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Foreword
By James Ramsey President, University of Louisville
As the President of the University of Louisville, I am proud to contribute this Foreword. The McConnell Center has had a tremendously successful first fifteen years, and with the Centers move into its new headquarters in Ekstrom Library, it really is an appropriate time for a word on moving forward. Quite simply, the McConnell Center is one of the most exciting programs on campus. It enriches all of our lives through the students it helps us recruit and its programs and publications that enlighten and entertain. With its new teaching and learning spaces, the Center is already helping the University move forward with richer partnerships in the community and adding in its own way to our growing national prestige. It is fitting that the University have a center of excellence on campus named after one of our most prestigious alumni. Mitch McConnell has never forgotten his days as a student leader and never shrinks from helping his alma mater. His service to our community is a model of how men and women at the peak of their professional lives can still find time to touch other lives and leave their worlds a little better than they found it. The McConnell Center has given more than $1.7 million in scholarships over the last fifteen years and impacted nearly every corner of our Commonwealth. McConnell Scholars have come from 66 counties across Kentucky and represent a diverse and talented group of young leaders. In our increasingly shrinking world, the McConnell Center has helped our students travel to China, Scotland, Belize, South Africa, Ghana, India, Germany, Italy, Japan, Ireland, Mexico, Portugal, and Venezuela. Among its speakers have been four Secretaries of State, a member of the United States Supreme Court, Pulitzerprize winning authors, and various ambassadors, cabinet members, and even one Head of Government. As the University of Louisville continues its march to national prominence, I am pleased the McConnell Center will be helping to lead the way forward.

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A Letter From Mitch McConnell

Louisville has been my home town since I was eight years old. It was not hard for me to decide that I wanted to stay here through my college years and then to settle down and begin a career of public service. Many people contributed to the education I received back when the University was a fraction of its current size and was relatively unheralded nationally. After achieving my goal of serving Kentucky in the United States Senate, I wanted to give something back to help the University give even better opportunities to the young people that began coming through their door thirty years after I left. In those early days we had to raise money for nothing but a dream. Thanks to those early donors and the leadership of the only two directors the program has known, Paul Weber and Gary Gregg, that dream has been met and exceeded numerous times over. More than 100 students have now received scholarships to attend the University of Louisville. Many of them have gone on to prestigious graduate, medical, and law schools. Some have decided to work in government or non-profits and others are beginning to have families and are becoming leaders in their communities. I am as proud of the development of the McConnell Center as anything with which I have been involved. With the continued strong support of President James Ramsey, Provost Shirley Willinghanz, and the Universitys Board of Trustees, I know the Center will continue to grow as it holds fast to its ultimate mission of serving Kentucky by nurturing its next generation of leaders.

Senator McConnell and Secretary Chao tailgate with students prior to a Cardinal football game.

mcconnell center a new beginning for a continuing mission A Letter From Gary L. Gregg II, Ph.D.
Mitch McConnell Chair in Leadership Director, McConnell Center It has been a privilege to serve the University of Louisville as Director of its McConnell Center these past six years. What impressed me most about the Center from the very beginning was the commitment the University and Senator McConnell have given to making it great. I have traveled to other institutes on campuses across the nation, but I have yet to find the equal of the McConnell Center. What makes our Center unique is the commitment of its Founders that established it as a living and vibrant place for nurturing young people. Many institutions across the nation are dedicated to serving professors or simply hosting guest speakers and conferences. The McConnell Centers mission from its earliest days has been to find and nurture outstanding young people. This is what makes the Center such a dynamic place of work and play. Our growth over the past few years has made it necessary that we open our new headquarters, and we are pleased it is to be in Ekstrom Library. Like a living library, the McConnell Center has been bringing top authors and academics to campus to add to our communitys intellectual and cultural landscape and mentor our young leaders. We look forward to an exciting new partnership with the Universitys outstanding library community. Though our mission will continue to grow, our central goal will always be the same: to find and encourage outstanding young people who show the potential of improving our community through leadership and service.

