West Kentucky Community & Technical College

Sixteen West Kentucky Community and Technical College students participated in roundtable discussions as part of the Student Success Center's Success Hour Series in Spring 2023.

Krystian Clayton of Marshall County was named 2021 April Student of the Month at West Kentucky Community and Technical College. Congratulations Krystian!

Congratulations to Savana Watson of Paducah for being named March Student of the Month for West Kentucky Community and Technical College!

Congratulations to Dylan Richards for being named West Kentucky Community and Technical College's 2019 February Student of the Month! Dylan is 20 years old and is a 2017 honor graduate of McCracken County High School. He became part of the WKCTC family in fall 2017. "In high school I always thought I wanted to be a physical therapist. However, after taking FYE 105 at WKCTC and taking advice from advisors, I knew that I would truly enjoy a career as a high school history teacher. WKCTC helped me realize my passion in history and that my desire to help others could be used through teaching. If I had gone to a big university right out of high school, I don't believe the decision would have been as clear." Dylan is the president of the WKCTC's Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, the vice president of the Student Government Association, a student ambassador, a West Kentucky Stars basketball athlete, a TRIO tutor, member of the Spanish Honor Society, and secretary of the Kentucky Education Association chapter. Through his volunteer work in the Paducah community he received the honor of being named a Kentucky Colonel and a Duke of Paducah. He also graduated from the Paducah Youth L.E.A.D. program. When not a school, Dylan likes playing basketball, camping, hiking/biking, playing guitar, reading, watching movies and traveling. He has also earned the rank of Eagle Scout. Way to go Dylan!!

Congratulations to Jonmichael Wentworth of Paducah for being named Student of the Month for September 2018 at West Kentucky Community and Technical College. "I feel honored to be selected as Student of the Month, especially since there are so many great students here," said Wentworth, a criminal justice major. He said his father and grandfather, who are retired police officers and his uncle, who is currently working with the Paducah Police Department inspired him to choose to study criminal justice. Wentworth said his advisor and friend Gary Reese has been "a tremendous role model for me and has helped me achieve my goals here at WKCTC." He said the college offers exactly what he needs to become qualified for a law enforcement position, adding his life goals are to help as many people as he can and to help make a positive impact in the community any way he can.

At the end of July, WKCTC's Class of 2018 diagnostic medical sonography students had a pool party celebrating their 100% pass rate on the Specialty Physics Instrumentation exam that they took this summer. All the students passed the test on their first try! Way to go! Pictured left to right: Katelyn Williams, Christian Tate, Erin Goodaker, Rachel Phipps, McKenzie Hobbs, Haley Thurman, Hannah Abner, Shannie Henderson, Kiecyn Hamilton, Keaton Lewis, and Kayli Yates. Not Pictured: Kara McKinley

WKCTC's Kyle Garner of Paducah was named March Student of the Month. Way to go Kyle!

Mariah Davis, a criminal justice student at West Kentucky Community and Technical College, has been named February Student of the Month. Way to go, Mariah!

Seventy-one WKCTC students received honor awards during the 2018 Honors Ceremony held in the Clemens Fine Arts Theatre May 3. Congrats everyone!

More than 100 students from across western Kentucky recently attended West Kentucky Community and Technical College's first IT Connect conference at the Emerging Technology Center November 10.

Ballard County resident Brooke Brown was recenly named West Kentucky Community and Technical College's October Student of the Month. Congratulations Brooke!

Paducah's Austin Knapp was recently selected as West Kentucky Community and Technical College's September Student of the Month. Congrats Austin!

Grace Tracy of Ledbetter was recently named West Kentucky Community and Technical College's November Student of the Month. Way to go Grace!

Congratulations to Brittany Carruthers, Dylan Howard, Tamera Lott, and Porsche Wilson on being awarded the Minority Educator Recruitment and Retention Scholarship for the 2017-2018 academic year. The Kentucky Department of Education provides the scholarship. These students have committed to seeking a four year degree in Education and teaching in the state of Kentucky. WKCTC is pleased to be able to provide Education courses that assist students on their academic pathway toward their future certification and career!

Paducah's Amia Wright was named February Student of the Month at West Kentucky Community and Technical College! Congrats Amia!

Paducah's Charity Itiav-Gar was recently named October Student of the Month at West Kentucky Community and Technical College. Congratulations Charity!

Congratulations to Virginia Blanco-Mireles for being named as September Student of the Month at West Kentucky Community and Technical College. Way to go Virginia!

Congratulations to Georgiana Roberts of Mayfield for recently being named 2015 Student of the Year at West Kentucky Community and Technical College! Selection of the Student of the Year is based on continuous academic performance, active participation in various student organizational activities and community service, while exhibiting a positive and encouraging attitude. Students had to maintain a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.7 or higher and must have held and been successful in a significant leadership role on campus or within the community.

Oluwaseun "Sean" Sholola was recently named February Student of the Month at West Kentucky Community and Technical College.

Three welding students recently were the first to pass their American Welding Society D1.1 Unlimited Test at West Kentucky Community and Technical College. WKCTC recently completed accreditation to become an Accredited Test Facility (ATF) for the American Welding Society. The college is one of only four accredited testing facilities (ATF) for the AWS in Kentucky.

Congratulations to Barbara Adams of Paducah! She was recently named as the November Student of the Month at West Kentucky Community and Technical College.

Congratulations to Kelsey Couch of Paducah! She was recently named October Student of the Month at West Kentucky Community and Technical College.

Congratulations to Lilly Kaler of Paducah! Lilly was recently named the West Kentucky Community and Technical College September Student of the Month!

West Kentucky Community and Technical College student Asheley Thomas of Boaz recently took home a national honor from the Phi Beta Lambda National Leadership Conference in Chicago last month. Thomas was one of the more than 1,600 of America's best and brightest college students from across the United States who participated in the PBL Step Up to the Challenge conference in the Windy City June 24-27. Thomas placed third overall in the macroeconomics category. "It feels fantastic; I feel honored to have received this recognition for a great deal of hard work," said Thomas. The award was part of a comprehensive national competitive events program sponsored by the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) and PBL that recognizes and rewards excellence in a broad range of business and career-related areas.

Congratulations to Georgiana Roberts of Mayfield! Georgiana was recently named the West Kentucky Community and Technical College April Student of the Month!

Courtney Walker of Grand Rivers was one of 92 students recognized at West Kentucky Community and Technical College's 2015 Honors Ceremony April 30 in the Clemens Fine Arts Center. Courtney was recognized for receiving an Award for Excellence in Communication and the 2014 Coca Cola Leader of Promise award. Courtney received a $1,000 scholarship from Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society as a Coca-Cola Leader of Promise Scholar to further her associate degree studies.This is the first time a WKCTC student has received the Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholarship. Congratulations Courtney for both awards!

Sixty-nine WKCTC nursing students will receive nursing pins with 46 representing completion of the Associate Degree in Nursing Program and 23 receiving pins representing completion of the Practical Nursing Program. The ceremony will be held May 9 at 11:30 a.m. at the Luther F. Carson Four Rivers Center.

Congratulation to Robin Gericke of Paducah! Robin was recently named the West Kentucky Community and Technical College March Student of the Month.

The Student of the Month program at West Kentucky Community & Technical College is designed to recognize the accomplishments of students on campus. Individuals selected must be currently enrolled at West Kentucky and have maintained a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or higher and are nominated on the basis of exceptional performance, personal attributes, academic excellence and active participation in various student organizational activities.

Miranda Turner of Paducah has accepted the position as the new pastry chef at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tenn.