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Foreword By James Ramsey President,

As the President of the University of Louisville, I am proud to contribute this Foreword. The McConnell Center has had a tremendously successful first fifteen years, and with the Center’s move into its new headquarters in Ekstrom Library, it really is an appropriate time for a word on moving forward. Quite simply, the McConnell Center is one of the most exciting programs on campus. It enriches all of our lives through the students it helps us recruit and its programs and publications that enlighten and entertain. With its new teaching and learning spaces, the Center is already helping the University move forward with richer partnerships in the community and adding in its own way to our growing national prestige. It is fitting that the University have a center of excellence on campus named after one of our most prestigious alumni. Mitch McConnell has never forgotten his days as a student leader and never shrinks from helping his alma mater. His service to our community is a model of how men and women at the peak of their professional lives can still find time to touch other lives and leave their worlds a little better than they found it. The McConnell Center has given more than $1.7 million in scholarships over the last fifteen years and impacted nearly every corner of our Commonwealth. McConnell Scholars have come from 66 counties across and represent a diverse and talented group of young leaders. In our increasingly shrinking world, the McConnell Center has helped our students travel to China, Scotland, Belize, South Africa, Ghana, India, Germany, Italy, Japan, Ireland, Mexico, Portugal, and Venezuela. Among its speakers have been four Secretaries of State, a member of the United States Supreme Court, Pulitzer- prize winning authors, and various ambassadors, cabinet members, and even one Head of Government. As the University of Louisville continues its march to national prominence, I am pleased the McConnell Center will be helping to lead the way forward.

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A Letter From Mitch McConnell

Louisville has been my home town since I was eight years old. It was not hard for me to decide that I wanted to stay here through my college years and then to settle down and begin a career of public service. Many people contributed to the education I received back when the University was a fraction of its current size and was relatively unheralded nationally. After achieving my goal of serving Kentucky in the United States Senate, I wanted to give something back to help the University give even better opportunities to the young people that began coming through their door thirty years after I left. In those early days we had to raise money for nothing but a dream. Thanks to those early donors and the leadership of the only two directors the program has known, Paul Weber and Gary Gregg, that dream has been met and exceeded numerous times over. More than 100 students have now received scholarships to attend the University of Louisville. Many of them have gone on to prestigious graduate, medical, and law schools. Some have decided to work in government or non-profits and others are beginning to have families and are becoming leaders in their communities. I am as proud of the development of the McConnell Center as anything with which I have been involved. With the continued strong support of President James Ramsey, Provost Shirley Willinghanz, and the University’s Board of Trustees, I know the Center will continue to grow as it holds fast to its ultimate mission of serving Kentucky by nurturing its next generation of leaders.

Senator McConnell and Secretary Chao tailgate with students prior to a Cardinal football game.

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A Letter From A Letter From Gary L. Gregg II, Ph.D. David Huber Mitch McConnell Chair in Leadership Unites States Attorney Director, McConnell Center Chairman, McConnell Center Board of Advisors

It has been a privilege to serve the University I graduated from the University of Louisville of Louisville as Director of its McConnell more than forty years ago and could not have Center these past six years. What impressed imagined the progress my alma mater would me most about the Center from the very make in just a few decades. In the fields of beginning was the commitment the medicine, sports, scientific research, and University and Senator McConnell have given engineering, U of L has made great strides to making it great. toward its goal of being recognized as one of America’s greatest metropolitan research universities. I have traveled to other institutes on campuses across the nation, but I have yet to find the equal of the McConnell None of the many good developments at the University have Center. What makes our Center unique is the commitment of given me more pleasure than watching the McConnell Center its Founders that established it as a living and vibrant place grow from a simple idea for a scholarship program to the for nurturing young people. Many institutions across the maturity it has achieved in recent years. From that first class nation are dedicated to serving professors or simply hosting of fifteen students, the Center now reaches thousands guest speakers and conferences. The McConnell Center’s annually through its various programs and publications. mission from its earliest days has been to find and nurture Each year I look forward to participating in the Center’s outstanding young people. This is what makes the Center annual interview day as it gives me the chance to interact such a dynamic place of work and play. directly with some of Kentucky’s most outstanding young Our growth over the past few years has made it necessary people. Its hard to look in those bright young eyes and not that we open our new headquarters, and we are pleased it is feel sanguine about the future of our Commonwealth and our to be in Ekstrom Library. Like a living library, the McConnell nation. Center has been bringing top authors and academics to If more McConnell Centers existed across America, our campus to add to our community’s intellectual and cultural nation and our world would be a better place. landscape and mentor our young leaders. We look forward to an exciting new partnership with the University’s outstanding library community. Though our mission will continue to grow, our central goal will always be the same: to find and encourage outstanding young people who show the potential of improving our community through leadership and service.

