Ellen B. Furlough ’87 PhD

Ellen B. Furlough ’87 PhD, of Lexington, Ky.; Sept. 26, after a long illness. She taught middle school in South Carolina before obtaining her master’s degree. She later was a history professor at Kenyon College, where she earned tenure and served as department chair. She joined the University of Kentucky history department in 1999 and in 2005 received a UK Great Teacher award. Her research, focused on consumer cooperatives and the history of tourism, received international recognition and invitations to speak at conferences in several countries. Her publications have been cited by other scholars. She is survived by her husband, Frank; a son; a daughter-in-law; a granddaughter; a sister; a brother; a niece; and two nephews.