Notre Dame Academy, NKyTribune host Lt. Col. Amy McGrath Henderson
Lt. Col. Amy McGrath Henderson, a decorated Marine fighter pilot, was honored at a reception celebrating her induction into the Kentucky Aviation Hall of Fame.
McGrath Henderson is a graduate of Notre Dame Academy. She went on to the U.S. Naval Academy and is currently on the faculty there. She became the first female Marine aviator to fly combat missions in the F/A-18 Hornet fighter over Afghanistan and Iraq and is featured in Band of Sisters: American Women at War in Iraq.
She and her husband have three young children, all of whom came to the reception with her.
She spoke to the crowd and answered questions, peppered with stories and good humor about her experiences.
Another decorated Northern Kentucky fighter pilot, 97-year-old John Klette, had a front-row seat for McGrath-Henderson’s presentation. Klette, a lawyer, earned a Silver star in WWII. He also served in Korea. In all, he flew more than 100 missions in two wars.
KCTCS v.p. receives national recognition
Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) vice president Paul Czarapata has been named one of Computerworld’s Premier 100 Technology Leaders for 2017.
This award honors individuals who have had a positive impact on their organization through technology. Honored individuals manage internal IT organizations, mentor and motivate their IT teams with interesting challenges, envision innovative solutions to business problems and effectively manage and execute IT strategies.
Czarapata joined KCTCS in 1999 as director of Enterprise Systems, was named chief technology officer in 2007 and became vice president and chief information officer in 2011. He earned a bachelor’s degree in operations management and information systems from Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, a master’s degree in business administration from Morehead State University and a doctorate in instruction technology leadership also from Morehead State University.
This is the 18th year for Computerworld’s Premier 100 Technology Leaders program and Czarapata joins 1,700 honoree alumni. A list of 2017 honorees will be published in a special issue of Computerworld’s Digital Magazine in March 2017.
Sheriff of Grant County appointed to Law Enforcement Council
Gov. Matt Bevin has appointed Charles Dills of Williamstown to the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council. Dills is Sheriff of Grant County.
Sheriff Dills will represent sheriffs and shall serve for a term expiring July 1, 2018.
The Kentucky Law Enforcement Council is a 23 member body, 12 of whom are appointed by the governor. The council governs training for all of the state’s law enforcement. It looks for ways to increase the quality of law enforcement by improving the curriculum used to train law enforcement officials and monitoring the abilities of the instructors who teach the required curriculum.
YWCA kicks off annual fund campaign
The YWCA of Greater Cincinnati has launched its annual fund campaign with a goal of raising $450,000.
Chairing the campaign are Kathy Kelly, president and COO of Kroger Personal Finance and the Honorable Stephanie A. Wyler who has spent 22 years on the Clermont County Court of Common Pleas Juvenile and Probate Divisions.