The scholarships were announced at the UK/University of Louisville football game this past weekend, which was sponsored by Friends of Coal-Kentucky. The scholarships provided came from the proceeds of more than 43,000 “Friends of Coal” license plates that were sold for Kentucky vehicles. “We’re proud to educate the next generation of mining engineers,” said Rick Honaker, chair of UK’s mining engineering program. “We appreciate this scholarship donation from the Friends of Coal and want to thank every Kentuckian who helped to contribute by purchasing a license plate.”" /> Yahoo Finance reports.
The scholarships were announced at the UK/University of Louisville football game this past weekend, which was sponsored by Friends of Coal-Kentucky. The scholarships provided came from the proceeds of more than 43,000 “Friends of Coal” license plates that were sold for Kentucky vehicles. “We’re proud to educate the next generation of mining engineers,” said Rick Honaker, chair of UK’s mining engineering program. “We appreciate this scholarship donation from the Friends of Coal and want to thank every Kentuckian who helped to contribute by purchasing a license plate.”" />
The Friends of Coal-Kentucky program has donated over $75 000 to the University of Kentucky Department of Mining Engineering to support students taking degrees in mining-related fields, Yahoo Finance reports.
The scholarships were announced at the UK/University of Louisville football game this past weekend, which was sponsored by Friends of Coal-Kentucky. The scholarships provided came from the proceeds of more than 43,000 “Friends of Coal” license plates that were sold for Kentucky vehicles. “We’re proud to educate the next generation of mining engineers,” said Rick Honaker, chair of UK’s mining engineering program. “We appreciate this scholarship donation from the Friends of Coal and want to thank every Kentuckian who helped to contribute by purchasing a license plate.”