Anne Blane Grubbs came to Community Education to lead the then wrap-around kindergarten program at McNeill Elementary. At that time, kindergarten was only a half day. The Community Education program…
Community Education Director 1993 - 2000
Nancy (Firkins) Hinten was the fourth Community Education director in Bowling Green/Warren County, serving in that capacity from 1993 to 2000. Before coming to Community Education, Hinten worked in Children’s…
Community Education Director 2000 - 2019
Debi Wade Jordan’s relationship with Community Education began when she was a single mother working at Western Kentucky University in the mid-1990s. “I had no extended family in Bowling Green,”…
Seventh and Current Director
The subject of this week’s 50th Anniversary profile doesn’t fit neatly into the alumni category or the Staff category. Bill Oldham, Community Education’s seventh and current Executive Director could be…
After leaving Community Education, Ryan worked in Philanthropy at WKU for several years and is now an Assistant Professor of Broadcasting. Originally from Hopkinsville, Ryan has his Broadcasting degree and…
First Community Education Director
To celebrate our 50th anniversary, we are going to feature important people and events from our history. And there is only one person to start with; Dr. Don Butler, Bowling…