The Lyman T. Johnson Upholding the Torch of Excellence Awards were given out on October 22, 2011 as part of an African American and Africana Studies Program (AAAS) co-sponsored homecoming event. The ceremony was part of the 21st annual Lyman T. Johnson Awards Celebration – the event is named in honor of Johnson who led the fight for desegregation at UK. Johnson served as president of the Louisville N.A.A.C.P. and worked as an educator in the Louisville Public Schools for 40 years. This year’s recipients were: College of Design Alumni: Darnell Farris Undergraduate: Dominique Donte’ Turner College of Nursing Undergraduate: Ashlei L. Hardin Alumni: Dr. Katherine Detherage College of Agriculture Alumni: Marcus K. Bernard Undergraduate: Alyson Humphrey College of Social Work Alumni: Dr. Christon Adedoyin Undergraduate: Joshua Ridgeway Athletics Alumni: Anthony “Champ” Kelly Undergraduate: Keyla Snowden College of Dentistry Alumni: Cornelious Slaton Undergraduate: Kendall Slaton College of Education Alumni: Rita M. Stevenson Undergraduate: Sarah Chumley College of Communications & Information Undergraduate: Ashley Y. Newby Graduate School, College of Engineering Alumni: Corrie Walton-MacCaulay Photos by: Mick Jeffries