Fulfilling a campaign promise, he helped transform Northern Kentucky Community College into Northern Kentucky State College (which later became Northern Kentucky University), a four-year institution and member of the state university system.
为了履行自己竞选时的承诺，他帮助将北肯塔基州社区学院改造成了北肯塔基州州立学院，该校之后成为了北肯塔基州大学，是一所四年制院校，也是州立大学系统成员。