University Of Kentucky

Harry M. Caudill, 68, a retired lawyer and state legislator whose 1963 expose of Appalachia's social and environmental problems, "Night Comes to the Cumberlands," helped inspire President Lyndon B. Johnson's War on Poverty in the 1960s, killed himself Thursday in Pikeville, Ky. Mr. Caudill taught Appalachian history for eight years at the University of Kentucky until 1985.

SHIRLEY LOTTIER, 72, died Wednesday, February 14, 2007 at her residence in Lexington, KY. Born July 7, 1934 in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late William Irving Lottier and Bernice Short Lottier. She is survived by her daughter Robin Durant; a brother, William Irving Lottier, Jr., both of Baltimore, MD and her good friend, Joanne Bell. She was preceded in death by a sister, Marchita. Mrs. Hughes was a graduate of Morgan State University and the Univeristy of Pennsylvania. She was a retired Associate Professor, University of Kentucky, College of medicine.

HYDEN, Ky. -- People wave when they pass each other along the mountain roads of Leslie County. Cars usually stop in front of the courthouse in Hyden to let people cross the street.Folks here are among the friendliest and most courteous around. And like many in Eastern Kentucky, they think they act a little more civilized than people in big cities.They are right -- except when it comes to killing one another.From 1980 to 1989, Leslie had a per-capita homicide rate higher than that of New York City, Chicago or Los Angeles.

Bob Karstens, 89, the third white player for the Harlem Globetrotters and the only one under a contract, died Dec. 31 in Redlands, Calif., the team announced. He created many of the signature Globetrotter routines such as the pre-game "Magic Circle." Other routines credited to Mr. Karstens include the team's behind-the-back backhand shot; the "yo-yo" basketball; and the "goofball," a basketball filled with weights that made it bounce erratically. He was manager of the team until 1954 and later became a construction worker.

Dr. David B. Clark, the first chairman of the neurology department at the University of Kentucky and a former associate professor of neurology and of pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University, died Sept. 13 at the University of Kentucky Hospital after heart surgery.A memorial service for the 78-year-old Lexington, Ky., resident will be offered at 11 a.m. today at the recital hall of the university's Singletary Center for the Arts there.He came to Hopkins in 1947 as an intern, served as a resident in medicine and began teaching neurology in 1949.

SHIRLEY LOTTIER, 72, died Wednesday, February 14, 2007 at her residence in Lexington, KY. Born July 7, 1934 in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late William Irving Lottier and Bernice Short Lottier. She is survived by her daughter Robin Durant; a brother, William Irving Lottier, Jr., both of Baltimore, MD and her good friend, Joanne Bell. She was preceded in death by a sister, Marchita. Mrs. Hughes was a graduate of Morgan State University and the Univeristy of Pennsylvania. She was a retired Associate Professor, University of Kentucky, College of medicine.

Gregory L. Geoffroy, the top academic administrator at the University of Maryland, College Park, is a finalist for the presidency of two state universities, it was announced yesterday. The 54-year-old Geoffroy is among five people being considered at Iowa State University and one of the final three at the University of Kentucky. "I want to emphasize that I am extremely happy here," said Geoffroy, who has been at UM less than four years. "It is a wonderful time to be in Maryland, both at the university and in the state because of the great support for higher education.

Bob Karstens, 89, the third white player for the Harlem Globetrotters and the only one under a contract, died Dec. 31 in Redlands, Calif., the team announced. He created many of the signature Globetrotter routines such as the pre-game "Magic Circle." Other routines credited to Mr. Karstens include the team's behind-the-back backhand shot; the "yo-yo" basketball; and the "goofball," a basketball filled with weights that made it bounce erratically. He was manager of the team until 1954 and later became a construction worker.

Kentucky is grappling with the disastrous consequences of hundreds of pregnant mares on its prestigious horse farms losing their foals in the past two weeks. The resulting loss could be in the tens of millions, if not hundreds of millions, of dollars for the horse-breeding industry. In Maryland, which will be the host of the Preakness on May 19, no trace of the foal loss syndrome has been found, according to state and horse industry officials. Mares of all breeds in Kentucky are giving birth to stillborn foals or experiencing early spontaneous abortions.

