COVINGTON, KY — Gateway Community and Technical College will recognize the exemplary academic, leadership and technical performance of 188 students, including 106 scholarship recipients, Tuesday at its annual Night of Excellence. The convocation will take place at 7 p.m. at Notre Dame Academy in Park Hills, Ky.

Rani Clark and David Strange, both of Ft. Thomas, received top honors as recipients of the J.D. Patton Award for academic and technical excellence. The Phi Theta Kappa academic honorary earned the award for best student organization of the year.

Recipients are selected by faculty and staff committees and academic divisions based on student performance. Individual students receiving awards, include:

Award Winner, City, Award Name

Courtney Griffith, Alexandria, Pharmacy Technician Award

Sarah Metcalf, Alexandria, Early Childhood Education Outstanding Academic 
       Achievement

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY (FOX19)- Northern Kentucky University graduated 1,636 students on Saturday setting a record for the school.

Three ceremonies are being held throughout the day at the Bank of Kentucky Center.

The ceremonies kicked off at 9:00 a.m. with the College of Arts and Sciences and College of Informatics. Dr. Freeman Hrabowski, President of the University of Maryland at Baltimore County, was the speaker.

The second ceremony featured the College of Education and Human Services, College of Business and College of Health Professions. CEO of Landor Associates, Mary Zalla, was the speaker.

The final ceremony will feature the Chase College of Law. Attorney and Businessman, Bruce Lunsford, will be the speaker.

The 2013 spring graduates of NKU include 1,217 undergraduates, 242 graduate, 10 doctoral and 167 law students.   

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COVINGTON, KY (FOX19) — Kentucky Lieutenant Governor Jerry Abramson will be the commencement speaker May 15 at Gateway Community and Technical College’s 12th annual graduation ceremony, according to Dr. Ed Hughes, college president and CEO.

“We are delighted that the lieutenant governor could join us for this milestone event in our students’ lives,” Dr. Hughes said. “We believe Lt. Gov. Abramson’s example of achievement and community service will be inspiring to our graduates.”

The class of 2013 numbers 845 graduates who have earned a total of 1,464 credentials. The credential count exceeds the number of graduates because students may earn more than one credential.  The credential breakdown includes 362 associate degrees, 93 technical diplomas and 1,009 certificates.