From honoring alumni to dancing on the lawn with live music, Kentucky Wesleyan College’s Homecoming and Family Weekend is designed to bring together Panthers past and present.
The college has a slate of events for alumni, students, and the community planned for this weekend.
“Homecoming and Family Weekend is one of the most meaningful times of the year at Kentucky Wesleyan,” said Scott D. Sims, director of alumni engagement. “It’s a time for generations of Panthers to return home, reconnect with classmates, celebrate our shared history, and welcome the entire community to experience the spirit of Wesleyan. From honoring trailblazing alumni to enjoying live music on the lawn, there is something for everyone.”
Featured events
- Magnuson Lecture Series — Connie White, M.D. ’76, will speak on October 4 at 10 a.m. in Tapscott Chapel on “Adverse and Positive Childhood Experiences: Changing the Trajectory of a Life.” White is the deputy commissioner for Clinical Affairs with the Kentucky Department for Public Health.
- 5th Annual Bash on the Lawn — October 4 from 12:30-3:30 p.m. The free, family-friendly event is open to the community and will include food trucks, inflatables, and live music from DJ Shay and Soul N The Pocket.
- Alumni Hall of Fame and Awards Celebration — Was held Friday in the Jack Wells Activity Center, presented by Independence Bank. The event will honor the 2025 Alumni Award recipients, induct Emmitt Carney ’79 into the Alumni Hall of Fame, and recognize the classes of 1975 and 2000.
Other activities include campus tours with Chief of Staff and Vice President of Operations Scott Kramer ’87, reunion celebrations for the classes of 1975 and 2000, a worship service, and home volleyball and football games.
Alumni awards
- Gus E. Paris Distinguished Service Award — Kathy Sherman ’73
- Outstanding Young Graduate Award — Jatorion Dillard ’24
- Honorary Alumni — David Carden and Allan Harl, Jr.
- Outstanding Alumnus of the Arts — Gary Parker ’92
- Alumni Hall of Fame (Class of 2025) — Emmitt Carney ’79
- Outstanding Alumni Award — Dr. Sarah Vickery ’97
- Alumni Achievement Award — Steven Peyton ’87
- Roy Pickerill Alumni Service Award — Brian Hall ’86
Sponsors include Owensboro Health, Independence Bank, WonderBoy Media, Something Borrowed, Edward Jones, Ed Krahwinkel, and Building by Wayne Baker/Disaster Team.
For more information or to register for events, visit kwc.edu.
