The Sarah Bennett Holmes Award Luncheon was held on Thursday, March 26, 2026, at the UK Gatton Student Center Ballrooms.
2026 Categories included: Faculty, Staff, Graduate Student, 30 under 30, and Team Award.
- Faculty Winner: Michele Staton, Behavioral Sciences
- Staff Winner: Rhyan Banas, College of Social Work, Office of Strategic Planning
- Graduate Assistant Winner: Faezeh Panahandeh, School of Interiors
- Team Winner: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Mu Epsilon Chapter
- 30-Under-30 – Undergraduate
- Audrey Wirasakti – Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
- Makiya McNear – College of Arts and Sciences
- Nadia Rosales – College of Arts and Sciences
- Jennifer Gonzalez – College of Arts and Sciences
- Mateo Herrera – Carol Martin Gatton College of Business and Economics
- Aniyah Maxey – College of Social Work
- Maria Wanderley – College of Arts and Sciences
- Kirsten Smith – College of Arts and Sciences
- Jakayla Allen – Carol Martin Gatton College of Business and Economics and Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
- Saana Mugabo – Carol Martin Gatton College of Business and Economics
- 30-Under-30 – Alumni
- Bailey Vandiver – College of Communications (2020)
- Saadia Akhtar – College of Arts and Sciences (2020)
- Noor Ali – College of Arts and Sciences (2019)
- McKaylee Copher – Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment (2020)
- Rockia Harris – College of Arts and Sciences (2017)
