Photo of Kenneth Combs

Kenneth Combs was a native of Hazard, Kentucky. He was the 1949 Valedictorian of Liberty High School and graduated Magna Cum Laude from Kentucky State College in 1953. He was a member of Omega Psi Phi, Fraternity Incorporated. He joined his beloved Uncle Pearl Cornett in Cleveland, Ohio and taught industrial arts for six years before he became one of the first licensed Packaging Engineers in the United States. As a Packaging Engineer at General Electric, he is the inventor of seven patents. He traveled all over the United States, Japan and Mexico to improve the production, safety and design of manufacturing packaging for General Electric. Kenneth took great care to ensure the comfort of production workers. (Information provided by Crystal Combs White)

Photo of Jane Olinger

Jane was born and raised in Hazard, Kentucky. She graduated from Hazard High School where she was an outstanding basketball player and softball player. She attended Alice Lloyd College on a basketball scholarship. After college, Jane worked as a teacher with the Backwoods Head Start program in Hazard and with the Head Start program in London, Kentucky. She has worked for UPS, LKLP, and currently for the Kentucky Area Development District (KRADD) as the Human Services Assistant/SHIP (State Health Insurance Program) Counselor. Jane's accomplishments include:

* Induction into the Hazard High School Basketball Hall of Fame in February 2020

*A member of the Summer Softball team that made it to the Softball World Series during her college years

*Recipient of the Kentucky River AD/AAIL Caregiver of the Year award in 2015 for her care of foster children

*Received an Appreciation award in April 2019 at the Hazard/Perry Civic Night banquet for her hard work and dedication to helping kids through the Community Sports League (CSL).

Jane is the founder and director of the Community Sports League. One summer day on Liberty Street, Jane noticed that there were many kids in the neighborhood with nothing to do. She decided to gather kids together to play basketball on the Liberty Street Ball Court. This was the beginning of the CSL. Not only did the kids learn the rules and regulations of basketball, but they were also taught about sportsmanship and respect for others. She used the Orville Francis Community Center during the summer for all CSL activities, including after-school tutoring and providing snacks and meals. The CSL has been going strong for eleven years. Jane is active in her home church of Consolidated Baptist Church. She married and had two sons and later became a foster parent to three children.