Lincoln Foundation's 15th Annual Evening of Jazz was a great success. Approximately 475 people were present at Churchill Downs to see Lincoln Foundation's Centennial Spirit of Excellence Award presented to Lonnie and Muhammad Ali. Please click here to read the article in The Courier-Journal and also see the video of Lonnie accepting this award. The late George Unseld was awarded the annual Spirit of Excellence Award which was accepted by his daugher Jeanie Unseld. The Michael Houston Group and the Ron Jones Quartet were the featured performers for the event.

Click here to see Fox 41's news report on the 15th Annual Evening of Jazz

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"Lincoln Foundation and the Whitney M. YOUNG Scholars Program helped mold me into a leader by teaching me how to be a team player. I've always wanted to stay involved with the Lincoln Foundation regardless of what I am doing."

- Willie Clarkson, Whitney M. YOUNG Scholars Program Class of 2002, University of Louisville, 2005

"Lincoln Foundation's Whitney M. YOUNG Scholars Program is a wonderful program that is going to help me become successful. I plan to complete the program in 2010 with a bright future ahead of me. I am going to go to college and get a job that I love."

- Da'Chelle Goodman, Current Whitney M. YOUNG Scholar and student at Pleasure Ridge Park High School

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- Kendrick Quisenberry, Whitney M. YOUNG Scholars Program Class of 2004, Murray State University, 2008

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- DeGerald Watson-Morton, Whitney M. YOUNG Scholars Program Class of 2009, Current student at Western Kentucky University