Warden Keith Young Honored By Kentucky Fish And Wildlife With Agency’s Life Saving Award

Staff from agency divisions recognized for outstanding service.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Aug. 13, 2025) – The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources presented more than 30 employee awards for outstanding service in 2024 to staff across the agency at an employee awards luncheon at the Harold R. Benson Research and Demonstration Farm in Frankfort on July 22, 2025.

Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Rich Storm and Deputy Commissioner Gabe Jenkins were on hand as directors from all six agency divisions presented awards to deserving staff, including Administrative Services; Engineering, Infrastructure and Technology; Fisheries; Information, Education and Marketing; Law Enforcement; and Wildlife.

LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION

Kentucky Game Warden Life Saving Award

Keith Young, Game Warden II, 5.5 years (Adair)

Presented by the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commissioner or the Law Enforcement Division Director, this award is bestowed upon game wardens who distinguish themselves by performing a lifesaving act.

Pictured (left to right): Law Enforcement Division Director Col. Jeremy McQueary, Law Enforcement Division Assistant Director Maj. David Marques, Warden Keith Young, Law Enforcement Division Assistant Director Maj. David Kuhn, and Commissioner Rich Storm.

(Lisa Jackson – Kentucky Fish and Wildlife)