By Ryan Girves
LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 5, 2025) — The University of Kentucky recognized exceptional faculty and teaching assistants with the Outstanding Teaching Awards during the 2025 UK Faculty Awards Ceremony held Thursday, May 1.
The Graduate School also recognized the Albert D. and Elizabeth H. Kirwan Memorial Prize winner and the William B. Sturgill award winners during the ceremony. Ellen D. Riggle, Ph.D., in the College of Arts and Sciences received the Kirwan Memorial Prize.
The Kirwan Memorial Prize was established in 1995 and recognizes its namesake's collaborative research efforts, as well as Albert Kirwan's endeavors in creating an environment at UK that promotes high-quality research and