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1960s
UPIKE Trustee Emeritus Bill Baird ’66 was recognized by the University of Kentucky College of Law Alumni and presented the Community Service Award at the Kentucky Bar Association Convention.
1980s
Donnie Jones ’89 was named men’s basketball head coach by Stetson University in DeLand, Fla. Jones is a former Marshall University (2007-10) and University of Central Florida (2010-16) head coach who worked this season as a University of Dayton assistant. The Point Pleasant, W.Va., nativeʼs coaching career began as an assistant at Pikeville College where he spent two seasons before moving on to Marshall as a graduate assistant. Jones says he appreciates the opportunity to help build a culture and a style of play that will be exciting and fun to watch.
Chris Johnson ’95 has been promoted to the position of Senior Vice President/Credit Analysis Manager at Community Trust Bank. He has worked in the banking industry with Community Trust Bank for 21 years and has been an accounting assistant, staff accountant and a credit analyst. Johnson earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from UPIKE where he graduated with a double major in accounting and business management.
1990s
Christopher E. Kidd ’95 is celebrating 25 years of marriage to Stephanie Kidd ’95. They currently reside in Auxier, a Floyd County community just north of Prestonsburg, Ky. Their youngest child, Dexter, recently graduated from Pike County Central High School. Christopher says he enjoys playing in the Winds of Appalachia community band, in which he has been a member of for more than eight years. He is starting his third year as a remote software developer for Resolver, a company based in Toronto, Canada.
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