Hopkinsville Community College has announced the winners in ninth annual Kudos Awards, which recognizes students, organizations, faculty and staff members that promote the overall mission of the college of being an inclusive, student-centered educational institution.
The winners are:
- Outstanding Student Organization of the Year — Phi Theta Kappa
- Recognition of SGA President — student, Daniel Fowler of Hopkinsville
- Exemplary Faculty Member — Holly Dossett of Cadiz
- Exemplary Staff Member — Lillian Hawkins-Grimes of Hopkinsville
- Emerging Leader — student Danielle Myers of Hopkinsville
- Silent Inspiration — student Sara Turner of Stinnett
- Outstanding Student Organization Member of the Year — student Mollie Grace Whitaker of Hopkinsville
- Outstanding Student Employee — student Shaquel Moore of Hopkinsville
- Outstanding Program of the Year — Nursing Program
- Distinguished Student Leader — student Sara Turner of Stinnett
A student who nominated the nursing program for Outstanding Program of the Year stated, “This program deserves MAJOR kudos! When it was determined that we would no longer be in class on campus, each and every member of this program came together to put in place an online learning environment that could, as best as possible, accommodate all nursing students. These unprecedented times brought numerous obstacles for the nursing program. All faculty/staff have risen to the occasion to be sure their students are successful! They are a constant resource for our academic success in nursing. I am proud to be an HCC nursing student!”
HCC Coordinator of Student Activities and Retention Elana Stubbs coordinated the awards process. HCC students, faculty and staff make all Kudos Award nominations.
Jennifer P. Brown is co-founder, publisher and editor of Hoptown Chronicle. You can reach her at editor@hoptownchronicle.org. She spent 30 years as a reporter and editor at the Kentucky New Era. She is a co-chair of the national advisory board to the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, governing board president for the Kentucky Historical Society, and co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition.
