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Spring is a time for inspiration and revitalization. . .
  and March Madness, of course!
I l   _ It’s with great pride that we bring you the spring 2012 issue of Kentuclqr Alumni maga-
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Before joining the staff of the UK Alumni Association in December 2004, I worked at a
weekly newspaper. While there, I found myself marking the passage of time not by days or
weeks, but by editions of the paper. It’s funny, I now Hnd myself doing the same thing with
issues of Kentuclqr Alumni magazine. It’s always exciting and yet somehow surprising
when another quarter has passed, and we can share another issue with you.
We began working on this issue in the middle of the winter, but it was easy to imagine
spring — which brings to mind new beginnings, inspiration and unlimited potential. The
same can be said about our cover story The River Cities Project is about the dedication and inspiration of architecture alums
working to revive their community It’s also about a terrihc partnership with the UK College of Design that will renew Ken-
tuclqr’s river cities and in the process challenge and inspire students to gain invaluable experience while helping to transform
communities. Tim Skinner, past president of the UK Alumni Association, Hrst shared the story of the River Cities Project
with me and thought it might make a good story. Turns out he was right.
I know you will want to read about former Wildcat great Walter McCarty as he embarks on a new career as an aspiring R&B
singer/ songwriter. McCarty a 10-year veteran of the NBA, has an amazing voice. I’m sure most of you remember McCarty as
the starting forward on UK’s 1996 NCAA National Championship team. You probably also remember “the shot” by McCarty
— the three-pointer from the corner that Hnally gave the Cats the lead after trailing by 31 points with 15:34 remaining at LSU
on Feb. 15, 1994. The 99-95 victory is the greatest comeback in UK history. The “Mardi Gras Miracle” is on my list of games
that I will always remember exactly where I was when it happened. I asked McCarty what he recalls about the game and he
said, interestingly, that despite the large dehcit, the team never really felt they were out of it. And about hitting that shot? I·Ie
said it happened just like it was drawn up in the huddle during a timeout. Check out wwwwaltermccartycom to hear Walter’s
music.
We introduce you to our 2012 UK Alumni Association Great Teacher Award recipients. This year’s honorees once again
showcase the power of great teaching. Be sure to check out the Web extra noted on page 29 of the wonderful video created by
UK Public Relations. It’s very insightful, and you can really see why these great teachers inspire their students to be great.
Congratulations to all!
I·Iave you ever wondered what it would be like to live in another country? We offer you a lo ok at the views outside the win-
dows of some of our international alumni members. From Nagoya, japan, to Athens, Greece, to St. Croix, Virgin Islands ( jeal-
ous!), UK alumni are showing Wildcat Pride around the globe.
Spring brings the unveiling and dedication of the new Wildcat Alumni Plaza, featuring a stunning bronze Wildcat sculpture.
It’s sure to become a new tradition on campus, and you can be a part of it through the Wildcat Alumni Plaza paver program.
You can also keep an eye on the construction progress of the plaza with the EarthCam, donated by alum Brian Cury. The plaza
is located off Avenue of Champions directly across the street from Memorial Coliseum. The camera sits atop that building for
a real bird’s-eye view. For more information about the project, purchasing a paver and to see the EarthCam view,
visit www.wildcatalumniplaza.com.
I hope you enjoy this issue of Kentucky Alumni. If you have an idea or suggestion for a future story in the magazine, please
share it with me. You can reach me at 859-257-7164 or kelli.elam@ukyedu. As always, your feedback is appreciated.
With Pride in Blue,
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and traveled throughout the United States meeting thousands Our agenda is about _,     _
