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Kentucky Association for College Admission Counseling
KASCAC & KYACAC AWARD RECIPIENTS Carolyn Quire Service Award Recognizes an outstanding high school guidance counselor for his/her demonstrated service and contributions to the profession of counseling students in transition. Carolyn Quire, our friend, our mentor and our counselor died in October 2005. Carolyn was a gift, a priceless and timeless gift who always kept on giving. Carolyn was a tremendous high school guidance counselor. She worked many years at Pleasure Ridge Park High School in Louisville. She left PRP to go with her dear friend Sandy Allen to be a high school counselor at Ballard High School. After only one year at Ballard Dr. W. D. Bruce moved Carolyn to the Jefferson County Board of Education. She became the new Director of Guidance Services for the entire school district. Carolyn was an active member of her professional organizations, at the local, state and national levels. She served as a member and a leader of all her professional organizations. The name Carolyn Quire means something special to everyone who knew her. 1998 Gail Brown, Jeffersontown High School 1999 Joan Giancola, Butler High School 2000 Prudie Campbell, West Jessamine High School 2001 Dian Graham, Ballard High School 2002 Sue Ruddy, Tates Creek High School 2003 Diane Crouch, Tates Creek High School 2004 John Rogers, Lexington Catholic High School 2005 Elaine Salvo, Assumption High School 2006 Michael Meredith, Grayson County High School 2007 Linda Ilnick & Mary Ann Pieper, Pleasure Ridge Park High School 2008 Jennifer Martin, Trinity High School 2009 Susan Williams, Calloway County High School 2010 Ron Padgett, Sacred Heart Academy 2011 Barbara Sue Longacre, Fairdale High School 2012 Jim Brown, Retired 2013 Dianne Meredith, Jefferson High School 2014 Danny Easley, Kentucky Country Day School 2015 Chris Reeves, Beechwood High School 2016 Tiffani Williams, Pleasure Ridge Park High School 2017 Leigh Jackson, Assumption High School 2018 Susan Daugherty, Saint Henry District High School 2019 Trinity Walsh, Highlands High School 2020 Jill Crutcher, Louisville Male High School 2021 Joel Ford, Conner High School James Leslie “Les” Grigsby Service Award Recognizes an outstanding college admission professional for his/her demonstrated service and contributions to the profession of counseling students in transition. Les Grigsby received his bachelor and master degrees from Eastern Kentucky University. He began working in admissions there in 1974 and served as Director of Admissions for 26 years. During Les’s career at EKU he was heavily involved with the Kentucky Association of College Registrars and Admissions Officers (KACRAO) serving as an officer and chairing numerous committees. Les became involved with a newly formed organization in the early 80’s called KACAC – the Kentucky Association of College and Admission Counselors that was later changed to KASCAC then to KYACAC. The Les Grigsby Award is to recognize a college or university counselor who has been outstanding in helping students and their parents in the transition from high school to college while making contributions to the KYACAC organization. Upon retiring from EKU Les and his wife Cherilyn moved to South Carolina and he began working at Clemson University as the International Admissions Coordinator. He held this position until his death in 2009. 1999 Paul Radke, Murray State University 2000 Kelly Sullivan Holland, University of Kentucky 2001 Doris Clark Parham, Murray State University 2002 Brad Goan, University of Kentucky 2003 Donna Robbins, University of Louisville 2004 Sarah Coen, Transylvania University 2005 Rebecca Groh, Transylvania University 2006 Bob Nesmith, Centre College 2007 Jason Headrick, University of Kentucky 2008 Sara Yount, Bellarmine University 2009 Deana Ison, Transylvania University 2010 Johnnie Johnson, Georgetown College 2011 Scott Gordon, Western Kentucky University 2012 William Sarge, Thomas More College 2013 Roslyn White, Murray State University 2014 Kim Schroader, Transylvania University 2015 Kim Merritt, Eastern Kentucky University 2016 Jennifer Young, Murray State University 2017 Joe Fries, Sallie Mae 2018 Ashley Figgins, Northern Kentucky University 2019 David DeWitt, Centre College 2020 Kendrick Quisenberry, Murray State University 2021 Ticha Chikuni, Georgetown College Lifetime Membership Award There are some awards that KYACAC holds for special circumstances. The next award has only been presented a handful of times in the history of KYACAC. The Lifetime membership award is given to a member who has provided leadership, support, encouragement and much more through many years of service within KYACAC. 