RICHMOND, Ky. - Kentucky Supreme Court Chief Justice Joseph Lambert swore in the16 graduates of the Kentucky Police Corps class today.

"This is just about the best day there could be," Lambert said to the new officers at their graduation ceremony. "The people of Kentucky have a great deal of confidence in you. We, and I speak as a citizen, we look forward to your service to your police departments, to your communities, to your county and to the entire state for many years to come."

Police Corps is a federally funded program that provides up to $15,000 in scholarship money in exchange for a four-year commitment to a local law enforcement agency. The cadets complete a 23-week training schedule that reaches far beyond the 16-week basic training required by the Department of Criminal Justice Training. Police Corps cadets also participate in several enhanced areas of training, including an intensive Spanish language and Mexican culture program that is capped off by two weeks in Mexico.

Kevin Anderson, Paris Police Department

David Campbell, Versailles Police Department

Michael Canon, Russellville Police Department

Chris Dees, Covington Police Department

Jason Gray, Covington Police Department

Nikolaus Holum, Newport Police Department

Zach Hoppes, Independence Police Department

Latorsa Humphrey, Erlanger Police Department

Jonathan Long, Richmond Police Department

Michael Lusardi, Covington Police Department

Erin Redfield, Nicholasville Police Department

Cameron Taylor, Bowling Green Police Department

Brandon Vance, Newport Police Department

Samuel Wade, Nicholasville Police Department

Kimberly Whitefield, Richmond, Virginia, Police Department

Joshua Worland, Versailles Police Department