of university alumni and friends. At each stop, I have been how these facilities trans- or ‘   Te '
warmly embraced by the Big Blue Nation; I’ve heard stories form the way we educate    
about your college experience at UK and the incredible success and prepare students to
you’ve enjoyed in your personal and professional careers. These succeed in their life be- .__
stories exemplify the soul of our university and our commit- yond college. This pub- is
ment to our institution’s promise to Kentuclq. lic/ private partnership to
In my last letter, I shared the foundation of our renewed ef- build a model campus for ,
fort to honor that promise. Over the last several months, we our students, faculty, and
have refined how we best fulfill our commonly held and staff is part of our univer- 2
shared mission with uncommon resolve — building a bright sity-wide effort to restore 2  
beacon of hope for our Commonwealth and country. our physical plant to the
We have crafted a “students Hrst” agenda that enhances our un- standards expected of a flagship university — the standards
dergraduate programs and prepares students to compete and required to meet the needs of our constituents and our state
contribute in a 2Ist century global marketplace of ideas, com- — and it includes expanding, renovating and rebuilding our
merce and culture. We are enhancing programs that build upon academic and research space, as well as self-financed projects
our innovative UK Core and expose our students to multiple for UK I·IealthCare and Athletics.
disciplines and areas of study, so that they leave our university It is an ambitious agenda, but we must do what is necessary
prepared to lead lives of leadership, meaning and purpose. so that we can achieve what is great and what is expected of
We are in the process of expanding and developing a larger us as the Commonwealth’s beacon. Your support in these ef-
honors program for students from Kentucky and beyond — forts — your partnership — is crucial to our success. I firmly
creating a close-knit academic community with the resources believe that individual support has the potential to yield un-
of a modern, flagship and land-grant research university. matched success. You are our most precious asset — the em-
When students leave here, they will be our state’s best and bodiment of success stemming from our core functions and
brightest because they have attended the state’s flagship, the greatest hope for improving the communities in which
land-grant institution and because they have been challenged you reside.
and stimulated intellectually, culturally and socially. Our mission is based on a profoundly important idea that
To embolden our efforts, we must increase our merit-based a nationally and internationally renowned university can be
scholarships: The Singletary Scholarship, President’s Schol- the catalyst for change and growth in the 2Ist century.
arship and the Provost’s Scholarship. Further, I am excited to That mission — our promise to Kentucky — has never
announce that we are scheduled to break ground on a new been more vital.
residence hall for our honors students in April 2012. Together, we can write the next great chapter in the history
The new facility is the Hrst phase of a multi-year process to of the University of Kentucky.
revitalize our campus core. We have been in negotiations with Until next time, continue seeing blue, Wildcats!
Education Reality Trust, a national operator and developer of
collegiate housing, to construct up to 9,000 modern beds on EQ Z M
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U K Confu ci us Institute celebrates Nati°"a' B°°k Award f"
, Poetry goes to UK professor
ﬁ rSt yea r a n n lversa ry Niqu Finney, creative writing profes—
sor at UK, has won the 2011 National
Book Award for Poetry for her recent
1" 1]! I; Naif“? . work, “HeadfOff85 Spllit.” For 61 (years, a
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§ ': 2.”; "I": T1:‘:,:::J: ' 1‘ 5 g x2. ‘ l ; The National Book Award website says
g . " 7 ~- 7 I” 3‘“ -, Finney’s poems “sustain a sensitive and
gas . ., intense dialogue with emblematic ﬁgures
E” «a, and events in African—American life:

