Top High School Sophomores Throughout the Commonwealth

Public Relations www.uky.edu/PR/News CONTACT: Katy Bennett, (859) 257-3302 ext. 255

FOR RELEASE

Top High School Sophomores Throughout the Commonwealth Honored as Members of 'Class of Kentucky'

LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 20, 2007) − The University of Kentucky today welcomed the newest members of its "Class of Kentucky" program to campus. The program, now in its fourth year, recognizes academically talented and community-oriented high school sophomores from throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky and is facilitated through UK's Office of Undergraduate Admission and University Registrar. Class of Kentucky seeks to honor one top sophomore from each high school in Kentucky. Students are chosen by their respective schools and must demonstrate strong leadership and academic skills. UK President Lee T. Todd Jr. said that these students are the best of the best. "These students will be recruited by colleges and universities around the country. We want them to know that the University of Kentucky is a great institution with a lot to offer," Todd said. "They can make their mark here as we strive to become a Top 20 institution." The 2007 members of Class of Kentucky and their high schools are (listed in alphabetical order by last name): Tawny Aguayo from Cordia High School; Addison Alexander from Barren County High School; Stephanie Anderson from Woodford County High School; Bryce Bailey from Russell County High School; Chloe Bates from Franklin County High School; Aimee Beasley from Reidland High School; Amariah Belcher from Rose Hill Christian School; Alex Benken from Dixie Heights High School;