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A 6 A Newmcconnell Beginning center — a new beginning for a continuing mission ONNE cAC New BeginningL The McConnell Center marks the beginning of a new era by HistoricL Displays: In conjunction with its programming in rededicating itself to its core emphasisM of providing civic education and leadership, the Center’s new home will outstanding leadership and educational programs for feature historic displays about leadership in Kentucky and McConnell Scholars. This mission will expand and grow in will educate students and the public who visit the West Wing the years ahead as the Center works to reach its potential as of Ekstrom Library. The displays will include a replica of the one of the nation’s outstanding scholarship programs. Senate desk once used by Henry Clay and currently used by Senator Mitch McConnell and an original statute of Clay that A New Home for our Programs and Students: In 2006 the was commissioned by the University of Louisville. McConnell Center moves into its new home in Ekstrom Library. The additional office, instructional, and library space will increase the Center’s ability to serve its students and the public. This new headquarters will include Sa library of great books, the PaulC J. Weber Student Lounge, S and areasH for McConnell R Scholars to gatherO and Llearn.A New Logo: The McConnell Center will continue to use its traditional “shaking hands” medallion (which is based on a close-up of the Kentucky flag) as a mark of NN distinction for graduating scholars. The CO EL c L Center’s growing diversity of programs and M student majors, however, has brought about S the opportunity to rethink the image of the C S H O L A R Center and its programming. The Center has developed a new logo that blends the permanence and refinement of a Corinthian column with the continuing vitality of the flame of knowledge. The column is modeled after those that adorn the original Senate Chamber in Washington, D.C. and the logo announces the Center’s dedication to “Leadership, Scholarship, and Service.”

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8 Distinctionmcconnell center & — a new Diversity beginning for a continuing mission Distinction & Diversity The McConnell Center’s Distinguished Lecture Series

Transcription of a letter dated Nov 23, 2001 Dear Dr. Gregg: I wish to express my sincere appreciation for the invitation and opportunity to address the McConnell Scholars on November 19. I particularly enjoyed the question-and-answer session and commend the students for their far-reaching and thoughtful questions. It is clear they are well informed on the matters of world affairs and foreign policy! The center does such crucial work preparing today’s young people for positions of civic responsibility. I hope my visit encouraged some of your students to consider careers in foreign affairs and perhaps internships with the Department of State. Regardless of the choices they make, I am certain your students will reflect credibly on the State of Kentucky and the education they received at the McConnell Center. Again, thank you for the warm welcome. Please convey my thanks to the McConnell Scholars for their hospitality and their generous gift. I wish you all the best in your upcoming endeavors.

