Rogers Scholars Impacting Their Communities
2019 Rogers Scholars Jack and Emma Latherow organized a costume drive for Safe Harbor this past October
2019 Rogers Scholars and Ashland Paul G Blazer High School students Jack and Emma Latherow completed a Halloween costume drive for children at Safe Harbor this past October. Jack and Emma reached out to the community for costume donations and for funds to purchase...
2019 Rogers Scholar John Buckle organized a holiday dinner for Leslie County residents
2019 Rogers Scholar and Leslie County High School student John Buckle organized a holiday dinner at Central Presbyterian Church during the past holiday season. Buckle invited members of the church, residents of Beechwood Apartments, and Mary Breckinridge Hospital....
2019 Rogers Scholar Jaxson McAlpin provided Holiday entertainment for residents at The Neighborhood
2019 Rogers Scholar and Pulaski County High School student Jaxson McAlpin provided entertainment through song to residents at the Neighborhood Assisted Living in Somerset during this past holiday season. McAlpin played the piano and sang Gospel songs for the...
2019 Rogers Scholar Jayla Lindon organized an “Adopt an Elementary Child for Christmas” program for local students
2019 Rogers Scholar and Wolfe County High School student Jayla Lindon organized an “Adopt an Elementary Child for Christmas” program this past December. Lindon worked with peers and Youth Service Center leaders to collect donations and identify elementary school...
2019 Rogers Scholar Allie Lewis provided a free dance class for beginning ballerinas in Morehead
Earlier this year, 2019 Rogers Scholar and Lakeside Christian Academy student Allie Lewis used her community service project to provide a free dance class for young ballerinas under 12 at the Morehead Dance Academy. She provided lessons in the basics of ballet and...
2019 Rogers Scholar John Hubbard donates blessing bags to homeless shelter in Manchester
Earlier this year, 2019 Rogers Scholar and Clay County High School student John Hubbard recently donated blessing bags filled with hygiene and related items to Warm Souls for Worn Soles, a homeless shelter located in Manchester. He worked with the local school...
2019 Rogers Scholar Emily Conn prepares meal for families at Ronald McDonald House
2019 Rogers Scholar Emily Conn, of Prestonsburg, prepared a meal for families staying at the Ronald McDonald House earlier this year. Conn selected the “Ronald McDonald House Meal” for her Rogers Scholars community service project because her parents stayed there when...
2019 Rogers Scholar Marah Hamlin collected items for Family Resource Center Backpack Program
2019 Rogers Scholar and McCreary Central High School student Marah Hamlin collected food for the Family Resource Center Backpack Program in February. Hamlin reached out to churches and community members to collect items and then donated them to the local school...
2009 Rogers Scholars alum Colby Kirk is leading economic development in Eastern Kentucky
Eastern Kentucky has always been home for Colby Kirk. He grew up in Martin County, graduated from UK, traveled abroad, and returned to the Bluegrass to help businesses and entrepreneurs succeed in Appalachian Kentucky. “I never wanted to leave Eastern Kentucky,” he...
Rogers Scholars alum Donavyn Coffey is pursuing a career in journalism in New York City
As a small town girl growing up in rural Kentucky, Rogers Scholars alum Donavyn Coffey has come a long way from the rolling hills of Russell County to the streets of New York City. Coffey, a 2009 graduate of The Center for Rural Development’s Rogers Scholars program,...
Rogers Scholars alum Yulia Perevozchikova enjoys career in healthcare strategy
In 2012, Yulia Perevozchikova was a sophomore student at Rowan County High School and a Rogers Scholar with The Center for Rural Development. Today, Yulia is a University of Kentucky graduate and a Strategy Consultant at UK HealthCare. For the past 23 years, Rogers...
2013 Rogers Scholars plan to wed in September
2013 Rogers Scholars and newly engaged couple Emilia Bustle and Emerson James met for the first time at a getting-to-know-you exercise where students introduce themselves to each other on the opening day of Scholars. Bustle was a student at South Laurel High School....
Rogers Scholar Walker Campbell of Casey County collects 400 new or gently used shoes for students
After learning some students in Casey County lacked proper footwear, 2018 Rogers Scholar Walker Campbell organized a shoe drive to help meet one of life’s basic necessities. Campbell, a graduate of The Center for Rural Development’s Rogers Scholars program, launched...
Rogers Scholar Elizabeth Jones of Russell County organizes book drive for Jamestown Elementary School
When 2018 Rogers Scholar Elizabeth Jones heard there was a book shortage at Jamestown Elementary School, she knew she had to help. Jones, a graduate of The Center for Rural Development’s Rogers Scholars program, decided to organize a book drive. “As a kid I loved to...
Rogers Scholar Julia Fitzpatrick organizes fundraiser to benefit Jessamine County Homeless Coalition
Julia Fitzpatrick put the entrepreneurial skills she learned as a Rogers Scholar to work organizing a fundraiser for the Jessamine County Homeless Coalition. Fitzpatrick, a 2018 graduate of The Center for Rural Development’s Rogers Scholars program, decided to make...
2018 Rogers Scholar Ryleigh Napier of Leslie County organizes coat drive
2018 Rogers Scholar Ryleigh Napier of Leslie County is putting service into action by providing winter coats to children and families in her community. Napier, a graduate of The Center for Rural Development’s Rogers Scholars program, organized a community coat drive...
Rogers Scholar Malinda Cox of Elliott County organizes community cleanup project
2018 Rogers Scholar Malinda Cox of Elliott County and community volunteers picked up 22 bags of trash and debris at three separate locations on Grayson Lake. Cox, a graduate of The Center for Rural Development’s Rogers Scholars program and a junior at Elliott County...
Rogers Scholar Hayden Caudill of Letcher County organizes holiday food drive
2018 Rogers Scholar Haydon Caudill organized a holiday food drive to serve struggling families in Letcher County for his Rogers Scholars community service project. Caudill, a graduate of The Center for Rural Development’s Rogers Scholars program and a junior at...