Summer is a popular time for students to participate in internships to gain real-world experience to add to their resumes. The pandemic has caused employers to move their internships online, cut their programs short, or cancel internships altogether. This has left many Gatton students with their summer plans not coming to fruition.
The University of Kentucky Women’s Forum has announced its board members elected for the 2020-2021 academic year, which now includes University of Kentucky MBA alum Candace Bramley-Hardesty. The UK Women's Forum is an organization for all employees of the University — faculty and staff.
University of Kentucky MBA alum Dr. Tim Mullett wears many hats: doctor, medical director, thoracic surgeon, reserve surgeon in the Army, cancer survivor, father, and husband. He has overcome many odds, starting with his childhood survival of Reye’s syndrome, a very rare condition that causes swelling in the brain and liver. His diagnosis as a child is what drew him to the medical field.
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center has announced the appointment of University of Kentucky MBA alum, Phillip K. Chang, MD, as Vice President and Chief Medical Officer for the medical center. Dr.
Stephen C. Harris `82 and Elaine K. Harris `84 have recently established the Harris Family Business Scholarship at the Gatton College of Business and Economics. The scholarship will ensure that deserving students have additional access to much-needed financial support. It will foster opportunities for continued learning and success at the Gatton College and beyond.
Through the newly established Laura J. and Jerry T. Miller Endowed Scholarship, Laura Miller `73 and Rep. Jerry T. Miller `73 are offering an opportunity for an incoming sophomore to receive financial support to complete their Gatton degree. They have also made contributions to the Gatton Capital Campaign with a named classroom, and have also made posthumous arrangements to give ten percent of their estate in order to assist a greater number of students.
University of Kentucky MBA alum Clint McCrystal is celebrating ten years with LeanCor Supply Chain Group. As LeanCor’s Training and Development Manager and with 100 new team members and more than 350 Lean Six Sigma Green Belts trained through the years, Clint has managed to stay connected with the university in various ways.
Shane Anderson has been promoted to Vice President of Commercial Lending at Central Bank, which was announced recently by President and CEO Luther Deaton Jr. Since 1938, Central Bank has also expanded the financial services over the years to many Kentuckians.
PSST, LLC providers of integration and compliance software solutions for efficient K-12 school management, recently announced the promotion University of Kentucky MBA alum Mark Lattis to Chief Executive Officer. Lattis joined PSST as CFO in November 2019, institutionalizing blue-chip operational best practices.
Five University of Kentucky alumni are putting their degrees to work by showing support for front-line workers and local restaurants. With backgrounds in business and medicine, Michael Zhu, Jodi Llanora, Kyle Luo, Logan Jones and John Stein refused to feel helpless in the fight against COVID-19. “The original idea for Feed the Front Line originated in Houston and started to make its way to other cities,” Zhu said. “When our team heard about the mission of the organization, it immediately resonated. We love the double-sided impact.”
