EKUStem

10/19/2026

Workshop of the week!

This workshop is designed to help you remember your strengths and learn how to apply a growth mindset to finishing.

See you there!

10/15/2026

Please join us Friday, October 16th, for EKU's Department of Biological Sciences Fall Seminar Series presentation: Islands in the Stream: A Karst Refuge for a Native Mussel.

10/15/2026

Please join us for Coffee Time hosted by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics this Monday, October 19th at 2:00pm.

10/02/2026

10/02/2026

09/30/2026

09/21/2026

(From Dr. Serg Sgro)

On Saturday, September 19, members of EKU's Department of Engineering & Technology gathered at Legends Field in Lexington, KY, to honor the memory of a beloved colleague and friend, Dr. Dennis Field, who passed away on March 13, 2026. Our team was aptly named, the "Overachievers" because as his obituary states, The consummate overachiever, he was diagnosed with the extremely rare combination of Parkinson’s Disease and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and fought a valiant battle against both.

But to some of us, he was so much more. I met Dennis when I first began my graduate studies at Iowa State University. He quickly became my mentor, friend, and ultimately, my advisor for both my Master's and PhD. In early 2006, he recruited me to EKU knowing I would fit in with the faculty, the community, and Kentucky. As always, he was spot-on.

During the last 20 years, it has been a privilege to have watched his children grow into wonderful and successful adults. Especially heartwarming for us as my wife used to babysit his children in Iowa.

To have known Dennis is to have known that his words were few but that each word was kind, gentle, impactful, and deep. It was no surprise to those of us you knew him that his soft demeanor carried a subtle authority that could quiet a room with a single word or phrase.

These pictures feature less than ½ of the Team (we lived up to the Dennis's overachieving standards and had, by far, the largest team there). Pictured: members of EKU's Department of Engineering Technology who supported and walked were: Dr. Vigs Chandra, Dr. Ray Richardson, Dr. Michael Kennedy, Mr. Stephen Crump (not pictured), and myself (Dr. Serg Sgro). The other pictures are of his family, Susan (his wife), and children Kate, Julia, and Matt - all hand-in-hand walking and supporting efforts to one day eradicate this cruel and unforgiving disease.