West Kentucky Community & Technical College

Sixty-five nursing students crossed the Carson Center stage on May 6 to receive nursing pins in their respective programs with 41 receiving pins representing the completion of the associate degree in nursing (ADN) program and 24 receiving pins representing the completion of the practical nursing program (LPN). Congratulations!!!

Five West Kentucky Community and Technical College students performed well in the 2017 Cisco Academy Netriders Competition.

West Kentucky Community and Technical College recognized more than 200 candidates for graduation who participated in its Spring Commencement Ceremonies May 6, 2017 at the Luther F. Carson Four Rivers Center. More than 700 WKCTC students were eligible to receive an associate degree, diploma or certificate.

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

Congratulations to the 85 WKCTC students who received special recognition at the 2017 Honors Ceremony that was held in the Clemens Fine Arts Center on May 4. Way to go!

Ten WKCTC Computer Information Technology students attended the Patterns of Distinction - Security Matters conference held at Murray State University on April 27. WKCTC student participants from the CIT 180 Introduction to Security class had the opportunity to meet with many local business an industry professionals and talk with other MSU faculty and students. The conference included nationally recognized presenters who discussed topics such as "Threats that Matter", "Organizing Information Security at the State Level", and "Inside the Mind of Hackers".

Jessica Goff won WKCTC's March Registration Madness grand prize - a $500 scholarship! She registered for 2017 summer and fall classes at the college during the March registration event. She was so excited to win! "This is so great; I never win anything." Jessica, a 2013 graduate of Graves County High School, wants to be a nurse and will apply to WKCTC's nursing program this fall. Congratulations Jessica!

Four West Kentucky Community and Technical College students won several awards at the Phi Theta Kappa International Convention in Nashville April 8-9, 2017. The college's PTK chapter chapter received First Runner Up for the Honors in Action Project, Kentucky Region, and First Place in the Distinguished Theme: Rights and Responsibilities, Kentucky Region. Congrats Team!

WKCTC student Jalin Burnette is one of the cast members of the Market House Theatre's next Family Series production, "'The Secret Life of Girls." Break a leg, Jalin!

Three West Kentucky Community & Technical College students or graduates were showcased during Paducah Chamber of Commerce's Power in Partnership breakfast March 2 at Julian Carrol Convention.

Fifteen West Kentucky Community and Technical College students helped make the college's recent Share the Love Auction a success. More than 70 people attended the auction, which raised over $7500 to send the students to El Salvador during this year's Spring Break to learn about diverse cultures and to help families in need.

West Kentucky Community and Technical College's dental assisting students recently participated in Reidland Intermediate School's Healthy Me Day and taught students about the importance of healthy dental care with the help of fun characters! Good job everyone!

Twenty-four West Kentucky Community and Technical College diesel students received certificates upon completing a biodiesel training course provided by the Kentucky Soybean Board. The board donated $500 to WKCTC for the college's Diesel Technology program and the biodiesel training course. Congrats to all the students!

Congratulations to Virginia Blanco-Mireles, the 2016 Student of the Year at West Kentucky Community and Technical College. Way to go Virginia!

Thirteen West Kentucky Community and Technical College students have been named 2016-2017 Student Ambassadors. Student ambassadors are outstanding student leaders selected to publicly represent the college and WKCTC's Office of Student Development-Student Affairs in a variety of public events and college activities. They are part of a dynamic team of student leaders dedicated to creating positive change and supporting student success.

Congratulations Amelia Martens!Amelia recently received an Artist Enrichment Grant by the Kentucky Foundation of Women. She was awarded $3,000 to attend a southern writers' conference, where she will revise and workshop her poems, and to complete a book length poetry collection addressing the conflicts encountered by a mother raising daughters in the current social-political-cultural climate of the American mid-south.

