Education

A new endowed fund that will enhance allied health education programs and support student success at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College has been established to honor Dr. and Mrs. Robert E. Robbins of Elizabethtown.

The initial contribution to the fund at ECTC was made by ZirMed, Inc., a leading provider of Web-based technology solutions for health care commerce, headquartered in Louisville. 

Mackenzie Harbin, the granddaughter of Marjorie Harbin of Hodgenville, has been awarded a Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship to help pay for her college education. This scholarship award is $1,500 a year.

Harbin, a 2009 graduate of Western Hills High School, will attend Furman University to major in biology.

She is one of only 84 seniors in the state this year to receive a Byrd Scholarship, a federally funded program administered by the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority.

Harbin is the daughter of Gary and Karen Harbin of Frankfort.

Joshua A. Murphy, a 2003 graduate of LaRue County High School, was named to the Dean’s List at the University of Louisville for the spring semester. He is majoring in anthropology.

Students who have been named to the Dean’s List have achieved a grade point average of 3.5 to 3.9.

Chris Vanyo of Glendale has been awarded a Associate of Applied Science Degree in Business Administration from Kaplan University. Vanyo’s accomplishment was celebrated during a live graduation ceremony on July 25 in Chicago. Award-winning actress America Ferrera, star of ABC Television’s popular series “Ugly Betty,” served as the commencement speaker.