Kentucky State University

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Kentucky State University
Kentucky State University seal.svg
Former name
State Normal School for Colored Persons (1886–1902),
Kentucky Normal and Industrial Institute (1902–)
Kentucky Normal and Industrial Institute for Colored Persons (1902–1926)
Kentucky State Industrial College for Colored Persons (1926–1938)
Kentucky State College for Negroes (1938–1952)
Kentucky State College (1952–1972)
Motto"Onward, Upward."
Type Public historically black land-grant university
Established1886;140 years ago (1886) [1]
Academic affiliations
 Space-grant
President Koffi C. Akakpo
Provost Michael D. Dailey (interim)
Students2,163 (fall 2024) [2]
Location
Frankfort, Kentucky
,
United States

38°12′00″N84°51′30″W / 38.20000°N 84.85833°W / 38.20000; -84.85833
CampusUrban, 915 acres (3.70 km2)
Colors Kelly Green and light Gold
   
Nickname Thorobreds & Thorobrettes
Sporting affiliations
 NCAA Division II – SIAC
Website kysu.edu
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Kentucky State University

Kentucky State University (KSU, and KYSU) is a public historically black land-grant university in Frankfort, Kentucky, United States. Founded in 1886 as the State Normal School for Colored Persons, and becoming a land-grant college in 1890, KSU is the second-oldest state-supported institution of higher learning in Kentucky. [1]

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History

Kentucky State University was chartered in May 1887 as the State Normal School for Colored Persons, only the second state-supported institution of higher learning in Kentucky. [1] During the euphoria of Frankfort's 1887 centennial celebration, the city donated $1,500 towards the purchase of land for a new college on a bluff overlooking Frankfort. [3]

The new school formally opened on October 11, 1887, with three teachers, 55 students, and John H. Jackson as president. [1] Recitation Hall (now Jackson Hall), the college's first permanent building, was erected in that year.

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Campus in 1898
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Main entrance in 2020

KSU became a land-grant college in 1890 following the passage of the Morrill Land-Grant Acts, and the departments of home economics, agriculture, and mechanics were added to the school's curriculum. [1] [4] The school produced its first graduating class of five students in the spring of that year. A high school was organized in 1893. This expansion continued into the 20th century in both name and program. In 1902, the name was changed to Kentucky Normal and Industrial Institute for Colored Persons. The name was changed again in 1926 to Kentucky State Industrial College for Colored Persons.

In 1929, the high school was discontinued by president Rufus B. Atwood, since students were now entering college with a high school education. [4] In 1938, the school was named the Kentucky State College for Negroes. [1] The term "for Negroes" was dropped in 1952.

The civil engineering program was started in 1942 after the NAACP threatened a lawsuit on behalf of a black student who wanted to attend the engineering program at the University of Kentucky. [5]

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered the commencement speech at the 1957 graduation ceremonies titled, "Facing the Challenge of a New Age". [6] [7]

In 1960, the first white student enrolled. [4] Kentucky State College became a university in 1972, renamed Kentucky State University. [4]

On December 9, 2025, a self-defense shooting occurred at the university, leaving one dead and one in critical condition. The shooter, a father of a student at the university, was initially charged with murder and first-degree assault, but on December 23, the grand jury accepted the shooter's self-defense claim and decided not to return an indictment. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] This is the second shooting to occur at the university, the previous incident having occurred just a few months earlier on August 17. [13]

Academics

Undergraduate demographics as of Fall 2023 [14]
Race and ethnicityTotal
Black 81%
 
White 8%
 
Two or more races 4%
 
Unknown3%
 
Hispanic 2%
 
International student 1%
 
Economic diversity
Low-income [a] 64%
 
Affluent [b] 36%
 
Enrollment history
YearPop.±% p.a.
2006 2,500—    
2007 2,696+7.84%
2008 2,659−1.37%
2009 2,834+6.58%
2010 2,851+0.60%
2011 2,746−3.68%
2012 2,524−8.08%
2013 2,533+0.36%
2014 1,895−25.19%
2015 1,586−16.31%
2016 1,736+9.46%
2017 1,926+10.94%
2018 1,781−7.53%
2019 2,171+21.90%
2020 2,290+5.48%
2021 2,279−0.48%
2022 1,726−24.27%

