A building that opened on WKU’s campus back in 1939 now bears the name of Charles Hardcastle, a former Bowling Green mayor and WKU alumnus who hopes his family’s gift will impact generations to come.
“You can’t rewrite history but you learn from history cause it has a tendency to repeat itself.”
Charles Hardcastle is leaving his mark on WKU.
“I think it’s very important that we understand the history. The good and the bad.”
Hardcastle wasn’t even born when construction began on the Kentucky Building in 1931. Delayed by the Great Depression, it didn’t fully open until 1939, 12 years before the Alvaton native arrived as a student.
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Friday, March 5th, 2021
The WKU Board of Regents today (March 5) approved an addendum to President Timothy C. Caboni’s employment contract that includes retention and performance-based bonuses, a deferred compensation plan, separation payments and an increase to his base salary.
“One of our primary roles as a board is to hire and retain the university’s president,” Regents Chair Frederick Higdon of Lebanon said. “After the outstanding evaluation he received in January and the ongoing remarkable performance increases at WKU, we wanted to ensure President Caboni remains with our university for many years to come. This contract both rewards that performance and incentivizes him to continue his leadership of WKU.”
Friday, March 5th, 2021
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. For Charles Hardcastle and his wife, Carolyn Hardcastle, caring for his community is second nature. A former Mayor of Bowling Green and current President of Consolidated Paper Group, Charles Hardcastle has been a prominent member of the community for many years.
Now, his dedication to the region will be permanently memorialized, as the Kentucky Building will be renamed the Charles Hardcastle Kentucky Building in honor of a $1.5 million gift made by the namesake and his wife. The naming was approved by the Western Kentucky University Board of Regents on Friday morning (March 5).
“WKU is incredibly grateful for the philanthropic support Charles and Carolyn provide, demonstrating their strong connection to and belief in our institution,” said WKU President Timothy C. Caboni. “Their personal contribution will touch the lives of many Hilltoppers for years to come.”