About
Mary Catherine Medley, of Springfield, Ky., is a member of the McConnell Scholar Class of 2024 at the University of Louisville. She studies criminal justice and political science.
Honors & Awards
- University of Louisville Trustees scholar
- University of Louisville Honors scholar
- Dean's List (all semesters)
- UofL Department of Political Science’s “Ford Hall Goes to Washington” Scholarship recipient
- Kappa Delta's Corre Anding Stegall Leadership Award recipient
- Kappa Delta's Founders Scholarship recipient
- Kappa Delta's Marilyn Sanderson Thompson Scholarship recipient
- Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority's (KHEAA) Innovative Scholarship recipient
Campus & Extracurricular Activities
- Kappa Delta Sorority: 2021-2022 Panhellenic Delegate, 2020-2022 Banner Committee Chair, 2020-2021 Assistant to VP Operations, 2020-2021 Mental Health Committee Representative, 2022 Fryberger soloist
- McConnell Scholars Program: 2021-22 and 2023-24 McConnell Scholars Secretary
- UofL Student Government Association: 2020 Task Force Freshmen participant
- Lambda Alpha Epsilon Criminal Justice Honor Society member
Internship & Work Experience
- 2022 Press Intern for Senator Mitch McConnell in Washington D.C.
- McConnell Center, Public Relations Assistant
- Kroger, Cashier
- UofL Campus Bookstore, Sales Associate
Community Service
- RaiseRED Dance Marathon
- UofL Cardinal Cupboard
- Prevent Child Abuse America/Kentucky
- Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana
- She Became
- UofL Disability Resource Center
- Louisville Metro Parks
- Project Warm
High School
Mary Catherine is a graduate of Washington County High School, where she was honored on the school's ACT Wall of Fame and served in several leadership positions including as vice president of the Cultural Awareness Club, class representative for the Beta Club and historian of the National Honor Society. She was elected the state vice president of peer education for the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America and was a three-time national, state and regional gold medalist in the program's STAR Event competitions. She was named the 2020 Distinguished Young Woman of Washington County and finished fourth runner-up at state competition. Mary Catherine, the daughter of Tony and Julie Medley, was a 2019 Governor's Scholar at Centre College.
This program truly promotes so many of my personal interests including politics, literature, leadership, and service. I am confident that I will gain a community of young adults with similar passions. I feel so lucky and am truly proud to be a part of the McConnell Scholar Class of 2024.