R.J. Smith & Cole Ralenkotter Split $2,500 Scholarship

Members of the 2017-2018 group of Scholar Athletes were honored May 17 at Kentucky Utilities at the annual Scholar Athlete celebration sponsored by Lexington Family Magazine and KU.

In addition, R.J. Smith and Cole Ralenkotter – names drawn at random at the event – split the Darrell B. Pulliam Memorial Scholarship of $2,500 that was presented by Mike Pulliam.

The scholarship is named in honor of Pulliam’s late father.

Pulliam, a Rector Hayden real estate agent and a golf instructor at Man o’ War Golf, contributed to the scholarship fund along with Howard Smith of Smith Garage Equipment, Barry and Mike Barrett of Auto Excel, local accountant Kenny Frank and Dairy Queen franchise owner Paul Wright.

The 2017-2018 Scholar Athletes above are: Back Row: R.J.Smith (Sayre), Jay Ballard (Lex. Catholic), Cole Ralenkotter (Henry Clay) and Isaiah McCall (STEAM Academy). Front Row: John Lynch (Lex. Family Magazine), Isabel Pergande (Sayre), Amina El-Amin (Edythe J. Hayes), Grace Jacobs (Lex. Christian Academy), Alexis Rich (West Jessamine) and Daniel Lowry (Kentucky Utilities).

Not pictured: Aerelle Jones (homeschooled), Caleb Valentine (Trinity Christian Academy), Zach Hils (Lex. Catholic) and Colton Warner (Henry Clay).

Above, winners of the $2,500 Darrell B. Pulliam Memorial Scholarship, R.J. Smith and Cole Ralenkotter, flank Mike Pulliam, a Rector Hayden realtor and instructor at Man o’ War Golf.