School of Human Environmental Sciences News
The School of Human Environmental Sciences is honored to award the Alice P. Killpatrick Fellowship to outstanding graduate students each academic year. During 2016-17, six students were named recipients of this prestigious fellowship. The fellowships are funded through an endowment created via a gift from the estate of Mrs. Killpatrick. Killpatrick graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1938 with a degree in home economics.
The Kentucky Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (KAFCS) presented awards to individuals who have demonstrated excellence in family and consumer sciences at the recent KAFCS Annual meeting. Congratulations to the University of Kentucky School of Human Environmental Sciences students, staff, and alumni who received awards.
On Sunday, March 5th, the Iota Chapter of Phi Upsilon Omicron held their annual Founders Day celebration with the alumni chapter. The group gathered in E.S. Good Barn to celebrate the bond they share through professional excellence in family and consumer sciences and to recognize the spring initiates.
For centuries, the February 14 celebration of Valentine’s Day has been synonymous with love and the February celebration of Heart Month traces its history back for more than 50 years. The story of the School of Human Environmental Sciences’ (HES) work with the village of Adjeikrom in Ghana, West Africa finds its roots in expressions of the heart and in a love for people.
The School of Human Environmental Sciences offers sincerest congratulations to Louise Gladstone! Louise was recently named as one of two 2016 recipients of the College of Agriculture, Food and Environment Outstanding Staff Award in the Executive/Administrative Category.
Wendy Stivers, former Kentucky 4-H youth development specialist, will be inducted into the National 4-H Hall of Fame on Oct. 7 for her lifetime achievements and contributions to the youth organization.
The School of Human Environmental Sciences is honored to award the Alice P. Killpatrick Fellowship to outstanding graduate students each academic year. During 2015-16, six students were named recipients of this prestigious fellowship. The fellowships are funded through an endowment created via a gift from the estate of Mrs. Killpatrick. Killpatrick graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1938 with a degree in home economics.
The School of Human Environmental Sciences recognized eleven outstanding students through the presentation of the 2016 Student of Excellence and Student of Distinction Awards on April 29, 2016. The awards program, established in 2006, honors both undergraduate and graduate students. Undergraduates are nominated based on academic excellence, leadership, and service in the School of Human Environmental Sciences. Graduate students are nominated based on their research or creative works, leadership and service in the School.
