College of Communications and Information Studies

Lyman T. Johnson Awards

The Lyman T. Johnson Association is UK’s African American alumni association.  For many years, UK’s colleges selected a current student for the Torchbearer award and a successful graduate for the Torch of Excellence award.  Many of the recipients for the College of Communications and Information Studies have come from the school.

2009

2009 recipients Ashley Jackson and Joker Phillips

Torch of Excellence:  Joker Phillips, ADV, UK Athletics

Torchbearer:  Ashley Jackson, JOU

2008

Torch of Excellence:  Eric Brown, TEL, UK’s Gatton School of Business and Economics

2007

Torch of Excellence: Troy Body, JOU, Office of the Governor of Kentucky

Torchbearer:  Naitore Kiogora, ISC

2006

Lisa A. Brown, Cathy Black, Beth Barnes, Sherrell Watson at the 2006 Lyman T. Johnson banquet.

Torch of Excellence:  Cathy Black, JOU, CBS News

Torchbearer:  Sherrell Watson, ISC

2005

Torch of Excellence: Angela Tuck, JOU, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Torchbearer:  Leslie Hollerman, ISC

2004

Torchbearer:  Quintessa Peake, TEL

2003

Torch of Excellence:  E.J. Mitchell II, JOU, Nashville Tennessean

Torchbearer:  Barhonda Dickerson, ISC

2002

Torch of Excellence: Lisa A. Brown, JOU, UK School of Journalism and Telecommunications

1999

Torch of Excellence: Angelo B. Henderson, Wall Street Journal