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ALUMNI NEWS

Steve Richardson Named
Outstanding Young Alumni

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teve Richardson has been named this year's state winner of the Outstanding Young Alumni Award. This award goes annually to an alum who is 40 or under who has supported both the College and his or her local community.

The state winner is chosen from outstanding young alumni named by ag alumni chapters across the state. Richardson was recognized at the UK Agriculture Alumni Association Winter Event held in December at the Hyatt Regency, Lexington.

Jeff Pendleton ‘85, immediate past president of the ag alumni association, presents the award to Steve Richardson.

Richardson attended the University of Kentucky from 1983 to 1985. He earned a bachelor's degree in agricultural education from Morehead State University in 1988 and a master's degree from Morehead in ag education in 1992. He received his Rank 1 in administration (a level of teaching certification beyond the master's degree) in 1998.

A teacher for the past 13 years, Richardson currently teaches agriculture at Knott County Central High School and recently started a greenhouse business.
Richardson is involved in the Kentucky Cattlemen's Leadership Program, the Mountain Cattlemen's Association, and the East Kentucky Beef Cattle Council. He has continued his involvement in the College of Agriculture by becoming the local Extension board president, serving on the local Ag Development Council, and participating in regional field days and various other College of Agriculture events.
He has also served as president of the county Extension foundation and as county Extension board president. He has also been active in 4-H, serving as shooting sports coach and as a volunteer at camp and in the horticulture program.

He and his wife Pamela and their two children, Christain and Nadia, live in Pinetop in Knott County.

Outstanding Young Alums for 2002 chosen by ag alumni chapters across the state include : Brian Celsor '95, Mammoth Cave; Dale Duckworth '93, Bluegrass; Rhonda Cornett '01, Wilderness Trail; Steve Richardson (attended '83-'85), Quicksand. Back row: Dexter Knight '86, Fort Harrod; Steven Bach '99, Licking River; Louis McIntire, '88, Lincoln Trail; Aaron Edelson '97, Louisville; Anthony Stevenson '96, Lake Cumberland. Saralyn Porter Hite '90, Pennyrile, is not pictured.

Helping You Grow & Develop

by Grace Gorrell

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ne of the priorities of your UK Agriculture Alumni Association is to provide programming that can help you develop as alumni on the professional and personal levels. In the past two years we have offered several different personal and professional development opportunities and plan to offer more in the future. Here are a few highlights of the programs offered in '02 and the opportunities we plan to offer in 2003:

In the fall of '02 we partnered with Lessons in Leadership to offer a worldwide downlink, "Values-Based Leadership: Restoring Character and Confidence in the Workplace." Green, Bullitt, and Fayette counties linked to the program.
Participants heard William Bennett, former U.S. secretary of education, as well as other key thinkers on ethics. The response was so positive that we are offering another satellite seminar program this year.

On Nov. 5 we will partner with LumaCore, producers of the Luminary Series, which is recognized as a premier producer of leadership and management training programs. We will be part of the world's largest leadership event—Living Leadership: The Power of Executing Greatness. Scheduled speakers, as of press time, include:

  • Ken Blanchard, author of the One-Minute Manager books and the first author to have four books at one time on Business Week's list of the top 15 best sellers.
  • Stephen Covey, author of Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, which was chosen by Chief Executive magazine as one of the two most influential business books of the 20th century.
  • John Maxwell, founder of Maximum Impact, an organization dedicated to helping people maximize their personal and leadership potential, and author of The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership.

The program will also include an exclusive FORTUNE magazine panel discussion—last year this segment featured Rudolph Giuliani, former mayor of New York City, and Jack Welch, former chairman and CEO of General Electric. If we can increase downlink sites and in turn increase participation, the cost could go below $100 per person. The seminar will be open to alumni, any of their peers and coworkers, and to College of Agriculture employees. We will update information at our Web site about the seminar as plans progress (link from www.ca.uky.edu). You can also call us or e-mail us for a brochure on the event. If you are interested in finding out how to get a downlink in your community or in your company, contact the Ag Alumni and Development office.

