Congratulations to:

Chelsea Cleary McConaha of Nicholasville, appointed to the Kentucky Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Prevention Board.

Kimberly Anne Gipson of Lexington, appointed to the Kentucky Child Care Advisory Council.

James K. Roberts of Nicholasville, appointed to the Kentucky Geographic Information Advisory Council.

Peggy Roark of Nicholasville, appointed to the Kentucky Advisory Council for Medical Assistance.

Cindy Gatsos of Southern Middle Schools in Lexington, named 2018 Teacher of the Year by Junior Achievement of the Bluegrass.

Ryan Worthen of Kentucky Employers Mutual Insurance, named Fayette County Junior Achievement Volunteer of the Year.

Winburn MIddle School students who qualified for the National History Bee finals:  Chakri Gudlavalleti, Riya Guha, Dorottya Gal, Judy Lee, McKenna Sun and Ayush Kumar.

Kathy Gornik and Amanda Stamper, both of Lexington, appointed to the Kentucky Board of Education.

Madison Conroy, Esias Bedingar and Emily Jones, recipients of the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award, the University of Kentucky’s highest honor for humanitarian efforts.

Lafayette High School junior Una Mijatovic, named 2018 Distinguished Leader by the Leadership Lexington Youth Program.