2011 -2013 Officers
First Families of Kentucky
Founded 30 April 2005
First Families of Kentucky
Founded 30 April 2005
Governor General
William A. Buckaway, Jr.
Deputy Governor General
Lynn T. Shea
Treasurer General
Jeanette R. Wortham
Registrar General
Sharon M. Withers
Recording Secretary General
Arthur H. Dietz, Jr.
William A. Buckaway, Jr.
Deputy Governor General
Lynn T. Shea
Treasurer General
Jeanette R. Wortham
Registrar General
Sharon M. Withers
Recording Secretary General
Arthur H. Dietz, Jr.
Corresponding Secretary General
Laura S. Jones
Historian General
William C. Schrader, III
Chancellor General
C. William Swinford, Jr.
Chaplain General
Shirley Settle
Editor of The Kentuckian
Frieda C. Wheatley
Honorary Governors General
Ronald D. Bryant
Jack J. Early
Historian General
William C. Schrader, III
Chancellor General
C. William Swinford, Jr.
Chaplain General
Shirley Settle
Editor of The Kentuckian
Frieda C. Wheatley
Honorary Governors General
Ronald D. Bryant
Jack J. Early
Mary David Myles
Color Guard Captain
David Sympson
Mace
Ronald D. Bryant
Eligibility for Membership
Membership in the First Families of Kentucky shall be by invitation only. An individual will be recommended by a member in good standing who will serve as the proposer and another member who will serve as the seconder. The proposer will attach a brief, one-page biographical sketch of the person being recommended. After the Governor General receives the information, he or she will provide the Membership Committee with the proposed name and biographical sketch for their consideration. If the Membership Committee approves the person being nominated for membership, the Governor General will take the recommendation to the Executive Committee for their approval. The Registrar General will send the proposed member the appropriate application form.