A Hopkinsville Community College endowment has been established with an initial gift of $60,000 to fund the English Lacy Scholarship for students pursuing careers in accounting and business. It recognizes Lacy, a longtime certified public accountant in Hopkinsville.
“The English Lacy Scholarship is the first of its kind to be established at HCC specifically to benefit accounting students,” Rena Young, HCC vice president of advancement/marketing and HCC Foundation executive director, said in a press release. “This investment will help students persist to a credential, increasing the number of skilled accounting professionals in and around Hopkinsville.”
Lacy graduated from Hopkinsville High School in 1970 and earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting from Western Kentucky University in 1974. He received the CPA certification in 1979. He founded English Lacy & Co. and practiced with Sandra Boyd until his recent retirement.
The founder and partners of Calhoun & Co. and the Randy and Judy Arnold Foundation provided the initial gift of $60,000 to create the foundation in honor of Lacy’s 50-year career in Hopkinsville, according to the college’s press release.
Additional gifts can be made at any time to the scholarship fund. Donations can be made online or by calling the HCC Advancement Office at 270-707-3733.
The Lacy Scholarship, providing assistance for tuition, books and other supplies, will be awarded annually beginning in the fall of 2025.
Full- and part-time students from Christian, Todd, Trigg and Caldwell counties are eligible to receive the scholarship. A student must be pursuing a credential at HCC in the program area of business administration. Priority will be given to students in an accounting track.
