2012 Rich Mahan Best Student Portfolio
Winner: Jabin Botsford / Western Kentucky University
Winner - 2012 Rich Mahan Best Student Portfolio
Western Kentucky University senior guard Kahlil McDonald celebrates with his teammates after winning the Sun Belt Conference Tournament in Summit Arena against the University of North Texas on Tuesday, March 6, 2012 in Hot Springs, Ark. McDonald scored 14 points to help WKU win the 2011 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, 74-70 to advance to the NCAA for the 22nd time and first time since 2009.
Jabin Botsford / Western Kentucky University
Winner - 2012 Rich Mahan Best Student Portfolio
Regina Webb of Bowling Green, Republican candidate for 20th district state representative, sits with her husband Brent Webb while waiting for results Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, at her home surrounded by family and friends in Bowling Green, Ky. Webb lost to State Rep. Jody Richards.
Jabin Botsford / Western Kentucky University
Winner - 2012 Rich Mahan Best Student Portfolio
Fans of the University of Kentucky cheer and riot on State Street in Lexington Kentucky on April 2, 2012 after UK beat Kansas in the men's basketball NCAA Final Four Championship.
Jabin Botsford / Western Kentucky University
Winner - 2012 Rich Mahan Best Student Portfolio
Rayford Kytle, 65, from DC, has been living with HIV for more than 30 years and is attending the XIX (19th) International AIDS Conference to "find out what the latest developments are in AIDs prevention, research and care are and how I can help with the epidemic," at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC on Wednesday July 25, 2012. Kytle has depression, a side effect of an early type of anti-HIV medicine as well as something called facial wasting, and requires injections once every 18 months so his face doesnt look "like a walking skull." The injections cost $1,500 each. Kytle is lucky enough to have private insurance that covers it, but other men in his support group are not so lucky.
Jabin Botsford / Western Kentucky University
Winner - 2012 Rich Mahan Best Student Portfolio
From left Western Kentucky University Hilltopper freshman forward Vinny Zollo, University of South Alabama Jaguar freshman guard Mychal Ammons, Western Kentucky University Hilltopper freshman forward George Fant, and University of South Alabama Jaguar sophomore forward Augustne Rubit jump to attempt and rebound the ball Saturday February 4, 2012 at Diddle Arena in Bowling Green, Ky. Western Kentucky University Hilltoppers won 75-66.
Jabin Botsford / Western Kentucky University
Winner - 2012 Rich Mahan Best Student Portfolio
Members of the 1st Company 2nd Battalion of The Royal Marines fire their guns towards US troops during the 17th Annual Battle of Bladensburg Riverdale Encampment at the Riverdale Historic House Museum in Riverdale Park, MD on Saturday August 11, 2012.
Jabin Botsford / Western Kentucky University
Winner - 2012 Rich Mahan Best Student Portfolio
Fans erupt during a race leading up to 138th Kentucky Oaks horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., on Friday, May 5, 2012. Fans from all sources wagered $39.9 million on the day of the Oaks, a 6.5-percent increase from the previous year and $226.9 million was wagered from all sources on the Kentucky Derby weekend.
Jabin Botsford / Western Kentucky University
Winner - 2012 Rich Mahan Best Student Portfolio
Members of the National Clergy Council in DC Rev. Rob Schenck, left, Rev. Alan Church, in back middle, and Pastor Gary Dull pray in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, DC on Thursday June 28, 2012. People gather in front of the Supreme Court after the ruling on the health care plan was announced upholding most of it. Schnck holds a copy of the bench decision.
Jabin Botsford / Western Kentucky University
Winner - 2012 Rich Mahan Best Student Portfolio
One of Tim ?WILD THANG? Lepard's monkey and dog rodeo teams, also known as ?Team Ghost Riders,? perform at the Bowie Baysox vs the Reading Phillies game at Prince George's Stadium in Bowie, MD on Sunday June 24, 2012. The novelty of the performance is that the monkey's ride the dogs voluntarily to herd goats.
Jabin Botsford / Western Kentucky University
Winner - 2012 Rich Mahan Best Student Portfolio
Joyce Jones, 57, and her adopted step grandson Brian Jones, 6, rest on each other at a Dairy Queen after a long day of school in Bowling Green, Ky. ..Joyce Jones, 57, is raising her step grandchildren Brian and Hope Jones alone while her husband Dion is gone 5 days a week working as a commercial truck driver. "If in my old age I need somebody to sit with me or to hold my hand or to push me around in a wheelchair that Brian and Hope will do that. They will always love us the way they do now."
Jabin Botsford / Western Kentucky University
Winner - 2012 Rich Mahan Best Student Portfolio
Dion Jones, playes with is grandchildren Brian Jones, 6, and Hope Jones, 8, at their home in Bowling Green, Ky.
Jabin Botsford / Western Kentucky University
Winner - 2012 Rich Mahan Best Student Portfolio
Joyce Jones, 57, and her adopted step granddaughter Hope Jones, 8, cheer for her adopted step grandson Brian Jones, 6, as he plays basketball in Bowling Green, Ky.
Jabin Botsford / Western Kentucky University
Winner - 2012 Rich Mahan Best Student Portfolio
Joyce Jones, 57, and her adopted step grandson Brian Jones, 6, ride around on Brian's bike at their home in Bowling Green, Ky.
Jabin Botsford / Western Kentucky University
Winner - 2012 Rich Mahan Best Student Portfolio
Joyce Jones, 57, yawns after along day of taking care of her adopted step grandchildren Hope Jones, 8, and Brian Jones, 6, at their home in Bowling Green, Ky.
Jabin Botsford / Western Kentucky University
Winner - 2012 Rich Mahan Best Student Portfolio
Joyce Jones, 57, and her adopted step grandchildren Hope Jones, 8, and Brian Jones, 6, read a bedtime story at their home in Bowling Green, Ky.
Jabin Botsford / Western Kentucky University
Winner - 2012 Rich Mahan Best Student Portfolio
Hope Jones, 8, shouts and crys as she is punished for acting out by her step grandmother Joyce Jones, 57, in Bowling Green, Ky.
Jabin Botsford / Western Kentucky University
Winner - 2012 Rich Mahan Best Student Portfolio
Joyce Jones, 57, and her adopted step grandson Brian Jones, 6, fall asleep after a long day at their home in Bowling Green, Ky.
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