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December Graduates

Congratulations Lewis Honors College December Graduates

By the Numbers

100% Experiential Education Participation

96% First-Year Retention Rate

90% Employment or Graduate/Professional School

Mission in Action

Nedra McLain and Emily

Explore Your Purpose

Honors advisors and the Center for Personal Development counselors partner with students in their exploration of purpose to cultivate well-being, leadership, and career readiness.

Samantha Jones presenting at NCUR

Develop Intellectually

Honors at Kentucky has a long and proud history, dating back to 1959, and thousands of students have passed through our program, exploring themselves and the boundaries of thought with outstanding faculty.

Jacqueline Coleman, Christian Brady, Laura Bryan, Conner Brumley

Lead With Integrity

Providing leadership development opportunities enables students to fulfill their experiential credit while bolstering lifelong skills to apply as a graduate student or employee.

The Honors classes I took my freshman year exposed me to ideas that I would not have otherwise thought deeply about. The topics we discussed have allowed me to engage with current events and the social sciences more than I would have been able to otherwise.

Asa O'Neal
Asa O'Neal '25
NSF Graduate Research Fellow, Barry M. Goldwater Scholar, Astronaut Scholar
Asa O'Neal
Maddie Duff waving with other graduating students walking

Why Honors?

Students in the Honors Residential Experience Lounge

Honors Residential Experience

Students attending the Career Expo

Center for Personal Development

Honors students in Costa Rica

Internship, Research, Education Abroad, Service-Learning Opportunities

Dr. Kenton Sena with HON 152 students outdoors

Dedicated Honors Faculty

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News and Events

UK graduate Brysen Honeycutt addresses the December 2025 UK Commencement ceremony on Dec. 19. 2025.

‘UK at the Half’: December grad looks ahead to Disney

By Jenny Wells-Hosley
Dec 23, 2025

The University of Kentucky celebrated more than 2,000 degree candidates during its December 2025 commencement ceremonies last week, including Brysen Honeycutt, a Lewis Honors College student who earned a degree in mechanical engineering from the Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering.

Today's Commencement Ceremonies will take place at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. at Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center.

Watch here: The December 2025 UK Commencement Ceremonies

By Jenny Wells-Hosley
Dec 19, 2025

Today, the University of Kentucky will celebrate its newest alumni at the December 2025 UK Commencement Ceremonies. Nearly 1,300 graduates are expected to participate.

Brysen Honeycutt’s upcoming role with Walt Disney Imagineering represents the culmination of years of focus and preparation at the University of Kentucky.

Building magic at UK

By Jenny Wells-Hosley
Dec 17, 2025

For Brysen Honeycutt, graduating from the University of Kentucky Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering and Lewis Honors College is more than a milestone — it’s the launch point of a dream shaped by resilience, creativity and a lifelong fascination with how joy is built.

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Honor The Balance: Fuel Your Brain

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Lewis Scholars Lounge

420 Hilltop Ave, Lexington, KY

Donuts and Fruit with the Dean

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Ideas That Matter: Primate Rescue Center

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Lewis Scholars Lounge

420 Hilltop Ave, Lexington, KY

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Lexington, KY 40526
Phone: 859-257-3111

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