A Letter From David Huber

Unites States Attorney Chairman, McConnell Center Board of Advisors I graduated from the University of Louisville more than forty years ago and could not have imagined the progress my alma mater would make in just a few decades. In the fields of medicine, sports, scientific research, and engineering, U of L has made great strides toward its goal of being recognized as one of Americas greatest metropolitan research universities. None of the many good developments at the University have given me more pleasure than watching the McConnell Center grow from a simple idea for a scholarship program to the maturity it has achieved in recent years. From that first class of fifteen students, the Center now reaches thousands annually through its various programs and publications. Each year I look forward to participating in the Centers annual interview day as it gives me the chance to interact directly with some of Kentuckys most outstanding young people. Its hard to look in those bright young eyes and not feel sanguine about the future of our Commonwealth and our nation. If more McConnell Centers existed across America, our nation and our world would be a better place.

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A New Beginning

A New Beginning
The McConnell Center marks the beginning of a new era by rededicating itself to its core emphasis of providing outstanding leadership and educational programs for McConnell Scholars. This mission will expand and grow in the years ahead as the Center works to reach its potential as one of the nations outstanding scholarship programs.

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A New Home for our Programs and Students: In 2006 the McConnell Center moves into its new home in Ekstrom Library. The additional office, instructional, and library space will increase the Centers ability to serve its students and the public. This new headquarters will include a library of great books, the Paul J. Weber Student Lounge, and areas for McConnell Scholars to gather and learn.

Historic Displays: In conjunction with its programming in civic education and leadership, the Centers new home will feature historic displays about leadership in Kentucky and will educate students and the public who visit the West Wing of Ekstrom Library. The displays will include a replica of the Senate desk once used by Henry Clay and currently used by Senator Mitch McConnell and an original statute of Clay that was commissioned by the University of Louisville.

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Distinction & Diversity

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Distinction & Diversity

The McConnell Centers Distinguished Lecture Series
Transcription of a letter dated Nov 23, 2001

Dear Dr. Gregg: I wish to express my sincere appreciation for the invitation and opportunity to address the McConnell Scholars on November 19. I particularly enjoyed the question-and-answer session and commend the students for their far-reaching and thoughtful questions. It is clear they are well informed on the matters of world affairs and foreign policy! The center does such crucial work preparing todays young people for positions of civic responsibility. I hope my visit encouraged some of your students to consider careers in foreign affairs and perhaps internships with the Department of State. Regardless of the choices they make, I am certain your students will reflect credibly on the State of Kentucky and the education they received at the McConnell Center. Again, thank you for the warm welcome. Please convey my thanks to the McConnell Scholars for their hospitality and their generous gift. I wish you all the best in your upcoming endeavors. Sincerely, Colin L. Powell Secretary of State

Featured McConnell Center Speakers

Former U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) Former Ambassador to Paraquay and El Salvador Robert White Ambassador of Israel to the United States Itamar Rabinovich Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the U.S. Ahmed Maher El Sayed U.S. Senator William Bradley (D-NJ) House of Lords Lord Graham of Edmonton Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright Former U.S. Secretary of State James Baker U.S. Representative Ann Northup (R-KY) Chinese Embassador to the U.S. Li Zhaoxing Former U.S. Secretary of the Defense William J. Perry U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd (D-CT) Prime Minister of Belize the Honorable Said W. Musa U.S. Senator Robert C. Byrd (D-WV) U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas British Ambassador to the U.S. Christopher Meyer, KCMG U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell U.S. Senator Phil Gramm (R-TX) U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) U.S. Senator Elizabeth Dole (R-NC) Former U.S. Secretary of Defense William Cohen Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs Condoleezza Rice U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman (D-CT) U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson (R-TX) U.S. Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN) U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA)

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mcconnell center a new beginning for a continuing mission Select Conferences, Debates, Seminars and Societies
In its first fifteen years, the McConnell Center has hosted several conferences for scholars and students and conducted many seminars and colloquia as it has encouraged students to explore great ideas and rethink old assumptions. Winston ChurchillStatesman of the 20th Century? George Washington and the American Political Tradition The Publius Society The Burke-Paine Society Considering the Bush Presidency DefamationAn International Legal Perspective Literature and Leadership of the British Isles Is the Electoral College Bad for America? C.S. Lewis and the Modern World Gullivers Travels and the Challenges of Politics The Henry Clay Society Presidents Day Lecture Series Presidential MomentsA Conference

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Civic Education & Leadership Preparing Leaders

Cultivating Kentuckys future leaders is the primary mission of the McConnell Center. Whether a students interest is in government, business, medicine or some other field, the McConnell Scholars program offers many opportunities to develop leadership skills and gain valuable experience. From studying classical visions of leadership to getting practical experience in internships, McConnell Scholars are ready to take on the challenges of the modern world.

