James, the son of Dennis and Joyce Roaden of Corbin, is majoring and mathematics and physics. Upon graduation, Roaden plans to get married and attend graduate school in physics at the University of Kentucky.

University of the Cumberlands, located in Williamsburg, Kentucky, is a private liberal arts college in its 118th year of operation. Cumberlands offers four undergraduate degrees in 37 major fields of study, 30 minors and nine pre-professional programs, as well as online and accelerated, non-traditional programs for adults.