Glenn D. Denton
Honored With Chase Outstanding Recent Alumnus Award |
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Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of
Law honored Glenn D. Denton, a partner at Denton &
Keuler, with a Chase Outstanding Recent Alumnus Award on
June 4 at Chase's annual alumni Weekend Gala.
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Keuler is a 13-attorney Paducah law firm practicing in
western Kentucky and southern Illinois. Denton's
practice areas range from insurance defense to business
disputes and employment law matters in state and federal
court, as well as in front of administrative agencies.
He serves as city attorney to the cities of Paducah and
Barlow and defends many other city, county and
governmental agencies throughout the region. Denton received his undergraduate degree from Centre College in 1992 and his Juris Doctor from Chase in 1995. He is licensed to practice law in Kentucky and Illinois. Denton holds membership in the McCracken County, Kentucky, Illinois and American Bar Associations, as well as the Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys. He has been a presenter at numerous seminars sponsored by the Kentucky League of Cities and Kentucky Bar Association, as well as many other organizations. |
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Since returning to his hometown in 1995, Denton has been very active in civic affairs. He has been involved with the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce since 1999 and was named chairman of the board in 2003. During his term, he started the first Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce "D.C. Fly-In" through which the Chamber took 33 business and community leaders to Washington, D.C. and held 21 meetings with key elected officials, including the entire Kentucky Congressional delegation and cabinet leaders, including Labor Secretary Elaine Chao. The "D.C. Fly-In" is now an annual regional effort. Denton has served as past treasurer of the McCracken Country Bar Association, chairman of the Paducah Summer Festival Committee, chairman of the McCracken County Democratic Party and as a board member of the Greater Paducah Economic Development Council. Since 1997, he also has acted as president of the Chase College of Law Alumni Association, Western Kentucky Chapter. He served as an adjunct professor of real estate at Paducah Community College from 1999 through 2002. Denton currently serves as a director of The Paducah Bank and Trust Company, an independently-owned community bank that is the 17th largest in Kentucky. He is also serving as a director of the Paducah-McCracken County Convention and Visitors Bureau. Denton is married to Heather Hallmark Denton, also a 1995 Chase graduate, and they have two children - Will and Grace. The Gala was part of the second annual Chase Alumni Weekend, which also featured a legal education program, golf outing and class reunion gatherings. Also honored at the award ceremony were Chase Lifetime Achievement Award recipient The Honorable Lambert L. Hehl ('52); Chase Gold Medallion Award recipients Alan C. Stout ('81) and LaJuana S. Wilcher ('80); Chase Exceptional Service Award recipient William C. Knapp ('79); and Chase Outstanding Recent Alumnus Award recipient Donna M. Bloemer ('94), James C. Frooman '90, President of Chase Alumni Association. |
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