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Founding President Was a Hazel Native

By Angela Hatton

Hazel, KY – A graveside service is planned Friday in Hazel for the founding president of Northern Kentucky University. Dr. W. Frank Steely, a Hazel native, died Monday at age 85. He served as NKU's president from 1969 to 1975, and taught history until his retirement in 2001.