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EKU president's, dean's lists
The following students were named to the Eastern Kentucky University spring president’s and dean’s lists
President’s list
Felecia Tahnee Evans
Rebekah Jordan Ford
Sarah Dawn Gayhart
Dustin Paul Griffin
Kara Leigh Harrison-Tucker
Brittany Dawn Hunley
Jessica Katherine Kerr
Kelsey Ann Neumann
Justin Michael Reffitt
Daniel James Roach
Samuel Hunter Shearer
Audrey Nicole Smith
Timothy Lee Smith
Casey Marie Stokley
Jessica Joni-Jordan Stout
Lori Nichole Taylor
Dean’s list
Dustin Paul Griffin
Jessica Nicole Henry
Brittany Dawn Hunley
Mark Evan Johnson
Jessica Katherine Kerr
EKU graduates
Thirty-five Clark County students received degrees during Eastern Kentucky University’s spring commencement ceremonies in May:
Zachary Tyler Bridges
Dennis Clay Briscoe
Veronica Suzanne Brown
Felicia Anne Burt
Daniel Clay Castle
Barbara Ellen Conlee
Mary Whitney Cook
Timothy Gene Cornett
Andrew Hampton Davis
Chelsea Marlene Doyle
Evan Murphy Ely
Sara E. Farris
Michael Earl Graf
Clint O’Neil Greene
Lyndsey Jordan Harp
Neil Robert Kasiak
Josefph-Brian Christopher Kaywood
Ingrid E. LaRett
Donald Edward Laskey
Whitney Katelyn Leggett
Claudia C. Lopez
Charla Hope McKInney
Lauren Michelle Mullins
Jacob Dylan Newsome
Erin Eileen Newton
Rebecca Marie Power
Justin Michael Reffitt
Tamara Marie Sidwell
Theresa Nicole Singleton
Linsey Alison Smahaj
Michelle Lynn Smith
Kendall Ashton Sparks
Terra Michelle Stafford
Paden Michael Tackett
Lucas Ray Wasdkirch
Thornberry wins Burger King scholarship
Georger Rogers Clark graduate Kendall Thornberry recently received a $1,000 scholarship from the Burger King Scholars Program.
The program, named for Burger King co-founder James W. McLamore, this year awarded $2.2 million in scholarships to almost 2,000 high school students nationwide.
Journalism award winners
Three senior members of the George Rogers Clark High School Smoke Signals newspaper staff won awards during the Kentucky High School Journalism Association competition.
Students from more than 40 high schools participated in the competition.
Sarah Sams earned first place in the two-page layout category, while Ashley Becknell garnered both second and third place in the feature writing category. Kayla Harrison captured a third place in the advertising category.
The yearbook and newspaper staffs are under the direction of Shanda Crosby.
A comment by one of the judges on Becknell’s award stated, “GRC made this competition difficult. Everyone’s leads were so good. All of the writing was tight and your topics were interesting. Someone is doing something right there."
Both the yearbook and newspaper staffs are under the direction of Shanda Crosby.
Conkwright Duke TIP students
Seven Conkwrigtht Middle School seventh grade students were recognized by the Duke University Talent Identification Program during a ceremony at Western Kentucky University May 25.
The program helps educators and families find out how advanced their students’ abilitiies are and what level of educational challenge is appropriate. To qualify for the program, students must score 95 percentile or higher on several approved tests. Eligible students are invited to take either the ACT or SAT tests which are given to high school students each year.
Recognized students were:
Clay Fike
Laura Graves
Nicholas Hon
Haley Hounshell
Sarah Kennedy
Taylor Kincaid
Grace Quisenberry
James Keyton Rogers
Bobby Tallent
Chelsea Tallent
