A longtime Butler County High School teacher has been selected for the Governor Louie B. Nunn Kentucky Teacher Hall of Fame, WKU announced on Wednesday.
Kimberlea Embry, who has taught at Butler County High School for 32 years, will join three former teachers in being inducted into the 15th hall of fame class.
“The purpose of the Kentucky Teacher Hall of Fame is to recognize Kentuckians who have made significant contributions to the teaching profession. Selection is made from individuals, living or deceased, who have spent a significant portion of their professional career in Kentucky and have made noteworthy contributions to the lives of children and youth in P-12 school settings,” WKU said about the honor.
Joining Embry in the hall of fame will be Jesse Brown, a retired Glasgow Independent Schools teacher who spent 30 years in the school district and continues to work as a substitute teacher; the late Helen Russell, who worked for 44 years in education in Barren County as a social studies teacher, instructional specialist, and curriculum coordinator; and the late Donna Smith, who taught math at Allen County-Scottsville High School for 30 years.
The four educators, chosen by a statewide selection committee, are scheduled to be formally inducted on December 1 at WKU as part of the 2023 Hall of Fame ceremony.
The Governor Louie B. Nunn Kentucky Teacher Hall of Fame was created in 2000 through a gift by Nunn, who hoped to recognize the vital role classroom teachers in Kentucky play in the education of young people and the positive impact education has on the state’s economy.
WKU was selected as the home of the Kentucky Teacher Hall of Fame because of its more than 100-year history in teacher education.
Learn more at https://www.wku.edu/kythf/.
(Photo: Top row, from left: Jesse Brown and Helen Russell; bottom row, from left: Kimberlea Embry and Donna Smith)
By Ken Howlett, News Director
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