Eyouel Mekonnen (2020-2021)
Full Name: Eyouel Mekonnan
Education: B.A. English, Political Science (2021)
Year Elected: Junior
Involvement: Student Government Association (Student Senator; Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion), Resident Advisor, African Student Association, International Student Association, University Diversity Committee, Diversity Leadership Council, Kentucky House Democratic Caucus Session Internship (2020)
Eastern Kentucky University’s newly-elected student body president, Eyouel Mekonnen, is the first international student ever elected to the position. He moved from Ethiopia to Kentucky in 2016. He is also the first Black student body president EKU has seen in more than 40 years.
'It reminds me every single day that we can’t wait another 40 years. We have to set up systems of excellence and programs that help our underpopulated students to succeed,' he said."