RELEASED: January 7, 2010

By Leigh Ivey

DANVILLE, KY—2009 was a year of excitement and change at Centre College. From the opening of the magnificent new Campus Center to the "Centre's Your Passport" initiative to the release of the most complete history of the College ever, the year was anything but ordinary.

Last year, Centre held the first Web Story Awards, and this year, the contest is back. Below are 10 of the most newsworthy and intriguing stories of the year (in chronological order). But because new Web stories are posted every Thursday, 52 weeks a year, there are many more to choose from (and you can vote for any of them). To check out all the stories from 2009, click here.

Cast your vote for the 2009 Web Story Award by emailing your number-one choice to leigh.ivey@centre.edu.The winner will be announced on January 21.

Centre alum wins big on Jeopardy!
http://www.centre.edu/web/news/2009/shive.html
January 2, 2009

The ice storm of 2009: A story in photos http://www.centre.edu/photo_essay/2009/icestorm/index.html
Feb. 5, 2009

Men's and women's lacrosse added to Centre's intercollegiate offerings
http://www.centre.edu/web/news/2009/lacrosse.html
March 9, 2009

Centre College's Pearl Hall becomes first Gold LEED certified building in Kentucky
http://www.centre.edu/web/news/2009/pearl_leed.html
April 7, 2009

Brown Fellows Program announced at Centre
http://www.centre.edu/web/news/2009/brown.html
April 16, 2009

Centre sophomore is NCAA triple-jump national champion
http://www.centre.edu/web/news/2009/jones.html
May 28, 2009

Forbes ranks Centre No. 14 in the nation
https://www.centre.edu/web/news/2009/forbes.html
August 6, 2009

C. Thomas Hardin's history of Centre College released—most comprehensive ever
http://www.centre.edu/web/news/2009/hardin_history.html
September 17, 2009

Coming fall 2010: "Centre's Your Passport"
http://www.centre.edu/web/news/2009/centres_yourpassport.html
September 24, 2009

Sights and Sounds: Campus Center Opening Night
http://www.centre.edu/photo_essay/2009/openingnight/index.html
October 22, 2009

Have comments, suggestions, or story ideas? E-mail leigh.ivey@centre.edu with your feedback.

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Founded in 1819, Centre College is ranked among the U.S. News top 50 national liberal arts colleges. Consumers Digest ranks Centre No. 1 in educational value among all U.S. liberal arts colleges. Centre alumni, known for their nation-leading loyalty in annual financial support, include two U.S. vice presidents and two Supreme Court justices. For more, visit http://www.centre.edu/web/elevatorspeech/

For news archives go to http://www.centre.edu/web/news/newsarchive.html.