In conjunction with our Winter Event in December, we held our second annual professional development program. The topic was Life's Balancing Act: How to be a Top Notch Professional and Also Have a Life!

Thanks to financial support from the UK Alumni Association and the College, young alumni received free registration and others got an information-packed day for only $20 per person. Several alums brought coworkers with them. The participants said it was well worth the time commitment. Our topics and speakers were: The Bully is out and Teamwork Is In! with Doug Bruce, specialist in business management and the voice of UK basketball at Rupp Arena; Streamline Your Spaces and Your Life with Sue McMillin, president of With Time To Spare; How Do We Balance Professional and Personal Lives? with Jeff Bishop, professional job coach; Ethical Challenges in our Changing World with Lori Garkovich, UK College of Agriculture.

Participants ended their day by enjoying the annual winter alumni dinner and UK basketball game. Plans are to have our third annual program in conjunction with the Winter Event again in 2003. More information will come to you in the fall and also will be posted on the Web site.

Please contact us if you have topics that you would like to see offered at these seminars or if you want more information on how you can become involved. We are here for you, so please let us know what else we can do to help you more.

Grace Gorrell '79, associate director of Ag Alumni and Development, was honored at Winter Event with the National Alumni Association's Distinguished Service Award, given to only five alumni each year at the University of Kentucky. It was presented to her by Marian Moore Sims ' 72, '76 of the UK Board of Trustees.

In Memoriam

  • Newton R. Bardwell Jr., '43, Hopkinsville, March 19, 2002
  • William M. Britt, retired Robertson County agricultural agent,
    Mt. Olivet, Oct. 7, 2002
  • Georgia Ellen (Conley) Campbell, '39, Lexington, Aug. 26,
    2002
  • Albert G. Clay, former chair of the UK Equine Research
    Foundation, Lexington, Aug. 20, 2002
  • Dr. John B. Clay, '42, Frankfort, Feb. 2, 2002
  • Maurice E. Coppock, '34, Campbellsville, July 6, 2002
  • Marjul (Wright) Cottrell, '73, Guthrie, Oct. 8, 1999
  • Paul B. Cramer Jr., '54, Pinehurst, N.C., Aug. 23, 1999
  • Charles S. Dennis, '50, Covington, Dec. 23, 1998
  • William Norris Duvall, '30, Elkton, Jan.12, 2003
  • Walter E. Ellison, '71, Milian, Ind., Aug. 20, 2001
  • Jane (Hays) Featherston, '51, Lexington, Sept. 29, 2002
  • John I. Gray Jr., '46, Florence, Aug. 17, 2002
  • Wilma Louise (Abrams) Green, '40, Lexington, Nov. 4, 2002
  • Dr. Robert Hail, '50, Hopkinsville, Jan. 11, 2000
  • Col. Ben C. Hardaway Jr., '65, Orlando, Fla., Jan. 9, 2003
  • Dr. James W. Herron, retired agronomy Extension professor,
    Valley Park, Mo., Aug. 20, 2002
  • Mary Frances (Jackson) Johnson, '50, Venice, Fla., Oct. 25,
    2001
  • Mildred E. (Cox) Kallman, '41, Locust Valley, N.Y., June 29,
    2002
  • Capt. Donald Kells, '42, Dry Ridge, Sept. 9, 2002
  • Charles M. Martin, '48, Pickerington, Ohio, Oct. 1, 2001
  • Sherri McCleanhan, Menifee County family and consumer
    sciences agent, Frenchburg, Dec. 30, 2002
  • William C. McClure, '42, Knoxville, Tenn., July 1, 2002
  • Charles V. McDaniel, '49, Greensburg, April 15, 2002
  • Rob Roy Norton, '38, Cynthiana, Jan. 9, 2002
  • Eddie C. Pasco, '42, Beaver Dam, April 25, 2002
  • Virginia Belle (Featherston) Ray, '29, Dallas, Tex., June 11,
    2002
  • Ulysses Reneau, '71, Albany, Nov. 23, 2001
  • Robert D. Selvidge, '53, Lowell, Ind., May 20, 1999
  • Luther E. Smith Jr., Warren County agricultural agent,
    Bowling Green, Jan. 10, 2003
  • Sarah A. (Whittinghill) Samuelson Trask, '35, Carmel,
    Calif., June 1, 2002
  • Charles S. White, '31, Paris, July 11, 2002
  • Frank E. Wilford, '42 (business and economics), Lexington,
    Aug. 14, 2001
  • Everette E. Witt, '50, Milan, Ind., Jan. 31, 2002
  • Morris A. Wright, '77, Lexington, Sept. 6, 2002
  • Dr. Adolph A. Wysocki, '75, Norco, Calif., June 2, 2002

