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1   for International Food and Bill D. W/'hitmire ’74 ED re- became the Hrst woman county
William Lloyd Birch ’70 ’71 Agricultural Development with ceived the Award of Excellence attorney in Kentucky when
AS delivered the opening the term to end in july 2009, A in Teaching given by Francis elected in Wolfe County. *
prayer in the U,S, House of lifetime dairy farmer in Barren Marion University in South
Representatives in April, He County, he is active in various Carolina, Whitmire is an associ- Tom Connelly ’77 ED recently
was hosted by House Majority agricultural organizations and ate professor of mathematics retired as the academic and stu-
Whip and South Carolina has worked in dairy feed sales and has worked at the university dent services dean ofthe
Congressman james E, and consulting for 24 years, Bar- since 1997, He also is the coor- Cabarrus College of Health
Clyburn, Over his career, Birch low is a board member of dinator of secondary education Sciences in Concord, N,C, '
served as interim pastor in Lonestar Milk Producers Co- certihcation for mathematics Comuelly worked for 38 years
more than 42 churches, He is op, the Texas-based organiza- programs, Whitmire has created in higher education, including
the founder ofthe Sociology tion that purchases most of his continuing education courses 23 years at Western Carolina
Department at Francis Marion milk and also is chairman ofthe for in-service teachers, He lives University, where he served as
University and chaired it for Kentucky Dairy Development in Florence, S,C, dean ofthe School of Nursing
over 30 years, Prior to his re- Council, He lives in Cave City, and Health Sciences,
tirement, Birch was a family john W Collins III ’75 CIS is
therapist and chaired the South Ronald C. Wilson ’73 ’75 AS the recipient ofthe 2008 Associ- Cliff Hite ’77 ED is a member
Carolina Board of Licensing, is the chief curator and head of ation of College and Research ofthe Ohio House of Repre-
the Park Museum Management Libraries’ Education and Behav- sentatives, He has spent a 30-
james E. Rogers ’70 BE, ’74 Program for the National Park ioral Sciences Section Distin- year career as head coach at
LAW is on the board of directors Service in Washington, D,C, guished Education and several high schools, amassing
of Applied Materials Inc, and also Wilson provides national lead- Behavioral Sciences Librarian an impressive record, He
serves as a member ofthe Human ership for development and co- Award for his outstanding con- coached football and baseball
Resources and Compensation ordination of service-wide tributions and accomplishments, at Danville High School after
Committee and the Strategy plans, policies, standards and He is librarian ofthe Harvard graduating from UK, He
Committee, Rogers is chainnan procedures for managing the Graduate School of Education moved to Findlay, Ohio, in
ofthe board, president and chief National Park Service museum and he has over 30 years experi- 1980 to continue coaching and
executive officer of Duke Energy collections, He also is responsi- ence in the profession, Before teaching, In 1983 he became
a large electric power company ble for overseeing technical as- joining Harvard, he was head of head football coach in Bryan,
He has 20 years experience as sistance, publications, and the Educational Resources Li- Ohio, and later took over as
CEO in the electric utility indus- professional development, Wil- brary at Boston University from head football coach at Findlay
try and also has worked as a part- son was previously the head of 1982 to 1985, Collins lives in High School, He is married to
ner with the law Him of Akin the Department of Interior, He Cambridge, Mass, Diane W/'hitson Hite ’77 ED
Gump Strauss Hauer and Feld, as began his career with the Na- and they have three children,
deputy general counsel for litiga- tional Park Service while he Mike Mills ’75 PHA is admin-
tion and enforcement for the was at UK when he joined istrative director of pharmacy Dwight T. Lovan ’77 LAW is
Federal Energy Regulatory Com- Cave Research Foundation services at Owensboro Medical executive director ofthe Office
mission and as assistant attomey projects in Mammoth Cave Health System, He also is presi- of Workers’ Claims for Ken-
general for Kentucky, Rogers National Park, dent ofthe Kentucky Society tucky, He previously worked as
lives in Charlotte, N,C, of Health System Pharmacists, an attorney for jones Walter
Vicki Mitchell Stogsdill ’74 ’93 Mills is a past board member Turner & Shelton in Owens-
joyce Korfhage Rhea ’71 PHA NUR has been appointed to the for the organization and has boro, Lovan lives in Philpot,
is the executive director ofthe board of trustees at Brescia Uni- served on the house of dele-
All Care Community Center in versity, She is a senior vice presi- gates for the American Society john D. Mintonjr. ’77 LAW
Louisville, The facility offers dent of nursing at Owensboro of Health System Pharmacists, recently became the chief jus-
after-school and summer camp Medical Health System, She also tice of Kentucky and the Hrst
activities for children ages 6 to is vice chairwoman ofthe board Rosemary Faith Center ’76 new leader ofthe judicial
18, She previously owned and for Hospice 8c Palliative Care of LAW has been appointed by Branch in a decade, Minton
operated the All Care Pharmacy the Ohio Valley, secretary ofthe Kentucky Gov Steve Beshear to was elected to the Supreme
at the same site for 23 years until Big Rivers Chapter ofthe Ameri- serve as a member ofthe Ken- Court of Kentucky in 2006,
she retired in 1999, In 2007 she can Red Cross and past chair- tucky Registry of Election Fi- Prior to that, he served as a
was a wimuer ofthe VVLKY woman ofthe Owensboro Area nance, She represents the judge for the Kentucky Court
Louisville Foundation Bell Museum of Science and History Democratic Executive Commit- of Appeals, representing the
Award for her work at the center, and the United Way ofthe Ohio tee, Center, of Frankfort, is a re- 2nd Appellate District, Early in
Valley, Stogsdill currently serves tired attorney and previously his professional career, he prac-
Harmon Barlow ’72 AG has as treasurer for the Kentucky Or- served as general counsel to the ticed law in Bowling Green for
been appointed by President ganization of Nursing Leaders, Kentucky Registry of Election almost 15 years, where he con-
George W Bush to the Board Finance for almost 11 years, She tinues to reside,
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