UK Department of Art hosted its 14th annual Iron Pour on November 4. The iron pour was one event during a week that celebrated the metal arts program at the university and introduced the art form to the community. UK highlighted its metal arts program with workshops, exhibits, the iron pour, and events with visiting artist and alumnus Charles E. Hook.
16.       College of Social Work to Develop University-community Partnership on Aging
The UK College of Social work is developing a university-community partnership designed to provide master of social work students (MSW) with rich field experiences in the area of aging. These experiences will cross a range of care methods. The partnership is funded through a three-year $75,000 grant from the Social Work Leadership Institute at the New York Academy of Medicine and a $75,000 match from the university. The program will be directed by Janet Ford, director of graduate studies and principal investigator for Project AGE, and Beth Mills, director of field education and project coordinator for the grant. Robynn Pease, adjunct faculty member and coordinator of Aging Services for the Lexington-Fayette County Urban Government, will assist Ford and Mills with curriculum development and teach a special field seminar for Project AGE students.
17.        Student Awards and Achievements
Jonica Burke, Martin School of Public Administration and Public Policy doctoral candidate, received second place from the Association for Budgeting and Financial Management for the Curro Student Paper Award.
Mario Garcia and Mark Huseth, Music doctoral students, have been selected as members of this year's prestigious 29-member Soldiers' Chorus of the U.S. Army Field Band. Also selected was Music alumna Staff Sergeant Charis Strange.
Sandi Winter, Martin School of Public Administration and Public Policy doctoral candidate, won first place in the graduate category for her poster "Improving the Quality of Health Care Delivery in a Corrections Setting" at the American Correctional Association 136th Congress of Correction in Charlotte, North Carolina.
18.       Faculty and Staff Awards and Achievements
Carmen Agouridis and Richard Warner, Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, and Christopher Barton, Forestry, received $1,070,000 from the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources for stream restoration of Guy Cove as part of the overall reforestation efforts being conducted by UK in Robinson Forest. The work conducted through this competitive award is an example of UK protecting and restoring the environment as part of its Commonwealth Collaboratives research initiative.
Glen Aiken, USDA-ARS Forage Animal Production Research Unit, was named a fellow of the American Society of Agronomy. His recognition was for outstanding service to the society, including his research that focuses on the plant-animal interface.