Sincerely, Colin L. Powell Secretary of State

Featured McConnell Center Speakers

Former U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz Former U.S. Secretary of State James Baker U.S. Senator Phil Gramm (R-TX) U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) U.S. Representative Ann Northup (R-KY) U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) Former Ambassador to Paraquay and Chinese Embassador to the U.S. Li Zhaoxing U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) El Salvador Robert White Former U.S. Secretary of the Defense William J. Perry U.S. Senator Elizabeth Dole (R-NC) Ambassador of Israel to the United States Itamar Rabinovich U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd (D-CT) Former U.S. Secretary of Defense William Cohen Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott Prime Minister of Belize the Honorable Said W. Musa Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt U.S. Senator Robert C. Byrd (D-WV) U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman (D-CT) to the U.S. Ahmed Maher El Sayed U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson (R-TX) U.S. Senator William Bradley (D-NJ) British Ambassador to the U.S. House of Lords Lord Graham of Edmonton Christopher Meyer, KCMG U.S. Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN) Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA)

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Select Conferences, Debates, Seminars and Societies

In its first fifteen years, the McConnell Center has hosted several conferences for scholars and students and conducted many seminars and colloquia as it has encouraged students to explore great ideas and rethink old assumptions. Winston Churchill—Statesman of the 20th Century? George Washington and the American Political Tradition The Publius Society The Burke-Paine Society Considering the Bush Presidency Defamation—An International Legal Perspective Literature and Leadership of the British Isles Is the Electoral College Bad for America? C.S. Lewis and the Modern World Gulliver’s Travels and the Challenges of Politics The Henry Clay Society Presidents Day Lecture Series Presidential Moments—A Conference

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12 Civicm cconnellEducation center — a new beginning& Leadership for a continuing mission Preparing Leaders

Cultivating Kentucky’s future leaders is the primary mission of the McConnell Center. Whether a student’s interest is in government, business, medicine or some other field, the McConnell Scholars program offers many opportunities to develop leadership skills and gain valuable experience. From studying classical visions of leadership to getting practical experience in internships, McConnell Scholars are ready to take on the challenges of the modern world. One hundred alumni are now providing leadership in the fields of government, law, medicine, research, non-profits, theology and academia. They credit their time as McConnell Scholars at the University of Louisville with the success they are now achieving. On campus, McConnell Scholars have served as officers in more than two hundred recognized student organizations on campus. From heading various Greek organizations to serving in top student government positions to founding new organizations on campus, the McConnell Scholars provide leadership today as they prepare for the challenges of tomorrow.

“The McConnell Center exists to locate, encourage and nurture the young people of Kentucky who aspire to lead our great Commonwealth and our nation.” —U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell

Pictured on opposite page: Scott Jennings (2000), Special Assistant to President George W. Bush. Transposed on the image is a listing of just a few of the groups and organizations that McConnell Scholars have been part of and provided leadership for on the University of Louisville campus.

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In 2005 the McConnell Center began a new series of initiatives designed to help our K-12 school teachers better prepare our young people for citizenship. Starting with a week-long program for 5th and 8th grade teachers in Jefferson County which focused on the American Revolution, the 2005 program culminated in a series of programs introducing high school students in Jefferson County to the larger ideas underlying contemporary debates in Washington. Future programs will have the McConnell Center providing training and educational resources to teachers and students across the Commonwealth.

“The McConnell Center has not only provided me with great materials to use in my classroom, but has also given me the background knowledge and personal experience necessary to apply the materials in the best possible manner.” —Tim Holman Jefferson County Public School Teacher

“The teachers and students of Jefferson County Public Schools are incredibly fortunate to have available the resources and support of the McConnell Center. They have helped us make American history come alive for our students and supported us in our efforts to help our youth understand the importance of our founding documents, the significance of our democratic principles, and to recognize being an informed citizen is a responsibility we all must assume.” —Dr. Laura S. Clifford Social Studies Specialist, Jefferson County Public Schools

Pictured on opposite page: Jefferson County Public School teachers on a McConnell Center trip to Washington, DC (2005).