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One hundred alumni are now providing leadership in the fields of government, law, medicine, research, non-profits, theology and academia. They credit their time as McConnell Scholars at the University of Louisville with the success they are now achieving. On campus, McConnell Scholars have served as officers in more than two hundred recognized student organizations on campus. From heading various Greek organizations to serving in top student government positions to founding new organizations on campus, the McConnell Scholars provide leadership today as they prepare for the challenges of tomorrow.

The McConnell Center exists to locate, encourage and nurture the young people of Kentucky who aspire to lead our great Commonwealth and our nation. U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell
Pictured on opposite page: Scott Jennings (2000), Special Assistant to President George W. Bush. Transposed on the image is a listing of just a few of the groups and organizations that McConnell Scholars have been part of and provided leadership for on the University of Louisville campus.

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Civic Education & Leadership Serving Teachers and Citizens

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In 2005 the McConnell Center began a new series of initiatives designed to help our K-12 school teachers better prepare our young people for citizenship. Starting with a week-long program for 5th and 8th grade teachers in Jefferson County which focused on the American Revolution, the 2005 program culminated in a series of programs introducing high school students in Jefferson County to the larger ideas underlying contemporary debates in Washington. Future programs will have the McConnell Center providing training and educational resources to teachers and students across the Commonwealth.

The McConnell Center has not only provided me with great materials to use in my classroom, but has also given me the background knowledge and personal experience necessary to apply the materials in the best possible manner. Tim Holman Jefferson County Public School Teacher

The teachers and students of Jefferson County Public Schools are incredibly fortunate to have available the resources and support of the McConnell Center. They have helped us make American history come alive for our students and supported us in our efforts to help our youth understand the importance of our founding documents, the significance of our democratic principles, and to recognize being an informed citizen is a responsibility we all must assume. Dr. Laura S. Clifford Social Studies Specialist, Jefferson County Public Schools

Pictured on opposite page: Jefferson County Public School teachers on a McConnell Center trip to Washington, DC (2005).

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Service

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Service
The McConnell Center is a service project inaugurated by Mitch McConnell and the University of Louisville to have a positive impact on the future of the Commonwealth and the nation. McConnell Scholars take the responsibility of service seriously and annually take part in programs in Louisville and across the state that are intended to benefit the community and their fellow Kentuckians. Recent service projects have included Project Warm, Bernheim Forest Clean-up, Read to Lead, and the Salvation Army Soup Kitchen.

The Chris Mattingly Award

The Chris Mattingly Award for Outstanding Leadership in Kentucky was established to honor the memory of Chris Mattingly, one of the first McConnell Scholars. Chris died as a result of a car accident on November 1, 1996, when he was only 21 years old. Chris was a leader in the Scholars program and had completed 104 hours toward a degree in Political Science. The Chris Mattingly Award was first awarded in 1998 and is given annually by the McConnell Scholars to a Kentuckian who has exhibited outstanding character and leadership benefiting the Commonwealth. 2006 Past Recipients of the Mattingly Award: Dr. Charlotte Beahan, Professor, Murray State University and faculty member, Kentucky Institute for International Studies

2005 Dr. Dale Billingsley, Associate Provost for Undergraduate Affairs, University of Louisville 2004 Dr. John Kleber, Professor Emeritus, Morehead State University 2003 Ms. Carolyn Shelton, Guidance Counselor, Russell High School 2002 Mr. Joe Bringardner, Associate Executive Director, Kentucky YMCA Youth Association 2001 Ms. Jenny Sawyer, Executive Director of Undergraduate Admissions, University of Louisville 2000 Mr. Rodney Williams, Jr., Former Director of Alumni Affairs, University of Louisville 1999 Mr. Robert Mike Duncan, CEO and Chairman of Inez Deposit Bank and First National Bank of Louisa, Lawrence County 1998 Ms. Shirleen Sisney, Executive Director of the Governors Scholars Program

The McConnell Center allowed me to interact with great people from all over the state and fostered my desire to lead and give back to the community. My experiences with the Center and my classmates helped shape the person I am today. Lauren Morrison (Class of 2002)
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Scholarship

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Scholarship
Being a McConnell Scholar is about more than nurturing leadership skills and preparing for careers that will serve our communities. It is also about exploring the life of the mind. At its best, higher education helps students reach beyond themselves to other worlds and other modes of thinking. The McConnell Center takes the intellectual responsibilities of higher education very seriously and annually develops programs that push students to think in new ways about perennial issues and contemporary concerns. Faculty and administrators associated with the McConnell Center are all accomplished scholars who have published many books and scholarly articles. The Center also reaches beyond the talent in Louisville by tapping into the nations top scholars by bringing them to campus for lectures, seminars, and conferences. In this environment, students have responded by enrolling in difficult honors courses, beginning self-study programs, and applying for top post-graduate programs and national scholarships.

