{"id":1544,"date":"2015-10-23T02:45:27","date_gmt":"2015-10-23T06:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/?p=1544"},"modified":"2015-11-01T20:52:18","modified_gmt":"2015-11-02T00:52:18","slug":"uk-receives-donation-for-honors-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/index.php\/2015\/10\/23\/uk-receives-donation-for-honors-college\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Receives Donation For Honors College"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/uk-honor.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1545\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/index.php\/2015\/10\/23\/uk-receives-donation-for-honors-college\/uk-honor\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/uk-honor.jpg?fit=128%2C128&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"128,128\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"uk honor\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/uk-honor.jpg?fit=128%2C128&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/uk-honor.jpg?resize=128%2C128\" alt=\"uk honor\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1545\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe University of Kentucky has received its single largest gift, a $23 million donation that will be used to create an Honors College.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Officials at the Lexington campus said Thursday the gift is from longtime donor Thomas W. Lewis and his wife, Jan.<\/p>\n<p>UK officials say participation in the school&#8217;s honors program has nearly doubled, from 750 to 1,400 students, in the past five years.<\/p>\n<p>Creating the new Honors College is subject to faculty review and endorsement through the University Senate.<\/p>\n<p>Campus officials say some of the nation&#8217;s top honors programs have been reviewed in preparation for the new college.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas Lewis, a Lexington native, graduated from UK with an engineering degree in 1971. 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