Students are divided into five colleges, four associate degrees, 55 undergraduate degrees, and six postgraduate programs. [15] [16]

The university also offers five liberal study degrees through the Whitney Young School (WYS) of Honors and Liberal Studies, which consists of a Honors Program, an Integrative Studies Program, and an International Studies Program. [17] The degrees include Africana Studies and Liberal Studies. [16]

Demographics

As of 2024, Kentucky State University was host to 1,932 undergraduate students. African Americans comprised 81% of the undergraduate student body. [2]

Library

The Paul G. Blazer Library, [18] constructed in 1960, [19] houses a collection of more than 700,000 items includes extensive reference, periodical, and circulating collections of materials such as books, videos, microforms, sound recordings, and others, to aid students in their course work and research. [20] It is named after Paul G. Blazer, a strong supporter of education [21] who was the founder and CEO of Ashland Oil and Refining Company in Ashland, Kentucky.

Pawpaw program

KYSU has the world's largest pawpaw ( Asimina triloba ) research planting. [22] The research program was started in 1990 with the aim of developing pawpaw as a new tree-fruit crop for Kentucky. [23] [24] Pawpaw is the largest native fruit in the United States and has very few diseases compared to other orchard crops. KYSU is the site of the USDA National Clonal Germplasm Repository for Asimina species [25] and the pawpaw orchards at KYSU contain over 1,700 trees. Research activities include germplasm collection and variety trials, and efforts are directed towards improving propagation, understanding fruit ripening and storage, and developing orchard management practices. Cultivation is best in hardiness zones 5-9 and trees take 7–8 years from seedling to fruiting. KYSU has created the three cultivars 'KSU-Atwood', 'KSU-Benson', and 'KSU-Chappell', with focus on better flavors, higher yields, vigorous plants, and low seed-to-pulp ratios. [26] [27] [28] [29] [30]

Athletics

Kentucky State University teams participate as a member of the Division II Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The school's mascot are the Thorobreds. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, and indoor and outdoor track and field; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, indoor and outdoor track and field, softball, and volleyball. [31] Kentucky State's main rivals include Tennessee State University, West Virginia State University, and Central State University.

The men's basketball team was national champions in 1970, 1971, and 1972 at the NAIA level.

The Exum Center, the university's athletic and recreational complex, was named after William Exum, the first African-American varsity football player at the University of Wisconsin. [32] Exum was hired as head of KSU's Physical Education department in 1949, and later made head of the Athletics department. He then became manager of the United States Track and Field teams at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics. Exum retired from KSU in 1980.

Mighty Marching Thorobreds

Kentucky State University's marching band is named the Mighty Marching Thorobreds (MMT). MMT is one of the largest student organizations on campus with over 200 members. MMT has several notable performances including the Honda Battle of the Bands in Atlanta and the National Battle of the Bands in Houston. MMT is accompanied by the K-Rettes danceline and Silk Flag Corps. [33]

