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LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 26, 2020) Nominations for the 2021 Sullivan Awards, the University of Kentucky’s prestigious honor for inspirational humanitarian achievements by students and community members, will be accepted until Friday, Feb. 26.
Three winners two outstanding students from this year’s graduating class, and a distinguished community member will be formally recognized in a ceremony in April and receive a Sullivan Medallion.
Students who are eligible to receive the 2021 award must have graduated no earlier than August 2020 or will graduate in May 2021. The citizen must have a University of Kentucky connection as an employee, alumnus/alumna or friend.
The criteria for selection, which puts a premium on character, integrity and humanitarian service, are written in the spirit of Algernon Sydney Sullivan, a Southerner, who became a prominent lawyer, businessman and philanthropist in New York in the late 19th century. The guidelines state that “in the selection