Brad Lyons received the $500 scholarship from the American Legion Post
#23. Brad will be attending WKU in the
Fall 2014 semester.
eterans Upward Bound held
their 22nd annual awards
banquet at the Carroll Knicely Conference Center on
WKU’s south campus on May 2.
We were honored this year to have as
our quest speaker Tonya Archey, Director of Military Student Services.
Joseph Hunter, MOAA Scholarship recipient, and Jim Wright
his AAS in counseling. He’ll be attending WKU this fall to attain his bachelor’s degree.
Other scholarship recipients were Jacob Peterson, receiving a scholarship
of $500 from the Veterans of Foreign
Wars Post #1298.
Tonya Archey, Military Student Services
Brad Lyons, American Legion Scholarship
recipient, and Mike Kenney
Kevin Barton received the $500 scholarship from Ford’s Furniture. Kevin is
attending WKU majoring in advanced
manufacturing.
This year’s banquet was the eighth
year of awarding the Col. Joe Wright
Memorial Scholarship sponsored by
the Military Officers Association of
America Cumberland Trace Chapter.
The recipients of the two $700 scholarship were Joseph Hunter and Philip
Parsons.
Joseph is attending WKU majoring in
electrical engineering. Joseph is also
this year’s nominee for the NAVUB
scholarship. The winner will be announced in mid-summer, 2014.
Philip graduated from Hopkinsville
Community College this spring with
Jacob Peterson, VFW Scholarship recipient, and Susan Slaton
Jacob is attending SKYCTC majoring
in political science.
Kevin Barton, Ford’s Furniture scholarship
recipient, and Davy Stone
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June 2014 Volume 22 Issue 2
News and Notes……………………………………………………..3
Important Phone Numbers and Dates……………………….….4
VETERANS UPWARD BOUND
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Davy Stone
Director
(270) 745 6876
davy.stone@wku.edu
Bertha Hunter
Office Associate
(270) 745 5310
bertha.hunter@wku.edu
Tyler Pruden
Adult Education Specialist
(270) 745 5024
tyler.pruden@wku.edu
Rick Wright
Counselor/Coordinator
(270) 745 5008
rick.wright@wku.edu
Krystol Stinson
Outreach Coordinator
(270) 745 6570
krystol.stinson@wku.edu
David W. Angle
Adult Education Specialist
(270) 745 6570
david.angle@wku.edu
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John Henning received the $300
Spiller scholarship. John is attending
Daymar College majoring in paralegal
studies.
VUB students that have completed our
program and applied to or enrolled in
postsecondary education during
2013/2014 are:
Kevin Barton, Student of the Year recipient,
and Rick Wright.
Col. Spiller and John Henning, Spiller Scholarship recipient.
Bob Wilson received the $100 WKU
Bookstore scholarship. Bob is attending WKU doing graduate studies
in leadership dynamics.
Matt Broce, Student of the Year recipient,
and Tyler Pruden
This year’s postsecondary degree
completers were:
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Bob Wilson, Alumnus of the Year recipient,
and Davy Stone
Bob was also our Alumnus of the
Year award winner.
Student of the Year was awarded to
both Kevin Barton and Matt Broce.
Kevin is attending WKU and Matt is
attending WKU majoring in finance.
Melvin Ross, Fall 2013—WKU
Eric Sanders, May 2014—WKU
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James Arterburn, Spring 2013—
WKU
Nick Basham, Fall 2013—
University of Nebraska
Donnie Bland, Spring 2013—Fox
Valley Technical College
Raymond Durlin, Fall 2013—
WKU
Teresa Jameson, Fall 2013—
WKU
Carlos Lee, Spring 2014—
SKYCTC
Tami Madson, Spring 2014—
SKYCTC
Christopher Pasley, Fall 2013—
Daymar College
WKU
Eric Alford
Tyler Anderson
Kevin Barton
Michael Basham
Brian Beshears
Matt Broce
Scott Brown
Logan Brumitt
Kenny Bryant
Tim Bryant
Cory Campbell
Cameron Cantu
Samantha Collins
Ronald Cooper
Chris Cunningham
James Daniel
Vernetta Douglas
John Enlow
Daniel Gill
Russell Gonzales
Robert Gregory
Robbie Harless
Brandon Heninger
Joe Hunter
Jamie Jaggers
Dale Korn
Larry Leezer
Herbert Loper
Kristina Loper
Lucas McCrory
Becky McNulty
Jessica Mendoza
Larry Milan
Michael Mitchell
Josh Moore
Shawn O’Keefe
Dustin Perry
Jackson Pryor
Angel Ramos
David Reed
Ken Robertson
Brandon Russell
Dieter Schneider
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Jeremy Schott
Nathan Shepherd
Kristin Smith
Timothy Smith
Chris Spears
Daniel Stoneburg
Donovan Todd
Paul Wells
Marvin Williams
Matt Wilson
Johnathon Yates
Cody Zimmerman
SKYCTC
Houston Bradstreet
Randall Bratcher
Jennifer Burgess
Terry Burr
Bobby Burrell
Glenn Cook
Nathan Copas
Charles Cotton
Ray Dinser
Tommy Fravala
James Givens
Dave Glover
Terry Glover
Johnathan Graves
Joseph Ignacio
Billy Jennings
Bobby Jent
Anthony Johnson
Burke Kaplan
Cheri Kaplan
Patsy Leech
Ryan McKenzie
Billy Mitchell
Amel Pleh
Terry Roundtree
Renee Shipman
Richard Solloway
Zach Toney
Duane Tucker
Matt Tucker
Adam VanDurmen
Phillip White
Mike Williams
Mike Wilson
We here at VUB wish to extend our
thanks to all our guests who attended
this year’s banquet and made it a resounding success. We want to remind
all our students that we owe our success to your participation in our program.