Notable alumni

NameClass yearNotabilityReference(s)
Ezzrett Anderson One of the first African Americans from a predominantly African-American school to play professional football when he joined the Los Angeles Dons of the All-American Football Conference in 1947. He also played with the Los Angeles Mustangs. He played for the Hollywood Bears in the Pacific Coast League when they won the title.
Michael Bernard Basketball player; the first from KSU to be drafted by the NBA in 1970 (Cincinnati Royals)
Anna Mac Clarke 1941Member of Women's Army Corps during WWII; 1st African American officer of an otherwise all-white company
Tom Colbert First African-American Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice
Travis "Machine" Grant College basketball star on Kentucky State University's 1970, 1971 and 1972 NAIA National Championship teams. Played for the Los Angeles Lakers and the San Diego Conquistadors of the American Basketball Association
Jayjay Helterbrand Filipino Player of the Barangay Ginebra Kings in the Philippine Basketball Association, 2008–09 Philippine Basketball Association MVP
Rod Hill Former professional football player who played six seasons in the NFL (1982–1987) and later starred in the CFL
Cletidus Hunt Former professional football player who played six seasons in the NFL (1999–2004)
Joseph Kendall 1938Former All-American Quarterback; dominated black college football in the 1930s while leading Kentucky State to a black college championship in 1934; the first person in KSU history to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame; inducted into the Kentucky State Athletics Hall of Fame in 1975. He has been a teacher, coach, and parks administrator in Owensboro, Kentucky [34]
John Kenerson NFL, AFL and CFL player.
John Merritt 1950Former head football coach at Jackson State University and Tennessee State University. One of the winningest coaches in HBCU football. Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
Ersa Poston 1942civil service and employment opportunity reformer
Council Rudolph Jr. 1972A native of Anniston, AL graduated from Cobb Avenue High School in 1968. In his senior season, he helped the team go to a 9-0-1 championship season. He earned all-conference honors and a scholarship to Kentucky State. In his senior season, Kentucky State ended 8-3-0 and played in the Orange Blossom Classic Bowl game. He was a Pittsburgh Courier Honorable mention. He was inducted into both the Kentucky State Athletic Hall of Fame and Calhoun County (AL) Sports Hall of Fame. Drafted into the NFL in the seventh round, he helped the St. Louis Football Cardinals win two NFC East Championships (1974 & 1975). He retired after playing 6 seasons in the NFL with Houston, St. Louis and Tampa Bay.
Yingluck Shinawatra 1991The 28th and first female Prime Minister of Thailand
Benjamin F. Shobe 1941Civil rights attorney and jurist who advocated for the desegregation of public education and public facilities in the Commonwealth of Kentucky
Sam Sibert Former college basketball standout; Drafted as the 19th player in the 1972 NBA Draft by the Cincinnati Royals
Moneta Sleet Jr. 1947Photographer for Ebony , won a Pulitzer Prize for his picture of Coretta Scott King at the funeral of Martin Luther King Jr.
Effie Waller Smith ca. 1900Educator & poet; poet James Still called her "Kentucky's Emily Dickinson"
Elmore Smith NBA and college basketball player, who is listed among the top rebounders in college basketball history, starred on KSU's 1970 and 1971 national championship teams. Holds the NAIA records for Rebounds in a Season (799 in 1971 also tops on the NCAA All-Divisions list, as well as being eighth with 682 in 1970) and Career Average (22.6, seventh on the NCAA All-Divisions list), while ranking eighth on the NCAA All-Divisions Career list with 1719 total despite being the only player in the top 10 to play only three seasons. Earned NCAA Division II First Team All-American honors in 1971. A seven-foot center, Smith played in the NBA for eight seasons (1971–1979) and was the third overall pick in the 1971 NBA draft for the Buffalo Braves; listed amongst all-time greatest shot-blockers in NBA history even though that statistic was only recorded for six of his seasons. [35]
Herb Trawick 1942First black man to play in the Canadian Football League; played for the Montreal Alouettes 1946–1957 and was a seven-time All-Star; played in 4 Grey Cup Championships, winning in 1949; was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1975.
Luska Twyman Kentucky's first African American mayor in 1968 when he became mayor of Glasgow, Kentucky. [36]
Davey 'Wiz' Whitney 1953Former head basketball coach at Texas Southern University and Alcorn State University. One of the winningest coaches in HBCU basketball. Inducted into National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame
Harrison Wilson, Jr. 1950Became the second President of Norfolk State College in 1975
Whitney M. Young Jr. 1941Former civil rights leader, educator and executive; former Executive Director who led the National Urban League through its most prosperous period; served many presidential commissions including as a Vietnam elections observer in 1967

Notable faculty

Presidents

As of December 2025, Kentucky State University has had 18 permanent presidents. Four presidents have served multiple terms, with each term counting as a separate presidency. John Henry Jackson (1886–1898, 1907–1910), James Shelton Hathaway (1900–1907, 1910–1912), Green Pinckney Russell (1912–1923, 1924–1929) and Raymond M. Burse (1982–1989, 2014–2016) all served as multiple-term presidents. As an example, KSU considers Jackson as its first and fourth president. [37] This list will following the numbering system as given by Kentucky State University in their "Timeline of KSU History". [38]

