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| Board of Trustees Chair Donna Moore Campbell presented the award to Lawler. |
University of Kentucky School of Journalism and Media
Kathryn Lawler of Georgetown received The Midway Woman Award at Midway University’s commencement ceremony in May.
The award is given to a graduating female undergraduate who has a grade-point average of at least 3.0, shows dedication to the community and embodies the university’s standards of excellence, according to a university news release.
Lawler earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. She was an Eagle Envoy tour guide, a golf-team representative on the student athletic advisory board, and was a volunteer with Lexington Right to Life and with various other campus projects.
She earned the River State Conference (RSC) Women's Golfer of the Year award, made the First Team All-Conference honors for four consecutive years and was named to the RSC Women's Golf Scholar-Athlete Team for her classroom performance during her senior season.
The university said Lawler “was a positive and professional role model to her peers facing situations of adversity with humility and grace.”
The university also awarded the President’s Award to Hailey Snipes of Lawrenceburg for her “scholarship, leadership and service.” The university said the recipient must maintain at least a 3.75 grade point average to earn the award, which is the highest honor a Midway student can earn.
The first two graduates of the Master of Science in Nursing program at the university, Shelia Griffeth of Lexington and Shannon Jackson of Versailles, received their degrees and hoods at the ceremony. Samantha Weldon of LaGrange also graduated as the first recipient of the Master of Business Administration degree in Tourism and Event Management.
The university said Lawler “was a positive and professional role model to her peers facing situations of adversity with humility and grace.”
The university also awarded the President’s Award to Hailey Snipes of Lawrenceburg for her “scholarship, leadership and service.” The university said the recipient must maintain at least a 3.75 grade point average to earn the award, which is the highest honor a Midway student can earn.
The first two graduates of the Master of Science in Nursing program at the university, Shelia Griffeth of Lexington and Shannon Jackson of Versailles, received their degrees and hoods at the ceremony. Samantha Weldon of LaGrange also graduated as the first recipient of the Master of Business Administration degree in Tourism and Event Management.
The May 12 commencement celebrated 313 new alumni and featured a speech from Midway alumna Millie Marshall, the first female president of a Toyota Motor Manufacturing Corp. unit.
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