ASHLAND, Ky. – Ms. Bennie Shields was recognized earlier this month during Ashland
Community and Technical College’s annual Celebration of Philanthropy, hosted by the
ACTC Foundation.
Bennie’s husband, Dr. Ted Shields, was a chemistry instructor at ACTC for twenty years.
Bennie also taught school for 17 years, with the last position being a chemistry teacher
at Boyd County High School.
The Theodore C. & Bennie J. Shields Scholarship endowment began in 2004, following
the passing of Dr. Shields. In the 18 years of the endowment, ACTC has awarded 42
students in an amount of $22,845.
The recipient of the award is a graduating senior at Boyd County High School.
“Every year, Ms. Shields presents this award to the student in person at the school’s
award ceremony,” said Brooke Seasor, Director of Resource Development. “I can personally
and professionally say they don’t make a better role model and human being than Ms.
Bennie Shields. Not only was she a tutor to so many, but myself as well when I was
in high school.”
She added, “Her husband has been deceased for quite some time now, but they both always
believed in our local students receiving the best education.”
“This community is about the same size as the community I grew up in,” Bennie, a native
Texan, said. “I know what the community college system can do for a student, and I
cannot imagine my life without community college.”
For more information about scholarships, visit https://kctcs.academicworks.com/ or
email as_foundation@kctcs.edu.
