Equine Scholar Graduates

 

 

Lisa Diane Alder, 2008 Graduate

Hometown: Hopkinsville, Kentucky
B.A. History/Business Administration; Harper Gatton Leadership Medallion

Where is Diane now? Diane is returning to Hopkinsville for one year before attending graduate school.

Maggie Daniels, 2008 Graduate

Hometown: Charleston, West Virginia
B.A. Communication and Media Studies

Where is she now? After interning with the World Equestrian Games during college, Maggie is now working there full-time as the Equine Relations and Special Projects Coordinator for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2010.

Angie Fischer, 2008 Graduate

Hometown: Villa Hills, Kentucky
B.A. Psychology
Minor: Business Administration

Where is she now? Angie is attending graduate school at Xavier University in Cincinnati.

Jennifer Oliver, 2008 Graduate

Hometown: Richmond, Virginia
B.S. Exercise Science
Minor: Psychology

Where is she now? While still an undergrad at Georgetown College, Jennifer earned her equine massage therapy license and established her own business, Central Kentucky Equine Massage Therapy. http://www.massageworksforhorses.com

Meredith Skaggs, 2008 Graduate

Hometown: Cloverport, Kentucky
B.A. Communication & Media Studies; Magna Cum Laude
Minor: History

Where is she now? Meredith is attending Western Kentucky University for a Master’s Degree in Communications. She is continuing her work with Goose Creek Thoroughbreds/Equix Biomechanics, which began as an undergrad internship.

Nick Spalding, 2008 Graduate

Hometown: Paris, Kentucky
B.S. Business Administration; Magna Cum Laude
Minor: Communication & Media Studies

Where is he now? Nick is traveling Europe for six weeks before returning to Central Kentucky.

Noel Davis, 2007 Graduate

Major: Communications
Minor: German
Hometown: Rogersville, TN
Comments: The program has exposed me to so many facets of the industry that I never knew about! It has definitely expanded my knowledge of the horse industry and has opened my eyes to all of the possibilities that are available.

Where is Noel Now?
Building off her undergrad internship at CMT, Noel worked in the Nashville country music industry for one year. Noel now serves as the Director of Annual Investments for Hoofbeats (therapeutic horse riding for children), a division of Special Kids Tennessee.

Brittany Pappas, 2007 Graduate

Majors: Economics and German
Minors: Math and History
Hometown: Lexington, VA
Comments: I enjoy being a part of the Equine Scholars Program because it gives me a chance to interact with all of the great underclassmen who are helping to grow the program by a large amount this year. I also take interest in learning how the equine industry works not only within the sphere of Kentucky's economy, but also on an international scale.

Where is Brittany Now?
Brittany was awarded a Fullbright Scholarship and will be residing in Germany for one year to help teach English to German students.

Ashley Craig, 2006 Graduate

Major: Biology
Minor: Chemistry
Hometown: Georgetown, KY
Comments: It is an incredible opportunity to be a part of a program that allows you the freedom of a liberal arts education paired with the horse industry. The program is not riding based, so it gives you the educational background needed to actually get a job in ALL aspects of the horse business.

Where is Ashley Now?
Ashley applied and was accepted to vet school, but decided to defer her enrollment for one year to gain more industry experience. Ashley is currently the Breeding manager at Bret and Suzi Day’s Gray Ridge Farm in Versailles, KY.

Jason Ross, 2006 Graduate

Major: Business
Minor: Math
Hometown: Louisville, KY
Comments:
It's a fun program and allows students to not have to give up their regular areas of study and even allows them to apply their studies to the Horse Industry.

Where is Jason Now?
After interning with Fifth Third Bank in the Equine Lending department, Jason accepted a full time position at the bank and is in their bank management program.