Ashland Community and Technical College
Benefactors of the Year, 2003

Edward L. Buchanan, Ashland
Honored by Ashland Community and Technical College

To accept the award is Edward L. Buchanan

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Ed Buchanan understands and appreciates how private support helps Ashland Community and Technical College serve students and the community. He believes in the power of a community college education and what a local college can provide for its community. From 1949, Ed led the Community College Civic Chorus. For over 36 years Ed Buchanan provided leadership and direction to the chorus as it performed for numerous civic and education functions. An endowed scholarship was established in honor of Edward L. Buchanan in 1985. Initially, recipients of the scholarships were to be awarded to music majors and now its recipients are nursing students. Mr. Buchanan still teaches area students; but today�s lessons are about giving back to their community through their Community and Technical College.

Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital, Russell
Honored by Ashland Community and Technical College

To accept the award is John McGinnis, Chairman of the Board

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The Franciscan Sisters of the Poor founded Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in 1954. In 2000, it became part of the Bon Secours Health System. Together OLBH and Bon Secours operate on the mission of bringing compassion to healthcare. Bon Secours means good help. The Hospital actively embraces the community and comprehensive family care to the people of our service area and has given generously to support greatest needs, scholarships, conferences, building projects, theater activity, and children and youth activities of the Community and Technical College. In addition the hospital regularly offers free health screenings and educational offerings.

Fred and Sharon Bruner, Ashland
Honored by the Community and Technical College Foundation of Ashland, Inc.

To accept the award are Fred and Sharon Bruner

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Sharon and Fred Bruner established an endowed scholarship with the Community College Foundation of Ashland in 1998 in memory of their daughter, Amy Denise Bruner. Amy, a Boyd County High School graduate, who suffered disabilities resulting from two surgeries to remove brain tumors. She attended ACC before transferring to Morehead State University. She was attending Marshall University as a graduate student when she died in December 1997. The scholarship provides assistance to sophomore students with permanent physical disabilities who are pursuing a degree in a medical field.