Several Western Kentucky University students from Logan County were honored during the close of the school year this spring. Some of them were:

Logan County High School graduate Jordan Chick was named the Outstanding Sophomore Cadet in Military Science.

LCHS graduate Brooke Cowan White of Russellville was named Outstanding Agricultural Education Student.

Named the Outstanding Senior in Architectural Sciences was RHS graduate Elizabeth Corbin Arrington.

Amar Patel of Russellville received the Outstanding Chemistry Major Award at WKU.

In Psychology award, Meghan K. Purdy of Russellville was named Outstanding Graduate Student, Industrial/Organizational Psychology and Derrick Lottes of Russellville, Outstanding Graduate Student, Industrial/Organizational Psychology.

Ashley Ann Taylor of Auburn was chosen to receive the Bess and Ernest Williams Scholarship, named for the late Logan County Circuit Clerk and his wife of Lewisburg.

Chris Blake of Russellville received the Music Department Faculty Scholarship.

Sarah Fox of Russellville earned the Athena Cage Scholarship.

Joshua Brown of Adairville was chosen for the Potter College Dean's Council of Students.

Zoe C. Pettit of Lewisburg received the Colonel Oscar Payne Cleaver Scholarship from the Department of Theatre and Dance.

Kristin Mosley of Olmstead was named Outstanding Senior in Human Resource Management.

Deanna Gipson of Auburn received the William E. Neel Outstanding Scholarship Award from the College of Health and Human Services.

WKU civil engineering students competed in the Ohio Valley Student Conference March 29-31 at the University of Pittsburgh and finished first overall for the entire conference competition. A total of 13 colleges and universities competed in civil engineering events. In the concrete canoe competition, WKU finished second overall behind Youngstown State. The team placed third in oral presentation, second in final product, and second on the canoe report. In canoe races, WKU finished first in men's distance; second in women's distance and sprint; and third in men's and coed sprint. Concrete canoe team members included Luke Gilliam, Chris Higgins and Elizabeth Cardwell, all of Russellville;

More than 400 artists, family members and friends attended the US Bank Celebration of the Arts award ceremony and reception Feb. 24 at WKU's Kentucky Museum kicking off the largest art exhibition in the region. More than 180 artists displayed 345 works of art. Kentucky Museum Director Timothy Mullin announced winners in each of the categories with Foster and Wassom assisting in award distribution: RHS graduate Jacqui Lubbers, who has taught art at WKU for many years, earned the second highest honor, the Purchase Award. Best of Show went to Steve Clay.

A team of students from WKU's Department of Accounting recently won the Promote and Encourage Accounting in Kentucky (PEAK) Competition, sponsored by the Kentucky Society of CPAs. The PEAK Competition uses a quiz-show format in which participants answer tough questions from the Uniform CPA Exam. Senior Christy Traughber of Adairville was one of the team members.

The Honors College at WKU and WBKO-TV hosted a reception on May 1 to honor this semester's Scholar of the Week recipients. The Scholar of the Week program recognizes young scholars for their achievements. Each student selected is invited to a reception to celebrate their achievements, and a $1,000 scholarship for the Honors College is awarded. Caleb Wills represented RHS while Barrett Rogers and Joseph Faulkner were the honorees from LCHS.

Ann-Meguiar Bouldin, Matthew Edgar and Amber Carroll were the three seventh graders from Logan County who were among about 400 students who congregated at WKU on May 25 to attend the Kentucky Recognition Ceremony for the Duke Talent Identification Program hosted by The Center for Gifted Studies. The event at Diddle Arena honored students for scoring at or above the average for college-bound seniors on one or more sections of the ACT or SAT this year.

Other Honors

The Stevenson Elementary School Academic Team won the regional championship in Franklin. Team members were Hannah Alford, Allison Sandler, Amber Williams, Fraley Watkins, Phillip Wilkerson, Elly Myers, Hunter McDowell, Brendan Farlee, Benjamin Slack, Ethan Paul, Duncan Sandlin, Edward Barber, Keyera Rose, Laura Mullen, Kyran Williams and Tabien Richardson. The coaches were Holly Gilbert and Sara Beth Huston.

Governor's Scholars from Logan County High School are Sye Head, Tori Lynch, Brent Ricey and Jacob Hughes. From Russellville High are Phillip Crawford and Kesi Neblett, who is also a student at the Gatton Academy at WKU.Emilie Gill has been chosen to participate in the Governor's School for the Arts. She attends RHS.

Nine RHS students visited Spain and France during spring break as part of the Gifted and Talented Program as well as the Spanish program. They were Kyle Harris, Brandon Jennett, Matthew Marshall, Kyle Prince, Eduardo Rodriquez, Kelsey Patterson, Allie Blythe, Danielle White and Mollie Thompson. They were accompanied by Spanish teacher Jennifer Rogers and school board member Lovis Patterson.

LCHS students selected to be part of the Rural Electric Youth Tours of Washington, D.C. are Claire Hopkins, Kaitlyn Clark and Josh Vasquez.

LCHS instructor Jan Holliday and her Culinary Skills students have another reason to be proud. On the 2010-11 Kentucky Occupational Skills Standards Assessment (KOSSA) Culinary Skills test, they finished with the top ranking for schools that tested 11-20 students with a 92 percent passing rate. The state average was 45 percent.

Tony Rose wins Spirit Award

LCHS graduate Tony Rose was the recipient of the Spirit of Community Award as part of the Spirit Awards presented by BB&T. It's the 23 ^rd year for the Volunteers in Action Awards based in Bowling Green. Tony is the morning man on Sam 100.7 radio and the public address announcer for WKU men's basketball games.

The announcement said the award “goes to Tony and Sam 100.7 for their tireless work in the community. If you say community needs, you think Tony Rose. His 'paying' job is the radio station, but his volunteer jobs go far beyond. Tony hardly ever says no to non-profits in the area, and can be found emceeing events, on stage at concerts benefitting local charities, and sleeping on a very hot school bus to gather supplies for local children. Together with his employer, Sam 100,7, he exemplifies the spirit of the community through his tireless efforts to make this a better place for us to live, and bring up our families.”

Tony Rose, who was master of ceremonies when Toppers on Tour came to Russellville in late April, is the son of Bessie and the late Johnny Rose. He was featured in a story on The LoJo in July 2009. See it at http://www.theloganjournal.com/Stories.aspx?Article=news21