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 The Rogers Scholars Program is an intensive one week summer session for rising high school juniors from 42 counties in Southern and Eastern Kentucky that emphasizes technological skills development and fosters an entrepreneurial spirit, leadership and commitment to rural Kentucky. Rogers Scholars will interact with state and national leaders and work with high-quality instructors.
All Rogers Scholars activities (meals, lodging, etc...) will be supervised and paid by the Rogers Scholars program. |
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Joanie Alexander is PRIDE Volunteer of the Month
 Joanie Alexander has earned the region’s PRIDE Volunteer of the Month Award. PRIDE co-founder Congressman Hal Rogers (KY-5) presented the award to Alexander, who is a junior at Rockcastle County High School.
PRIDE honored Alexander for her efforts to increase recycling in Rockcastle County. Alexander began her recycling project after graduating from the Rogers Scholars program in July. Rogers Scholars are tasked with starting a community service project in their hometowns. She has been working with the Rockcastle County School System and James Renner, who is the Rockcastle County Solid Waste and PRIDE Coordinator. |
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Pike County student receives Doug Reece Memorial Scholarship Award
A Pike County student is the recipient of the 2008 Doug Reece Memorial Scholarship Award for having the highest score in the Rogers Scholars application process of the second graduating class.
Jacob Dotson, a student at Belfry High School, was presented the award at the graduation program Friday, July 11, at The Center for Rural Development in Somerset, Ky., after spending a week at Rogers Scholars. The scholarship award is given in memory of Doug Reece, a former board chair and member of The Center’s executive committee. |
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Graduates select three Rogers Scholars to serve as Ambassadors
Rogers Scholars Jordan Meece, Stacie Lawless and Joanie Alexander have been selected by their team members in the second graduating class to represent the youth leadership program as Ambassadors.
The three Scholars were chosen by their peers to serve as Rogers Scholars Ambassadors, a program started three years ago for graduating Scholars. Each graduating class selects representatives to carry out the role as Ambassadors. Ambassadors provide input to the Rogers Scholars program, mentor other Scholars, plan an annual reunion and participate in community service projects sponsored by The Center for Rural Development. |
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To see what some of our previous Scholars are currently up to, please check our Scholar Update section by clicking here. If you are Rogers Scholars Alumi, please send your accomplishments to jmelton@centertech.com.
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Rogers Scholars Recruiting Visits
Starting in September, we will begin the process of recruiting for The Class of 2009 Rogers Scholars. If you would like for us to speak to your class, group or organization and we have not been in contact with you, please feel free to contact us at jmelton@centertech.com or 606-677-6000. |
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2009 Rogers Scholars Dates
The 2009 Rogers Scholars program dates have been determined. Rogers Scholars will be held at The Center for Rural Development on June 28-July 3 and July 12-17. If you are applying for the program and have a preference on which week you would like to attend please make note of that on your application. Please let us know why you selected a specific week. We cannot guarantee which week students will be assigned but will make every effort to accommodate the needs of our applicants. |
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Reunion
Several graduates of The Center for Rural Development’s Rogers Scholars program made a blast back to the past and re-visited “The 80’s” while attending the group’s annual reunion event. One of the highlights for the returning Scholars was the 80’s Singing Competition, returning Scholars had the chance to compete for great prizes by showing their talent on the microphone and belting out tunes from the 80’s. Another favorite event was the 80’s Fashion Show, where everyone paraded across the stage to show off their fabulous attire! |
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Rogers Scholars Ambassadors and The Center donate to Brooklyn Bear
Rogers Scholars Ambassadors and members of The Center for Rural Development staff donated a selection of new and gently used stuffed animals to the Brooklyn Bear project in memory of 10-year-old Brooklyn Smith. |
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Several institutions across the region have made scholarship opportunities available for graduates of the Rogers Scholars program helping achieve one of the primary goals of the program that no young person will need to leave home to find his or her future.
Click here for more information. |
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