In the ﬁrst year of its existence at UK, nate classes in Chinese music, art appre— from Civil Rights matriarch Rosa Parks,
the Confucius Institute is spreading the ciation, calligraphy, tai chi, cuisine and to former Secretary of State Con—
Chinese language and culture to the painting, in addition to co—sponsoring doleezza Rice, from a brazen girl strung
Commonwealth, making an impact on community celebrations like the Moon out on lightning, to a terriﬁed woman
UK, Central Kentuclq schools and the Festival and Chinese New Year. “We col— abandoned on a rooftop during Hurri—
community. laborate closely with the Kentucky Chi— cane Katrina...”

The institute has helped the UK College nese American Association, local schools Finney has taught at UK for decades
of Arts & Sciences, College of Education, and the community. People have begun and is the author of three previous vol—
Education Abroad and the College of Fine to know who we are,” says Huajing umes of poetry and is also a recipient of
Arts in establishing agreements, teaching, Maske, director of the institute. the Kentuclq Foundation for Women
and study abroad programs with Jilin Uni— More than 2,000 K—12 students have Artists Fellowship Award. I
versity in Ningbo, China, and Shanghai Chinese instruction this year because of
University (SU). Also, the College of Fine UK Confucius Institute—sponsored teach— Kentucky African American
Arts brought in 24 SU arts students and ers. The UKCI frequently hosts profes— Encyclopedia
faculty last summer to take a week—long sional development workshops for The history of African American life in
class in its Department of Art. UK has es— Chinese teachers in Lexington, as well as Kentucky has been detailed in scattered
tablished a student teaching program in western Kentucky and Louisville. “Teach— resources. It’s hoped that the Kentuclq
Shian, China, for 7—10 weeks, as well. ers and students love our workshops be— African American Encyclopedia, ex—

The UK Confucius Institute (UKCI) cause of our resources and support for pected to be published in 2013 by the
works closely with constituencies outside K—I2, students will arrive to UK knowing University Press of Kentucky, will be—
of campus, too. It continues to coordi— Chinese at a higher level,” says Maske. I come a primary reference source for fu—
ture generations The PIOJ'Cct is the ﬁrst

of its kind in the nation and is head uar—
Blackwell named to lead Gatton med at the UK Department of Hisgory
College of Business & Economics With Gerald Smith ’81 ’8? ’88 A57 ”50’
crate professor, as a co—editor.

David W Blackwell, arecognized aca— Houston and Emory University. He also There is still much research and writing
demic leader who also possesses broad ex— has served as a director for two major ac— that needs to be done. Volunteers want—
perience in industry, developing corporate counting ﬁrms, PricewaterhouseCoopers ing to write about speciﬁc topics do not
relationships and fundraising has been and KPMG. need to be in Kentucky to help. For
tapped as the new dean of the UK Gatton “Dr. Blackwell has the right set of skills more information, visit
College of Business and Economics. and experiences to move the Gatton www.ulqedu/OtherOrgs/kaae I

Previously he was associate dean for College to an even higher level,” says UK
graduate programs at Texas A&M Uni— Provost Kumble R. Subbaswamy. “He
versity Mays Business School and also has been very entrepreneurial in ﬁnding
served as head of the department of ﬁ— support for his initiatives at Texas A&M. Compiled from UK websites, UK Public
nance from 2002 to 2008. Blackwell pre— This experience will serve Gatton’s stu— Relations news reports, and Kentucky Alumni
viously held faculty positions at the dents, faculty, and all of its constituen— magazine staff reporting.
University of Georgia, the University of cies very well.” I

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U K to research future fuels from coal and biomass
UK has broken ground for a ing coal and biomass to liquid fuels. “Our goal is to develop facilities and
coal/biomass—to—liquids unit that The gasification unit will be capable of personnel to sustain a synthetic fuels
could lead to development of vehicle producing one barrel of fuel per day. industry in Kentucky.”
fuels made from Kentucky coal and Funding for the process—develop— Researchers will evaluate the commer—
biomass. The $5.7 million facility at ment unit includes support by the US. cial and technical viability of advanced
the UK Center for Applied Energy Department of Energy ($4.55 mil— technologies to produce fuels by the Fis—
Research (CAER) could produce lion), the Kentucky Energy and Envi— cher—Tropsch method, along—estab—
transportation fuels from these indige— ronment Cabinet ($708,000) and a lished way of converting petroleum
nous resources, which could help guar— UK cost share ($453,000). substitutes into transportation fuels, via
antee the nation’s energy future. “A key benefit of this unit is that it gasiﬁcation. This will be an open—access
The unit will also focus on state—of— can be used as a test—bed for new con— facility, whose ﬁndings will be in the
the art technologies to improve effi— cepts at an affordable level,” says Rod— public domain to aid the wider scientiﬁc
ciency and reduce the amount of ney Andrews, director of CAER and and industrial community. I
carbon dioxide created when convert— the project’s principal investigator.
Parkinson’s disease risk found greater with Watermelqn reduces
exposure to trIchloroethylene athems‘Iems's '" UK “My
A study involving mice with diet—in—
Dr. Franca Cambi, of the UK Ken— released into the environment each duced high cholesterol shows that water—
tucky Neuroscience Institute, is a con— year. It is the most common organic melon reduces atherosclerosis, hardening
tributing author on a new stu