Congratulations to:
Amanda Hurley, library media specialist at Henry Clay High School, given the American Association of School Librarians’ 2021 Collaborative School Library Award.
These UK students and recent graduates who have received National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships:
Rosemary Alden, from Nicholasville,who will pursue research in electrical and electronic engineering and a doctorate at UK.
Shelby Rae Buckman, research in economics at Stanford.
Matthew West Coile, research in chemical engineering at Northwestern University.
Benjamin Farmer, from Lexington, research in ecology at Louisiana State University.
Benton Girdler, research in artificial intelligence.
Donovin Denis Lewis, research in electrical and electronic engineering and a doctorate at UK.
Jordan Ashlee McCray, research in geography and a doctorate at UK.
Evan Thomas Miller, Research in biochemistry at UK
Kristen Juranda Price, mechanical engineering and a doctorate at UK, and
Ronald Justin Vogler, research in chemical engineering at the University of Texas at Austin.
Gregory Harbut and Lesley Howard of Lexington, appointed to the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission.
Joe Monroe, University of Kentucky Police Chief and Detective Elizabeth Thomas, Lexington Police Department as well as George Wright, University of Kentucky, all named to the Attorney General’s Search Warrant Task Force.
Shayna Stahl, named director of Athletic Bands and assistant director of Bands at the University of Kentucky School of Music.
These Fayette County Public Schools employees who have completed the ISTE Certified Educator Program:
Jerry Broyles, district digital learning coach
Ashley Faulkner, STEM learning coach
Kelly Fisher, district digital learning coach
Amy Johns, associate director of Instructional Technology
Josh Rayburn, STEM learning coach.
Lance Lang of UK, names SEC Men’s Newcomer of the Week in Track and Field.
These First Place winners in the 2021 Student Technology Leadership Program state competition:
Frederick Douglass High School news team–Eliza Snow, Savannah Covey–Newscast Challenge
Victoria Lamarche, Leestown Middle School, Digital Art
Nick Overstreet, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, Digital Music
Katherine Sheppard-Jones of Nicholasville, Michelle Morgan and Christa Bell of Georgetown, and Jason Jones, Amy Beth Crump, Maria Kemplin, Tyler Reed, Jennifer Ward Bolander, Jeffrey Coles and Traci Brewer of Lexington, all named to the State Advisory Panel for Exceptional Children.
These Middle School Division First Place winners in the Technology Student Association’s 2021 state competition:
From Southern Middle School:
Owen Cornett-CAD Foundations
Adelynn Cornett and Faith Davis-Challenging Technology
Lily Fields and Phoebe Risko-Coding
Finley Inski-Cybersecurity
Brighit Riedmuller-Digital Photography
Jack Risko-Dragster
Faith Davis-Essays on Technology
Zoe Eppley, Conner Insko and Finley Insko-Inventions and Innovations
Faith Davis, Colleen Riedmuller and Phoebe Risko-Leadership Strategies
Faith Davis-Prepared Speech
Jackson Hatfield-Promotional Marketing
Owen Cornett, Jonathan Coupal and Wyatt Poynter-Tech Bowl
Rylan Chau, Jonathan Coupal and Jack Risko-Website Design
Autumn Humes, UK Pitcher, SEC Softball Player of the Week
Erin Coffel, UK Shortstop, SEC Softball Freshman of the Week
These High School Division First Place winners in the Technology Student Association’s 2021 state competition:
From Paul Laurence Dunbar High School:
Alex Kolyaskin-Architectural Design
Ellen Fei and Camden Richardson-Biotechnology Design
Jonah Hubert, Allie Neltner, Eli Park and Camden Richardson-Board Game Design
Nyx Harris Palmer and Joey Ilagan-Coding
Emily Xiao-Extemporaneous Speech
Emily Xiao-Prepared Presentation
Nyx Harris Palmer and Joe Ilagan, Video Game Design
From STEAM Academy:
Lordina Mensah, Lindsey Sizemore and Olyvia Telfair-Children’s Stories