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The McConnell Center is a service project inaugurated by Mitch McConnell and the University of Louisville to have a positive impact on the future of the Commonwealth and the nation. McConnell Scholars take the responsibility of service seriously and annually take part in programs in Louisville and across the state that are intended to benefit the community and their fellow Kentuckians. Recent service projects have included Project Warm, Bernheim Forest Clean-up, Read to Lead, and the Salvation Army Soup Kitchen. The Chris Mattingly Award The Chris Mattingly Award for Outstanding Leadership in Kentucky was established to honor the memory of Chris Mattingly, one of the first McConnell Scholars. Chris died as a result of a car accident on November 1, 1996, when he was only 21 years old. Chris was a leader in the Scholars program and had completed 104 hours toward a degree in Political Science. The Chris Mattingly Award was first awarded in 1998 and is given annually by the McConnell Scholars to a Kentuckian who has exhibited outstanding character and leadership benefiting the Commonwealth. Past Recipients of the Mattingly Award: 2006 Dr. Charlotte Beahan, Professor, Murray State University and faculty member, Kentucky Institute for International Studies 2005 Dr. Dale Billingsley, Associate Provost for Undergraduate Affairs, University of Louisville 2004 Dr. John Kleber, Professor Emeritus, Morehead State University 2003 Ms. Carolyn Shelton, Guidance Counselor, Russell High School 2002 Mr. Joe Bringardner, Associate Executive Director, Kentucky YMCA Youth Association 2001 Ms. Jenny Sawyer, Executive Director of Undergraduate Admissions, University of Louisville 2000 Mr. Rodney Williams, Jr., Former Director of Alumni Affairs, University of Louisville 1999 Mr. Robert “Mike” Duncan, CEO and Chairman of Inez Deposit Bank and First National Bank of Louisa, Lawrence County 1998 Ms. Shirleen Sisney, Executive Director of the Governor’s Scholars Program “The McConnell Center allowed me to interact with great people from all over the state and fostered my desire to lead and give back to the community. My experiences with the Center and my classmates helped shape the person I am today.” —Lauren Morrison (Class of 2002)

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Being a McConnell Scholar is about more than nurturing leadership skills and preparing for careers that will serve our communities. It is also about exploring the life of the mind. At its best, higher education helps students reach beyond themselves to other worlds and other modes of thinking. The McConnell Center takes the intellectual responsibilities of higher education very seriously and annually develops programs that push students to think in new ways about perennial issues and contemporary concerns. Faculty and administrators associated with the McConnell Center are all accomplished scholars who have published many books and scholarly articles. The Center also reaches beyond the talent in Louisville by tapping into the nation’s top scholars by bringing them to campus for lectures, seminars, and conferences. In this environment, students have responded by enrolling in difficult honors courses, beginning self-study programs, and applying for top post-graduate programs and national scholarships.

“The McConnell Program is one of a kind. I picked U of L because of it and feel much of my success today is a result of the program. Dr. Weber was an awesome mentor and helped me realize that I would find happiness thinking beyond a career in traditional medicine. Today, I work in international health research and policy and could not be happier. Thank you for the memories, the friends, and for helping each of us find direction.” —Christa Fischer Walker (Class of 1997)

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Beyond Undergraduates—Top Graduate Programs Attended by McConnell Scholars

Many McConnell Scholars have scholarly ambitions beyond the undergraduate degree and the Center encourages their ambitions by helping them prepare for entrance exams and choosing the right programs for their interests. Though many scholars fall in love with Louisville and attend one of the many excellent graduate programs at their alma mater, others have gone on to attend such schools as: Harvard Law School Baylor University Notre Dame School of Law The Johns Hopkins University Cambridge University University of Kentucky Oxford University Louisiana State University George Washington University Wake Forest University

Jonathan Ballard attends Cambridge University before entering Medical School Jonathan Ballard (’04) has long known what he wanted to do in life. Growing up on a farm near Bardstown, Ballard saw first hand the cost skin cancer was bringing to his friends and family, and vowed he would become an oncologist and serve rural Kentucky. Ballard wasted no time, even as an undergraduate he was working at the Brown Cancer Center doing research with top research scientists. Medical school would have to wait, however, when Ballard won a scholarship to Cambridge University and decided he couldn’t pass up the opportunity to attend one of the world’s premier institutions of higher learning. A Masters of Philosophy in Epidemiology later, Jonathan is again pursuing his dream as he attends medical school at the University of Louisville.

