U.S. Congressman Harold “Hal” Rogers (KY-05), center, met a group of former participants in The Center’s youth programs, including Rogers Scholars and Rogers Explorers, at an Aug. 11 event at the University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg during which university President Dr. Jim Taylor received a “Hal Rogers Difference Maker Award” for his role in the initial vision that led to the creation of The Center’s Rogers Explorers youth program. Photographed were, front row from left, Emily Rose, Zach Grigsby, Rogers, Teddy Woods and Kaitlyn Stephens, and back row from left, Jessica Melton, coordinator of The Center’s youth programs, Hunter Williams, Richie Mathes, and Stephanie Lawless. The event was held in the Hal Rogers Technology Center classroom on campus.