1960s

James Wayne Livesay '60 is currently farming in Taylor County. He retired from the UK Cooperative Extension Service in 1992 in Adair County. He now restores antique John Deere tractors and enjoys attending tractor shows and festivals.


1970s

John W. Poe '78 of Midway, who was a student of the first graduating class of the new Kentucky School of Public Health, received his master's degree in public health-epidemiology in December 2002. He is in private veterinary practice in Central Kentucky.

David W. Case, '79, has accepted a position as technical sales representative covering Ohio and Michigan for Gustafson LLC, a partially owned subsidiary of Bayer. He was previously with Bayer Crop Science for 12 years. David serves as treasurer of the UK Alumni Association chapter in Dayton, Ohio. He and his wife of 20 years, Dorothy, live in Enon, Ohio.

Jim McWilson '79, has been appointed vice president of sales for the Americas for Printronix Inc. Jim, who lives in Oakton, Va., has worked for more than 18 years in sales and marketing management for computer hardware and software companies.


1990s

Tracy Gillilan '93, and Dale Inskeep were married Aug. 21, 2002. Tracy is employed with Farm Credit Services in Lafayette, Ind. Dale works for Newton Oil Company in Lafayette. They live in Clarks Hill, Ind.

Kentucky Area Alumni Events!

15 UK College of Agriculture alumni events will be held this summer. Plan now to attend. To find the event closest to you, just go to the College's Web site, then link to Alumni.

www.ca.uky.edu

Who’s Who for 2003

Area Chapter Presidents

Susan Hayes ' 75, '78
Bluegrass

Michael Smith '98
Fort Harrod

Mike Mullican Jr. '94
Green River

Steve Doss '93
Lake Cumberland

Don Johnson '75
Licking River

Kevin Jolly '91
Lincoln Trail

Aaron Edelson '97
Louisville

Justin Marsh '95
Mammoth Cave

Danny Bailey '68
Northeast North

David Pelphrey '85
Northeast South

J. Whitney Stith '90
Northern Kentucky

Sara Rogers '90
Pennyrile

Charles McIntire '84
Purchase

David Cornett '81
Quicksand

Dr. Mark S. Smith '86
Wilderness Trail

Faculty Directors

Lori Garkovich
Teaching Representative

Laura Wilson
Extension Representative

Robert Pearce
Research Representative

Student Directors:

Stephanie Ring
Ag Student Council

Josh Long
FarmHouse Fraternity

Erin Shultz
Independent

Travis Buchanan
AGR (Alpha Gamma Rho)

Tracy Webb
CERES

Executive Board

Dennis Parrett '81, President—Lincoln Trail

Doug Thomas '81, Vice President—Bluegrass

Brian Stedelin '98, Secretary—Purchase

Tony Holloway '91, Treasurer—Pennyrile

Jeff Pendleton '85, Immediate Past President—Fort Harrod

Bobby Gaffney '75, National Agriculture Alumni and Development Association Representative—Fort Harrod

Grace Gorrell '79, Alumni Coordinator

Incoming Ag Alumni Association

Board members for 2003-2004
include (left to right):
Mark Smith '86,
Wilderness Trail area;
Kevin Jolly '91, Lincoln Trail;
Steve Doss '93, Lake Cumberland;
Whitney Stith '90, Northern Kentucky;
Mike Mullican Jr. '94, Green River.
Not pictured are
Michael Smith, '98; Fort Harrod;
Danny Bailey '68, Northeast North;
David Pelphery '85, Northeast South; and
Charles McIntire '84, Purchase.


