'Behind The Blue': Jill Smith And Hannah Myers On ‘History Holders’ And Future Efforts Of The UK Alumni Association

Press release from the University of Kentucky:

By Carl Nathe and Kody Kiser Monday

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 7, 2020) — Since its inception in 1889, the University of Kentucky Alumni Association has been a self-governed, nonprofit membership organization that serves the university and its many alumni, students, parents and friends.

From maintaining the Helen G. King Alumni House as the alumni home on campus, to scholarships, Homecoming and Golden Wildcat reunion activities, providing networking opportunities with UK graduates around the world and more, the vision of the UK Alumni Association is to: “Enhance the lives of alumni, the university, and its students and provide opportunities for increased engagement by current and future alumni in service to each other, to the university, and to the communities that the university serves across the Commonwealth and beyond.”

On this episode of "Behind the Blue," UK Public Relations and Strategic Communications' Carl Nathe is joined by Jill Smith, executive director of the UK Alumni Association and associate vice president for alumni engagement, and current UK Alumni Association President Hannah Myers. Myers and Smith talk about their shared UK backgrounds; how their time here inspired them to give back to their communities; the 131-year-history of the Alumni Association and how it has developed and adapted over that time; the importance of being the “history holders” and tradition-keepers for the university; and more.

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