The following persons have served as president of Kentucky State University: [37] [39]

No.PresidentImageTerm startTerm endRef.
Presidents of State Normal School for Colored Persons (1886–1902)
1John Henry Jackson [A] 18861898 [40]
2James Edward Givens18981900 [41]
3 James S. Hathaway.png James Shelton Hathaway [B] 19001907 [42]
Presidents of Kentucky Normal and Industrial Institute for Colored Persons (1902–1926)
4John Henry Jackson [A] 19071910
5 James S. Hathaway.png James Shelton Hathaway [B] 19101912 [42]
6 Green Pinckney Russell, c. 1912.png Green Pinckney Russell [C] 19121923 [43]
7 Francis Marion Wood 19231924 [44]
Presidents of Kentucky State Industrial College for Colored Persons (1926–1938)
8 Green Pinckney Russell, c. 1912.png Green Pinckney Russell [C] 19241929 [43]
Presidents of Kentucky State College for Negroes (1938–1952)
9 Rufus B. Atwood 19291962 [45]
Presidents of Kentucky State College (1952–1972)
10 Carl McClellan Hill 19621975 [45]
Presidents of Kentucky State University (1972–present)
11William A. Butts19751982
12 Raymond M. Burse [D] 19821989 [46] [47]
interimMary Levi Smith19891990
13 John T. Wolfe, Jr. 19901991 [48] [49]
14 Mary L. Smith 19911998 [50]
15George W. Reid1998June 30, 2002
interimPaul Bibbins20022002
interimWilliam H. Turner20022004
16Mary Evans Sias2004June 30, 2014 [51]
interim Raymond M. Burse [D] July 1, 2014October 24, 2014 [52]
17October 24, 2014May 26, 2016 [E] [53] [54]
actingCandice Love JacksonMay 27, 2016May 30, 2016
interim Aaron Thompson May 31, 2016May 14, 2017 [55]
18M. Christopher Brown IIMay 15, 2017July 20, 2021 [F] [56] [57] [58] [59] [60]
actingClara Ross StampsJuly 20, 2021June 30, 2022 [61]
interimRonald A. JohnsonJuly 1, 2022June 30, 2023 [62] [63] [64]
19 Koffi C. Akakpo July 1, 2023present [65]

Table notes:

  1. 1 2 Jackson served 1886-1898 and 1907-1910.
  2. 1 2 Hathaway served 1900-1907 and 1910-1912.
  3. 1 2 Russell served 1912-1923 and 1924-1929.
  4. 1 2 Burse served 1982-1989 and 2014-2016.
  5. ↑ Resigned over school's continuing fiscal problems.
  6. ↑ Forced to resign over accusations of fiscal mismanagement.

Notes

  1. ↑ The percentage of students who received an income-based federal Pell grant intended for low-income students.
  2. ↑ The percentage of students who are a part of the American middle class at the bare minimum.

