LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 18, 2011) − The University of Kentucky welcomed the newest members of its "Class of Kentucky" program to campus on Friday, July 15. The program, now in its eight year, recognizes academically talented and community-oriented high school sophomores from throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky and is facilitated through UK's Office of Undergraduate Admission and University Registrar.
Class of Kentucky seeks to honor one top sophomore from each high school in Kentucky. Students are chosen by their respective schools and must demonstrate strong leadership and academic skills. The 2011 class honors 205 Kentucky sophomores.
During their time on campus, students heard from UK President Eli Capilouto, Vice Provost for Enrollment Management Don Witt and former UK Football standout Jacob Tamme as well as several student campus leaders.
"These students will be recruited by colleges and universities around the country. We want them to know that the University of Kentucky is a great institution with a lot to offer," Witt said. "They can make their mark here as we strive to become a Top 20 institution."
The 2011 members of Class of Kentucky and their high schools are (listed in alphabetical order by last name):
Annalee Adams from Pineville High School; Lydia Allen from Beechwood High School; Josh Anderson from Wayne County High School; Audrey Ash from Williamsburg High School; Jared Auton from Pikeville High School; Ben Barnett from Bell County High School; Austin Barrett from Jackson County High School; Brooke Barrow from John Hardin High School; Ryan Beard from Clinton County High School; Cynthia Beavin from Mercy Academy; Lexie Bell from East Ridge High School; Kaitlyn Benningfield from Taylor County High School; Tess Bettler from Assumption High School; Manvir Bhagrath from The Piarist School; Kirk Blackburn from Belfry High School; Madeline Blevins from Bellevue High School;
Sarah Bradley from Fulton County High School; Rex Bray from Clay County High School; Paige Brinegar from Lee County High School; Hagen Brown from Dunbar High School; Jade Brown from Lynn Camp High School; Alex Bruno from Allen County Scottsville High School; Alex Bunch from Lincoln County High School; Drew Burke from Pike County Central High School; Kyle Burress from Middlesboro High School; Shaylyn Burton from Christian Academy of Lawrenceburg; MiKayla Bush from Raceland Worthington High School; Victoria Cain from Barren County High School;
Cody Campbell from Fairview High School; Josh Caplinger from West Carter High School; Jessie Carothers from Henry County High School; Justin Carrus from George Rogers Clark High School; Ryan Caudill from Dawson Springs High School; Bailey Caudill from Harrison County High School; Dakota Caudill from Hazard High School; Mia Chalhoub from Sayre School; Devin Clark from Crittenden County High School; Sarah Coffman from Casey County High School; Ryann Conley from East Carter High School; McKenzie Courtney from Carlisle County High School; Grace Coy from Spencer County High School; Dabney Crawford from Fleming County High School;
Catherine Crawford from Corbin High School; Julie Crawford from Corbin High School; Anna Jo Creech from Harlan County High School; Raegan Crossfield from Bourbon County High School; Lauren Dale from Shelby County High School; Emily Daley from Oldham County High School; Anna Davidson from Oneida Baptist Institute; Jantzen Day from Estill County High School; Jacob Dennerlein from Bethlehem High School; Callie Dixon from Barbourville High School; Will Downer from Ballard High School; Alexis Draut from Boyle County High School; Paige Drew from Murray High School; Eyan Duncan from Bracken County High School; Macy Early from Henry Clay High School;
Elizabeth Ehlman from Holy Cross High School; Nick Elias from Lone Oak High School; Allison Ellis from Daviess County High School; Jonathan Emmons from Heath High School; Jessica Espinoza from Edmonson County High School; Erin Evans from Presentation Academy; Shaelyn Eversole from Perry County Central High School; Basha Ferman from Eastern High School; Brittany Ferrell from Pulaski County High School; Sierra Fields from Butler County High School; Megan Fitzhugh from Muhlenberg County High School; Jordyn Franchino from The Frankfort Christian Academy; Jewlia Francis from Cordia High School; Mary Freeman from Lafayette High School;
Alana Gale from Ryle High School; Madison Gamble from Owen County High School; Camerin Garmon from Glasgow High School; Zac Garrard from Owensboro High School; Audrey Garrison from Butler Traditional High School; Brandon Gilbert from South Laurel High School; Cody Giles from Adair County High School; Shelby Gilpin from Caverna High School; Jamie Glenn from North Bullitt High School; Autumn Goble from Sheldon Clark High School; Alex Gossett from Bullitt Central High School; Alex Gray from Tates Creek High School; Jake Groeschen from Scott High School; Nathan Grosser from Newport Central Catholic; Mariah Gullion from Gallatin County High School; Gabrielle Hamilton from Bardstown High School; Victoria Hammond from Sacred Heart Academy;
