Public Act 103 of 2023 allocated $32.8 million to 22 community colleges throughout the state to enhance campuses under the categories of infrastructure, technology, equipment, maintenance, and safety.
The scholarships were made possible by the Daughaday family’s gift to the Murray State University Foundation.
The incubator is named for, and made possible by, Rakesh Sachdeva, M.D. and Seema Sachdeva, M.D.
The new building will house the School of Business, Economics, and Technology (SOBET).
Dr. Mushtaque Juneja earned an MBA from Bellarmine University in 2000 and currently works as an anesthesiologist in Louisville, Kentucky.
The current library is being used partially for temporary housing. When the new library is built, the current library will be fully converted into student housing.
The grant was awarded to the college by the Paducah Area Community Reuse Organization.
Martin Williamson donated a six-figure amount to the college for the project. In recent years, he has also donated money for lights for the football and soccer field.
The funding comes through the Rural Postsecondary and Economic Development grant program.
Dan White, Ph.D. earned the Michael V. Carano Teacher Excellence Award from the IPC Education Foundation.