“My time as a McConnell Scholar was a period of immense growth in my academic and social development. The opportunities to interact with great leaders of our day and then to emulate their leadership on a smaller scale through the programs and activities of the Center fostered my self-confidence and ability to become successful beyond the University.” —Jonathan Ballard (Class of 2004)

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Elizabeth Sawyer Wins Truman Scholarship In 2004, Elizabeth Sawyer (’04) became the first University of Louisville student in more than a dozen years to win the prestigious Truman Scholarship. Sawyer, who balanced an activist’s life in local politics with her studies while a McConnell Scholar, credits the Center with preparing her to achieve this nationally-recognized scholarship.

“I am grateful to the McConnell Center for helping me realize my potential as a student and a citizen. Because of my experiences as a Scholar, I understand the world better and see my place in it more clearly.” —Elizabeth Sawyer (Class of 2004)

“The McConnell Center is an excellent venue for exposing aspiring students interested in increasing their acumen about the functions, policies, and personnel of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches of government at all levels. The experience helped prepare me for Law School at Howard University and my life as an attorney. I am truly grateful to have been a McConnell Scholar.” —Jonathan Goins (Class of 1999)

“As a McConnell Scholar at the University of Louisville, I was afforded opportunities for learning, interaction, and community involvement not available to most college students. It is the lessons I took from these experiences that, even years later, continue to fuel my lifelong pursuits of scholarship, civic engagement, and public service.” —Katie Grout Crenshaw (Class of 1996)

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Publications of the McConnell Center

The vision of the McConnell Center as simply a small institute for serving a few undergraduates at the University of Louisville has changed dramatically in the last few years. The Center has hosted conferences and educational programs that have received national audiences on C-Span, network news, radio talk shows, and through its publications. In the years ahead, the Center will publish new works featuring primary source material and new scholarship that will be made available to teachers and students free of charge. The Senate—Great Forum of Constitutional Liberty by U. S. Senator Robert C. Byrd Electing the President in the 21st Century The Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution—A Pocket Edition A Student’s Guide to American Political Thought by George W. Carey George Washington—A Pictorial Story of a Life (Forthcoming)

Henry Clay Society is Formed

Two out of three McConnell Scholars came together in 2005 to form “The Henry Clay Society.” Under the leadership of Drs. John Kleber and Gary Gregg, the society has been exploring the life and works of Kentucky’s greatest national political leader. In coming years, the members of the Society will be doing original research into the papers of Henry Clay with the goal of creating educational instruments that will help other students and teachers in Kentucky and around the nation better understand this great member of Congress and come to grips with the essential decades that led to the American Civil War. Pictured at right: U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell currently has the privilege of using the same desk on the floor of the Senate that Clay used more than 150 years ago. In honor of the McConnell Center’s dedication to encouraging outstanding leadership, Senator McConnell has personally donated a replica of the Clay desk that will be on display at the McConnell Center.

“The scholarships offered by the McConnell Center are only the beginning. The Center offers opportunities and programs that build self confidence and prepare students to be vital contributors to society.” —Roger Davis (Class of 2003)

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Travel & Study24 Abroad Travelmcconnell & center Study — a new beginningAbroad for a continuing mission Travel and Study Abroad

Since its first trip to visit with President George H.W. Bush at the White House in 1992, the McConnell Scholars Program has sent students around the world to study and intern. Every year, entering freshmen have their orientation experience in Washington, DC. Each August, all McConnell Scholars take part in a retreat at various locations around Kentucky. During their junior summer, McConnell Scholars spend more than a month traveling and studying in China. Over the years, the McConnell Center has also helped its Scholars travel and intern around the world from Ghana and Belize to France, Germany, and Scotland.

