David Lee

Western Kentucky University Historian

[David Lee @WKUHistorian]

@monica_kast Very sorry to see this, Monica. You’ve done some great higher ed work. I’m confident things will work out for you.

[WKU Alumni @WKUAlumni]

In 1972, Alice Gatewood Waddell (’74) was elected as the first Black Homecoming Queen at WKU. “It was so unexpected,” she said after she was crowned Queen before the @WKU Vs. MTSU Homecoming Game. #BlackHistoryMonth

[WKU Libraries: Special Collections @WKUSPCOL]

In the company of parents Henry and Pearl Smith, brother Greg, and the rest of his family, Dwight Smith (3rd from left) signed to play basketball at #WKU in 1963. The Hilltopper great's jersey will be retired at the game on February 4.@WKUBasketball #WKUSPCOL

[DrewFaust @DrewFaust28]

Happy Birthday, John Hope. We miss you and your powerful voice so very much.

[WKU History Dept @HistoryDeptWKU]

Wishing our students, alumni and friends a safe and happy Christmas Eve!

[WKU Libraries: Special Collections @WKUSPCOL]

The first College Heights Herald issued after Pearl Harbor reported on #WKU President Paul Garrett's message to students: be ready to serve, as you'll be called when needed. In the meantime, your college training will help you lead in a postwar world. #WKUSPCOL #PearlHarbor

[WKU Libraries: Special Collections @WKUSPCOL]

Happy 100th birthday to Harriet Downing! She and husband Dero Downing (1921-2011), who served as president of #WKU from 1969-1979, are one of our much-loved first couples! #WKUSPCOL

[David Lee @WKUHistorian]

This Homecoming WKU celebrates Margaret Munday—teacher and trailblazer—Western’s first Black undergraduate student!

[Tim Caboni @caboni]

Thanks to all those who gathered with us this evening to pay tribute to the Jonesville community and hear the stories of former residents. This is the first of many events to honor the people, the community and the legacy of Jonesville.

[WKU History Dept @HistoryDeptWKU]

The Historians are here at BG PRIDE! Today and every day we celebrate our students, alumni and friends in the LGBTQ+ community. Happy Pride!

[WKU Debate @DebateWku]

Grateful to be recognized at the WKU Football games against the UAB Blazers! GO TOPS!! #wku

[WKU Sports @WKUSports]

Put it in the louvre.

[College Heights Herald @wkuherald]

PCAL held its annual fall festival in front of FAC on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022.

https://t.co/z0jlnXPw41

[WKU Libraries: Special Collections @WKUSPCOL]

#OTD in 1956, Margaret Munday of Auburn, Ky. enrolled at #WKU. The first African-American undergraduate, she earned a degree in music in 1960 and embarked on a 30-year teaching career in Logan County. In 2021, Northeast Hall was renamed Munday Hall in her honor. #WKUSPCOL

[Travis Hudson @TravisHudsonWKU]

And one final THANK YOU to the WKU Big Red Marching Band! A WALL of noise in Diddle Arena last night! You are the hardest working, most spirit filled people on our campus! Much respect! @wkubrmb

[Tania Barman Basta @DrHoosierDawg]

Yep, WKU has the coolest Dean Team for sure!! Come visit campus and we will show you why WKU is such a special place! @pcaldean @Enniroc1111 @chrisshook @DocB_WKU_OCSE @MJS533

[David Lee @WKUHistorian]

Congratulations to Dean Susann DeVries and the University Libraries on the ribbon cutting for the WKU Commons! A wonderful space for teaching and learning!

[Tim Caboni @caboni]

Fantastic day celebrating the dedication and ribbon cutting of The Commons at Helm Library, an incredibly special space on our campus where our Hilltopper community can gather over a meal and engage in active learning and collaboration.

[WKU Libraries: Special Collections @WKUSPCOL]

Is your dorm room this homelike? Sisters Margaret and Mary Nicholls of Calhoun, Ky. relaxed with a friend at Potter College for Young Ladies (1889-1909). The college building combined classroom, dining and living space and stood where #WKU's Cherry Hall is now. #WKUSPCOL