Donor Stories

Students

Mining Tech Graduate Leaves Legacy At UPIKE

An anonymous Pikeville College graduate with a mining technology degree, who was successful in the coal mining industry, has left the University a major gift of life insurance. The donor says, "Pikeville College opened doors to me that would have otherwise been closed. Read More

Dr. Bob Sparks and his wife, Carol

UPIKE Alumnus and Former Trustee Supported Students Through Giving

The service-driven legacy of Pike County native Dr. Bob Sparks will soon live on in the lives of scholarship recipients at the University of Pikeville (UPIKE). Read More

Hobart Clay Johnson

Hobart Clay Johnson: Leaves Lasting Gift to the University of Pikeville

Pike County native Hobart Clay Johnson honored the University of Pikeville (UPIKE) with a lasting gift and leaves a legacy. Read More

Roger Justice

Justice Establishes Scholarship Trust at UPIKE

Roger Justice was at his grandson's graduation at East Ridge High School when, in his words, "A little bird started going around in my head." Read More

University of Pikeville alumnae and sisters Judith Walters Hinkle and Anne Walters Worthington

Alumnae Create Endowed Scholarship at UPIKE

University of Pikeville alumnae and sisters Judith Walters Hinkle and Anne Walters Worthington established the Pikeville College Academy Endowed Scholarship. Read More

Dr. Bertee and Mrs. Retta Faye (Jett) Adkins

Adkins Endowed Scholarship at UPIKE

Pikeville, Ky. - Floyd County native Bertee Adkins has established an endowed scholarship at the University of Pikeville for undergraduate students. Read More

Alvin Stinnett

Remembering Alvin Stinnett

Stinnett and his wife, Faye, were members of the Dr. David Blythe Legacy Society for individuals who place UPIKE in their will or estate. According to Faye Stinnett, "The highlight of Alvin's life was the 26 years he taught at Pikeville College." Read More