The chief institutional advancement officer for Hopkinsville Community College has won a statewide award that recognizes individuals in the education field.
Yvette Eastham received the 2021 Beth K. Fields Award during the annual Council for Advancement and Support of Education conference held Friday in Louisville.
The award recognizes the individual who continually goes above and beyond the call of duty in both their advancement profession and CASE Kentucky.
Eastham called it an honor to be the first community college professional recognized since the award was first given in 1994.
Eastham has been with HCC since 2008. She serves as both the Chief Institutional Advancement Officer for the college as well as the Executive Director of the HCC Foundation.
The CASE Kentucky Board of Directors established the award in the memory of Beth Fields, who served as the director of unit associations for the University of Louisville Alumni Association.