An Equal Opportunity University Mackenzie Bentley from Pikeville High School; Jacob Bessler from Saint Henry High School; Rachel Bier from Covington Latin High School; Devin Blair from Letcher County Central High School; Anthony Blake from Fern Creek High School; Chris Blohm from North Hardin Christian School; Stephanie Bole from Dayton High School; Ansley Bredar from Mercer County High School; Kory Brocious from Carroll County High School; Macy Brown from Muhlenberg South High School; Clair Buchanan from Christian Academy of Louisville; Haley Cade from Jeffersontown High School; Erica Canfield from Fairview High School; Craig Carden from Pleasure Ridge Park High School; Jackie Carder from Apollo High School; Courtney Carpenter from Burgin Independent High School; Mark Cherry from Pulaski County High School; Alex Cheser from Anderson County High School; Zac Claytor from Blue Grass Baptist School; Courtney Claywell from Clinton County High School; Bethany Coffey from Adair County High School; Jacob Cole from Harlan High School; Christopher Coleman from West Carter High School; Cory Collins from Lewis County High School; Parker Collins from East Jessamine High School; Samantha Combs from Jackson County High School; Caleb Conover from Central Kentucky Christian School; Harli Cooper from Presentation Academy; Kayla Cummins from Augusta Independent Schools; Rachel Cunningham from Beth Haven Christian School; Hope Curry from Butler County High School; Cassandra Davis from Red Bird Mission High School; Elizabeth Davis from The Piarist School; Kelsey Day from Cumberland High School; Mike Denham from Fairdale High School; Andrew Dennis from Glasgow High School; Rachel Dever from Mercy Academy; Jennifer Dumaine from Campbell County High School; Betsy Durham from LaRue County High School; Lauren Dyer from Cumberland County High School; Ashley Eklund from John Hardin High School; Michelle Ellis from Prestonsburg High School; Alex Etling from Covington Catholic High School; Ali Farrell from Walton-Verona High School; Seth Fawns from Montgomery County High School; Abby Fieldhouse from Assumption High School; Lindsay Fields from East Ridge High School; Tom Finch from Atherton High School; Chelsea Fischer from Bellevue High School; Collin Gamble from Owen County High School; Autumn Gibson from Somerset High School; Sheri Gilbert from Owsley County High School; Jessica Gilkerson from Nicholas County High School; Victoria Gilley from Pineville High School; Alison Godman from Pendelton County High School; Macy Godman from Harrison County High School; Ross Goetz from Newport Central Catholic High School; Kevin Gootee, Jr. from Marion County High School; Clay Graham from Elizabethtown High School; Jessica Gregory from Monticello High School; Jamie Grigsby from Hazard High School; Akash Gupta from St. Xavier High School; Jasmine Hall from Phelps High School; Lydia Harris from Clay County High School; Matthew Hays from Lexington Catholic High School; McKinley Heflin from McLean County High School; Jeromy Height from Tates Creek High School; Lindsay Highbaugh from Hart County High School; Kaitlin Hizny from Daviess County High School; Montana Hobbs from Lee County High School; Mary Hollamon from Crittenden County High School; Tina Hollon from Wolfe County High School; Jabe Holloway from Madisonville North Hopkins High School; Jaime Horne from Bourbon County High School; Whitney Hoskins from Carlisle County High School; Julia Hunter from Henry Clay High School; Jonathan Hurt from Pike County Central High School; Anna Invergo from Paris High School; Brett Jewell from Lexington Christian Academy; Sara Jewell from Bracken County High School; Hope Johnson from Shelby Valley High School; Michael Kearney from George Rogers Clark High School; Kayla Keeton from Lawrence County High School; Carson Labrado from Dawson Springs High School; Evan Lawson from Allen Central High School; Mary Beth Lee from James A Cawood High School; Jessica Legenza from Russell High School; Connie Lents from Marshall County High School; Rocio Leon from Lloyd Memorial High School; Kody Little from South Floyd High School; Daniel Lobb from Brown High School; Maureen Loftus from Louisville Holy Cross High School; Rachel Madden from Calvary Christian High School; Haden Marrs from Graves County High School; Kelsey Mattingly from Seneca High School; Madison McGhee from Highlands High School; Kevin McKeel from Oldham County High School; Madeline Meckes from Danville High School; Haley Mefford from Franklin Simpson High School; David Mettens from Scott High School; Laura Miller from Owensboro High School; Andrew Mullikin from Trimble County High School; Jarrod Napier from Perry County Central High School; Kelli Noel from Grant County High School; Matthew Okruch from Bullitt East High School; Jacob Paul from Hickman County High School; Christina Pelfrey from Ludlow High School; Rebecca Price from Sayre School; Dana Prussian from Louisville Collegiate School; Jasmine Pulce from Doss High School; Katie Riley from Warren Central High School; James Rossi from Corbin High School; Katherine Sasser from Jackson Independent High School; Emily Schubert from Villa Madonna Academy; Stephanie Shaia from Ballard Memorial High School; Justin Shanks from Bardstown High School; Cierra Sharp from Greenup County High School; Adrianne Shearer from West Jessamine High School; Madison Shoffner from Middlesboro High School; Kayla Sizemore from Oneida Baptist Institute; Kara Slone from Knott County Central High School; Brent Smith from Boyd County High School; Sarah Smith from Paintsville High School; Brittany Stanley from Belfry High School; Jennifer Stanley from Hopkins County Central High School; Samantha Stewardson from Betsy Lane High School; Travis Stewart from Trinity High School; Brenden Sullivan from Frankfort High School; Auburn Sutton from Lyon County High School; Jonathan Terry from Boyle County High School; Scott Thompson from Western High School; Tyler Toon from Logan County High School; Owen Townsend from Russellville High School; Kelsey Trimble from Garrard County High School; Rebecca Tushar from Fort Campbell High School; Wyatt Ubellacker from Scott County High School; Kate Vegh from Henry County High School; Matt West from Southern High School; Ben Weyman from Bishop Brossart High School; Stacy Wheatley from Iroquois High School; Caroline White from Bryan Station High School; Allie Whitley from East Carter High School; James Williams from Williamsburg High School; Kelli Williams from Grayson County High School; Mackenzie Williams from Allen County High School; Jordan Wilson from Whitefield Academy; Mary Ellen Wimberly from Model Laboratory School; Carrie Wohlschlegel from North Bullitt High School; Rachel Woodall from Rockcastle County High School; Connie Wu from Paul Laurence Dunbar High School; Josh Yeary from Bell County High School; and Frank Zhu from South Oldham High School. ### In striving to become a Top 20 public research institution, the University of Kentucky is a catalyst for a new Commonwealth – a Kentucky that is healthier, better educated, and positioned to compete in a global and changing economy. For more information about UK’s efforts to become a Top 20 university, please go to http://www.uky.edu/OPBPA/Top20.html