McIntosh of LaGrange, Ky., is Hooded at a Campbellsville University School of Education ceremony

2018 Jan 11

"This world, our schools, need kindness. Where will it come from? It will come from you," Cullen Byrne, a Campbellsville University senior who was the salutatorian for December, said at Campbellsville University School of Education's pinning and hooding ceremony recently at Campbellsville Baptist Church.

Michelle McIntosh of LaGrange, Ky., was Hooded at the ceremony.

Byrne spoke for the graduating class, emphasizing traits of courage, kindness and character, all of which help a teacher accomplish greatness, according to Byrne.

"We have to have courage to step into the classroom with little more than a taste of what the teaching experience is like," Byrne said.

Byrne also said kindness went hand-in-hand with joy.

"When we choose kindness, we recognize that it feeds of itself," Byrne said.

Byrne also referenced character as "what you do when no one is watching." Byrne also indicated the difference between character and reputation, saying that someone's character is who they are and their reputation is merely what others think of someone.

Students then received their pins and hoods.

The students of early childhood education who were pinned include: Shelby Adcock of Vine Grove, Ky., Malorey Gray of Morganfield, Ky., Shannen Heyman of Louisville, Ky., Amber Jordan of Heidrick, Ky., Ashley Lee of Louisville, Ky., Madison Lee of Owensboro, Ky., Frances McHenry of Warsaw, Ky., Lillian Morris of Monticello, Ky.; Megan Penticuff of Lake City, Tenn. and Dana Phillips of Bardstown, Ky.

The students of interdisciplinary early childhood education who were pinned include: Melissa Davis of Munfordville, Ky., Devon Frank of Leitchfield, Ky., Faith Hayes of Leitchfield, Ky., Rebecca Kimber of Leitchfield, Ky., Samantha Stykes of Somerset, Ky. and Rachael Taylor of Shelbyville, Ky.

The student of P-5, elementary education, who was pinned was Melissa Langstaff of Grayson, Ky.

The students of 5-9, middle grades education, who were pinned include: Cullen Byrne of Danville, Ky., John Ingram of Harrodsburg, Ky.; Erica McWilliams of Benton, Ky. and Sarah Jolly of Bardstown, Ky.

LeeAnn Grider of Jamestown, Ky., who graduated with 5-12, middle/secondary education, and Brianna Scott of Summersville, Ky., 8-12/secondary education, were also pinned.

The students of P-12, elementary/middle/secondary education, who were pinned include: Jacob Burdette of Lebanon, Ky., Scott Caffee of Canmer, Ky., Coreena King of Elizabethtown, Ky., Kimberly O'Brien of Columbia, Ky. and Kristi Sapp of Campbellsville, Ky.

The students of the teacher leader masters of arts in education program who received their hoods include: Brianna Blair of Campbellsville, Ky., Katie Brown of Buffalo, Ky., Amanda Conley of Staffordsville, Ky., Michelle McIntosh of LaGrange, Ky., Brittany McMahan of Campbellsville, Ky., Ashley Meadows of Mount Washington, Ky., Shelby Mings of Shelbyville, Ky., Shannon Moore of Keavy, Ky. and Angela Wilson of Louisville, Ky.

The students of the master of arts in education in school guidance counseling who received their hoods include: Kristin Montgomery of Somerset, Ky., Brittany Rodman of Stamping Ground, Ky. and Carl Schoensiegel of Gilbertsville, Ky.

The students of the master of arts in special education program who received their hoods include: Amber DeWitt of Louisville, Ky., Ashli Dickerson of Madisonville, Ky., Israel Graves of Jeffersonville, Ind., Suzan Sanders of Bardstown, Ky. and Jonathan Wilkins of Bardstown, Ky.

The students of the teacher leader master of arts in special education program who received their hoods include: Ellen Casey of Harrodsburg, Ky., Reagan Douglas-Woehler of Munfordville, Ky., Kelsey Gilpin of Bardstown, Ky., Les Goldring of Louisville, Ky., Dwayne Hadley of Columbia, Ky., Greg Himes of Winchester, Ohio and Linda Yates of Booneville, Ky.

Rebecca Timber of Leitchfield, Ky. and Malorey Gray of Morganfield, Ky. also received global service and learning certificates.

Campbellsville University is a widely-acclaimed Kentucky-based Christian university with more than 8,000 students offering over 90 programs of study including 20 master's degrees, six postgraduate areas and seven pre-professional programs. The university has off-campus centers in Kentucky cities Louisville, Harrodsburg, Somerset and Hodgenville with instructional sites in Elizabethtown, Owensboro, Summersville, all in Kentucky, and one in Costa Mesa, Calif., and a full complement of online programs. The website for complete information is campbellsville.edu.