Congratulations to:
These Fayette County gold medalists at the 2018 SkillsUSA Kentucky Leadership Conference and Skills Competition:
From Southside Tech:
Kage Baker, Jaxson Colliver and Abby Meadors-Engineering Technology & Design
Corbin Chambers and Daniel Shropshire-Mobile Robotics Technology
Brianna Clark-Electronics Technology
Arif Moula-Residential Systems Installtion & Maintenance
From Eastside Tech:
Gavin Allen and Eduardo Lopez-Audio/Radio Production
Delia Chares and Seth Rogers-Interactive Game Development
Kaden Coleman-Patriotic Salute
Ahria Dunn, Luke Schuller, and Andrew Woolums-Crime Scene Investigation
Anthony Grant-Collision Repair
Mason Hamilton-Firefighting
Corey Resinger-Auto Service Technology
Jimmy Robinson-Employment Application Process
Braden Shannon-Criminal Justice
Xavier Short-Airbrush Design
Autumn Whittington-Power Equipment Technology
Mike Sunseri of Versailles, Robert Francis of Lexington and Lt. Col. Jeremy Slinker of Richmond, all appointed to the Kentucky Emergency Response Commission
These Fayette County students who were 2018 semifinalists in the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program:
Aaron Choate and Kasey Fields of Lafayette, Zsombor Gal and David Ma of Paul Laurance Dunbar.
Keh-Fei Lu, UK professor of physics and astronomy, presented the 2018 Albert D. and Elizabeth H. Kirwan Memorial Prize, for outstanding contributions to original research or scholarship.
These Paul Laurence Dunbar students, who took first place awards at the 2018 Future Business Leaders of America’s state conference:
Rehan Ghanta, Kevin Jing and Sai Naidu-Entrepreneurship
Helen Pang-Securities and Investments
Dibakar Bhattacharyya, UK professor of chemical and materials engineering, presented with the 2018 Sturgill Award, for outstanding contributions to graduate education at UK.
The Hydro Heroes from SCAPA Bluegrass. Eighth Graders Riley Gossage, Karsten VanMeter, Lola Flanigan, Ally Curry, Luke Nuzzo, Jackson Greene and Hannah Khom, earned first prize in the finals of the 2018 Lexus Eco Challenge.
Paul Lawrence Dunbar senior Jennifer Lee, winner of a corporate sponsored National Merit Scholarship.
