Congratulations to:
These first place winners in the Fayette County STEM Fair:
Original Art: Madison Morrow, Wellington Elementary; Zoey Howard, Southern Middle, Deja Baker, Bryan Station High Schools.
Graphic Design: Aditi Risal, Breckinridge Elementary and Kevin Lin, Lafayette High Schools.
Original Photo: Randy Gonzalez, Cardinal Valley Elementary, Liam Tobin, Lexington Traditional Magnet and James Proctor, Lafayette High Schools.
Manipulated Photo: Christopher Jiminez Hernandez, Cardinal Valley Elementary and Clay Gregory, Lafayette High Schools.
Mixed Media: Nathan Sanchez Gonzalez, Cadrinal Valley Elementary and Kevin Lin, Lafayette High Schools.
Innovative Products: Jonathan Chavez, Cardinal Valley Elementary, Kendrick Vanzan & Sara Grace Eames, Lexington Traditional and Scottie Helton, Bryan Station High Schools.
PSA Video: Angelica Lucas Perez, Cardinal Valley Elementary, Tom Beck, Spencer Crawford, Will Darragh & Shawn Frost, Leestown Middle Schools and Hunter Baker, Eastside Technology Center.
Video: Christopher Jiminez Hernandez & Randy Gonzalez, Cardinal Valley Elementary, Station Studios, Bryan Station High Schools.
Chuck Butler, named sernio vice president and chief financial officer of Lexmark.
Rhonda Jackson of Southern Middle School, 2019-20 Junior Achievement Teacher of the Year.
Everett McCorvey, voice professor and director of UK Opera, named winner of the 2020 SEC Faculty Achievement Award for the University of Kentucky.
These first-place winners in the 2020 Kentucky Science & Engineering Fair:
HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION
Animal Sciences–Lea Yiannikouris, Dunbar
Biochemistry–Zoe Jenkins, Dunbar
Cellular & Molecular Biology–Saisha Dhar, Dunbar
Computational Biology & Bioinformatics–Alan Luo, Dunbar
Engineering Mechnics–William Ding, Dunbar
Plant Sciences–Jamari Taylor, Henry Clay
MIDDLE SCHOOL DIVISION
Animal Sciences–Emma Natof, Beaumont
Earth & Environmental Science–Gerald Winkler, Morton
Engineering Mechanics–Lars Myrup, Morton
University of Kentucky graduate student Kelly Bilz, one of nine librarians selected for the Library of Congress Librarians-in-Resident Program in Washington, D.C.
Jon Parker, selected as the 2020 Dr. Rice C. Leach Public Health Hero by the Lexington-Fayette County Board of Health.
Patrick Kitzman, associate dean for research in the University of Kentucky College of Health Sciences, given the Outstanding Advocacy in Neurologic Physical Therapy Award from the American Physical Therapy Association.
