Thursday, June 01, 2006

Twenty-seven people are being honored at today's Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce breakfast as graduates of Leadership Paducah Class 19.

They are Chad Beyer, is design group; Keith Burrow and Rick Conner, Jackson Purchase Energy; Sam Clymer, Denton & Keuler; Renae Crane and Johnna Davenport, Paducah Bank; Sue Cronch and Natalie Massa, Williams, Williams, & Lentz; Angie Dale and Jeff Jones, Lourdes Hospital; Janet Dicke, City of Paducah; Bob Ezell, CSI; Joseph Gar, West Kentucky Community and Technical College; Stacey Grimes, Paducah Police Department; Tony Hamilton, BA's Automotive Service;

Sue Henry, American Red Cross; Tracey Henson, USEC; Joe Kauffman, US Bank; Lisa Long, Hilliard-Lyons; Brent McKown, Regions Bank; Zach McMillan, McMurry & Livingston; Duncan Pitchford, Whitlow, Roberts, Houston, & Straub; Bud Qualk, Regions Morgan Keagan Trust; Chuck Tate, Luther F. Carson Four Rivers Center; Andrea Underwood and Rick Windhorst, Paducah Power System; and Erik Wolfe, UBS Financial Services.

Leadership Paducah is an educational program for people who work or live in Paducah/McCracken County. It helps develop personal and career-oriented leadership skills and familiarizes students with the community and local government.

The Leadership Paducah Alumni Association, composed of more than 500 graduates, will hold its annual meeting at 8 a.m. July 11 in Crounse Hall at WKCTC. A 20-year anniversary celebration is planned for Sept. 7.