Alumni News
Asbury Special Education Scholars Write Book for Practitioners
Feb 5, 2024 — Dr. Ruby Owiny ’96 co-authored a book (with Dr. Kyena Cornelius) about evidence-based instruction in special education with chapters from contributors Dr. Allie Rhodes ’97 and Dr. Victoria Slocum.
Asbury Poet-Educator Debuts New Book
Jan 31, 2024 — Alumna Kristina Rader ’06 Erny recently published a book of poems with Solum Literary Press entitled Elijah Fed by Ravens.
Asbury Launches Sport Communication Concentration
Jan 30, 2024 — The Asbury University School of Communication Arts is pleased to announce the new Sport Communication concentration within the Communication major.
Asbury Media Communication Department Receives Nomination for Feature Film
Dec 15, 2023 — The Asbury University School of Media Communication original feature film Not Your Romeo & Juliet was chosen as a finalist for the 51st International Christian Visual Media (ICVM) Crown Awards for the Best Non-Theatrical category.
Asbury Communication Researchers Present Award-Winning Paper at National Conference
Dec 13, 2023 — Katherine Sheets ’21 and communication professor Dr. Elizabeth Jones co-authored a paper entitled, “Identifying Loss and Grief in Children’s Animated Films,” which won a Top Paper Award from the Mass Communication Division of the National Communication Association.
Asbury and the Space Program
Dec 13, 2023 — Before NASA existed, Carol Sue Ray ’67 helped her father Dr. J. Paul Ray ’39 gather data on what is now the Asbury University soccer field (formerly the baseball field) for the Naval Research Laboratory’s “Operation Moonwatch” program.
Asbury Alumni Artists Reunite for Shaw CLC Art Installations
Dec 4, 2023 — In November, Asbury Art Professor Emeritus Rudy Medlock joined alumni artists Glenn Howell ’81 and Edward Knippers ’69 to celebrate their recent art installations in the Shaw Collaborative Learning Center (Shaw CLC).
Asbury Theology Professor Serves as Keynote Speaker at International Symposium
Oct 11, 2023 — Asbury Professor of Theology Dr. Brian Shelton ’89 recently served as keynote speaker for an international symposium at the Francis Asbury Society (FAS) with panelists Dr. Suzanne Nicholson, Dr. Christopher Bounds ’88, and President of FAS Reverend Bill Kierce.
Asbury Journalism Department Wins Three Broadcast Awards
Oct 6, 2023 — Asbury students recently won three Kentucky Broadcasters Association (KBA) Impact Awards: Best Public Affairs, Best Newscast, and Best Sports Coverage.
