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Created in 1990 and considered one of UK's most prestigious awards, the medallion honors a Kentucky resident whose accomplishments represent the pinnacle of education and creative thought in the fields of science, literature, art and philanthropy.

University of Kentucky Libraries and College of Arts & Sciences invite campus and community members to join in celebrating the life and legacy of UK Libraries’ 2021 UK Libraries Medallion for Intellectual Achievement recipient bell hooks — beloved author, professor, feminist and activist whose influential work unites themes of gender, class and race.

Emeritus Professor of Law Robert G. Lawson. Mark Cornelison | UK Photo. LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 17, 2020) —University of Kentucky Libraries has awarded the 2020 UK Libraries Medallion for Intellectual Achievement to Emeritus Professor of Law Robert G. Lawson, a nationally recognized scholar on criminal law and the individual responsible for drafting the state’s laws on crime and punishment. Created in 1990 and considered one of UKs most prestigious awards, the medallion honors a Kentucky resid...