25 Personnel & Scholars Personnelmcconnell center& — Scholarsa new beginning for a continuing mission Personnel Director Board of Advisors Gary L. Gregg II, Ph.D. holds the Mitch McConnell Chair in Mr. David Huber, Chair Leadership. He is the author or editor of a half dozen books United States Attorney including Thinking about the Presidency and Vital Remnants: America’s Founding and the Western Tradition. Gregg has appeared Ms. Bridget Bush on national television and radio programs and serves on Attorney, Anchorage, Kentucky several editorial boards. He became director of the Mr. David Ensign McConnell Center in 2000. Acting Dean, Brandies School of Law Senior Fellows Mr. Audwin Helton Paul J. Weber, Ph.D.† was the Founding Director of the CEO and President, Spatial Data Integrations, Inc. McConnell Center and began service as its first Senior Fellow Dr. J. Blaine Hudson when he stepped down as director in 2000. Dr. Weber was the Dean, College of Arts and Sciences author of numerous books and taught thousands of students during his tenure at the University of Louisville. An award- Honorable Romano Mazzoli winning teacher, his obituary was published in USA Today in University of Louisville October 2005. Honorable Mitch McConnell John Kleber, Ph.D. is Professor Emeritus at Morehead State United States Senate University. A veteran teacher and administrator, he is the editor of six books including The Kentucky Encyclopedia and The Dr. Charles Moyer Encyclopedia of Louisville. Recognizing his continuing Dean, College of Business and Public Administration contribution to Kentucky history, the McConnell Center Ms. Rachel Schrepferman named him it’s Commonwealth Fellow in 2005. Commonwealth Connections, LLC Thomas Mackey, Ph.D. is Professor of history at the University of Louisville and is also an Adjunct Professor of Staff Law at the Brandeis School of Law. Author of several books Sherry Allen is the McConnell Center’s Unit Business and numerous scholarly articles, his expertise is United Manager. She has been with the Center since its inception States Constitutional and Legal History while he also in 1991. focuses on the era of the Civil War through the 1920's. Wanda Adams Taylor is Program Assistant Senior. She has Shiping Hua, Ph.D. is Associate Professor of Political been with the Center since 2000 and is currently working on a Science and Associate Director of the Institute for Democracy doctorate in education. and Development at the University of Louisville. He is the author or editor of several books including Scientism and Malana Salyer is Civic Education Coordinator. A graduate of Humanism: Two Cultures in Post-Mao China and Political Civilization the McConnell Scholars Program in 2004, Malana is pursuing and Modernization in China. a Masters Degree in American History at the University of Louisville.

27 Personnel & Scholarsclass of 1996 William “Tom” Fisher DeeAnn Patten Flaherty Misty Schlatter Leafers Attorney UniServ Director Claims/Litigation Manager Covington, KY Jefferson County Teachers Association Superior Claims Services, LLC Louisville, KY San Diego, CA Mary “Katie” Grout Crenshaw Director, Samford After Sundown James “Jim” Reed II Matthew Webster Samford University Principal Owner, www.2weeksnotice.com Dean of Students Birmingham, AL Web Development and Media Studio Thomas More College Louisville, KY Crestview Hills, KY Kristin “Kristi” Johnson Hazelwood Attorney Kara Samuel Ward Matthew “Matt” Young Nashville, TN Marketing and Public Relations Systems Engineer Coordinator UPS David Moore Baptist Memorial Hospital Louisville, KY Director of Federal Income Tax Union City, TN Research and Compliance Life Care Centers of America, Inc. Ringgold, GA class of 1997 Kevin Alexander Shawn Campbell Sarah Markham Lawrence Application Engineer Attorney Pharmacy Student Parametric Technology Corporation University of Kentucky Shauna Cole Damin Bowling Green, KY Intern Pharmacist, Kroger Community Outreach Coordinator Lexington, KY Jeri Barclay Poppe Healthcare Corporation of America Attorney Nashville, TN Christopher “Chris” Starks Louisville, KY Mortgage Professional Adele Collins Louisville, KY Rhonda Bertram Roberts Special Education Teacher Teacher LaGrange, KY Rachelle Thomas Nichols American History and Psychology Homemaker and Mother Christa Fischer Walker The Academy for Individual Excellence Louisville, KY Research Associate Louisville, KY Johns Hopkins Bloomfield School of Public Health Baltimore, MD

