2024 Donate Life Kentucky Scholarship Winners Announced
Out of an impressive pool of more than 70 applicants hailing from 38 counties across Kentucky, 20 extraordinary individuals have been selected to receive 2024 Donate Life Kentucky Scholarships valued at $1000 each. These students have demonstrated exceptional dedication to promoting the Donate Life mission and educating their peers about the life-saving impact of registering as an organ, eye, and tissue donor.
The Donate Life Kentucky Scholarship winners for 2024 are:
Allison Patterson – Harrison County
Annabella Bengie – Bourbon County
Cade Thomas Lindsey – Harlan County
Emma Pendleton – Nelson County
Gabrielle Miles – Boone County
Jenna Nicole McCue – Bullitt County
Josie Simpson – Floyd County
Karaline Vivian Naylin Ratliff – Floyd County
Kennedy Grace Gauze – Lawrence County
Kyley Elyse Robinson – Franklin County
Laney Allen Bledsoe – Magoffin County
Macy Elise Baker – Mercer County
Markeyah Lewis – Jefferson County
Myshayla Hernandez – Mason County
Queen Ememe – Jefferson County
Riley Ellison – Scott County
Sarah Catherine Thompson – Jefferson County
Stuart Knight – Hardin County
Tabitha Sapp – Mason County
William Oldiges – Campbell County
These individuals have educated about organ donation through various initiatives, including Registry campaigns, school & community outreach events, and social media advocacy. Their efforts have played a significant role in inspiring others to register as donors, making the decision to save and heal lives.
The Kentucky Circuit Court Clerks’ Endowment Scholarship Program was created by the Donate Life Kentucky Trust nonprofit organization. It was named in honor of the Circuit Clerks for their decades of dedication to this mission.
“For over 30 years, the Circuit Clerk’s office issued driver’s license and asked every customer about registering as a donor and giving $1 to public education about organ, eye and tissue donation. Although we no longer issue driver’s licenses, we remain steadfast in our commitment to helping our community through education and outreach about this lifechanging Donate Life mission. In our county, and every county in Kentucky, people have been saved and healed by the gift of life. Today, over 1000 Kentuckians still wait for their gift of life. Organ, eye and tissue donors are heroes,” explains Cortney Shewmaker, Boyle Circuit Clerk. “Giving back to these students, many of whom are donor families & recipients, is such an honor. I extend a heartfelt congratulations to all the scholarship winners and express appreciation to every applicant for their dedication to the Donate Life mission.”
For more information about the scholarship program, the Donate Life High School Challenge, and future opportunities to connect with the Donate Life mission, please visit www.donatelifeky.org or contact or contact Scholarships@DonateLifeKY.org.
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About Donate Life Kentucky Trust
Founded by the Kentucky Circuit Court Clerks in 1992, Donate Life Kentucky Trust (formerly named Trust For Life) is a 501c3 organization dedicated to inspiring individuals to register as donors while getting their driver’s license and beyond. With the dollars raised at regional driver’s license offices and other philanthropic endeavors, the Donate Life Kentucky Trust works with Kosair for Kids and others to connect with communities, educational institutions, schools, healthcare providers, and individuals to promote the importance of organ, eye and tissue donation and support transplant patients and donor families.