Kentucky Collegians Honored for Academic Achievement

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 11, 2011) – Top high school seniors from across the Commonwealth and 10 other states can now call themselves "Kentucky Collegians." 

A total of 156 students from 11 different states (Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Tennessee, West Virginia, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Missouri, New York, and New Jersey) were honored for their academic achievement Tuesday night at the annual Kentucky Collegians event, sponsored by the UK Office of Undergraduate Admission and University Registrar. 

"This time of year, high school seniors have so many major decisions to make," said Don Witt, vice provost for enrollment management.  "We just wanted them to have a special night when they can take some time to be congratulated for so many years of hard work and dedication to their studies." 

UK President Eli Capilouto was the keynote speaker for the evening. 

"It was a pleasure to join the more than 150 high school senior and their families during UK's Kentucky Collegians Event," Capilouto said. "They are an impressive group of students who show extraordinary academic prowess and a passion for service and outreach. I look forward to seeing many of them in blue next fall." 

President Capilouto helped to recognize each student with a Kentucky Collegians certificate in a UK diploma cover, along with an official scholarship award letter. 

"It was a special opportunity to showcase the value we place on the undergraduate experience at UK — each Collegian walked away from the reception with a scholarship in hand," Capilouto said. 

"We think it is extremely important that we honor students for their achievements and provide them with information about what the University of Kentucky can offer them as high-achieving students," said Brian Troyer, director of undergraduate recruitment. 

During the evening, students were able to converse with faculty and staff and have their questions answered about the opportunities available to them at UK. 

"Thanks to support from across campus, the evening was very personal for our students," Troyer said.  "Faculty representing UK’s Council of Endowed Professors and Chairs, as well as current Singletary Scholars and other UK staff from all of UK’s colleges and other areas such as Education Abroad, the BS/BA/MD Program, Undergraduate Research, and the Chellgren Center Undergraduate Excellence (to name just a few) each hosted a table of top students and their families during dinner." 

"We are excited about the number of top students that are considering the University of Kentucky, and we were pleased to celebrate their achievements and help them begin to see a successful future for themselves at UK," Witt said. 

The following were honored as Kentucky Collegians at Tuesday's event:

Heath Abney (Owensboro)

Lindsey Adams (Prospect)

Amanda Adkins (Sandy Hook)

Denise Applegate (La Grange)

Christopher Bailey (Scott Depot W.Va.)

Anna Balassa (Louisville)       

Katherine Barnes (Owensboro)          

Renee Bell (Monticello)

Stephanie Biecker (Edgewood)          

Samuel Bowdler (Loveland, Ohio)

Elizabeth Brand (Bowling Green)

James Brown (Pineville)         

Kate Bucciarelli (Bronxville, N.Y.)

Katie Burr (London)

Liza Bustle (London)

Heather Butler (Elizabethtown)         

Mark Cadlaon (Flatwoods)

Taryn Cantrell (Pikeville)

Kaitlyn Casper-Mayer (Maumee, Ohio)

Megan Chumbley (Madisonville)

Hannah Clouse (Findlay, Ohio)

Bailey Coleman (Nicholasville)

Alyssa Conley (Ashland)       

Taylor Corbett (Lebanon)      

William Cox (Albany)

Abby Crites (Cape Girardeau, Mo.)

Emily Daunhauer (Louisville)

Cameron Day (Danville)

Alison  Decker (Louisville)     

Kelsey Dillon (Flemingsburg)

Joseph Douglas (London)

Charlotte Eckmann (Lexington)         

Ann Edkins (Louisville)

Karen Edwards (Louisville)

Conner Elliott (Mayfield)

Thomas Epperson (Middlesboro)      

Anne Ewing (Louisville)

Jordan Findley (Burlington)

Jeremy Frederick (Clay)         

Jared Glover (Borden, Ind.)

Haley Goode (Lexington)      

Maredith Goodin (Middlesboro)

Caleb Goodpaster (Harrodsburg)

Taylor Greene (Mt. Vernon)

Holly Greenwood (Pewee Valley)      

Christopher Gross (Lexington)

Kevin Grout (Florence)

Jacob Groves (Central City)

Ryne Hardesty (Louisville)

Orsolya Hegyi (Lexington)    

Mary Helfrich (Chatham, N.J.)

Joshua Herr (Sharpsburg, Ga.)

