2009 Fall Cornerstone Proof -- Alumni Hilda Jenkins

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    FRANKFORT, Ky. Lindsey

    Wilson College alumna Hilda Willis

    Jenkins touched thousands of lives dur-ing her more than a quarter-century in

    the classroom. And on Feb. 10 theretired educator was recognized for her

    contributions as she was inducted into

    the Gov. Louie B. Nunn Kentucky

    Teacher Hall of Fame.

    Jenkins, of a Bowling Green, Ky.,

    was one of five outstanding educators

    who was inducted into the Hall of

    Fames second class at a ceremony heldin the State Capitol Rotunda.

    A Columbia, native, Jenkins taught

    for a combined 30 years at Russellville

    High School, North Warren High

    School and Warren East High School.

    She taught mathematics and music,

    and she also worked with several stu-

    dent groups. In 1981, she was named an

    outstanding alumna of Lindsey Wilson.

    The daughter of the late Ruth and

    Ralph Willis of Columbia, Jenkins was

    literally the last person to graduate from

    Columbia High School -- at the schools1953 commencement, she was the final

    person to cross the stage and receive a

    diploma.

    In addition to Lindsey Wilson,

    Jenkins earned a bachelors degree from

    Union (Ky.) College and a masters

    degree from Western Kentucky

    University.

    Simply stated, Hilda Jenkins was

    born to be a teacher. ... Hilda had and

    has the God-given talent to reach and

    teach others in a very effective man-

    ner, said retired superintendent of

    Glasgow Independent Schools Fred

    Carter, who is a Lindsey Wilson alum-

    nus. She knew how to multi-task

    before that even became a word.

    Established in 2000 by a gift from

    former Gov. Louie B. Nunn and housed

    at Western Kentucky, the Kentucky

    Teacher Hall of Fame recognizes

    Kentuckians, both living and deceased,

    who spent a significant portion of their

    career in Kentucky and have made

    made significant a contribution to the

    teaching profession.

    In addition to Jenkins, the Kentucky

    Teacher Hall of Fame 2009 classincluded: Theresa Cowherd, longtime

    Bowling Green teacher; DaleFaughn ,

    who has taught in Caldwell County for

    the last 58 years; Jessie Pearl Comer

    Jackson, longtime Monroe County

    teacher; and Rosemary Weddington,

    who taught Spanish in high school and

    college for 55 years.

    Hilda Willis Jenkins Honored for 30 Years of Teaching in Kentucky

    LWC alumna Hilda Willis Jenkins was inducted Feb. 10 into the Gov. Louie B. Nunn Kentucky

    Teacher Hall of Fame Tuesday afternoon in the State Capitol Rotunda. From left: State Senate

    President David Williams ofBurkesville; Kentucky First Lady Jane Beshear; Jenkins; Deputy

    Secretary of the Health and Family Services Steve Nunn; and House Speaker Greg Stumbo of

    Prestonsburg.

    H A L L O F F A M E T E A C H E R

    LWC alumna Hilda Willis Jenkins is joined by her family members and friends following the Feb.

    10 induction ceremony for the Kentucky Teacher Hall of Fame 2009 class, held in the State

    Capitol Rotunda.