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UK Alumni Association names winners of Alumni Professorship Award

The University of Kentucky Alumni Association, with a committee chaired by the UK Acting Associate Provost for Faculty Advancement Sue Nokes, honored a select group of outstanding UK faculty members with the 2023 UK Alumni Professorship Awards, including School of Information Science professor Sherali Zeadally. 

W. Lawrence Patrick to receive honorary degree from UK

This Friday, the University of Kentucky will present broadcaster and media broker W. Lawrence Patrick with its highest honor during the May 2023 Commencement Ceremonies.

Patrick, a UK College of Communication and Information alumnus, will receive an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters during the 9 a.m. ceremony Friday, May 5, at Central Bank Center at Rupp Arena.

3 CI alumni light new path for journalism, launch nonprofit newsroom

CI alumni are a part of the Kentucky Lantern, a free, nonpartisan news service which allows readers to access articles without paywalls or subscriptions and allows other news outlets to republish the website’s articles free of charge with attribution.


Spotlights

Jeanna Marie Tidwell
Communication

Creator, "Sir Dapp!"

Rick Maynard
Journalism

Senior Manager, Public Relations and Corporate Communications, Tempur Sealy

J.D. Shelburne
Media Arts and Studies, formerly Telecommunications

Country Music Artist (touring)

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