Join the Agriculture Alumni Association. Membership benefits include discounts on alumni events, eligibility for various alumni awards, and eligibility for membership
in the UK Federal Credit Union and the Hilary J. Boone Center for faculty, staff, and alumni.

Annual dues for 2003
Single membership— $10
Spouse— $7

Lifetime Membership
Single— $150
Spouse— $105

  • Lifetime membership may be paid over three years at $60 a year.
  • A lifetime spouse membership may be paid over three years at $40 a year.
  • Graduates in the past year receive a free membership for one year.

Make your check payable to:
UK Agriculture Alumni Association

Mail to:
UK Agriculture Alumni Association
P.O. Box 21925
Lexington, Kentucky
40522-1925

Executive Board members of the Ag Alumni Association for 2003-2004
include (top to bottom)
Doug Thomas, '81, vice-president;
Brian Stedelin, '98, secretary;
Bobby Gaffney,'75, representative to the National Agricultural Alumni and Development Association;
Dennis Parrett, '81, president;
Jeff Pendleton, '85, immediate past president. Not pictured: Tony Holloway ‘91, treasurer.

Ag Alum Becomes First UK Female Athlete to Have Jersey Retired

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alerie Still '01, a former women's basketball standout, has become the first female letter winner in any UK sport to have her jersey retired.

The jersey retirement ceremony was during halftime of the UK women's basketball game on Jan. 12 (UK beat Alabama, 59 to 55). Still, whose degree is in animal sciences, is the all-time leading scorer (2,763) and rebounder (1,525) for both UK men and women.

Still ushered Kentucky's women's program from new varsity status to title hopeful in the NCAA. She eclipsed Dan Issel (1968-70), who owns records for most points scored (2,138) and most rebounds (1,078) in a career. Like Issel, Still was a consensus All-American.

Still led in scoring four straight seasons and had a career average of 23.2. At one point during the 1981-82 season, she led the nation in both scoring and rebounding before finishing second in both categories (25 points per game and 14.3 rebounds per game). She led the team to its highest national ranking (fourth) in 1983 and helped UK roll up a home court win streak of 31 games from 1980-82. In 1983, she led the sixth-ranked Cats to an 80-66 upset over powerhouse Old Dominion before a record crowd of 10,622 in UK's Memorial Coliseum.

After leaving UK, Still had a successful career in the Italian Professional League. While in Italy, Still was a television actress and hosted her own television show, Still Basket.

Upon her return to the United States, Still became a charter member of the American Basketball League for Women and was a two-time Most Valuable Player of the league's Championship Series. Still later played for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association before retiring from basketball, but she returned last season as an assistant coach for the WNBA's Orlando Miracle.

Still is also an accomplished print model and a professional-caliber pianist. She now lives in Powell, Ohio, with her husband Rob Lock '91, also a former UK basketball player, and their son, Aaron.

She runs The Valerie Still Foundation, a not-for-profit organization that works to ensure that girls are encouraged and instructed to develop their talents.
—UK Media Relations

Roundup 2003 Sept. 27

Come watch the Wildcats take on the Florida Gators,
but make sure you come early to enjoy all the excitement of the
2003 Roundup activities.

Don't miss the biggest and best alumni event
held on campus each year!
(Roundup will begin 4 hours before kickoff.)
More information will come to you by mail in late July and be posted on the Web at www.ca.uky.edu

2003 Football Schedule

Aug. 31 Louisville
Sept. 6 Murray State
Sept. 13 at Alabama
Sept. 20 at Indiana
Sept. 27 Florida
Oct. 4 open
Oct. 11 at South Carolina
Oct. 18 Ohio University (Homecoming)
Oct. 25 Mississippi State
Nov. 1 Arkansas
Nov. 8 open
Nov. 15 at Vanderbilt
Nov. 22 at Georgia
Nov. 29 Tennessee
(Check the UK Athletics Web site for more information.)

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