The McConnell Program is one of a kind. I picked U of L because of it and feel much of my success today is a result of the program. Dr. Weber was an awesome mentor and helped me realize that I would find happiness thinking beyond a career in traditional medicine. Today, I work in international health research and policy and could not be happier. Thank you for the memories, the friends, and for helping each of us find direction. Christa Fischer Walker (Class of 1997)
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mcconnell center a new beginning for a continuing mission Beyond UndergraduatesTop Graduate Programs Attended by McConnell Scholars
Many McConnell Scholars have scholarly ambitions beyond the undergraduate degree and the Center encourages their ambitions by helping them prepare for entrance exams and choosing the right programs for their interests. Though many scholars fall in love with Louisville and attend one of the many excellent graduate programs at their alma mater, others have gone on to attend such schools as: Harvard Law School Notre Dame School of Law Cambridge University Oxford University George Washington University Baylor University The Johns Hopkins University University of Kentucky Louisiana State University Wake Forest University

Jonathan Ballard attends Cambridge University before entering Medical School

Jonathan Ballard (04) has long known what he wanted to do in life. Growing up on a farm near Bardstown, Ballard saw first hand the cost skin cancer was bringing to his friends and family, and vowed he would become an oncologist and serve rural Kentucky. Ballard wasted no time, even as an undergraduate he was working at the Brown Cancer Center doing research with top research scientists. Medical school would have to wait, however, when Ballard won a scholarship to Cambridge University and decided he couldnt pass up the opportunity to attend one of the worlds premier institutions of higher learning. A Masters of Philosophy in Epidemiology later, Jonathan is again pursuing his dream as he attends medical school at the University of Louisville.

My time as a McConnell Scholar was a period of immense growth in my academic and social development. The opportunities to interact with great leaders of our day and then to emulate their leadership on a smaller scale through the programs and activities of the Center fostered my self-confidence and ability to become successful beyond the University. Jonathan Ballard (Class of 2004)

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Elizabeth Sawyer Wins Truman Scholarship
In 2004, Elizabeth Sawyer (04) became the first University of Louisville student in more than a dozen years to win the prestigious Truman Scholarship. Sawyer, who balanced an activists life in local politics with her studies while a McConnell Scholar, credits the Center with preparing her to achieve this nationally-recognized scholarship.

I am grateful to the McConnell Center for helping me realize my potential as a student and a citizen. Because of my experiences as a Scholar, I understand the world better and see my place in it more clearly. Elizabeth Sawyer (Class of 2004)

The McConnell Center is an excellent venue for exposing aspiring students interested in increasing their acumen about the functions, policies, and personnel of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches of government at all levels. The experience helped prepare me for Law School at Howard University and my life as an attorney. I am truly grateful to have been a McConnell Scholar. Jonathan Goins (Class of 1999)

As a McConnell Scholar at the University of Louisville, I was afforded opportunities for learning, interaction, and community involvement not available to most college students. It is the lessons I took from these experiences that, even years later, continue to fuel my lifelong pursuits of scholarship, civic engagement, and public service. Katie Grout Crenshaw (Class of 1996)
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mcconnell center a new beginning for a continuing mission Publications of the McConnell Center
The vision of the McConnell Center as simply a small institute for serving a few undergraduates at the University of Louisville has changed dramatically in the last few years. The Center has hosted conferences and educational programs that have received national audiences on C-Span, network news, radio talk shows, and through its publications. In the years ahead, the Center will publish new works featuring primary source material and new scholarship that will be made available to teachers and students free of charge. The SenateGreat Forum of Constitutional Liberty by U. S. Senator Robert C. Byrd Electing the President in the 21st Century The Declaration of Independence and U.S. ConstitutionA Pocket Edition A Students Guide to American Political Thought by George W. Carey George WashingtonA Pictorial Story of a Life (Forthcoming)

