Education

Five students from Spencer County were named as participants in the Governor’s Scholar Program for 2011 in last week’s edition of the Spencer Magnet.

When recognized by the Governor’s office, Governor’s Scholar students are organized and recognized in the Congressional district determined by their home residency.

Five students from Spencer County were named as participants in the Governor’s Scholar Program for 2011 in last week’s edition of the Spencer Magnet.

When recognized by the Governor’s office, Governor’s Scholar students are organized and recognized in the Congressional district determined by their home residency.

By CHRISTINA L. KERN, Campbellsville University

Campbellsville University recently served as host to students from Spencer County participating in an early college program.
The program was for students who just completed eighth grade and are going into high school this fall, according to Dr. DeWayne Frazier, associate vice president for academic affairs.

Shawna Jewell Cox graduated from the Galen College of Nursing on July 22.
Cox, now a registered nurse, plans to go back to school to study forensic nursing and hopes to become a nurse practitioner.
Cox and her husband, Roman, live in Louisville.
She is a daughter of Glenna Chesser and Roy Dale and Celia Jewell of Taylorsville.
Her grandparents are Carletta Jewell, the late Kenneth Jewell and the late Ivy and Leon Chesser, all of Taylorsville.