Alumni Ambassadors for 2026-27 announced

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 14, 2026) — The University of Kentucky Alumni Association announced the selection of 37 students who will serve as Alumni Ambassadors for the 2026-27 academic year. Alumni Ambassadors are selected based on academic achievement, campus involvement and commitment to the university. As official student hosts for the University of Kentucky, Alumni Ambassadors represent the university at events coordinated by the Office of the President, Office of Philanthropy and the UK Alumni Association.  

“Having had the privilege of advising the Alumni Ambassadors for the past six years, I have been so proud of the continued growth of this program,” said Samantha Seitz, program adviser. “The students are excellent leaders on campus and really have a strong pride for their university. They work hard within our organization and on campus to maintain a high standard of professionalism and achievement, and I look forward to continuing to watch them shine.”

Alumni Ambassadors for 2026-27, including hometowns, colleges and majors, are: 

• Addison Myers; Lexington; College of Social Work; criminal justice  

• Addy Walker; Central City, Kentucky; College of Education; elementary education; Lewis Honors College 

• Anna Boikov; Nicholasville, Kentucky; Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture Food and Environment (CAFE); human nutrition 

• Ava Dupuy; Greenup, Kentucky; Gatton College of Business and Economics; management and marketing; Lewis Honors College  

• Ava LaFollette; Elizabethtown, Kentucky; Gatton College of Business and Economics; accounting and economics; Lewis Honors College 

• Ava Noe; Louisville; Gatton College of Business and Economics; marketing and management; Lewis Honors College  

• Braden Woodward; Mayfield, Kentucky; College of Design; architecture; Lewis Honors College 

• Caroline Kemper; Union, Kentucky; Martin-Gatton CAFE; dietetics; Lewis Honors College

• Christina Elsoueidi; Hazard, Kentucky; Gatton College of Business and Economics; management and marketing; Lewis Honors College 

• Connor Brumley; Versailles, Kentucky; Martin School of Public Policy and Administration; public policy; and College of Communication and Information; communication

• Duff Green; Wilmington, North Carolina; College of Design; architecture 

• Ella Conley; Greensburg, Kentucky; College of Health Sciences; communication sciences and disorders 

• Emily Martin; Tampa, Florida; Gatton College of Business and Economics; marketing 

• Emily Yannetta; Springboro, Ohio; College of Arts and Sciences; biology and neuroscience; Lewis Honors College 

• Emma Ridgley; Murfreesboro, Tennessee; College of Education; leadership for community education and human learning; Lewis Honors College 

• Grace Atchison; Dayton, Ohio; Martin-Gatton CAFE; merchandising, apparel and textiles  

• Grace Wells; Cincinnati; College of Health Sciences; human health sciences; Lewis Honors College  

• Henry Mentzel, Cincinnati, College of Arts and Sciences, neuroscience  

• Inanna Delaney; Louisville; College of Communication and Information; integrated strategic communication 

• Jeremy Perkins; Fort Worth, Texas; Gatton College of Business and Economics; accounting  

• Karli Goff; Bardstown, Kentucky; Gatton College of Business and Economics; marketing; and Martin-Gatton CAFE; hospitality management and tourism 

• Kate Carris; Fort Thomas, Kentucky; Gatton College of Business and Economics; finance and accounting; Lewis Honors College 

• Katherine McCain; Owensboro, Kentucky; Gatton College of Business and Economics; finance and marketing 

• Katherine Meade; Nicholasville, Kentucky; College of Health Sciences; clinical leadership and management 

• Keijuan Pryor; Louisville; Martin School of Public Policy and Administration; public policy  

• Kennedy Fitzpatrick; Louisville; College of Arts and Sciences; psychology and U.S. culture and business practices 

• Luke Bruser; Murfreesboro, Tennessee; College of Education; kinesiology 

• Molly Arnold; Bowling Green, Kentucky; Gatton College of Business and Economics; marketing and management; Lewis Honors College  

• Molly Bachman; Madisonville, Kentucky; Gatton College of Business and Economics; marketing; Lewis Honors College  

• Morgan McCoy; Madisonville, Kentucky; College of Health Sciences; pre-optometry  

• Nyasia Jack; Clarendon, Jamaica; Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering; mechanical engineering 

• Sydney Druin; Taylorsville, Kentucky; College of Arts and Sciences; psychology; Lewis Honors College 

• Sydney Robbins; Germantown, Wisconsin; College of Arts and Sciences; psychology  

• Taren Prinz; Dayton, Ohio; College of Arts and Sciences; political science 

• Trinity Cross; Crestwood, Kentucky; Gatton College of Business and Economics; marketing and management  

• Zachary Lubbe; Lexington; Pigman College of Engineering; mechanical engineering; Lewis Honors College  

• Zella Berberich; Kansas City, Missouri; Martin-Gatton CAFE; human nutrition 

To learn more about this year’s class and the Alumni Ambassadors program, visit www.ukalumni.net/s/alumni-ambassadors.