Commendations And Recognitions


160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), Night Stalkers, recognition

6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, honoring

Ale-8-One, 100th anniversary, honoring

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Day at the State Capitol, March 5, 2026, recognition

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, honoring

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Awareness Month, recognition

Baker, Donna Sue, honoring

Barnhart, Mitch, honoring upon retirement

Barrow, Dr. Joel, and the Choctaw Academy, honoring

Black History Celebration, 22nd annual

Black History Month, 100th anniversary, commemoration

Black History Season, January 15 to April 4 of each year, designation

Black women, last day of February, recognizing

Blueprint for Kentucky's Children, honoring

Bosnian genocide survivors and families, honoring

Bradley, T. Gerard "Gerry," recogniition

Breaking Free With Ally Day, designation

Breast Cancer Awareness Month, recognition

Burn Awareness Week, designation

Campbell, Anthony S. "Tony", honoring

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Day, January 21, 2026

Chambers Armstrong, Senator Cassie, Democratic leadership position, first woman, honoring

Charlie Kirk Day, designation

Childers, Marie, recognition

Children's Advocacy Week 2026, recognizing

Collins, Governor Martha Layne, honoring

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, designation

Constitution Week, September 17 to 23, 2025, recognition

Craig, Elder Nathan and Sister Amy, honoring

CSX Santa Train, commendation

Cuban American community in Kentucky, recognition

Delta Force, capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, recognition

East Kentucky Disaster Relief Center at Bear Mountain, construction, encouraging

East Kentucky Power Cooperative, 85th anniversary, recognition

Electric cooperative utility workers, honoring

Emergency department, physician, rural health care, recognition

Fidelity Month, recognition

Flag of Remembrance, designation

Gaudette, Bella, Piper, dog show winner, recognition

Grant, Rudy William, Consul General of Barbados, recognition

Great Kentuckians, honor and education program

Green Star flag, designation

Hindu community in Kentucky, recognition

Hindu holidays and people, recognition

Hope in the Fight KY, contributions, acknowledgement

Huffman, Hannah, honoring

International Holocaust Remembrance Day, recognition

Iranian protesters, affirmation of support, condemnation of regime oppression

Japan, recognition of economic and cultural partnership with Kentucky

José Martí, Jefferson County Public School, future naming

Josh Martin, Country Music Highway, recognition

Juneteenth National Freedom Day, designation

Kentucky Arts Day, January 22, 2026, recognizing

Kentucky Constitution Day, recognition

Kentucky, Food is Medicine state, declaration

Kentucky General Assembly Medal of Distinction, creation

Kentucky Mentorship Month, January 2026

Kentucky Nurses Day, February 5, 2026, recognition

Kentucky School Boards Association, 90th anniversary, honoring

Kentucky Senior Citizens Day, August 21, 2026, recognition

Kentucky State Building and Construction Trade Council, Trades Day at the Capitol, recognition

Kentucky Translational Science Day, designation

King, Dr. Martin Luther Jr., honoring

Labor Lobby Day, recognition

Law enforcement officers, honoring and supporting

Lexington Opera House, 140th anniversary, honoring

Love Your Smile Month, recognition

Markey Cancer Center, celebrating

Martin, Terry, truck dealer of the year, recognition

McDowell, Father Patrick, recognition of ordination

Mental Health Month, May 2026, declaring

Military Kids Day, celebrating

Military Kids Day, Senator Jimmy Higdon, honoring

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Awareness Week, recognition

National Blue Ribbon Schools, 2025, Notre Dame Academy, congratulating

National Wear Red Day, February 6, 2026, recognition

Neurodiversity Celebration Week, March 16 to 20, 2026

Night Stalkers, mission to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, recognition

Norton Children's, recognition

Physician Anesthesiologist Week, January 25 to 31, 2026, recognition

Profound Autism Day, March 17, 2026, recognizing

Public Schools Week in Kentucky, designation

Public Works Week, May 17 to 23, 2026, recognition

Quick, Bob, President and CEO, Commerce Lexington, retirement

Read Across America Day, recognition

Recovery Advocacy Day, February 11, 2026, recognition

Remember Srebrenica Day, July 11, 2026

Riherd, Frank, commendation

Rogers, John and Debbie, 50th wedding anniversary, honoring

Senate Bill 228, 10th anniversary, honoring

Shaver, Dr. Samantha, Kentucky Dental Association president, honoring

Slover, Chief Warrant Officer Five Eric A., Medal of Honor recipient, commending

Southern Legislative Conference, Council of State Governments, Southern Office, commemoration

St. Paul A.M.E., Natl. Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Day, February 21, 2026, recognition

Sugarman, Dr. Jacqueline, 2026 Jean Sabharwal Award, honoring

Suits and Sneakers Day, cancer, recognition

Taiwan, relationship with Kentucky and the United States, commendation

The Goat Project, recognition

The Links Incorporated Day at the State Capitol, recognizing

Thompson, Harriet, recognition

Unclaimed property

Unclaimed Property Week, establishment

United States Constitution Day, recognition

United States Postal Service, 250th anniversary, honoring

University of Louisville Hospital, Burn Center, recognition

University of Pikeville, East Kentucky Disaster Relief Center, recognizing

UPS Flight 2976 disaster, first responders, recognition

Wilt, Nick, LMPD retirement, recognition

Women Veterans Appreciation Day, June 12, designation

YMCA, 175th anniversary, honoring


Last updated: 3/9/2026 7:15 PM (EDT)