KCTCS announces All-Academic Team

The Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) announced its top students for the 2022-23 academic year. Thirty-one students, representing each of the 16 colleges, were selected for the KCTCS All-Academic Team. Students were chosen based on a rigorous process that focuses on academic performance and community service.

This year’s All-Academic Team Students are: 

Ashland Community and Technical College:  Nyx Nichols, Associate in Arts and
Ashley Casey, Associate in Applied Science in Nursing 

Big Sandy Community and Technical College: Blake Endicott, Business Administration 

Bluegrass Community and Technical College: Zinnah Caluag, Health Science Technology and Alix McCord, Associate in Arts 

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College:  Daniel Noble, Associate in Science and David Stout, Electrical Technology 

Gateway Community and Technical College:  Jessica Proliitt, Associate in Science and 
Adisyn Donk, Engineering Technology (Welding)

Hazard Community and Technical College: Spencer H. Whisman, Associate in Arts and Shana Napier, Welding Technology 

Henderson Community College: Lillian D. Wilson, Associate in Arts and
Sydney Book,  Associate in Applied Science in Nursing 

Hopkinsville Community College: Jaylan Renna, Associate in Science and Associate in Arts and Andrew Greene, Associate in Applied Science 

Jefferson Community and Technical College: Jon G. Neumann, Radiography

and Kya Johnson, Business Administration 

Madisonville Community College:  DeAnna M. Garrity, Associate in Applied Science (Business Administration) and John L. Melton, Associate in Arts 

Maysville Community and Technical College: Andrea Ginter, Associate in Arts and Associate in Science and Elizabeth Johnson, Associate in Applied Science in Nursing

Owensboro Community and Technical College: Ella D. Fogle, Associate in Arts
and Austin A. Ellis,  Engineering and Electronics Technology 

Somerset Community College: Allison R.  Cooley and Kaylee Fitzgerald, Physical Therapist Assistant  

Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College: Kathleen E. Baker, Associate in Arts and Ashley N. Davis, Associate in Applied Science

Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College: David Howard, Respiratory and Penelope
Hensley, Associate in Arts and Associate in Applied Science          

West Kentucky Community and Technical College: Andrew R. Cornelius, Business Administration and Cameron Dorris, Associate in Arts 

KCTCS is also honoring two New Century Scholars. Allison Cooley, a student at Somerset Community College (SCC), has been named the New Century Workforce Pathways Scholar. Kaylee Fitzgerald, also a student from SCC, has been named the New Century Transfer Scholar. 

Zinnah Caluag, a student at Bluegrass Community and Technical College, has been named a Bronze Scholar on the Coca-Cola 2023 Academic Team.

The New Century Scholars program annually recognizes 104 Scholars in the U.S. Each New Century Workforce Pathway Scholar receives special recognition at the Association of Community College Trustees Congress. New Century Transfer Pathway Scholars receive special recognition at the American Association of Community Colleges Convention.

The New Century Scholarship program is sponsored by The Coca-Cola Foundation, The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation, the American Association of Community Colleges and Phi Theta Kappa.

A video of the team is available to view.