The second—and final—class of 2009 Rogers Scholars arrived at The Center for Rural Development in Somerset on Sunday to begin a week of activities that Lonnie Lawson, president and CEO of The Center, promises to be “a life-changing experience.” In a welcome address to Scholars and their parents, Lawson said the Rogers Scholars program has [...]

Brandi Howard of Magoffin County has been recognized for having the highest-scoring application among students who participated in this summer’s first session of The Center for Rural Development’s Rogers Scholars program.

Rogers Scholars began working as teams in their program majors on Wednesday coming up with storylines for short, student-produced films, learning more about engineering in a lightning-speed game of Jeopardy, and developing their computer skills. During the week, Scholars receive 12 hours of instructional training taught by professionals in their respective major. Instruction is provided [...]

Rogers Scholars continued to develop their leadership and team-building skills on Tuesday as they competed in a Lego building blocks challenge. In the exercise—led by Charley Simpson, executive vice president and CIO of The Center—the 30 Scholars were divided into three teams of 10. Each team then selected a leader, and used their communication and [...]