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HONORARY KENTUCKY COAL BARON & KENTUCKY COAL BARONESS PROGRAM

Who can become a Kentucky Coal Baron or Kentucky Coal Baroness?

The program is open to any individual that is supportive of the mission and goals of Kentucky Community & Technical College System—Kentucky Coal Academy and the coal industry. This is an on-going program.

What we need to process a commission:

1. Full name as you want it to appear on the certificate.
2. Mailing address of recipient.

Send all information to: gil.thurman@kctcs.edu OR mail to KCA Coal Baron, 300 North Main St, Versailles, KY 40383, OR call (859) 256-3483 with the above information.

If you want it mailed to another address so that it can be presented by you or others, you will need to specify when you send the information that it needs to mailed to another address in-stead of the recipient for that purpose, otherwise it will be mailed to their mailing address.

What the recipient will receive:

  • Full color cover jacket with photos of mining industry
  • Introductory Letter from Executive Director Bill Higginbotham
  • Cover Jacket Letter with history of project and background information
  • Commemorative Coal Scrip
  • Suggestion for how to frame your Commission


  • Privacy Policy

    The recipient’s address will NOT be used for any other purpose than this program. They will receive a copy of the KCA Newsletter and information about events and programs that are related to the Kentucky Coal Academy. Addresses will NOT be shared with any other or-ganization or program