1999 Carolyn Quire, Jefferson County Public Schools Ray Stines, University of Louisville 2000 Leonard Brown, Jefferson County Public Schools Jack Geary, Louisville Collegiate School 2001 Gail Brown, Jefferson County Public Schools 2004 Prudie Campbell, West Jessamine High School 2008 Dian Graham, Jefferson County Public Schools Paul Radke, Murray State University 2014 Donna Robbins, University of Louisville 2016 Michael Meredith, Edmonson County High School 2020 Roslyn White, Murray State University Ray Stines Founder’s Award Recognizes a member who has made a lasting and significant impact on the organization. Ray Stines retired in 2007 after 38 years at University of Louisville. He began his U of L career as Director of Admissions and finished as Director of Student Services. Prior to moving to Louisville, Ray was Dean of the College and Physics professor at Sue Bennett College in London, KY. Ray coached basketball at Ferguson High School and coached basketball, baseball and taught mathematics at Somerset High School. He earned his B.S. degree in mathematics at Bethel University (TN) while leading their basketball team in scoring. With a strong commitment to his professional associations, Ray served as President of the Southern Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (SACRAO), as President of the Kentucky Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (KACRAO), as President of the Kentucky Association of College Admission Counselors (now KYACAC) and obtained the charter for founding the initial organization KACAC. Other professional activities included three years as a member of the National Merit Scholarship Selection Committee, member of the Governor’s Scholar Selection Committee, and member of the NCAA Round Table Discussion for Student-Athlete eligibility issues. Ray’s most recent honor from his collegiate days and professional career was his induction into the Bethel University Hall of Fame in 2010. 2007 Paul Radke, Murray State University 2008 Prudie Campbell, Retired – West Jessamine High School 2009 Gary Martin, Henry Clay High School 2010 Carolyn Quire, Retired – Jefferson County Public Schools 2011 Buck Rogers 2013 Donna Robbins, University of Louisville 2014 Michael Meredith, Edmonson County High School 2018 Cheryl Hicks, Murray State University 2020 Chris Reeves, Beechwood High School 2021 Melissa Gorbandt, Northern Kentucky University KYACAC Supervisor Award Recognizes a professional in a senior leadership role (high school principal, central office professional, Director of Admissions, Chief Enrollment Officer, etc.) who has demonstrated support for KYACAC through promoting awareness, encouraging participation and professional growth of its members, and by showing appreciation for the organization and its mission. 2010 Dr. Carol Montgomery, Jefferson County Public Schools 2011 Rob Akers, Woodford County Schools 2013 David Johnson, Pleasure Ridge Park 2014 Brad Goan, Transylvania University 2015 Melissa Gorbandt, Northern Kentucky University 2016 Susan Hopkins, KHEAA 2018 Victoria Hidalgo, Hanover College Rising Star Award Recognizes an outstanding new college admissions or secondary counseling professional (in the profession for fewer than five years) for his/her demonstrated service and contributions to the profession of counseling students in transition. 2011 Jordan Smith, Murray State University 2012 Betsey Bachert, Transylvania University 2013 Anna Taul, University of Kentucky 2014 Tiffani Williams, Pleasure Ridge Park High School 2015 Allie Kerns, Western Kentucky University 2016 Alison Lonneman, Beechwood High School 2017 Meredith Norman, Western Kentucky University 2018 Logan Sparks, University of Kentucky 2019 Katie Goben, Spalding University 2020 October Henson, Middle Tennessee State University 2021 Ann Knezetic, Saint Louis University Human Relations Award 1999 Jack Geary, Louisville Collegiate School 2000 Grant Talbott, Owensboro Community College 2001 Rhonda Webb, Northern Kentucky University 2004 Doris Clark Parham, Murray State University 2005 Paul Radke, Murray State University 2008 Roslyn White, Murray State University 2009 Michael Meredith, Grayson County High School 2010 Richard “Dick” McLaughlin, Metropolitan College Inclusion, Access, and Success Award 2019 Lindsey Atkinson, University of Kentucky 2020 Kevin Buckley, University of Louisville 2021 Kendrick Quisenberry, Murray State University 2021 Karina Bruce, Western Kentucky University Presidential Service Recognition Award 2020 Johnnie Johnson, Transylvania University 2021 Jasmine Drinkard, JCPS |