FRANKFORT, Ky. – Governor Steve Beshear has appointed two AIKCU faculty members to the Kentucky Humanities Council to serve for terms expiring Jan.1, 2012:

Howard V. Roberts, of Pikeville, is the division chair of business and economics and a professor of business at Pikeville College. His appointment replaces Mary C. Farrell, whose term has expired.

Suzanne D. Rose, of Owensboro, is the chairperson of the English Department and an assistant professor of English at Kentucky Wesleyan College. The appointment replaces Bruce B. Pope, whose term has expired.

The Kentucky Humanities Council is a 23 member volunteer board consisting of college and universities humanities faculty and members from the public at large. Five at large members are appointed by the governor.

The council is an independent, nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities in Washington, D.C. It is supported by the National Endowment and by private contributions and is not a state agency and does not receive state funding.

In addition to the two AIKCU faculty members Governor Beshear named two other new members and reappointed one to the KHC. See the full release here for more information.