28 Personnel & Scholarsclass of 1998 Michael “Mike” Adams Tina Broaddus Gibson Holli Norton Scantland Deputy General Counsel Music Teacher Business Planning Analyst-Strategic Office of Governor Ernie Fletcher Jefferson Community College Planning Department Frankfort, KY Louisville, KY LG&E Energy Louisville, KY Kathleen “Kathy” Annear Carnes Vincent “Vince” Gabbert Director of Personnel Attorney David Riches Parks Department Louisville, KY Restaurant Manager Frankfort, KY Louisville, KY Campbell “Brock” Harmon Erin Arnold DeHaven Internet Coordinator Heather Roe Mahoney Countywide Gifted and Yale School of Divinity Deputy Director Talented Coordinator New Haven, CT Kentuckians for the Commonwealth Breckinridge County Middle Schools Lexington, KY Paul Maglinger Hardinsburg, KY Resident in Anesthesiology Bryan Wilson University Hospital Attorney Louisville, KY Mayfield, KY class of 1999 Craig Bingham Matthew “Matt” Lehman Elizabeth “Liz” Popelka Owner, Bingham Law Offices Chief Operating Officer Masters Student in Education Corbin, KY SPRI Clinical Trials University of Louisville Kiev, UKRAINE Louisville, KY Kimberly “Kim” Blackford Intervarsity Christian Fellowship/Black Samekh Masden April Shutts Jones Campus Ministry Design Assistant, Echo Designs Inc. Economic Development Officer University of Louisville Student Metro Louisville Louisville, KY Harrington College of Design Louisville, KY Christopher “Chris” Davenport Crystal Meyer Shepherd Christopher “Chris” Stephens Attorney Office Manager Social Studies Teacher Bowling Green, KY Crestwood Christian Church Eastern High School Attending Baptist Seminary of Kentucky Louisville, KY Jonathan Goins Louisville, KY Litigation Associate E. Christine “Christy” Trout Lewis Atlanta, GA Amy Minix Attorney Medical Student, University of Kentucky Pikeville, KY Rachel Hoskins Cease Lexington, KY Attorney Kelly Vest Overman Louisville, KY Attorney Washington, DC

29 Personnel & Scholarsclass of 2000 Personnel & Scholars Kristopher “Kris” Abeln Benjamin “Ben” Humphries Hollie Sawyer Colwick Medical Residency Attorney OB/GYN Sonographer Chicago, IL Elizabethtown, KY Louisville, KY Melinda “Mendy” Dorris-Hobbs Jeffery “Scott” Jennings Rebecca Sim Cowherd Social Studies Teacher Special Assistant to the President and Attorney Monona Grove High School Deputy White House Political Director Louisville KY Monona, WI Washington, D.C. Jonathan Westbrook Melissa Farmer Calabrese John “Nathan” Roberts MBA Student Attorney Software/Application Sullivan University Birmingham, AL Developer/Programmer Construction Manager Web Solutions Architect Louisville, KY GE Power Systems Atlanta, GA class of 2001 David Flores Samuel “Ryan” Newcomb Jerry Sturgill Graduate Student Law Clerk Title XVI Claims Representative University of Louisville Chief Justice Joseph Lambert Social Security Administration Louisville, KY KY Supreme Court Frankfort, KY Frankfort, KY Melodie Humphrey Daniel “Dan” Utley Director of Products and Services Kenneth “Neil” Salyer 1st Lieutenant Jefferson County PVA Attorney United States Army Louisville, KY Louisville, KY South Korea Laura Leone Erin Simpson Connie Wilkinson Tobbe Attorney Attorney Louisville, KY Louisville KY class of 2002 Christopher “Chris” Atzinger Erin Beth Moran Hickerson Charlton Stubblefield Outcomes Research Analyst Doctoral Student in Social Work Divinity Student Abt Associates University of Louisville Southeastern BaptistTheological Bethesda, MD Louisville, KY Seminary Wake Forest, NC Nakeisha Britton Lauren Morrison Staff Attorney Mary Ann Vetter Elizabeth “Shae” Bryant Legal Aid of Greater Cincinnati North Regional Director Personal Trainer/Teacher Cincinnati, OH KY YMCA Youth Association Louisville, KY Frankfort, KY Shannon Rickett Michelle Grant Direction of Commercialization Assistant Commonwealth Attorney Nat’l Institute for Hometown Security 30th Judicial Court Corbin, KY Louisville, KY

