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In photos from left, Carla Cantagallo, Keith Wilson, Alex Cutadean, Jessica Wells, Sarah Asher, and (round photo) Cary Devenburgh.
UK Online hosted its annual awards on Sept. 16, recognizing several of its staff members as well as faculty who work with the staff on supporting online teaching and learning at the university.
UK Online hosted its annual awards on Sept. 16, recognizing several of its staff members as well as faculty who work with the staff on supporting online teaching and learning at the university.
2026 Staff Honorees
Staff members honored during the event were
- Sarah Asher, Customer Service, for multiple acknowledgements by instructors over the year for her patience and professionalism in supporting faculty who are building their online courses.
- Alex Cutadean, Customer Service, for relaunching faculty support availability and extending reach, raising appointments 26% and the number of produced media projects by 58%.
- Carly Devenburgh, Mentorship, for providing thoughtful guidance and fostering collaboration to mentor colleagues through the compliance process over the course of the past academic year.
- Jessica Wells, Leadership, for her work with faculty in Quality Assurance consulting and for stepping up to a statewide post, co-chairing the Kentucky Convergence Conference.
2026 Faculty Honorees
Faculty recognized with the UKO Advocate award were
- Carla Cantagallo, Librarian, for her long-standing support of Distance Learning and UK Online as well as her participation in work groups and the UK Online Steering Committee.
- Keith Wilson, Professor in the College of Education, for strong partnership and consultation in support of the Counselor Education Program and his ongoing role in the Online Program Directors Forum.
To learn more about UK Online's services, visit https://online.uky.edu/faculty-resources, or visit us at the UK Online office and Faculty Media Depot in Room 612 of the College of Nursing.
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