Gavin Posey Named to 2018 KCTCS All-Academic Team

2018 Apr 5

Gavin Posey of Paducah is one of two West Kentucky Community and Technical College students who have been named to the 2018 Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) All-Academic Team. Fellow student Meagan Truitt has also been named to this year’s team.

The KCTCS All-Academic Team recognizes outstanding students from the 16 community and technical colleges in Kentucky. Each student successfully represent high achievement in the areas of scholarship, service and leadership.

“I am proud to represent WKCTC on the KCTCS All-Academic Team,” said Posey, who will be earning both an associate in science degree and an associate in arts degree in May, said, "The WKCTC community has given me the opportunity to grow as a student, as a leader, and as a member of this community."

Over the past two years at WKCTC, Posey has actively participated in many aspects of campus life and within the community. He has served as WKCTC's Student Government Association (SGA) president, vice president of Phi Theta Kappa-Iota Eta Chapter and vice president of WKCTC's film club. A student ambassador, he is a graduate of the Paducah Youth L.E.A.D. program and is also one of two students elected by their SGA peers to serve on the KCTCS Board of Regents through August 2018. He was also named WKCTC's Student of the Year for 2017.

Among more than 800 Spring 2018 candidates for graduation, Posey and Truitt will be the featued speakers at WKCTC's Spring Commencement on Saturday, May 5 at Luther F. Carson Four Rivers Center. They will speak at both the 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. ceremonies.

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West Kentucky Community and Technical College (WKCTC) has been recognized as an Aspen Prize Top 10 Community College each of the four times the Prize has been awarded by the Aspen Institute and has twice been named a Finalist with Distinction for providing students with strong job training and continuing higher education opportunity, for achieving high