The College of Arts & Sciences is proud to recognize several members of the A&S community who were recently nominated for the Sarah Bennett Holmes Award for Outstanding Women Staff and Faculty Members. The award was created by the UK Women’s Forum and is given each year in honor of the former Dean of Women at UK, Sarah Bennett Holmes. The award, which honors UK staff for their contributions to issues affecting women, is given to two female university employees.

Erica Caton, Director of A&S Advising, Anne-Frances Miller, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Carrie Oser, Associate Professor of Sociology, were recognized for the award at the annual luncheon held on campus. The featured guest speakers for the luncheon were Ms. Christy Burch, B.A. Interim Director, Violence Intervention and Prevention (VIP) Center and Dr. Diane Snow, PhD, Professor of Neuroscience, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, College of Medicine & Faculty Associate, Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center (SCoBIRC).

Congratulations on the nominations!