Henry Clay Society is Formed

Two out of three McConnell Scholars came together in 2005 to form The Henry Clay Society. Under the leadership of Drs. John Kleber and Gary Gregg, the society has been exploring the life and works of Kentuckys greatest national political leader. In coming years, the members of the Society will be doing original research into the papers of Henry Clay with the goal of creating educational instruments that will help other students and teachers in Kentucky and around the nation better understand this great member of Congress and come to grips with the essential decades that led to the American Civil War. Pictured at right: U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell currently has the privilege of using the same desk on the floor of the Senate that Clay used more than 150 years ago. In honor of the McConnell Centers dedication to encouraging outstanding leadership, Senator McConnell has personally donated a replica of the Clay desk that will be on display at the McConnell Center.

The scholarships offered by the McConnell Center are only the beginning. The Center offers opportunities and programs that build self confidence and prepare students to be vital contributors to society. Roger Davis (Class of 2003)

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Travel & Study Abroad

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Travel and Study Abroad

Since its first trip to visit with President George H.W. Bush at the White House in 1992, the McConnell Scholars Program has sent students around the world to study and intern. Every year, entering freshmen have their orientation experience in Washington, DC. Each August, all McConnell Scholars take part in a retreat at various locations around Kentucky. During their junior summer, McConnell Scholars spend more than a month traveling and studying in China. Over the years, the McConnell Center has also helped its Scholars travel and intern around the world from Ghana and Belize to France, Germany, and Scotland.

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Personnel & Scholars

Director
Gary L. Gregg II, Ph.D. holds the Mitch McConnell Chair in Leadership. He is the author or editor of a half dozen books including Thinking about the Presidency and Vital Remnants: Americas Founding and the Western Tradition. Gregg has appeared on national television and radio programs and serves on several editorial boards. He became director of the McConnell Center in 2000.

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Personnel
Board of Advisors
Mr. David Huber, Chair United States Attorney Ms. Bridget Bush Attorney, Anchorage, Kentucky Mr. David Ensign Acting Dean, Brandies School of Law Mr. Audwin Helton CEO and President, Spatial Data Integrations, Inc. Dr. J. Blaine Hudson Dean, College of Arts and Sciences Honorable Romano Mazzoli University of Louisville Honorable Mitch McConnell United States Senate Dr. Charles Moyer Dean, College of Business and Public Administration Ms. Rachel Schrepferman Commonwealth Connections, LLC

Senior Fellows
Paul J. Weber, Ph.D. was the Founding Director of the McConnell Center and began service as its first Senior Fellow when he stepped down as director in 2000. Dr. Weber was the author of numerous books and taught thousands of students during his tenure at the University of Louisville. An awardwinning teacher, his obituary was published in USA Today in October 2005. John Kleber, Ph.D. is Professor Emeritus at Morehead State University. A veteran teacher and administrator, he is the editor of six books including The Kentucky Encyclopedia and The Encyclopedia of Louisville. Recognizing his continuing contribution to Kentucky history, the McConnell Center named him its Commonwealth Fellow in 2005. Thomas Mackey, Ph.D. is Professor of history at the University of Louisville and is also an Adjunct Professor of Law at the Brandeis School of Law. Author of several books and numerous scholarly articles, his expertise is United States Constitutional and Legal History while he also focuses on the era of the Civil War through the 1920's. Shiping Hua, Ph.D. is Associate Professor of Political Science and Associate Director of the Institute for Democracy and Development at the University of Louisville. He is the author or editor of several books including Scientism and Humanism: Two Cultures in Post-Mao China and Political Civilization and Modernization in China.

Staff
Sherry Allen is the McConnell Centers Unit Business Manager. She has been with the Center since its inception in 1991. Wanda Adams Taylor is Program Assistant Senior. She has been with the Center since 2000 and is currently working on a doctorate in education. Malana Salyer is Civic Education Coordinator. A graduate of the McConnell Scholars Program in 2004, Malana is pursuing a Masters Degree in American History at the University of Louisville.

