The 33rd annual Lyman T. Johnson Awards honored alumni and students during a luncheon held Friday, Oct. 11, at the Gatton Student Center on the University of Kentucky campus.
UK’s academic colleges and units select at least one alum whose faith, hard work and determination has positively affected the lives of people on the UK campus, the city, state or nation to receive the Lyman T. Johnson Torch of Excellence Award. Additionally, one student within the college or department whose academic achievement and ability to impact the lives of others is selected to receive the Lyman T. Johnson Torch Bearer Award.
The keynote speaker for the event was DeShonee Jackson. Jackson currently works as the Senior Director of Global Retail Store Operations for Nike, Inc. and is a two-time graduate of the University of Kentucky.
Read about all of this year’s award winners on our UK Alumni website.
Lyman T. Johnson was a pioneer who challenged the status quo in his landmark court case which opened the University of Kentucky to African American students in 1949. He dedicated his life to fighting against segregation and racial inequalities in Kentucky.
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