Humana Inc. is heading the project.
Humana is a for-profit American managed health care company that markets
and administers health care facilities.
The space at 600 U.S. 31-W By-Pass
will be 8,811 square feet.
The clinic will be serving veterans from
the counties of Warren, Barren, and
Simpson.
The new facility will be offering services
not available with Bowling Green’s original VA facility, Corpcare, such as an inThe scholarships we make available is house social worker, psychiatrist, dietiour way of honoring a few of those stu- cian, and pharmacist.
dents. Those students interested in
scholarship opportunities for next year Veterans will be teamed with a LPN,
should apply between mid-March to
RN, and a physician in what is call PAC
early spring. Check with VUB if you
teams.
are interested: 745-5310.
community-based outpatient
clinic for veterans will be celebrating its grand opening in
Fairview Plaza on June 2.
Got Financial Aid Questions?
Call VUB at 270-745-5008
THE TOPPER is published three times yearly by the Veterans Upward Bound Project at Western Kentucky University. V U B
is funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The opinions expressed within this newsletter do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of either the U.S. Department of Education or WKU, and no official endorsement
should be inferred.
Notes and News
WHO ARE AMERICA’S MOST BELOVED VETERANS?
From every generation of Americans that has gone to war, the names of a few veterans are added to our nation’s
collective memory—some for selflessness and courage under fire, some for national leadership in tough times, some
for their celebrity.
During the month of May, The American Legion Magazine invites veterans to visit their website—www.legion.org/
belovedveterans—and pick their candidates for America’s most beloved veterans. Veterans can cast up to 25 votes
for veterans from nearly every war era. If a veteran doesn’t see a favorite on the list, he or she can submit a name or
two. By giving Americans an opportunity to learn about, remember and celebrate our most famous veterans, The
American Legion hopes to bring attention to the honorable nature of military service, teach some history and, perhaps, refresh our memories.
Veterans receiving the most votes will be featured in the November issue of The American Legion Magazine and
online.
(Adapted from an article in The American Legion Magazine, May 2014 issue)
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The Director’s Desk
Greetings! Today I want to tell you about
an honor received by one of our staff
members.
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Veterans Upward Bound
Western Kentucky University
1906 College Heights Blvd.
#11098
Bowling Green, KY 42101-1098
www.wku.edu/vub
facebook.com/vubwku
On May 30th, 2014, VUB instructor David
Angle was one of 7 veterans who had a
brick laid in his honor at the Veterans Memorial Park outside the Warren County
courthouse. David, a US Army veteran,
served from 1983 to 1986 and earned the
rank of Sergeant. David’s brother Dennis,
a Navy veteran, also received a brick at
the ceremony, and both of their bricks
were placed adjacent to one already in
the courtyard honoring their father, David
A. Angle, who served in the Army Air
Force from 1945 to 1947.
Besides being one of the instructors with
VUB, David is also an alumni of VUB. He
joined the program in 1998 before going
to college, and in 2005 he was named our
program’s “Alumnus of the Year.” VUB
alumni Joanna Jones and Kevin Barton
also have bricks at the memorial, but David is the first VUB staff member to receive this honor. We here at VUB are
extremely proud of David, both for his
years of service to our country, as well as
his years of service to Bowling Green area
veterans.
David Angle with his stepmother, Elizabeth, near
the brick placed in his honor.
Important Numbers and Dates
Schella Smith, WKU VA Certifying Official
(270) 745-3732
Stephanie Gabbard, VA Voc-Rehab, B.G. Office
(270) 846-2092
Military Student Services, WKU
(270) 745-5837
Carrie Orning, BGTC VA Certifying Official
(270) 901-1003
Department of Employment Services, Bowling Green
Don “Mac” McGlothlin (270) 746-7265
VA Regional Office, Louisville
(502) 566-4482
VA Regional Office, Nashville, TN
(615) 695-6384
VA Medical Center, Louisville
(502) 287-4000
VA Medical Center, Nashville, TN
(800) 228-4973
Military Records Branch, Frankfort
(502) 607-6040
American Legion, Bowling Green
(270) 781-3574 Veterans Service Officer
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Bowling Green
(270) 781-1872
JUN 14
ACT Test Date
JUL 4
Independence Day, VUB Closed
AUG 8
Registration Deadline for ACT, Sep 13
SEP 1
Labor Day, VUB Closed
SEP 13
ACT Test Date
SEP 19
Registration Deadline for ACT, Oct 25
OCT 25
ACT Test Date
NOV 7
Registration Deadline for ACT, Dec 13
NOV 11
Veterans Day & Remembrance Day
NOV 27-28
Thanksgiving Holiday, VUB Closed
DEC 13
ACT Test Date
*Please call early for information on test dates.
VUB may pay testing
fees, but to do so we must have your application at least six weeks
prior to the registration postmark deadline.