Sydney Hobbs (Brandenburg)

Emil Hochstrasser (Shelbyville)

Austin Hohiemer (Utica)       

Jared Holt (Benton)

Ginny Hoyt (Lexington)        

Adam Hume (Centerville, Ohio)

Logan Hurley (East Bernstadt)

Dalton James (Nicholasville)

Grace Johnson (Lexington)

Dakota Johnson (Jackson)

Ashley Jones (Lexington)

Alison Kaler (Paducah)

Prethvi Kashinkunti (Cincinnati, Ohio)

Lauren Keech (Media, Pa.)    

Hunter Kinney (Bronston)     

James Kirkpatrick (Eastview)

Zachary Kogut (La Grange)

Thomas Kramer (Burlington)

Elizabeth Lampert (Owensboro)

Will Lester (Barboursville, W. Va.)

Dakota Lester (Canada)

Thomas Lewis (Ashland)      

Alexander Linkenheld (Richmond)

Meredith Lipp (Louisville)

Caleb Mabry (Elizabethtown)

Katrina Maricocchi (Loveland, Ohio)

Martika Martin (Eubank)

Mary Martin (Highland Heights)       

Gwen Martin (Waddy)

Holly Martin (Gamaliel)

Malinda Massey (Albany, Ga.)

David Mathews (Louisville)

Morgan Mattingly (Louisville)

Katherine McHale (Cincinnati, Ohio)

Elizabeth McNulty (Owensboro)

Blake Meade (Hopkinsville)

James Moak (Louisville)

Leeanne Mobayed (Charleston, W.Va.)

Alyssa Moore (Loveland, Ohio)

Matthew Moreman (Elizabethtown)

Joshua Morgan (Benton)

Chelsey Morgeson (Berea)

Alecia  Morris (Union)

Donna Mouser (Harrodsburg)

Michaela Mullikin (Walton)

John Mulvaney (Versailles)

Sarah Mustian (Hebron)

Sarah Nash (Louisville)

Grant Nation (Owensboro)

Sergio Nava (Lawrenceburg)

Amanda Newsome (Bardstown)         

Emily Norton (Smithfield)

Garret Oien (Crescent Springs)         

John Osborne (Georgetown)

Madison Oxley (Versailles)

Carolyn Palmer (Louisville)   

Megan Parker (Louisville)     

Kaitlin Parrish (La Grange)     

Megan Perkins (Louisville)    

Kelsey Potter (Worthington)

Isaac Potter (Elkhorn City)     

Claire Prather (West Union, Ohio)

Maggie Reade (Gallatin, Tenn.)

Bailey Reed (La Grange)         

Claire Reinert (Cold Spring)

Kelly Ren (Lexington)

Morgan Robinson (Louisville)

Brianna Rodberg (Charleston, W.Va.)

Samantha Rogers (Louisville)

Morgan Ruebusch (Cincinnati, Ohio)

Lorena Salyers (Grayson)

Jeremy Scherer (Independence)         

Cassandra Schultheis (Indianapolis, Ind.)

Kaitlyn Schultheis (Indianapolis, Ind.)

Connor Sears (Goshen)         

Simon Segal (Mays Lick)      

Lincoln Shade (Richmond)

Samuel Slayton (Cincinnati, Ohio)

Andrew Spargo (Columbia, Ill.)

Josephine Suchecki (Rolling Meadows, lIl.)

Andrew Taylor (Lexington)    

Jeremy Taylor (Louisville)     

Sidney Tencza (Crittenden)    

Shannon Thomas (Richmond)

Taylor Toberg (Cattletsburg)

Trent Turner (Shelbyville)      

Jacob Van Doorn (Clarksville, Tenn.)

Blake Vickers (Georgetown) 

Cameron Wade (Lexington)   

Michael Wagner (Louisville)  

Sarah Wagner (Louisville)     

Jacob Ward (Shepherdsville) 

Murphy Ware (Versailles)     

Emily Watson (New Albany, Ohio)

Taylor Wells (Georgetown)   

Kyle Werling (Florence)

Evan Wettstain (Owensboro) 

Kalin Wilson (Carter)

Sarah Wilson (Bardstown)

Nathaniel Wilson (Elizabethtown)      

Michael Wilt (Columbus, Ohio)

Tyler Wood (Lexington)

Lauren Woosley (Winchester)

Melissa Zbacnik (Cincinnati, Ohio)

  

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