Bellevue, Ky. -- NOW that the University of Kentucky basketball team is rehabilitated to national prominence, Kentuckians again have a reason to swell our tobacco-and-coal-perfumed chests. Other teams have fans. The Wildcats have true believers. I have never fully comprehended the quasi-religious attachment to teams, which even raw capitalism has been unable to extinguish, but what I have seen in UK believers passes all understanding.I can remember, for example, my father's heroic struggles for radio and television reception when I was a boy growing up in northern Kentucky in the 1960s.

Kentucky is grappling with the disastrous consequences of hundreds of pregnant mares on its prestigious horse farms losing their foals in the past two weeks. The resulting loss could be in the tens of millions, if not hundreds of millions, of dollars for the horse-breeding industry. In Maryland, which will be the host of the Preakness on May 19, no trace of the foal loss syndrome has been found, according to state and horse industry officials. Mares of all breeds in Kentucky are giving birth to stillborn foals or experiencing early spontaneous abortions.

Gregory L. Geoffroy, the top academic administrator at the University of Maryland, College Park, is a finalist for the presidency of two state universities, it was announced yesterday. The 54-year-old Geoffroy is among five people being considered at Iowa State University and one of the final three at the University of Kentucky. "I want to emphasize that I am extremely happy here," said Geoffroy, who has been at UM less than four years. "It is a wonderful time to be in Maryland, both at the university and in the state because of the great support for higher education.

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- They have won tournaments in the nation's capital and in Puerto Rico. They have blasted quality opponents at Cole Field House and on neutral courts. But tonight Maryland's Terrapins will sample the heat at the center of the college basketball universe.It's the No. 2 Terps at No. 5 Kentucky, a program of promise against one of accomplishment. The Wildcats have the most wins in the history of the college game. They have two NCAA titles in the last three seasons, and tonight (8: 30, ESPN)

Bellevue, Ky. -- NOW that the University of Kentucky basketball team is rehabilitated to national prominence, Kentuckians again have a reason to swell our tobacco-and-coal-perfumed chests. Other teams have fans. The Wildcats have true believers. I have never fully comprehended the quasi-religious attachment to teams, which even raw capitalism has been unable to extinguish, but what I have seen in UK believers passes all understanding.I can remember, for example, my father's heroic struggles for radio and television reception when I was a boy growing up in northern Kentucky in the 1960s.

Dr. David B. Clark, the first chairman of the neurology department at the University of Kentucky and a former associate professor of neurology and of pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University, died Sept. 13 at the University of Kentucky Hospital after heart surgery.A memorial service for the 78-year-old Lexington, Ky., resident will be offered at 11 a.m. today at the recital hall of the university's Singletary Center for the Arts there.He came to Hopkins in 1947 as an intern, served as a resident in medicine and began teaching neurology in 1949.

HYDEN, Ky. -- People wave when they pass each other along the mountain roads of Leslie County. Cars usually stop in front of the courthouse in Hyden to let people cross the street.Folks here are among the friendliest and most courteous around. And like many in Eastern Kentucky, they think they act a little more civilized than people in big cities.They are right -- except when it comes to killing one another.From 1980 to 1989, Leslie had a per-capita homicide rate higher than that of New York City, Chicago or Los Angeles.

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- They have won tournaments in the nation's capital and in Puerto Rico. They have blasted quality opponents at Cole Field House and on neutral courts. But tonight Maryland's Terrapins will sample the heat at the center of the college basketball universe.It's the No. 2 Terps at No. 5 Kentucky, a program of promise against one of accomplishment. The Wildcats have the most wins in the history of the college game. They have two NCAA titles in the last three seasons, and tonight (8: 30, ESPN)

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Some University of Kentucky fraternit pledges made the steal, but campus police blew the whistle and called foul.Kentucky officers have confiscated several sports items they say pledges at the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity took from the Duke and North Carolina campuses last weekend during a retreat.Christian Laettner's retired jersey was one of the stolen items.UK Police Chief W. H. McComas said they were tipped off Monday night that a fraternity pledge had Laettner's No. 32 white and blue mesh jersey and was showing it off in a campus dorm.

Harry M. Caudill, 68, a retired lawyer and state legislator whose 1963 expose of Appalachia's social and environmental problems, "Night Comes to the Cumberlands," helped inspire President Lyndon B. Johnson's War on Poverty in the 1960s, killed himself Thursday in Pikeville, Ky. Mr. Caudill taught Appalachian history for eight years at the University of Kentucky until 1985.