2009 recipient Sam Swope (left) introduces 2010 honoree Dr. James Ramsey.

UofL President James Ramsey has gained a new title - 2010 Louisvillian of the Year. Ramsey received the award from the Advertising Federation of Louisville July 16 at a luncheon at the Olmsted. The award recognizes generous personal contributions to the Louisville community in the areas of civic, educational, or business progress in recent years. "What really drives Jim Ramsey is making Louisville and Kentucky a better place for all of us to live and call home," 2009 recipient and automotive businessman Sam Swope said in introducing Dr. Ramsey. More information and video found here. .

Augusta Brown Holland



Robert Walton Rounsavell III



Marie K. Abrams

Gov. Steve Beshear announced June 9 appointments to Kentucky's state colleges and university boards. His UofL Board of Trustees appointees effective July 1 are:

Augusta Brown Holland is a Louisville developer and business owner who along with her husband, Gill Holland, developed The Green Building in the city's NuLu (New Louisville) district.

Robert Walton Rounsavall III is an executive with Dixie Real Properties LLC and an adopted alumnus of UofL. He also serves on the UofL Foundation and UofL Hospital boards. Last summer he received the UofL Presidential Medal.

Marie K. Abrams of Prospect, Ky., was reappointed as Alumni Trustee. She is a 1959 arts and sciences graduate of UofL who has served several terms as trustee and has been appointed by three governors.

In other appointments, Sana Abhari is the 2010-11 Student Government Association representative on the UofL Board of Trustees. She was elected SGA president in a campus-wide election this past spring.

Dr. Robert Staat, a professor and researcher in the School of Dentistry, is the 2010-11 Faculty Trustee, effective Sept. 1. He is chair of the university's Faculty Senate.

Brent Fryrear was reappointment as the Staff Trustee, effective July 1. He recently was elected chair of the Staff Senate for an unprecedented fourth straight year.

UK and UofL unite for the eighth year to encourage fans to help save lives this summer by donating blood through the American Red Cross. Last year, more than 7,200 fans and blood donors gave more than 7,400 pints of blood during the month-long UK & UofL Governor's Cup Blood Drive promotion period. Fans who present to donate from August 2 through September 2 at any American Red Cross mobile blood drive or donation center in Kentucky will be entered for a chance to win two tickets to the Governor's Cup football game on Saturday, September 4 at 3:30 p.m. at Papa John's Stadium and will receive a special edition Governor's Cup T-shirt. More information may be found here

UofL graduates who received a baccalaureate degree during academic years 2006-07, 2007-08, and 2008-09 will be asked to complete a brief 5-7 question electronic survey to assess the quality and effectiveness of our academic programs and services. Participation is voluntary and responses will be confidential. Data from this survey supports UofL's 2020 strategic plan by assessing the university's success in alumni securing jobs within their degree program or continuing their education by entering graduate and/or professional programs.

Due to continuing state budget woes, more than 500 UofL students who qualified for College Access Program funding from the state received help from the university when the state was unable to provide it. See the article in the Louisville Courier-Journal found here.

Enjoy breathtaking scenery, fabulous food, and exciting Cardinal football with fellow UofL alumni and fans on a 4-night adventure to Oregon as the Cardinals take on the Beavers of Oregon State. Limited spaces remain for this great travel opportunity accompanied by UofL president Dr. James Ramsey. Roundtrip airfare from Louisville brings you to the 5-star Salishan Spa & Golf Resort on the Pacific Ocean. Tour a local winery with dinner, share the fun at the UofL Tailgate party prior to the game, and then cheer the Cardinals on to victory. Additional information on alumni travel opportunities may be found here.

Over the past several years, the School of Music has made progress toward 80% of the goal to become an "All Steinway School." This highly-regarded designation belongs to only 120 music schools internationally and will not only attract the highest quality faculty and students, but will also provide them with the highest quality pianos on which to teach, learn and perform. The Gist-School of Music Piano Sale happens August 26-28th. For more information, see their web site found here

Full-text searchable digital versions of UofL yearbooks from 1909 to 1950 are now available online. Others editions (through the final edition in 1982) will be added in the coming months. Other new additions to the Libraries' Digital Collections include more UofL images and more Louisville images from the Royal Photo Company Collection.

Kaitlin Smith works from a computer at Ernst Hall.

Several UofL engineering graduate students and alumni are gaining valuable work experience on a high-profile project - assessing the ideas streaming in for containing the source of BP's Deepwater Horizon oil spill and for cleaning it up. BP has reported the students "are doing a fantastic job" not only in triaging the ideas but also documenting technical aspects that are useful to the further technical review of these ideas. Students were gathered from a pool of people with graduate-level engineering skills from UofL's Speed School of Engineering to help. The initial 11 engineering students and graduates, as well as one graduate with a master of business administration degree, underwent a rigorous training program in June and are contributing substantially to the overall effort, according to BP. More information may be found here.

A mobile version of the University Libraries web page is available. It provides access to library hours, directions, user's library accounts, and library contact information. A search link provides access to Minerva, the UofL libraries catalog, WorldCat Local, and databases optimized for use with mobile devices. Check out the new mobile page.

National TV audience will watch as Louisville women's soccer hosts UK on Sept. 9 at 8 p.m. ET at Cardinal Park. The 2010 "Battle of the Bluegrass" showdown against rival Kentucky will be televised nationally by FOX Soccer Channel. Kickoff for the game is set for Thursday at 8 p.m.

Doug Beaumont

The annual UofL Football Open House and Meet and Greet is slated for Sun., Aug. 15 at on the Norton Terrace (newly-expanded area) of Papa John's Cardinal Stadium. Fans are invited to come out and get autographs from Head Coach Charlie Strong and the 2010 Louisville Cardinal football team. Fans should note that there is a limit of two autographs per player and coach. Posters and schedule cards will also be available for the fans in attendance. "I'm excited to see the fans, and how they interact with our team." said Strong. "This is always a fun day for everyone, including our players. Our players are going to stay out there for a couple of hours so all of our fans can talk with the team and get plenty of autographs. We look forward to seeing everyone out there." The event begins at noon and will last until approximately 2:30 p.m.

Lindsey Cook



Rachel Gehret



Amashi Kendall



Chinwe Okoro

Four members of the University of Louisville women's track and field team were named to the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division I All-Academic Team.

The four Cardinals named to the list were Lindsey Cook (finance), Rachel Gehret (exercise science and physical education for teacher preparation), Amashi Kendall (exercise science) and Chinwe Okoro (biology).

To qualify for the USTFCCCA All-Academic Track and Field Team, the student-athlete must have compiled a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 and have met either the NCAA Division I Indoor automatic or provisional qualifying standard or participated in the NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships (including preliminary rounds) in their respective event.

While the award is Kendall's first, as she was a freshman this past season, Cook, Gehret and Okoro each have appeared on the all-academic team previously.