| UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY INNOVATOR HONOREES FY 2026 |
| Sept. 29, 2026 4-6 p.m. EDT Ballroom 212A, Gatton Student Center |
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| Kunlei Liu (30th) College of Engineering
(Milestone Patent Received from Technology Developed at Center for Applied Energy Research) |
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| Akinbode A. Adedeji Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment |
Samuel G. Awuah College of Arts and Sciences |
Kevin Baldridge Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment |
| Terrence A. Barrett College of Medicine |
Matthew D. Bernard Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering |
Saloni Bhatnagar Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering
(Technology Developed at Center for Applied Energy Research) |
| Dibakar Bhattacharyya Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering |
Luke H. Bradley College of Medicine |
Qiang Cheng College of Medicine |
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| Mark Crocker Center for Applied Energy Research |
Tristana Duvallet Center for Applied Energy Research |
Linda P. Dwoskin College of Pharmacy |
| Thomas Dziubla Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering |
Justin Fraser College of Medicine |
Mark Fritz College of Medicine |
| Greg A. Gerhardt College of Medicine |
Jeffrey Todd Hastings Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering |
Rick Q. Honaker Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering |
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| Jameson Hunter College of Engineering |
Robert B. Jewell Center for Applied Energy Research |
Barbara Knutson Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering |
| Jasmina Kurepa Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment |
Chunming Liu (2) College of Medicine |
Kunlei Liu (3) Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering
(Technology Developed at Center for Applied Energy Research) |
| Yang Liu College of Pharmacy |
Khaled Attla Shaaban Mahmoud
College of Pharmacy |
David Minion College of Medicine |
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| Sitakanta Pattanaik (2) Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment |
Keith R. Pennypacker College of Medicine |
Stephen Rankin Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering |
| Michael Renfro Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering |
Thomas L. Robl Center for Applied Energy Research |
TJurgen Rohr College of Pharmacy |
| Ambrose Sungseok Seo College of Arts and Sciences |
Jian Shi Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment |
Jan Smalle Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment |
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| Jesse G. Thompson (2) Center for Applied Energy Research |
Jon S. Thorson (2) College of Pharmacy |
Matthew C. Weisenberger Center for Applied Energy Research |
| Ling Yuan (2) Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment |
Guigen Zhang Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering |
Wen Zhang College of Medicine |
| Yuxuan Zhang Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment |
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| Erin Abner College of Public Health |
Jill Abney Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching |
Kayla Anderson College of Medicine |
| Samuel Armstrong College of Medicine |
Lauren Batey Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment |
Matthew D. Bernard College of Medicine |
| Douglas A. Boyd UK Libraries |
Christy Brady College of Health Sciences |
Heather Layne Norman-Burgdolf Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment |
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| Justin Todd Burus College of Medicine |
Laura Carter-Stone Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching |
Anna M. Cason Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment |
| Hunter Colson College of Medicine |
Carrie Derossett Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment |
Alex Elswick Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment |
| Shannon Wade Farrell Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment |
Shawna Felkins Center for the Enhancement for Learning and Teaching |
Jean Lorraine Fry College of Health Sciences |
| Ashley Gann Office for Student Success |
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| Rachel Guidugli Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment |
Laura Halligan (2) UK Innovate |
Ryan Hargrove Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment |
| Eric Hartman UK Innovate |
Nichole Huff Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment |
Melinda Ickes College of Education |
| Kari Jones College of Education |
Aubrey Lawson Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment |
Ian McClure UK Innovate |
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| Shelley Wade Meyer Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment |
William Michael Meyer Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment |
Madeline Aulisio Miller Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching |
| Matthew Moore College of Social Work |
Lindsey Catherine Mullis Human Development Institute |
Monica Mundy Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment |
| John Nash College of Education |
Ashley Osborne Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment |
Douglas Oyler College of Pharmacy |
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| Kimberly Parker College of Communication and Information |
Alaine Reschke-Hernandez (4) College of Fine Arts |
Marcia V. Rojas-Ramirez College of Dentistry |
| Frederick A. Schmitt College of Medicine |
Erin Shea UK Innovate |
Zachary Stacy UK Innovate |
| Allison L. Steele Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment |
Kendra Hargis Stenzel UK Innovate |
Tama S. Thé College of Medicine |
| Matthew Upton UK Innovate |
Jessalyn Vallade UK Libraries |
Serenity Wright UK Innovate |
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| Eric Abbenhaus College of Medicine |
Emma Adam Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment |
Janine Barnett College of Nursing |
| Justin Todd Burus (10) College of Medicine |
Julie Cerel College of Social Work |
Benjamin Jerald Coy College of Pharmacy |
| Kristine Damron College of Medicine |
Audrey Darville College of Nursing |
Tori Rachelle Davis College of Pharmacy |
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| Seth DeBolt (4) Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment |
Letitia Ducas College of Nursing |
Deborah L. Duckworth UK HealthCare |
| Sylvie Garneau-Tsodikova College of Pharmacy |
Roberto Gedaly College of Medicine |
Jared Tate Greene College of Pharmacy |
| Angela Grubbs College of Nursing |
Laura Halligan UK Innovate |
Eric Hartman UK Innovate |
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| Kristen Hill College of Medicine |
Pamela Hull (10) College of Medicine |
Jennifer Hunter (6) Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment |
| Melinda Ickes (4) College of Education |
Theodore Kalbfleisch Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment |
Jennifer Redmond Knight College of Public Health |
| Kunlei Liu College of Engineering |
James N. MacLeod Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment |
Francesc Marti College of Medicine |
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| Ian McClure UK Innovate |
Andrea McCubbin College of Medicine |
Laura Elizabeth McMahon College of Pharmacy |
| Bruno Carvalho Menarim Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment |
Craig S. Miller College of Dentistry |
J. Daniel Moore College of Medicine |
| Matthew Moore College of Social Work |
Timothy Mullett College of Medicine |
Chin Ng College of Engineering |
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| Allen Edward Page Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment |
Julie Plasencia Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment |
Thomas Platt College of Pharmacy |
| Elizabeth Rhodus College of Medicine |
Ashley Seifert (2) College of Arts and Sciences |
Lindsey Sheehan College of Pharmacy |
| Morgan E. Stacey College of Medicine |
Zachary Stacy UK Innovate |
Kendra Hargis Stenzel UK Innovate |
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| Timothy Travis Tatchell College of Pharmacy |
Joel Thompson (3) Center for Clinical and Translational Science |
Shen Tong Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering |
| Cari Twait College of Pharmacy |
Fred Ueland College of Medicine |
Matthew Upton UK Innovate |
| Serenity Wright UK Innovate |
Xiaoyue Yang Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering |
Allyson Yates College of Medicine |
| Chang-Guo Zhan College of Pharmacy |
Fang Zheng College of Pharmacy |
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| Jill Abney Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching |
Carmen Agouridis Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment |
Kayla Anderson College of Health Sciences |
| Gabriela Aparicio College of Medicine |
Ryan Chapman Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering |
Gosia Chwatko Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering |
| Denise Fabian College of Medicine |
Juan Feng Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment |
Jean Fry College of Health Sciences |
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| Sam Gerring College of Medicine |
Morgan Gilbert College of Fine Arts |
Theodore Kalbfleisch Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment |
| Carlie Martindale UK Sustainability |
Paula Monje College of Medicine |
Rianna Mueller Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment |
| Karin Pekarchik Center for Applied Energy Research |
Alaine Reschke-Hernandez College of Fine Arts |
Elizabeth Rhodus College of Medicine |
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| Jeremy Ross College of Health Sciences |
Bhamiti Sharma Center for Applied Energy Research |
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