Alumni Association Clubs Honored for Outstanding Contributions

The UK Alumni Association recently recognized the outstanding contributions of its alumni clubs at the Alumni Service and Club Awards Banquet, held Friday, June 27, during the association’s annual Summer Workshop.

Alumni clubs play a vital role in connecting Wildcats across the country to their alma mater and to one another. This year’s awards celebrated clubs that demonstrated excellence in six key areas:

Alumni Engagement – Honoring clubs that created opportunities for alumni to connect through in-person and virtual events such as dinners, luncheons, golf scrambles, game watch parties, bourbon and wine tastings, group outings and more.
Community Service & Philanthropy – Celebrating clubs that gave back through UK’s Cats for a Cause program, including food and clothing drives, park cleanups, toy drives, and support for UK’s DanceBlue student teams.
Most Improved – Acknowledging clubs that significantly increased alumni participation and strengthened engagement within their regions.
New & Creative Programming – Recognizing clubs that reimagined traditional events and developed innovative programs to include more alumni in new ways.
Scholarships – Highlighting clubs that raised funds to support local students attending UK. During the 2024-2025 academic year, clubs awarded 140 scholarships totaling $300,665 in financial assistance.
Student Recruitment & Retention – Commending efforts to support future and current Wildcats through preview nights, book awards, send-off events and postcard writing campaigns.

Award recipients were selected by the Past Presidents’ Advisory Council. The following clubs were recognized:

In-State Awards

Greater Ashland: Scholarships, Student Recruitment & Retention
Big Sandy: Student Recruitment & Retention
Christian County: Alumni Engagement, Community Service & Philanthropy, Scholarships
Cumberland Valley East: Alumni Engagement, Community Service & Philanthropy, New & Creative Programming, Scholarships, Student Recruitment & Retention
Fayette County: Alumni Engagement, Community Service & Philanthropy, New & Creative Programming, Scholarships, Student Recruitment & Retention
Fulton County: Alumni Engagement, Scholarships
Hardin County: Community Service & Philanthropy, Student Recruitment & Retention
Hopkins County: Scholarships
Greater Louisville: Alumni Engagement, Community Service & Philanthropy, Scholarships, Student Recruitment & Retention
McCracken County: Alumni Engagement, Community Service & Philanthropy, Most Improved, Scholarships
Northern Kentucky/Greater Cincinnati: Alumni Engagement, Community Service & Philanthropy, New & Creative Programming, Scholarships, Student Recruitment & Retention
Warren County: Community Service & Philanthropy, Student Recruitment & Retention

Out-of-State Awards:

Greater Atlanta: Alumni Engagement, Community Service & Philanthropy, Most Improved, Scholarships
Greater Birmingham: Community Service & Philanthropy, Scholarships
Central Indiana: Alumni Engagement
Central Virginia: Community Service & Philanthropy
Charlotte: Alumni Engagement
Chattanooga: Alumni Engagement
Chicagoland: Scholarships
Dallas-Fort Worth: Alumni Engagement, Scholarships
Greater Dayton: Scholarships
Greater Houston: Alumni Engagement, Scholarships
Greater Jacksonville: Scholarships
Greater Nashville: Alumni Engagement, Community Service & Philanthropy, Most Improved, Scholarships, Student Recruitment & Retention
New York City: Alumni Engagement, Community Service & Philanthropy, New & Creative Programming
Northern Alabama: Scholarships
Northwest Ohio: Scholarships
San Diego: Alumni Engagement, Scholarships
Sarasota-Suncoast: Alumni Engagement, Community Service & Philanthropy, New & Creative Programming, Scholarships, Student Recruitment & Retention
Triangle Area, North Carolina: Scholarships
Upstate South Carolina: Alumni Engagement
Vero Beach: Alumni Engagement