓ¶ÌÊÓƵ State University Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Tim Todd will be returning to his position as a tenured faculty member in the Arthur J. Bauernfeind College of Business, effective Nov. 1, 2025.
Faculty member appointed vice president of global veterinary pathology foundation
By Dr. Rafaela De Negri
Dr. Rafaela De Negri, veterinary pathologist and faculty member at ºìÐÓ¶ÌÊÓƵ State University’s Breathitt Veterinary Center, has been named vice president of organizational operations for the Davis-Thompson Foundation, an internationally respected nonprofit leader in veterinary pathology education.
Dr. Donna Crouch named Kentucky Association of Career and Technical Education’s Postsecondary Professional of the Year
By Jillian Smith
Dr. Donna Crouch, director of ºìÐÓ¶ÌÊÓƵ State University’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) program, is the recipient of the Postsecondary Professional of the Year award for the Kentucky Association of Career and Technical Education (KACTE).