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Bluegrass Hall of Fame Member, 2012

Kathryn H. Hunt graduated from Lexington Community College (LCC) now known as Bluegrass Community & Technical College (BCTC) in 1989 with an associate in arts degree and later transferred to the University of Louisville where she became the first African American to graduate from the physical therapy program.

Upon completion of the physical therapy program, Hunt worked at the University of Kentucky outpatient department for thirteen years before joining Drayer Physical Therapy Institute, where she has worked for the last seven years. She also works as a lab assistant to Tony English Ph.D., where she provides clinical input and serves as a mentor for current and perspective physical therapy students. Additionally, Hunt works with Fayette County Public School’s Experienced-Based Career Education program for high school students, and with other student volunteers who have an interest in the physical therapy profession.

As a child, Hunt had to overcome significant academic challenges and a childhood spent caring for her ill mother. When she began college, she arrived with a strong desire to achieve, but lacked confidence in her academic abilities. She recounts, "I remember my notebook paper smudged and torn, by repetitive erasing, and soggy from tears . . . from my difficulties [with math]". But Kathryn's dedication to learning prevailed and today her occupational achievements in the field of physical therapy and her role as a mentor to young students across Fayette County make her a notable alumnus of Bluegrass Community and Technical College.