Education

Eastern Kentucky University has announced 741 dean’s award recipients for the fall 2016 semester.
Award recipients include: Michael Jared Wheatley of Lebanon, Martha Cristina Valencia Rueda of Bradfordsville, Barbara Michelle Thompson of St. Francis, Morgan Ellen Mattingly of Loretto, and Stephanie Ann Farmer of Lebanon.
To earn the dean’s award, students must achieve dean’s list honors at EKU for three semesters, not necessarily consecutive. A lapel pin is presented to students by the dean of their academic college.

Eastern Kentucky University has announced that 1,661 students earned president’s list honors for the fall 2016 semester.
The list includes: Johannah Claire Leake, Bailey Anna Spalding, Stephanie Ann Farmer, Abby Catherine Hamilton, Ann Courtney Thompson, Samantha Joe Daugherty, and Valerie Marie Mattingly, all of Lebanon, Barbara Michelle Thompson of St. Francis, Morgan Ellen Mattingly of Loretto, Allison Paige Buckman of Raywick, and Katelyn Michelle Riley of St. Mary.

The Marion County Board of Education has created a new committee to focus specifically on how to attract, recruit and retain staff.
Board Members Brad Cox and Peggy Downs will be representing the school board on the committee, and they are currently soliciting volunteers. The committee will consist of central office staff, principals, teachers, classified staff and community members.