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Hilda Willis Jenkins inducted into Kentucky Teacher Hall of Fame Mrs. Jenkins was last person to graduate from Columbia High School and is an alumna of Lindsey Wilson College. She is the daughter of the late former Columbia Mayor Ralph Willis and a beloved Columbia Methodist Church leader and educator, Ruth Hill Jenkins By Duane Bonifer, LWC Director of Public Affairs FRANKFORT, KY -- Lindsey Wilson College alumna Hilda Willis Jenkins was inducted Tuesday afternoon, February 10, 2009, into the Gov. Louie B. Nunn Kentucky Teacher Hall of Fame. Jenkins, of a Bowling Green, KY, was one of five outstanding educators who was inducted into the Hall of Fame's second class at a ceremony held in the State Capitol Rotunda. A Columbia, KY. native, Jenkins taught for a combined 30 years at Russellville High School, North Warren High School and Warren East High School. In 1981, she was named an outstanding LWC alumna She taught mathematics and music, and she also worked with several student groups. In 1981, she was named an outstanding alumna of Lindsey Wilson. The daughter of the late Ruth and Ralph Willis of Columbia, Jenkins was literally the last person to graduate from Columbia High School -- at the school's 1953 commencement, she was the final person to cross the stage and receive a diploma. In addition to Lindsey Wilson, Jenkins earned a bachelor's degree from Union ( KY) College and a master's degree from Western Kentucky University. Born to be a teacher "Simply stated, Hilda Jenkins was born to be a teacher. ... Hilda had and has the God-given talent to reach and teach others in a very effective manner," said retired superintendent of Glasgow Independent Schools Fred Carter, who is a Lindsey Wilson alumnus. "She knew how to multi-task before that even became a word." Established in 2000 by a gift from former Gov. Louie B. Nunn and housed at Western Kentucky, the Kentucky Teacher Hall of Fame recognizes Kentuckians, both living and deceased, who spent a significant portion of their career in Kentucky and have made made significant a contribution to the teaching profession. In addition to Jenkins, the Kentucky Teacher Hall of Fame 2009 class included: Theresa Cowherd, longtime Bowling Green teacher; Dale Faughn, who has taught in Caldwell County for the last 58 years; Jessie Pearl Comer Jackson, longtime Monroe County teacher; and Rosemary Weddington, who taught Spanish in high school and college for 55 years. This story was posted on 2009-02-10 16:27:19
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