Commendations And Recognitions


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

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Awareness Month, recognition

Baker, Donna Sue, 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

Bosnian genocide survivors and families, honoring

Bradley, T. Gerard "Gerry," recogniition

Burn Awareness Week, designation

Campbell, Anthony S. "Tony", honoring

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Day, January 21, 2026

Charlie Kirk Day, designation

Childers, Marie, recognition

Collins, Governor Martha Layne, honoring

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 Power Cooperative, 85th anniversary, recognition

Electric cooperative utility workers, honoring

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 holidays and people, recognition

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

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

King, Dr. Martin Luther Jr., honoring

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

Military Kids Day, celebrating

Military Kids Day, Senator Jimmy Higdon, honoring

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

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

Profound Autism Day, March 17, 2026, recognizing

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

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

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 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

UPS Flight 2976 disaster, first responders, recognition

Wilt, Nick, LMPD retirement, recognition

Women Veterans Appreciation Day, June 12, designation

YMCA, 175th anniversary, honoring


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