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(left to right) WKCTC Recruiter Stephanie Tyus presents Patricia Robinson with the Legacy Award |
Cosmetologist and businesswoman Patricia S. Robinson was named the recipient of the West Kentucky Community & Technical College 2008 African-American Legacy Award.
The award was presented during the “Celebration through Music” at Washington Street Missionary Baptist Church on February 17. The celebration featured violinist Lee England, the Butler Praise Dancers of Evansville, IN, and the WKCTC Heritage Choir, made up of gospel singers from throughout Paducah. Dr. David Summerville of Clarksville, TN, was the featured speaker.
Nominees for this year’s legacy award were Robinson, Barbara Burrage and Constance McVoy. Each received a certificate of recognition, before this year’s Legacy Award winner was announced. The College’s Office of Minority Affairs established the award in 2006, naming Paducah businessman Harold T. Alston as the first recipient.
Robinson, a native of Drakesboro, attended West Kentucky Vocational School from 1955-1956 studying cosmetology. She received a trade and industrial education degree from the University of Kentucky and later received an associate degree in industrial education from Murray State University. She has received additional education in cosmetology from the Clairol Institute of Hair Color in New York City, Bruno Advance Hair Styling in Toronto, Canada, and received an advanced degree in cosmetology from Dillard University in 2001.
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(left to right) Harold T. Alston, Patricia Robinson, Dr. Barbara Veazey and Barbara Burrage |
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A cosmetology instructor at West Kentucky for 30 years, Robinson and her daughter, Peggy, opened Peggy & Pat’s Beauty Shop in Paducah in 1983. She had previously owned Pat’s Beauty Shop in Greenville.
She has served on the West Kentucky Vocational/Technical School Alumni Association for 40 years, on the Paducah Ambassador Board of Directors for 20 years, and the Kentucky Retired Teachers Organization for 20 years. She has been a member and past state president of the National Cosmetology Assistant and the National Beauty Culturist League. She was named the 2005 NAACP Outstanding Educator, and received the National Beauty Culture Sorority Award and the McCracken County Citizen Award in 2007.
“Patricia Robinson has given of her self in her profession for many years,” said WKCTC President Barbara Veazey. “She has touched many in our community with her generosity and depth of spirit. She has always been a friend to our college and will always be an inspiration.”
The legacy award was sponsored by the WKCTC’s Office of Admissions and Enrollment, USEC, and the West Kentucky Vocational/Technical School Alumni Association. |
