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]amie Burcham Estes ’88 CIS , ,
isprcsidcnt ¤fEstcs Public Rc- Speclal Educatlon Teacher   The Year _
lations, which has offices in l`
Louisville and Chicago, Ill. The
company focuses on clients in Selina Fentress Meyer ’01, a teacher of students with func-
the lifestyle, culinary and hos- (,/      tional mental disabilities at Indian Trail Elementary in jefferson
pitality industries. She previ-   County, is the 2007-08 Special Education Teacher ofthe Year.
ously worked in collegiate  -/1 » y  ` l   The award is presented each year by the Department of Educa- T
sports publicity and in tourism j     A ·· - Y tion and the Kentucky Council of Exceptional Children '
public relations.       (KYCEC) to an outstanding special needs teacher and provides
A j i}   ` recognition of the work done to help students reach high levels
David L. Holton ’88 LAW is     of achievement.
district judge for the 30th ]udi-   A   · She earned a bachelor`s degree and Rank II in Moderate/ Severe
cial District, Division 16, in   Disabilities from the University of Kentucky in 2001. She has
Kentucky. He has been a prose- K “ been a teacher at Indian Trail Elementary for seven years and is a
cutor with the jefferson A member of the Kentucky Council of Exceptional Children. l
County Attorney’s Office for Meyer serves as a mentor teacher and a part-time instructor at the University of Louisville.
the past 19 years. He also has a Meyer says, “Knowing that you have made a connection with a child whom others think is
private law practice that con- lost is an unbelievable, indescribable feeling  once this connection is made, you are on your
sists primarily of probate and way to unlocking many, many other doors that will reveal the amazing people that our children
family law. He and his wife live are and their potential to become amazing adults.”
in Louisville. School districts nominate individuals for the award. The Teacher of the Year receives a combi-
nation of rewards, which include a $500 gift basket from the Department of Education, $1,500
Carol Scott-Comaer ’88 MED in cash from the KYCEC and Kentucky Colonel recognition. Meyer also is Kentucky’s nomi-
received the University of Iowa nee for the National CEC Special Education Teacher of the Year award.
Distinguished Achievement W
Award for her signiHcant serv-
ice within the university com- Bill Miller ’89 SW is executive dental cleanings and care for Susan Gravatte Lancho ,90 CIS
munity and for being a role director of the Salvation Army area students. Smith’s mobile is the internal communications
model for other women and Harbor Light facility in Min- unit received national attention manager with American Water’s
girls. Scott-Conner is a profes- neapolis, Minn., which houses recently when it was featured in Eastern Division. She oversees
sor in the Department of Sur- 400 to 500 people a night and the New Ybr/c Ylmes as well as by employee communications for
gery in the UI Roy ]. and serves as many as 2,000 free Diane Sawyer forAB C News. American Water’s subsidiaries in
Lucille A. Carver College of meals a day Miller is the son of Kentucky Maryland, Tennessee,
Medicine. Before joining the a former Salvation Army na- ]eH`rey S. Theuer ’89 LAW is Virginia and West Virginia. Lan-
UI faculty, she was a professor tional commander. While earn- an attorney with Loomis Ewert cho has nearly 18 years experi-
of surgery at the University of ing his master’s degree as a Parsley Davis 8c Gotting PC in ence in corporate conma-
Mississippi. student at UK, Miller studied Lansing, Mich. He is married unications and community rela-
homelessness Hrsthand by liv- and has four children. tions, including positions at Ap-
]oseph ]ude Thompson ’88 AS ing on the streets for a month. palachian Regional Healthcare,
is on the board of directors of   Kentucky American Water and
Papa]ohn’s International Inc. W Edward Skees ’89 ’95 BE is Lexmark International. Lancho
He has held positions of increas- a member of the Litigation and Todd R. Dunaway ’90 DES is a lives in Lexington.
ing responsibility with Anthem Dispute Resolution Practice design architect in the recently
Blue Cross and Blue Shield, a di- Group of Greenebaum Doll 8; opened office of GBBN Archi- Rich Nickel ’90 CIS is senior
vision of WellPoint Inc., or its McDonald PLLA in Louisville. tects in Louisville. He has been vice president and president of
affiliates, since 1989. Serving as He practices construction and involved in proj- the USA Eunds Services divi-
senior vice president of Well- commercial litigation, includ- ects that include l sion of Sallie Mae. Prior to this,
Point and president of Individ- ing contract, franchise, lender the Clark Me- l -- ~· he held positions at Bank One’s
ual Business of Anthem since liability product liability, and morial Hospital T Education One Group, Stu-
2006, Thompson is responsible member/ shareholder litigation. expansion and ·   _, dent Loan Eunding Resources
for all aspects ofthe company’s He lives in Georgetown, Ind. renovation, the 1 T   9 and the Kentucky Higher Edu-
Individual Business units in 14 Lion’s Eye Research Building, as cation Assistance Authority
states served by WellPoint. He Edwin Smith ’89 DE has oper- well as other projects injeffer- He lives in Erankfort.
lives in Louisville. ated his own dental practice in sonville, New Albany and
Barbourville since 1989. He Bloomington, Ind. Dunaway
also has an 18-wheel mobile also volunteers with the local
dental clinic to provide free YMCA and is a soccer coach.
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