Two East Central University alumni will be honored at the 2025 Gene and Evelyn Keefer Educatorsβ Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
The event will take place Thursday. Sept. 25 at 2 p.m. inside the Estep Multimedia Room located inside the Bill S. Cole University Center. A reception will follow in the Lanoy Legacy Lounge located inside the Lanoy Education Building, room 216.
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