Lindsey Wilson Student Government Association honors Staten for nearly 15 years of service to campus.
COLUMBIA, KY. (04/23/2025) One of Lindsey Wilson College’s more unassuming staff members who spends most of his days working behind the scenes was put in the spotlight on Tuesday afternoon.
Lindsey Wilson Director of Public Safety Mike Staten ’07 was named the 2025 “Remarkable Raider” on Tuesday, April 22, by Lindsey Wilson Student Government Association.
The “Remarkable Raider” award is presented annually by the Lindsey Wilson Student Government Association to a member of the Lindsey Wilson community who exemplifies the Lindsey Wilson mission.
Staten, who has served his alma mater for nearly 15 years, was honored by Lindsey Wilson student leaders for going above and beyond the call of duty to serve the campus.
Lindsey Wilson College Director of Public Safety Mike Staten ’07 and his family members are joined by Lindsey Wilson College students, faculty and staff in front of the Bonner Scholars House after Staten was named the 2025 “Remarkable Raider” on Tuesday, April 22, by Lindsey Wilson Student Government Association.
Lindsey Wilson College Student Government Association President Zachariah Lawson ’26 of Williamsburg, Kentucky, right, presents Lindsey Wilson Director of Public Safety Mike Staten ’07 a plaque on Tuesday, April 22, naming Staten the 2025 “Remarkable Raider” by Lindsey Wilson Student Government Association.
Lindsey Wilson College Director of Public Safety Mike Staten ’07 and his family members gather Tuesday, April 22, in front of the Bonner Scholars House after Staten was named the 2025 “Remarkable Raider” by Lindsey Wilson Student Government Association. Joining Staten are his wife, Meagan ’14, and daughters, Ellie and Claire (holding plaque), and son, Walter.
Lindsey Wilson College Director of Public Safety Mike Staten ’07 is surprised by his wife, Meagan ’14, and their children shortly after learning Tuesday, April 22, that he had been named the 2025 “Remarkable Raider” by Lindsey Wilson Student Government Association.
Lindsey Wilson College is a vibrant liberal arts college in Columbia, Kentucky. Founded in 1903 and affiliated with The United Methodist Church, the mission of Lindsey Wilson is to serve the educational needs of students by providing a living-learning environment within an atmosphere of active caring and Christian concern where every student, every day, learns and grows and feels like a real human being. Lindsey Wilson has an enrollment of more than 4,000 students, and the college offers 28 undergraduate majors, five graduate programs and a doctoral program. The college’s 28 intercollegiate varsity athletic teams have won more than 120 team and individual national championships.
(Duane Bonifer – Lindsey Wilson College)