Morehead State University
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| Established | 1922 |
| Type | Public |
| Endowment | $22.5 million |
| President | Dr. Wayne D. Andrews |
| Staff | 361 |
| Undergraduates | 7,921 |
| Postgraduates | 1,588 |
| Location | Morehead, KY, USA |
| Campus | Rural 500 acres |
| Athletics | Eagles |
| Colors | Blue █ and Yellow █ |
| Affiliations | Ohio Valley Conference, Pioneer Football League |
| Website | www.moreheadstate.edu |
Morehead State University is a public, co-educational university located in Morehead, Kentucky in the foothills of the Daniel Boone National Forest in Rowan County, midway between Lexington, Kentucky and Huntington, West Virginia. The 2005 and 2006 editions of "America's Best Colleges" by U.S. News & World Report named MSU one of the top 25 public universities in the South. MSU has also become one of only four universities in the U.S. to offer a Bachelor of Science degree in space science.[1]
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[edit] History
Morehead State University was originally founded as a private teacher's college in 1887, The Morehead Normal School. It is said to have been comprised of 13 buildings with a layout in the shape of a crescent moon for some period prior to 1922. It didn't become a public institution until 1922, and by 1966 it had reached university status. MSU has more than 9,000 students from 100 Kentucky counties, 42 states and 37 nations. They are enrolled on campus, at extended campus centers in Ashland, Jackson, Prestonsburg and West Liberty and several other locations in Eastern Kentucky and across the globe through the World Wide Web.
[edit] Academics
Nearly 50,000 persons have received degrees from MSU. Nearly 80 degree programs are available on the two-year, four-year and graduate levels through four colleges (Caudill College of Humanities, College of Business, College of Education, and College of Science and Technology) and the Institute for Regional Analysis and Public Policy. Two-thirds of the faculty hold doctoral degrees. MSU supports its missions of teaching, applied research and public service through an annual budget of more than $92 million. MSU has claimed the state's best computer-student ratio in its computer laboratories, as well as requiring students to purchase approved laptops and the campus is ranked among the safest in the nation.
[edit] Athletics
MSU is a charter member of the Ohio Valley Conference in NCAA Division I and sponsors 18 intercollegiate sports for men and women. The football Eagles compete in the Pioneer Football League of Division I-AA. The coed cheerleading squad has won 16 national championships and the all-woman squad has five national titles.
[edit] Greek Life
Sororities
- Alpha Kappa Alpha
- Chi Omega
- Delta Gamma
- Delta Zeta
- Gamma Phi Beta
- Kappa Delta
- Sigma Gamma Rho
- Sigma Sigma Sigma
- Sigma Alpha Iota
Fraternities
- Alpha Phi Alpha
- Delta Tau Delta
- Kappa Sigma
- Pi Kappa Alpha
- Pi Kappa Phi
- Sigma Alpha Epsilon
- Sigma Phi Epsilon
- Sigma Pi
- Tau Kappa Epsilon
- Theta Chi
- Phi Mu Alpha
- Pi Delta Phi (French Honors Fraternity)
[edit] Notable alumni
- Phil Simms - Quarterback for the New York Giants. MVP of Super Bowl XXI and a 15-year NFL veteran. Now a football analyst for the CBS television network.
- Chuck Woolery - American game show host.
- Nelson Allen - former Kentucky state Senator
- Lori Menshouse - former Miss Kentucky
- Jon Rauch - MLB pitcher
- Walt Terrell - former MLB pitcher
- Denny Doyle - former MLB second baseman
- Terry McBrayer - 1979 Gubernatorial candidate for Governor of Kentucky and former Chairman of the Kentucky Democratic Party. Now a prominent attorney in Lexington, KY.
- Bob McCann - former professional basketball player
- Dwain Messer - American country music singer.
- Kelly Kulick - American professional bowler.
- Steve Inskeep - NPR Morning Edition host replacing Kentuckian Bob Edwards.
- Chris Offutt - writer
- Marsha Griffith - former Miss Kentucky
- Mike Gottfried - Record of 77-56-6 as football coach at Kansas, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and Murray State. Current color commentator and analyst for ESPN.
- Henry Akin - Delayed graduation from Morehead to be drafted by NY Knicks Of the NBA. Later became one of the "Original Sonics" in Seattle. Played with the KY Colonels of the ABA.
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| Ohio Valley Conference |
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| Austin Peay • Eastern Illinois(Panthers)• Eastern Kentucky • Jacksonville State • Morehead State • Murray State • Samford • SEMO • Tennessee State • Tennessee Tech • Tennessee–Martin |
| Pioneer Football League |
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| Butler (Butler Bulldogs) • Davidson • Dayton (Dayton Flyers) • Drake (Drake Bulldogs) • Jacksonville • Morehead State • San Diego • Valparaiso (Valparaiso Crusaders) |