30 Personnel & Scholarsclass of 2003 David “Eric” Baker Sarah Carter Christopher “Chris” Kenner Sourcing Project Management Office of the Mayor Graduate Student in European and General Electric New York City, NY Euroasian Studies Louisville, KY George Washington University John Daniel Washington, D.C. Rebekah Booth Law Student Medical Student University of Kentucky Christopher “Todd” Shuemaker University of Louisville Lexington, KY Dental Student Louisville, KY University of Louisville Roger Davis Louisville, KY Kelly Buckles Physical Therapist Women’s Basketball Assistant Coach Louisville, KY Matthew “Matt” Thacker and Graduate Student Nursing Student Belmont University University of Louisville Nashville, TN Louisville, KY class of 2004 Jonathan Ballard Malana Hartzog Salyer Gary “Brad” Stepp Medical Student McConnell Center Civics Education Pursuing PysD University of Louisville Coordinator Chicago School of Psychology Louisville, KY University of Louisville Chicago, IL Louisville, KY Stacee Blackburn Shelby “Coy” Travis Law Student Elizabeth Sawyer Student University of Louisville Retail Manager University of Louisville Louisville, KY Washington, DC Louisville, KY Kelly Hanlon April Weatherman Director of Lectures Teacher Intercollegiate Studies Institute Elementary English Language Wilmington, DE Japan

31 Personnel & Scholarsclass of 2005 Sarah Alford Jaeryl Covington Mary Scott Roberts Law Student Graduate Student, Urban Planning Medical Student University of Cincinnati University of Louisville University of Louisville Cincinnati, OH Louisville, KY Louisville, KY Laura Barclay Rick Curtsinger Becky Schneider Graduate Student Staff Assistant for Senator McConnell Graduate Student, Higher Education Wake Forest School of Divinity Washington, DC University of Louisville Wake Forest, NC Louisville, KY Natalie “Susan” Gaines Mariya Chernyavskaya Graduate Student, Political Science Kelly Williams Research Assistant Louisiana State University Graduate Student, History Center for Human Life and Bioethics Baton Rouge, LA University of Louisville Washington, DC Louisville, KY Casey Rickard Law Student University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN class of 2006 Bill Brammell Dollie Greenwell Ashley Renae Sartaine Graduate Student Graduate Student Artist MS in Democracy and Democratization University of Louisville Louisville, KY University College London Louisville, KY Jaqueline Smith London, England Ben Moore Law Student Laura Chai Graduate Student University of Louisville Graduate Student Masters of Urban Planning Louisville, KY Masters of Public Administration University of Louisville Greg Virgin University of Louisville Program and Leadership Coordinator Program Manager Louisville, KY Leadership Louisville Center Greater Louisville, Inc. Louisville, KY Jordan Glover Metro Chamber of Commerce MBA Program Alicia Paez Future Law Student Bellarmine University Plans to attend Law School Louisville, KY KY National Guard Louisville, KY Louisville, KY Jennifer O’Reilly Law Student Michigan State University East Lansing, MI

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