NEWS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS)
Date: April 29, 2005
Contact: Terri Giltner, (859) 256-3186, terri.giltner@kctcs.edu
Jackie Bondurant, (859) 256-3219, jackie.bondurant@kctcs.edu
KCTCS announces 5,521 graduation candidates for the 2005 spring semester
Includes a total of 8,611 credentials to be awarded
VERSAILLES, Ky. (April 29, 2005) - The Kentucky Community and Technical College System will honor 5,521 candidates for graduation in college ceremonies across the state.
"Graduation marks not only new beginnings for our students, it signifies the importance of our work as educators," said KCTCS President Michael B. McCall. "I commend all the families who have supported our students, as well as the faculty and staff at our colleges for their contribution to student success."
Many of the candidates are receiving more than one credential. The 8,611 credentials include 3,813 certificates, 1,392 diplomas, and 3,406 degrees.
Spring commencement exercises at the KCTCS colleges are scheduled to begin April 29. A list of college ceremonies including time, place, and keynote speakers follows. In addition, a table listing the number of graduating students and their credentials is attached.
2005 Commencement Schedule
Ashland Community and Technical College:
Friday, May 13, 7:00 p.m., Paramount Arts Center; commencement speakers: The Honorable Rocky Adkins, KY 99th District Representative; KCTCS President Michael B. McCall, and Susan A. Adams, a graduate from Ashland.
Big Sandy Community and Technical College:
Friday, May 13, 7:00 p.m., Mountain Arts Center, Prestonsburg, commencement speaker: Kenny Rice, sportscaster and 2005 Outstanding Alumnus.
Bluegrass Community and Technical College District:
Central Kentucky Technical College:
Friday, May 6, 7:00 p.m., Frankfort Convention Center; commencement speaker: Dr. Charles Wade, a 26-year employee of the Kentucky Department of Education and division director in vocational education.
Lexington Community College:
Sunday, May 9, 7:30 p.m., Rupp Arena; commencement speaker: First Lady of Kentucky Glenna Fletcher, a graduate of Lexington CC.
Bowling Green Technical College:
Friday, April 29, 6:00 p.m., Hillvue Heights Church, Bowling Green; commencement speaker: KCTCS Chancellor Keith Bird.
Elizabethtown Community and Technical College:
Monday, May 9, 7 p.m., Central Hardin High School; commencement speaker: The Reverend Rachel Marshall, the first student to enroll in Elizabethtown Community College in 1964.
Gateway Community and Technical College:
Friday, May 13, 2005, 7 p.m. [tickets required to attend] Northern Kentucky Convention Center; commencement speaker, TBA.
Hazard Community and Technical College:
Saturday, May 14, 10 a.m., Perry County Central High School; commencement speaker: Cynthia Osborne, KCTCS Board of Regents student representative and Hazard CTC student.
Henderson Community College:
Friday, May 13, 7 p.m., Fine Arts Center; commencement speaker: Billy R. Cooper, executive director of the Earle C. Clements Job Corps Academy, Morganfield.
Hopkinsville Community College:
Friday, May 6, 7 p.m., Hopkinsville-Christian County Conference and Convention Center; commencement speakers: Christian County attorney Mike Foster, a member of the first Hopkinsville CC graduating class of 1967; Claudine Farmer, student government president; and Cynthia Atkins, the 2004-2005 outstanding faculty member.
Jefferson Community and Technical College:
Monday, May 9, 6:30 p.m., Crystal Ballroom, Kentucky International Convention Center; commencement speakers include: Liza A. Mattingly, a graduating student from Louisville and winner of the Maria B. Miller Speech Award.
Madisonville Community College:
Friday, May 6, 7 p.m., Glema Mahr Center for the Arts; commencement speaker: Dr. Anne Cairns Federlein, president of Kentucky Wesleyan College, Owensboro.
Maysville Community and Technical College:
Friday, May 6, 6:30 p.m., front lawn of the Maysville Campus; commencement speaker: The Honorable Robin Webb, State Representative, House District 98.
Owensboro Community and Technical College:
Tuesday, May 10, 7:00 p.m., Owensboro Sportscenter; commencement speaker: Gene Wilhoite, Kentucky Commissioner on Education.
Somerset Community College:
Friday, May 6, 7:30 p.m., The Center for Rural Development; commencement speakers: Lois McWhorter, Somerset CC faculty; and two alumni, Dr. Rodney Oakes, Somerset physician; and Beth Hall, of Evans and Hall accounting firm.
Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College:
Friday, May 6, 6 p.m., Cumberland Campus, Lower Parking Lot; commencement speaker: Lexington-Fayette Urban League President and CEO P.G. Peeples.
West Kentucky Community and Technical College:
Friday, May 13, 7 p.m., Paducah Expo Center; commencement speaker: Congressman Ed Whitfield, First Congressional District.
Kentucky Community and Technical College System
Spring 2005 Candidates for Graduation***
ASHLAND
208 Students Receiving Credentials*
328 Credentials Awarded**
BIG SANDY
291 Students Receiving Credentials*
621 Credentials Awarded**
BLUEGRASS
454 Students Receiving Credentials*
901 Credentials Awarded**
BOWLING GREEN
228 Students Receiving Credentials*
326 Credentials Awarded**
ELIZABETHTOWN
306 Students Receiving Credentials*
310 Credentials Awarded**
GATEWAY
202 Students Receiving Credentials*
213 Credentials Awarded**
HAZARD
325 Students Receiving Credentials*
606 Credentials Awarded**
HENDERSON
112 Students Receiving Credentials*
128 Credentials Awarded**
HOPKINSVILLE
276 Students Receiving Credentials*
433 Credentials Awarded**
JEFFERSON
629 Students Receiving Credentials*
914 Credentials Awarded**
MADISONVILLE
322 Students Receiving Credentials*
399 Credentials Awarded**
MAYSVILLE
355 Students Receiving Credentials*
669 Credentials Awarded**
OWENSBORO
275 Students Receiving Credentials*
431 Credentials Awarded**
SOMERSET
477 Students Receiving Credentials*
716 Credentials Awarded**
SOUTHEAST
481 Students Receiving Credentials*
669 Credentials Awarded**
WEST KENTUCKY
580 Students Receiving Credentials*
947 Credentials Awarded**
SYSTEM TOTAL
5521 Students Receiving Credentials*
8611 Credentials Awarded**
*Unduplicated Count of Students Receiving Credentials
**Includes Duplicate Credentials Awarded
***As of End of Business 4-27-2005, excludes 14 credentials in pending programs.
KCTCS is changing the lives of Kentuckians by providing affordable and accessible postsecondary education at 16 community and technical colleges on 65 campuses throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky. For more information, visit www.kctcs.edu.