Alumna Karen Ann Hawkins Leaves EKU Largest Single Gift in Institution’s History Alumna Karen Ann Hawkins Leaves EKU Largest Single Gift in Institution’s History Eastern Kentucky University announced it received its single largest gift in the school’s history today, more than $2.5 million left by Karen Ann Hawkins, who passed away last November. The University honored Hawkins and her bequest with a memorial celebration in her hometown of Lawrenceburg on July 12. President Dr. David McFaddin and many of Eastern’s...