Senior Emily Sharp Wins Traditions T Design Contest
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 19, 2013) — Emily Sharp, an integrated strategic communication major in the University of Kentucky College of Communication and Information, has been named winner of the 2013-14 Traditions T design contest. For her winning design, Sharp received a $500 cash prize and five Traditions T-shirts.
“I found out about the Traditions T during my freshman year, and I always thought it would be cool to enter the contest, but every year I decided my designs weren’t ‘good enough.’ Finally my senior year came around, and it was now or never, so to speak,” said Sharp, who lives in Lexington. “Thanks to a little encouragement from family and friends, I submitted a shirt. I’m so grateful for those kind words; they gave me the extra push I needed!”
The front of the winning design features the words “I am part of it” overlaid on a map of Kentucky. The back reads, “I am part of a tradition of excellence. More than fans... We’re a family. A community. We are leaders. We are scholars. We have character and class. We know southern hospitality. We are the Big Blue Nation. And I am part of it.”
She says she wanted the shirt to reflect what the University of Kentucky has meant to her. “This place has been so much more than a school for me. For the last four years, UK has served as my home-away-from-home. I’ve met my second family in my friends,” she said. “The opportunities that have been afforded to me here are more than I could have ever hoped for. Being a Wildcat unites you with people all over the state, nation and world. The Big Blue Nation is a community unlike any other, and like this Traditions T says, I’m sincerely so thankful that I am part of it.”
The Traditions T is sponsored by the UK Alumni Association and was established in 2007 to unite the UK student body in celebrating what it means to be a Wildcat. Artwork is student-designed, and UK students vote each spring semester to determine the winning design. All UK students, alumni and the general public will be able to purchase this year’s Traditions T at the UK Bookstore or the UK Team Shop, including at UK home football games during this academic year.
To learn more about the Traditions T and to see this year’s winning design, visit www.uktraditionst.com.
The UK Alumni Association fosters lifelong engagement among alumni, friends and members of the association, and supports the mission and goals of the university. For more information about the UK Alumni Association visit www.ukalumni.net.