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Three longtime educators joined the Governor Louie B. Nunn Kentucky Teacher Hall of Fame during its 2025 induction ceremony Friday at Western Kentucky University.
Members of the Hall of Fame’s 17th class are the late Lois Chandler, Julie Cowan and Jennifer Miller Fritsch.
WKU President Timothy C. Caboni honored the inductees and recognized them for their combined total of 129 years in the classroom. “This honor recognizes far more than years of service. It recognizes their holistic contributions to their students and to our society. It honors their enduring legacies,” he said.
“Julie Cowan, Jennifer Fritsch and the late Lois Chandler have served our children, our schools and our Commonwealth with tremendous distinction. They embody what it means to be an educator. They have shown us how one teacher can change the trajectory of countless lives.”
Dr. Corrine Murphy, Dean of College of Education and Behavioral Sciences, shared information on each of the honorees and recognized past inductees.
The Kentucky Teacher Hall of Fame, housed at WKU’s College of Education and Behavioral Sciences in Gary Ransdell Hall, has inducted 50 outstanding educators since its first class was announced in 2008.
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