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William Tom Fisher Attorney Covington, KY Mary Katie Grout Crenshaw Director, Samford After Sundown Samford University Birmingham, AL Kristin Kristi Johnson Hazelwood Attorney Nashville, TN David Moore Director of Federal Income Tax Research and Compliance Life Care Centers of America, Inc. Ringgold, GA

DeeAnn Patten Flaherty UniServ Director Jefferson County Teachers Association Louisville, KY James Jim Reed II Principal Owner, www.2weeksnotice.com Web Development and Media Studio Louisville, KY Kara Samuel Ward Marketing and Public Relations Coordinator Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City, TN

Misty Schlatter Leafers Claims/Litigation Manager Superior Claims Services, LLC San Diego, CA Matthew Webster Dean of Students Thomas More College Crestview Hills, KY Matthew Matt Young Systems Engineer UPS Louisville, KY

class of 1997
Kevin Alexander Application Engineer Parametric Technology Corporation Bowling Green, KY Jeri Barclay Poppe Attorney Louisville, KY Rhonda Bertram Roberts Teacher American History and Psychology The Academy for Individual Excellence Louisville, KY Shawn Campbell Attorney Shauna Cole Damin Community Outreach Coordinator Healthcare Corporation of America Nashville, TN Adele Collins Special Education Teacher LaGrange, KY Christa Fischer Walker Research Associate Johns Hopkins Bloomfield School of Public Health Baltimore, MD Sarah Markham Lawrence Pharmacy Student University of Kentucky Intern Pharmacist, Kroger Lexington, KY Christopher Chris Starks Mortgage Professional Louisville, KY Rachelle Thomas Nichols Homemaker and Mother Louisville, KY

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class of 1998
Michael Mike Adams Deputy General Counsel Office of Governor Ernie Fletcher Frankfort, KY Tina Broaddus Gibson Music Teacher Jefferson Community College Louisville, KY Vincent Vince Gabbert Attorney Louisville, KY Campbell Brock Harmon Internet Coordinator Yale School of Divinity New Haven, CT Paul Maglinger Resident in Anesthesiology University Hospital Louisville, KY Kathleen Kathy Annear Carnes Director of Personnel Parks Department Frankfort, KY Erin Arnold DeHaven Countywide Gifted and Talented Coordinator Breckinridge County Middle Schools Hardinsburg, KY

Holli Norton Scantland Business Planning Analyst-Strategic Planning Department LG&E Energy Louisville, KY David Riches Restaurant Manager Louisville, KY Heather Roe Mahoney Deputy Director Kentuckians for the Commonwealth Lexington, KY Bryan Wilson Attorney Mayfield, KY

class of 1999
Craig Bingham Owner, Bingham Law Offices Corbin, KY Kimberly Kim Blackford Intervarsity Christian Fellowship/Black Campus Ministry University of Louisville Louisville, KY Christopher Chris Davenport Attorney Bowling Green, KY Jonathan Goins Litigation Associate Atlanta, GA Rachel Hoskins Cease Attorney Louisville, KY Matthew Matt Lehman Chief Operating Officer SPRI Clinical Trials Kiev, UKRAINE Samekh Masden Design Assistant, Echo Designs Inc. Student Harrington College of Design Crystal Meyer Shepherd Office Manager Crestwood Christian Church Attending Baptist Seminary of Kentucky Louisville, KY Amy Minix Medical Student, University of Kentucky Lexington, KY Elizabeth Liz Popelka Masters Student in Education University of Louisville Louisville, KY April Shutts Jones Economic Development Officer Metro Louisville Louisville, KY Christopher Chris Stephens Social Studies Teacher Eastern High School Louisville, KY E. Christine Christy Trout Lewis Attorney Pikeville, KY Kelly Vest Overman Attorney Washington, DC

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class of 2000
Kristopher Kris Abeln Medical Residency Chicago, IL Benjamin Ben Humphries Attorney Elizabethtown, KY Melinda Mendy Dorris-Hobbs Social Studies Teacher Monona Grove High School Monona, WI Melissa Farmer Calabrese Attorney Birmingham, AL Jeffery Scott Jennings Special Assistant to the President and Deputy White House Political Director Washington, D.C. John Nathan Roberts Software/Application Developer/Programmer Web Solutions Architect GE Power Systems Atlanta, GA

