2020 UK Alumni Association Hall of Distinguished Alumni Honors
The UK Alumni Association’s Hall of Distinguished Alumni was established in 1965 in celebration of the university’s centennial year. Every five years the Association recognizes a select group of outstanding alumni and honors them with induction into the UK Alumni Association Hall of Distinguished Alumni. This honor acknowledges UK alumnus/a who deserve recognition for personal and professional endeavors and community leadership.
In 2020, 27 recipients were inducted into the UK Alumni Association Hall of Distinguished Alumni bringing the overall total to 333. For a complete list of inductees, visit: www.ukalumni.net/hoda.
The 2020 inductees were:
Bub Asman ‘71 - College of Communication & Information
Steven Beshear ‘66 - College of Arts & Sciences; ‘68 - Rosenberg College of Law
Dana Canedy ‘88 - College of Communication & Information
Jon Carloftis ‘86 - College of Communication & Information
Joe Creason* ‘40 - College of Communication & Information
James Duff ‘75 - College of Arts & Sciences
Gene Gabbard ‘61 - College of Engineering
Joe Halcomb ‘74 - College of Engineering; ‘78 College of Medicine
John Heyburn* ‘76 - Rosenberg College of Law
Ashley Judd ‘07 - College of Arts & Sciences
Elmer T. Lee* ‘49 - College of Engineering
Alan Lowe ‘86, ‘89 - College of Arts & Sciences
Davis Marksbury ‘80 - College of Engineering
Sally Mason ‘72, - College of Arts & Sciences
Martha McCarthy ‘66, ‘69 - College of Education
Stan Pigman ‘81 - College of Engineering
Eugene Poole ‘85 - College of Design
Tommy Preston ‘56 - College of Communication & Information
Laura Schwab ‘98 - Rosenberg College of Law
Bill Seale ‘63, ‘75 - College of Arts & Sciences; ‘69 College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Charles Shearer ‘64 - Gatton College of Business & Economics; ‘67 College of Arts & Sciences; ‘12 Honorary Doctorate
Valerie Still ‘00 - College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Greg Summe ‘78 - College of Engineering
Paul Varga ‘85 - Gatton College of Business & Economics
Paul Wagner ‘70 - College of Arts & Sciences; ‘72 Communication & Information
John Williams ‘62 - Gatton College of Business & Economics
Terry Woodward ‘63 - Gatton College of Business & Economics
*Deceased
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