Outstanding First-Year Student Awards - Spring 2021
This year's Outstanding First-Year Student Awards were held virtually on April 06, 2021.
View a recording of the ceremony and a special message from EKU President David McFaddin.
We honored two Outstanding First-Year Leaders and 50 Outstanding First-Year Students. Winners were nominated by their first-year seminar instructors based on such criteria as classroom performance, leadership potential, and contributions to an inclusive campus environment. They emerged as exceptional examples of the Colonel Community among the 2000+ first-year students in their cohort. Likely, this award will be the first of many. Join us in congratulating our winners!
All winners will receive a certificate and the opportunity to become a First-Year Leader.
2021 Outstanding First-Year Leaders
Beighley Ayers | Wheeling, WV
Madison Haley | Louisville, KY
2021 Outstanding First-Year Students
Ethan Bednarczyk | Crestwood, KY
Ricki Brown | Morgantown, KY
Hannah Carroll | La Follette, TN
Ty Carter | Campton, KY
Jasmine Dean | Berea, KY
Trent Dolter | Crystal Lake, IL
Dorian Embery | Country Club Hills, IL
Luis Mari M. Fernandez | Richmond, KY
Robin Fuehrer | Richmond, KY
Rhiannon Goodman | Elizabethtown, KY
Maya Grasso | Manhatton, KS
Andrew Hawksley | Richmond, KY
Madelyn Heinrich | Oswego, IL
Peyton Holmes Shepherdsville, KY
Devota Irankunda | Lexington, KY
Manaiyah Jackson | Paris, KY
Abigail "Gayle" Jacobs | Erlanger, KY
Jackson Jolleylittle | Jeffersonville, IN
Liam Kaune | Knox, KY
Wiliam King | New York City, NY
Makenna Lambert | Georgetown, KY
Michael LeCompte | Richmond, KY
Hope Elizabeth Lewis | Vanceburg, KY
Raegan D. Long | Harrodsburg, KY
Alexandria (Allie) Ludlam | Richmond, KY
Evan McFarland | Parkesburg, PA
Hanna McQueary | Hustonville, KY
James Medina | N. Billerica, MA
Sarah Marie Mitchell | Berea, KY
Latavienne “Tae” Nailing | Cynthiana, KY
Makenya Newcomb | Georgetown, KY
Abreana “Abby” Nieves | Richlands, NC
Bohdi Owens | Corbin, KY
Joshua Portwood | Danville, KY
Mareha Priddy | Louisville, KY
Ricardo Ramirez | Rialto, CA
Haley Ratliff | Webbville, KY
Josh Reece | Richmond, KY
Alyssa Renderos | Shelbyville, KY
Alex Richardson | Richmond, KY
Matthew Saylor| Bedford, KY
Morgan Shiflet | Danville, KY
Nicholas Speer | Lexington, KY
Kymberly Lynn Stoneking | Richmond, KY
Peyton Swanner | London, KY
Brendon Thomason | Berea, KY
Steven Vickers | Confluence, KY
Asha Vorisek | Frankfort, KY
Derek Wagoner | Richmond, KY
Emily Elizabeth Welch | Paris, KY
Published on April 06, 2021