Hollie Sawyer Colwick OB/GYN Sonographer Louisville, KY Rebecca Sim Cowherd Attorney Louisville KY Jonathan Westbrook MBA Student Sullivan University Construction Manager Louisville, KY

class of 2001
David Flores Graduate Student University of Louisville Louisville, KY Melodie Humphrey Director of Products and Services Jefferson County PVA Louisville, KY Laura Leone Attorney Louisville, KY Samuel Ryan Newcomb Law Clerk Chief Justice Joseph Lambert KY Supreme Court Frankfort, KY Kenneth Neil Salyer Attorney Louisville, KY Erin Simpson Jerry Sturgill Title XVI Claims Representative Social Security Administration Frankfort, KY Daniel Dan Utley 1st Lieutenant United States Army South Korea Connie Wilkinson Tobbe Attorney Louisville KY

class of 2002
Christopher Chris Atzinger Outcomes Research Analyst Abt Associates Bethesda, MD Nakeisha Britton Elizabeth Shae Bryant Personal Trainer/Teacher Louisville, KY Michelle Grant Assistant Commonwealth Attorney 30th Judicial Court Louisville, KY Erin Beth Moran Hickerson Doctoral Student in Social Work University of Louisville Louisville, KY Lauren Morrison Staff Attorney Legal Aid of Greater Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH Shannon Rickett Direction of Commercialization Natl Institute for Hometown Security Corbin, KY Charlton Stubblefield Divinity Student Southeastern BaptistTheological Seminary Wake Forest, NC Mary Ann Vetter North Regional Director KY YMCA Youth Association Frankfort, KY

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class of 2003
David Eric Baker Sourcing Project Management General Electric Louisville, KY Rebekah Booth Medical Student University of Louisville Louisville, KY Kelly Buckles Womens Basketball Assistant Coach and Graduate Student Belmont University Nashville, TN Sarah Carter Office of the Mayor New York City, NY John Daniel Law Student University of Kentucky Lexington, KY Roger Davis Physical Therapist Louisville, KY

Christopher Chris Kenner Graduate Student in European and Euroasian Studies George Washington University Washington, D.C. Christopher Todd Shuemaker Dental Student University of Louisville Louisville, KY Matthew Matt Thacker Nursing Student University of Louisville Louisville, KY

class of 2004
Jonathan Ballard Medical Student University of Louisville Louisville, KY Stacee Blackburn Law Student University of Louisville Louisville, KY Kelly Hanlon Director of Lectures Intercollegiate Studies Institute Wilmington, DE Malana Hartzog Salyer McConnell Center Civics Education Coordinator University of Louisville Louisville, KY Elizabeth Sawyer Retail Manager Washington, DC Gary Brad Stepp Pursuing PysD Chicago School of Psychology Chicago, IL Shelby Coy Travis Student University of Louisville Louisville, KY April Weatherman Teacher Elementary English Language Japan

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class of 2005
Sarah Alford Law Student University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH Laura Barclay Graduate Student Wake Forest School of Divinity Wake Forest, NC Mariya Chernyavskaya Research Assistant Center for Human Life and Bioethics Washington, DC

Jaeryl Covington Graduate Student, Urban Planning University of Louisville Louisville, KY Rick Curtsinger Staff Assistant for Senator McConnell Washington, DC Natalie Susan Gaines Graduate Student, Political Science Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA Casey Rickard Law Student University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN

Mary Scott Roberts Medical Student University of Louisville Louisville, KY Becky Schneider Graduate Student, Higher Education University of Louisville Louisville, KY Kelly Williams Graduate Student, History University of Louisville Louisville, KY

class of 2006
Bill Brammell Graduate Student MS in Democracy and Democratization University College London London, England Laura Chai Graduate Student Masters of Public Administration University of Louisville Louisville, KY Jordan Glover MBA Program Bellarmine University KY National Guard Louisville, KY Dollie Greenwell Graduate Student University of Louisville Louisville, KY Ben Moore Graduate Student Masters of Urban Planning University of Louisville Program and Leadership Coordinator Leadership Louisville Center Louisville, KY Alicia Paez Plans to attend Law School Louisville, KY Jennifer OReilly Law Student Michigan State University East Lansing, MI Ashley Renae Sartaine Artist Louisville, KY Jaqueline Smith Law Student University of Louisville Louisville, KY Greg Virgin Program Manager Greater Louisville, Inc. Metro Chamber of Commerce Future Law Student Louisville, KY

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The McConnell Center not only gave me the credentials to be competitive in applying to Ivy League law schools, but gave me the self-confidence and analytical skills to succeed once I arrived. Mike Adams (Class of 1998)

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