Midway College President William B. Drake Jr., with Baby, in front of the Ashland Equine Barn on the college campus.

Midway College President Drake, in front of Pinkerton Hall, said, "Always at the core of what I do is to serve. ... What I set out doing here is to ... serve underserved populations of students in Kentucky. That's what drives me."

From left, Drake; Mandy Alexander, staff, and Coach Susie Harrison at Midway College. Last year, the college bought a neighboring cattle farm and used the land to expand its equine programs by turning a former tobacco barn into a horse barn.