Congratulations to:
Dr. Melissa Pittard, senior lecturer in the University of Kentucky Department of Statistics, given The Best Speed Session Award by the American Statistical Association for her presentation on statistics education.
The following members of the Henry Clay High School Speech and Debate team, who took first place at the Smoky Mountain Invitational:
Cooper Boss, After-Dinner Speaking
Sophia Li, Declamation
Jade Kropp and Xander Quinio, Duet Acting
Machlie Lamartiniere, Neleh Longworth, Noah McLellan and Lorelei Watson, of Lafayette High School. Their team took first place in the Level 2 skit category at the 2018 Japanese Speech Contest in Louisville.
Pamela Goodwine and Anna Predmore, both from Lexington. They were among the winners of the “History Makers” Award from the Kentucky Commission on Women.
Ebony G. Patterson, multimedia artist and associate professor of painting at the University of Kentucky School of Art and Visual Studies. She was awarded the Stone and DeGuire Contemporary Art Award from the Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Art.
Steven Shannon of Lexington, appointed to the Kentucky Commission on Services and Supports for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities and Other Developmental Disabilities.
Chad Risko, assistant pofessor of chemistry at the University of Kentucky has been selected to receive a 2018 Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award. Risko is one of 31 academic scientists to receive the honor.
Tyler May, Joseph Back and Joy Gilfillan, senior finance majors at the University of Kentucky Gatton College of Business and Economis, who received the grand price at this year’s national stock pitch competition.
These UK students who placed first in the fourth annual Global Health Case Competition:
Anita Shanker, Michael Sackett, Austin Eirk, Yuxi Zhang, Hannah Thomas and Parisa Shamei Zadeh.
