Renee Shaw was recently presented with the William Nallia Award from the Kentucky Association of School Administrators (KASA). The award, given to Shaw during a July 27 ceremony at the Galt House in Louisville, is presented annually to community leaders who contribute significantly to public education in the Commonwealth.

“We are so grateful for your leadership through journalism to help bring needed change in providing for all of Kentucky’s children,” wrote Rhonda Caldwell, KASA’s executive director.

Since joining KET in 1997, Shaw, KET’s director of public affairs, has earned numerous awards from a variety of statewide organizations, including the city of Lexington, Kentucky Associated Press, the Kentucky Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Kentucky Personnel Cabinet, and the Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy.

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