References

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  2. 1 2 "CPE Interactive Data Center" . Retrieved February 13, 2025.
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  4. 1 2 3 4 Cabiao, Howard (January 5, 2011). "Kentucky State University (1886- )". BlackPast.org .
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  6. ↑ "King delivers "Facing the Challenge of a New Age" at Kentucky State College graduation ceremony". King Encyclopedia. Stanford University | Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute. June 2, 1957. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  7. ↑ "The Day Pastor King came 'blowin' in the wind'". FRANK. No. 124. January 16, 2018. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
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  16. 1 2 "KSU Academic Programs". Kentucky State University. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
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  47. ↑ Lucke, Jamie (November 18, 1988). "'Disgusted' Burse will leave KSU". Lexington Herald-Leader . p. 9.
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  49. ↑ Gregory, Eric (October 8, 1991). "KSU regents charge Wolfe with 9 counts of misconduct". Messenger-Inquirer . p. 13.
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  51. ↑ "KSU President Mary Sias Stepping Down". WUKY . May 9, 2014. Kentucky State University President Mary Sias says she will step down from her position on June 30.
  52. ↑ "Former Kentucky State University president Burse to return as interim president" . Lexington Herald-Leader . June 5, 2014. Former Kentucky State University President Raymond M. Burse will serve as the university's interim president beginning July 1, the university said in a Thursday release.
  53. ↑ Kocher, Greg (October 24, 2014). "Interim no more, Raymond Burse named president of Kentucky State University — again" . Lexington Herald-Leader . Raymond M. Burse, who resigned as president of Kentucky State University 25 years ago, was named by the board of regents Friday as president of the historically black college. Burse, 63, had been interim president since July 1, when he succeeded Mary Evans Sias, who retired in June.
  54. ↑ "Raymond M. Burse resigns". Kentucky State University. May 23, 2016. Dr. Candice Love Jackson will be the Acting President until further notice... At this juncture, I have decided that the further demands and challenges of Kentucky State must be undertaken by new leadership. I have come to this conclusion after nearly six months of personal assessments and evaluations, which has resulted in my resignation as president, effective May 27, 2016.
  55. ↑ Powell, Amber (May 31, 2016). "Dr. Aaron Thompson named interim president at KSU". WAVE (TV) . Kentucky State University has an interim president to serve until a permanent replacement for Raymond Burse is found. The university's Board of Regents announced Dr. Aaron Thompson's appointment on Tuesday. It is effective immediately.
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  57. ↑ "Brown resigns as president of Kentucky State University". Kentucky Today. October 6, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  58. ↑ "KSU announces Dr. M. Christopher Brown II as its new President". Kentucky State University. March 13, 2017. Dr. M. Christopher Brown II has been elected to serve as Kentucky State University's 18th President, announced Dr. Karen Bearden, Chair of the University's Board of Regents... Dr. Brown will replace Dr. Aaron Thompson, who has served as KSU's interim president since May 2016.
  59. ↑ Blackford, Linda (April 25, 2017). "Incoming KSU president to get $270,000 base pay, chance for big bonuses" . Lexington Herald-Leader . Brown, who stepped down at his last job as president of Alcorn State University after a spending scandal, was hired March 13 in a split vote by the KSU Board of Regents after a contentious and controversial search and hiring process... Brown, who is scheduled to start May 15...
  60. ↑ Cheves, John (July 20, 2021). "Kentucky State University president suddenly resigns as audit begins, lawsuits continue" . Lexington Herald-Leader . Kentucky State University's president, M. Christopher Brown II, abruptly resigned on Tuesday. Brown's resignation after four years on the job comes amid growing concerns about KSU's financial health and a half-dozen lawsuits pending this year accusing college officials, including Brown, of various acts of misconduct... It named Clara Ross Stamps as the school's acting president.
  61. ↑ "Kentucky State University Board of Regents Tap Clara Ross Stamps to Serve as Acting President". Kentucky State University. July 20, 2021. Kentucky State University Board of Regents today confirmed the resignation of Dr. M. Christopher Brown II effective immediately... The Board named Clara Ross Stamps, Kentucky State's senior vice president for Brand Identity and University Relations, as acting president.
  62. ↑ "Kentucky State University announces Dr. Ronald A. Johnson as interim president". LEX 18 News - Lexington, KY (WLEX). June 28, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  63. ↑ "Johnson to serve as Kentucky State University's interim president". Kentucky State University. June 27, 2022. Dr. Ronald A. Johnson will serve the university in the interim position and will begin his appointment on July 1, 2022.
  64. ↑ Kast, Monica (June 28, 2022). "Kentucky State University names former HBCU administrator as interim president" . Lexington Herald-Leader . Kentucky State University has named Ronald A. Johnson, the former president of Clark Atlanta University, as its interim president... Clara Ross Stamps has been the acting president of KSU since last summer, when former president M. Christopher Brown II resigned amid concerns about the university's finances and multiple lawsuits filed against the university.
  65. ↑ "Kentucky State University names Dr. Koffi C. Akakpo as its 19th President". Kentucky State University. May 30, 2023. The Kentucky State University Board of Regents announced today that Dr. Koffi C. Akakpo will serve as the 19th President of Kentucky State University... He is expected to assume his duties as President as soon as July 01, 2023.

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