STAFF PROFILESFRANK ETTENSOHN - DIRECTOR
He is the father of two children, Clare, who holds degrees in theology and spirituality and works in Community Outreach and Service Learning in Seattle, WA, and Marc, a former UK Honors student, who is a fourth-year medical student at the University of Louisville. He especially enjoys working in the field with students, travelling with his family, hiking, camping, playing banjo and working with the Boy Scouts in the Lexington area.
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Frank Ettensohn grew up in the Cincinnati, Ohio, area, and from a very early age, was collecting fossils and rocks and trying to tell people about them, which is what he still does part of the time as a university professor. Frank received his B.S. and M.S. in Geology from the University of Cincinnati and his Ph.D. in Geology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Frank has been teaching and researching in sedimentary geology and paleontology since arriving at the University of Kentucky; he was chair of the Geology Department for eight years and is currently director of the Honors Program at the University of Kentucky. He has taught in high school, the military, teacher development, and as a visiting professor in the former Soviet Union, China, Ecuador, and Nepal. He has won two Fulbright fellowships, two Levorsen Best Paper Awards (ES-Am. Assoc. Petrol. Geologists), Educator of the Year Award (ES-Am. Assoc. Petrol. Geologists), a Lifetime Achievement Award (Amer. Assoc. of Prof. Geologists, KY Sect.), and most recently, the Superlative Award for a Distinguished University Scientist (Kentucky Academy of Science). He has published more than 160 scientific papers and has advised 42 graduate students to degree completion. He is known internationally for his work on the geology of oil and gas shales.
Meg Marquis - Senior Academic Coordinator
Penny is the jack-of-all-trades in the Honors Office. You will see her as you open the main door and you will hear her when you call the office. Her duties include maintaining the HP database, the HP website, and processing applications and prospective student visits. She helps the Honors Program faculty with their book orders, syllabi, and grades. Penny can also be found un-jamming a copier, reattaching a doorknob, or bringing in cookies for the students.
Connie has been with the University Of Kentucky for 29 years spending most of that time working with amazingly talented students. Her primary responsibilities for the Honors Program include budget, scholarships, event planning and fund raising. Her office is typically the first stop for Honors students looking for funds for activities such as studying abroad or attending a conference in the United States. The highlight of her work during 2011 was helping plan and develop the Honors Program 50th Anniversary Celebration; her 23 years of close involvement with the Singletary Scholars and Honors Program students made this committee work especially rewarding. The Celebration was so successful that Honors Program has decided to make it an annual event. 
