LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 27, 2012) -- A record 60 outstanding University of Kentucky women, from virtually every area of the campus, have been nominated for the two 2012 Sarah Bennett Holmes Awards, one for faculty and one for staff.
All nominees will be honored and the winners announced at the 19th annual Sarah Bennett Homes Award Luncheon beginning at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, March 8, in the Frank H. Harris Grand Ballroom of the Student Center.
The Women’s Forum, which organizes the annual event, invites the campus community to make a reservation to attend the Sarah Bennett Holmes Award Luncheon in support of your favorite nominee. Luncheon reservations are $15. Tables for eight may be reserved for $120. The reservation form is available on the Women’s Forum web site, www.uky.edu/womensforum. Reservations for the luncheon are open until Friday, March 2.
The featured guest speakers for the luncheon are Louise Graham, Robert G. Lawson, William H. Fortune and Dana Walton-Macaulay, associate dean of students.
Initiated by the UK Women’s Forum in 1994, the award is named for Sarah Bennett Holmes, former UK dean of women (1942-1957), for whom Holmes Hall is named. The award is presented annually to two women – one faculty and one staff employee – whose actions and activities promote the growth and well-being of women not only at UK, but across the Commonwealth. Any woman (regular staff or faculty) currently employed by UK may be nominated for the Sarah Bennett Holmes Award, which carries a $1,000 cash award.
Dana Walton-Macaulay, the 2011 staff recipient, said, “The Sarah Bennett Holmes Award reminded me that reaching out to serve other women in our community is important, and has a positive impact on the entire UK community. I was both honored and encouraged as a recipient of the SBH award, and have been encouraged to keep working to positively influence others to keep going, even when it’s tough!”
This year’s nominees include:
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Roxanne Allison
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Internal Medicine
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Ann Bassoni
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Office of Work Life
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Clare Batty
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Philosophy
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Ruth Blackburn
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Office of the Registrar
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Michelle Bliffen
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Enterprise Applications Group
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Marcia Bowling
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Early Childhood, Special Ed and Rehabilitation Counseling
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Sheila Brothers
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Office of the Senate Council
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Kristie Bruner
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Rehabilitation Sciences
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Janene Burke-Toelle
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Agricultural Economics
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Kathy Byrnes
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Kenton County Cooperative Extension
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Vicky Capps
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Medical Records
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Trish Clark
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School of Music
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Trisha Clement
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Residence Life
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Roslynn Collins
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College of Nursing
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Susan Coe
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UK County Extension Services
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Rebecca Comage
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Office of Student Involvement
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Vicki Cooper
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Electrical Engineering
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Leslie Crofford
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Internal Medicine
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Kristy Deep
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Internal Medicine
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Julia DeVerges
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GS Perioperative Services
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Jill Dobias
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Medical Center - Nurse
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Emily Duncan
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University Health Services
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Rebecca Dutch
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Biochemistry
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Eva Ellis
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Physics & Astronomy
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JoAnn Filkins
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School of Music
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Julia Flannery
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Clinical Sciences
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Judy Goldsmith
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Computer Science
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Jennifer Havens
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Behavioral Science
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Margaret Henderson
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Health Information Management
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Marci Hicks
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College of Agriculture
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April Higgins
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Family Care Center
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Shelli Hilton
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SAHA CVRC
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Melinda Ickes
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Kinesiology and Health Promotion
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Krista Jacobsen
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Horticulture
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Angela Jett
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Center on Drug and Alcohol Research
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Debby Keen
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Computer Science
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Gail Kennedy
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UK Libraries
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Sarah Kercsmar
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College of Nursing
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Natasha Kyprianou
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Urology, Molecular Biochemistry, Pathology & Toxicology
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Ludmila Lapchyk
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Plant Pathology
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Susan Larson
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Hispanic Studies
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Patricia Margolis
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Family & Consumer Science, Cooperative Extension
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Tara McIntosh
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College of Nursing
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Anne-Francis Miller
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Chemistry
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Natalie Nenadic
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Philosophy
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Melody Noland
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Kinesiology and Health Promotion
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Erica Odusanya
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Orthodonics & Periodonics
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Robynn Pease
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Office of Work Life
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Taunya Phillips
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Commercialization and Economic Development
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Barbara Ramlow
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Behavioral Science
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Pam Remer
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Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology
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Sara Rosenthal
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Internal Medicine
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Marion Rust
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English
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Stephanie Simmons
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Athletics
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Daret St. Clair
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Toxicology
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Alice Thornton
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Internal Medicine
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Vicki Turner
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Surgery
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Vickie Vaughn
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The Patterson School
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Marietta Watts
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Human Resources
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Constance Wood
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Statistics
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