Congratulations to:

Laura Dicks, Director of the Palliative Care and Hospice Programs at Baptist Health Lexington, awarded the DAISY Nurse Leader Award, and Norma Lake, recently retired Nurse Director at Baptist Health Lexington, given the DAISY Lifetime Achievement Award.

Jim Krupa, University of Kentucky professor of biology, honored with the National Center for Science Education Friend of Darwin Award.

Natalie Fowler of Lafayette High School, winner of a gold key in painting in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.  Gold winners include Fowler for mixed media, Tuesday Hadden of Lafayette for future new, comic art and art portfolio, Amelia Loeffler of Lafayette in personal essay & memoir and Carson Morris of Edythe J. Hayes Middle School for critical essay.

Ole Wendroth of the University of Kentucky, who has become president of the Soil Science Society of America.

Charles Francis O’Connor of Versailles, named to the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission.

Denise L. Finley and Roszalyn M. Akins, both of Lexington, appointed to the Judicial Nominating Commission for the 22nd Judicial Circuit an District of Kentucky.

Kristy Young of Lexington, beomces a member of the Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Advisory Council.

Alston Kerr of Lexington, appointed chair of the Kentucky Horse Park Commission.