Chevene Duncan-Herring of Paducah has been named the new diversity and inclusion director at West Kentucky Community and Technical College. Duncan-Herring is no stranger to WKCTC or diversity and inclusion principles. She has worked in many capacities in both areas at the college prior to accepting the new director's position. Since being hired at the college in 2012, Duncan-Herring has served as program facilitator of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) Grant, through the US Department of Labor in partnership with the US Department of Education. Through the grant, Duncan-Herring worked closely with dislocated workers from Paducah and surrounding communities who enrolled at WKCTC. She has also been the director of the West Kentucky Identifying Needs Guiding Success (WINGS) and Governor's Minority Student College Preparation Program, with duties including the creation and implementation of comprehensive cultural diverse program within the college and community with minority and underrepresented middle school students. Holding a master's degree in education from Nashville's Trevecca Nazarene University and a bachelor's degree in counseling psychology from Rochester College in Michigan, Duncan-Herring has also served as a success coach, education counselor and adjunct faculty member at WKCTC. "Now it's time for a new chapter, and I'm excited about the opportunity," said Duncan-Herring. "I look forward to increasing our campus and community cultural diversity and inclusion awareness; balancing (WKCTC students, employees and community members) self-awareness and community acceptance of others."

The following students have earned recognition for their academic work by being named to the West Kentucky Community and Technical College Dean's List for the Fall 2016 semester. To be named to the Dean's List, a student must be a full-time WKCTC student earning at least a 3.5 grade point average (GPA) and successfully completing 12 hours or more of course work numbered 100 or above for the academic term.

West Kentucky Community and Technical College recognized more than 170 candidates for graduation who participated in its Fall Commencement Ceremony December 12, 2016 at the Luther F. Carson Four Rivers Center. More than 750 WKCTC students were eligible to receive associate degrees, diplomas or certificates during the Fall 2016.

Erin Henry and Rebecca Crews, physical therapist assistant students at West Kentucky Community and Technical College, were recently named to the PTA All-Academic Team this summer. Congrats!!

Several nursing students were recently recognized for their academic achievements during West Kentucky Community and Technical College fall 2016 nursing pinning ceremony.

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

Since the WKCTC fall semester began in August, radiography students in the Class of 2017 have been fund raising to help pay for certification examinations and to give back to the community. They have raised money for Kosair Children's Hospital, and also decided to "pay it forward" for future radiography students. Great work!!

Officers for a variery of clubs and student organizations at West Kentucky Community and Technical College were recently announced for 2016-2017.

Radiography students at West Kentucky Community and Technical College recently helped coordinate the "Skeleton Scramble" at Drake Creek Golf Club in Ledbetter. The scramble raised $3,900 to help pay for costs associated with the students' Kettering Registry Review and the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists examination. The students also donated 10% to Kosair Children's Hospital. Way to go to a great group of students! Pictured from left to right, front row, Jamie Bailey; Linsey Quiqley; Kelsey Warren; Haylee Siress; Brianna Simoneau; Katie Asbury and back row, Ashton Mullins; Sydney Carver; Hope Bridges; Tessa Throgmorton; John Ellington; Sarah Masre, WKCTC Radiography Program instructor Kim Dossett and WKCTC Radiography Program Coordinator Patty Buchanan.

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

Four students have been named officers of the 2016-17 Student Government Association at West Kentucky Community and Technical College.

Thirty-six students were inducted on October 13, 2016 into West Kentucky Communilty and Technical College's chapter of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. Congratulations everyone!!

Fifteen students will serve as student ambassadors at West Kentucky Community and Technical College during 2016-17. Ambassadors represent the college and volunteer for various campus events/activities as well as volunteer within the community.

Nine students at West Kentucky Community and Technical College make up the the 2016-17 West Kentucky Stars Basketball Club Team. The West Kentucky Stars 2016-17 basketball schedule can be viewed at http://westkentucky.kctcs.edu/~/media/WestKentucky/Student%20Life/Sports/WKCTC-Basketball-Schedule.ashx.Go Stars!