Western Kentucky University TopSCHOLAR® WKU Archives Records WKU Archives Fall 2014 UA77/1 WKU Spirit WKU Alumni Relations Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_ua_records Part of the Higher Education Administration Commons, Journalism Studies Commons, Leadership Studies Commons, Mass Communication Commons, Organizational Communication Commons, Public Relations and Advertising Commons, and the Sports Studies Commons Recommended Citation WKU Alumni Relations, "UA77/1 WKU Spirit" (2014). WKU Archives Records. Paper 8641. https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_ua_records/8641 This Magazine is brought to you for free and open access by TopSCHOLAR®. It has been accepted for inclusion in WKU Archives Records by an authorized administrator of TopSCHOLAR®. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. FALL 2014 Magazi11eSP for Alum11i &IRI Frie11ds ofWestm, KentuTcky University CONTENTS FEATU RES 16 " I KNEW I WAS DEAD:' Read aboul Professor John's All's harrowing experience in Nepal's Himalayan Mountains. 24 WKU'S MOVE TO C-USA Meet WKU's new rivals in Conference USA. 32 NEW TOPS ON THE BLOCK /-Jo,neco111ing 2014 celebrates our new membership i11 C-USA. 37 HALL OF DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI Dr. David "Doc" Livingston, Rick Loomis and Retired Col. Gary "Mickey" Riggs will be inducted into the Hall of Distinguished Alumni on Nov. 7. 42 BIG RED MARCHING BAND The Big Red Marching Band takes to the field at all !tome WKU Football games. Read more about how /he band helps spread the WKU Spirit. DEPARTMENTS 2 PRES IDENT'S LETTER 4 CAMPUS NEWS 11 ALUMN I ASSOCIATION 12 AROUND CAM PUS 15 SP IRIT OF GIVING 50 ADVENTURES OF THE RED TOWEL 52 MOMENT IN HISTORY ON THE COVER: 54 CAPITOL SPOTLIGHT The iconic sculpture of WKU's 55 THUMBS UP! first Preside11t, Dr.