Crittenden County Schools recently inducted three former graduates into its 2022 Class of Distinguished Alumni: Steve English, David Cozart, and posthumously Linda Schumann.
According to school officials, Cozart, a 1989 graduate, was a three-sport star in high school and is already a member of the Farmers Bank Marion-Crittenden County Athletics Hall of Fame. Cozart found his calling in the ministry and his Commonwealth Center for Families and Fathers is already in 13 Kentucky counties and growing. Officials indicate his work in social programs has earned Cozart a spot at the table of state and federal government agencies, a 2017 Phenomenal Father’s Day segment on NBC’s Today Show, and a Kentucky Governor’s Lifetime Achievement Service Award.
English is a 1988 graduate of Crittenden County High School, and for nearly three decades has served as a missionary in Guatemala. He founded The World Out Parish missionary program — and along with his wife started a youth home — La Senda — where abused, abandoned, impoverished, and orphaned children live and study.
1965 graduate, Schumann passed away in 2019 at the age of 71. She was a civic and community leader, active in activities at Fohs Hall, the Crittenden County Coalition for a Drug-Free Community, Marion Baptist Church, and other organizations. She — along with a handful of others — founded Crittenden County Tomorrow, which contributed $150,000 to the Crittenden County Rocket Foundation last year to help offset the cost of dual-credit college courses and vocational-technical certificates. In addition, officials indicate she bequeathed a large part of her estate to the community, leaving more than $1 million to improve the quality of life of the citizens of Crittenden County.
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