Paige Hart from Caldwell County High School; Blake Hawley from Frederick Fraize High School; Ben Hayes from Breathitt High School; Sidney Herrell from North Laurel High School; Kaylee Hicks from Woodford County High School; Tyler Hill from Paul Blazer High School; Rhianna Hill from Fort Knox High School; Emily Holt from Whitley County High School; Katijo Howard from Highlands High School; Charly Hyden from South Floyd High School; Jonathan Igleheart from McLean County High School; Briana Ishmael from Nicholas County High School; Amos Izerimana from Waggener Traditional High School; Amanda Jack from North Oldham High School;
Brynnan Jacobs from Knott County Central High School; Lee Johnson II from Garrard County High School; Zach Jones from Rose Hill Christian School; Kate Joss from Christian Academy of Louisville; MaKayla Keene from Hickman County High School; Ashleigh Keister from The Academy at Shawnee; Tanner Kelsch from Augusta High School; Caitlin Kidd from Prestonsburg High School; Rosa Kim from Calloway County High School; Caellaigh Kimpston from Russell High School; Chelsea King from Cumberland County High School; Jonathan Kinnicutt from Trinity Christian Academy; Dakota Lewis from Leslie County High School; Blake Lindsey from Reidland High School;
Michelle Liu from duPont Manual High School; Elisabeth Logan from Covington Latin School; Nathanial Long from South Oldham High School; Meggie Lund from Villa Madonna Academy; Josh Lykins from Beth Haven Christian High School; Miranda Maier from Marth Layne Collins High School; Eric Mann from Grant County High School; Allie Maples from Montgomery County High School; Brittany Martin from Logan County High School; Max McGehee from Dixie Heights High School; Savana McIntosh from Buckhorn High School; Lydia McManus from Saint Mary High School; Tayler McMurtrey from Metcalfe County High School; Dylan McNiel from Harlan High School; Lauren McQueary from Boone County High School; Kayleigh McQuerry from North Hardin Christian School; Tyler Megargel from Somerset High School; Katelyn Miller from Scott County High School; Felicia Mings from Meade County High School; Eric Minion from Lexington Catholic High School; Katelyn Morrow from Whitefield Academy; Billy Mullins from Jenkins High School; Shannon Murray from Mercer County High School; Georgia Murrell from Owsley County High School; Kesi Neblett from Russellville High School;
Riley Nelson from Seneca High School; Courtney Neltner from Bishop Brossart High School; Tristan New from McCreary Central High School; Chidinma Nnoromele from Model Laboratory High School; Meredith O'Dell from Madison Central High School; Kara Paden from LaRue County High School; Jeet Parekh from Franklin Simpson High School; Emily Parks from Lexington Christian Academy; Laken Parsons from Allen Central High School; Pooja Patel from Carroll County High School; Trent Patrick from Menifee County High School; Hannah Pennington from Conner High School; Jarrett Perkins from Monticello High School; Leanza Pieroni from Southwestern High School; Victoria Potter from Paducah Tilghman High School; Elizabeth Priddy from Grayson County High School; Nick Pridemore from Paris High School; Sarah Puckett from Elizabethtown High School; Henry Quillen from Greenup County High School; Melina Ramic from Warren Central High School; Meredith Rawlings from Bryan Station High School; Greg Reilly from DeSales High School; Evan Reister from Bullitt East High School; Jamesha Ricketts from Western MST High School; Jared Robbins from Burgin High School; Will Sack from Saint Xavier High School; Piper Schad from Atherton High School; Alyssa Schlotman from Cooper High School;
Sarah Schlueter from Pendleton County High School; Katie Schroeder from Doss High School; Olivia Senter from Madisonville North Hopkins High School; Sam Sergent from Letcher County Central High School; Kate Simmons from Mayfield High School; Preston Simmons from Graves County High School; Dexter Smith from Lloyd High School; Cory Smith from Trinity High School; Melissa Smith from Todd County Central High School; Cameron Stacy from Trinity High School; Dillon Staub from Saint Henry High School; Emily Stewart from Boyd County High School; Corey Stump from Phelps High School; Rebecca Sturgeon from Hart County High School; Allison Swafford from Knox Central High School; Abby Swinford from Calvary Christian School; Trent Tackett from Shelby Valley High School;
Max Thacker from Betsy Layne High School; Mina Thomas from Frankfort High School; Montana Thompson from Bath County High School; Kevin Thompson from Owensboro Catholic High School; Lauren Tucker from Apollo High School; Randy Turner from Jackson City High School; Chloe Turner from Simon Kenton High School; Christian Varney from Holmes High School; Abbie Vickers from Somerset Christian School; Jessica Vincent from Anderson County High School; Jake Walker from Henderson County High School; Logan Walton from Lyon County High School; Allie Webb from Paintsville High School; Brittany Whitson from Silver Grove High School; Hannah Williams from Berea Community High School; Hannah Wilson from Marion County High School; Kenny Wilson from South Warren High School; Kristin Winbigler from Campbell County High School; and Lexi Young from Rockcastle County High School.
