Saturday, July 28, 2007

Meet the Kentucky Board of Education

Courtesy of the Courier-Journal. Source: Kentucky Department of Education

C.B. Akins Sr.

Born in Tennessee and raised in southern Illinois, Akins served in the Air Force as an interpreter and an instructor and has studied eight languages. Akins received his bachelor's degree from the University of Kentucky and his master of divinity and doctor of ministry degrees from Lexington Theological Seminary.

He is the author of "From Burden to Blessings" and has served as senior pastor of First Baptist Bracktown in Lexington since 1983. He serves on the board of directors of Commerce Lexington, the Fayette Education Foundation, the Bluegrass Community Trust and First Bracktown Inc.

He and his wife, Roszalyn, have four children and four grandchildren.

C.B. Akins
3389 Malone DriveLexington, KY 40513
Res: (859) 219-9511
Fax: (859) 223-9581
Email: CB_Akins@insightbb.com
Term Expires 4/14/2010

Katheryn R. Baird

A Pikeville resident, Baird graduated from Union College with a bachelor's degree in English and has a bachelor's in elementary education from Pikeville College. She has taught kindergarten and first grade.

Baird has served as a member of the Pikeville Independent Board of Education and the Model City Day Care board. She is an elder in Pikeville Presbyterian Church and serves on the Kentucky Presbyterian Homes and Services Board, along with the education committee of the Pike County Chamber of Commerce.

She and her husband, Bill, have three daughters and six grandchildren.

Kaye Baird
202 Walnut DrivePikeville, KY 41501
Res: (606) 437-9472
Fax: (606) 437-6383
Email: kerbaird@hotmail.com
Term Expires 4/14/2010

Wilburn Joe Brothers

A manager for Gates Corp.'s Elizabethtown plant, Brothers is a graduate of Community High School in Unionville, Tenn., and the University of Alabama in Huntsville, where he received an engineering degree.

Brothers is a former PTA president and school board member and has served as an officer with the Kentucky School Boards Association, Polyurethane Manufacturers Association and National Management Association. He is a member of the Church of Christ, where he was involved in radio broadcasting and starting congregations in the Ukraine.

He and his wife, Dorothy, have five children and nine grandchildren.

Joe Brothers
115 Connecticut CourtElizabethtown, KY 42701
Res: (270) 737-6643
Ofc: (270) 766-3500Fax: (270) 735-1022
Email: wb5184@gates.com
Term Expires 4/14/2010

Jeanne H. Ferguson

The Louisville resident is an adjunct professor at Jefferson Community & Technical College. She began her college teaching career at the University of Kentucky, later serving as coordinator of the Speech Communication Program at Jefferson Community College and is co-author of a text titled "You're Speaking, Who's Listening."

Ferguson has taught courses at Bellarmine and Spalding universities. She serves on the boards of the Louisville Deaf Oral School and STAR (Systematic Treatment for Autistic Related Disorders). She has a bachelor's degree from Ursuline College and a master's degree in communication from the University of Kentucky.

She and her husband, David, have one daughter.

Jeanne Huber Ferguson
102 Blankenbaker LaneLouisville, KY 40207
Res: (502) 897-2207
Fax: (502) 897-7200
Email: jfergus102@aol.com
Term Expires 4/14/2010

Bonnie Lash Freeman

Freeman, director of special projects/training at the National Center for Family Literacy in Louisville, has been a classroom teacher, an administrator of child-care programs and a teacher trainer.

She is a graduate of Leadership Louisville, the Bingham Fellows and the African American Leadership Institute. Her undergraduate degree is from the University of North Carolina in child development and family relations, and her graduate work is in early childhood education and adult education.

She has two daughters.

Bonnie Lash Freeman
3617 Northwestern ParkwayLouisville, KY 40212
Res: (502) 778-2438
Ofc: (502) 584-1133
Fax: (502) 584-0172
Email: bfreeman@famlit.org
Term Expires 4/14/2008

Judith H. Gibbons

The Lakeside Park resident is a retired vice president of a professional career management firm. Gibbons holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Florida and has a history of involvement in education initiatives.

For the last 12 years, her focus has been on implementing stronger collaboration between business and education. Gibbons serves on the Northern Kentucky University Foundation, the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Education Alliance, the Greater Cincinnati Foundation, the American Cancer Society and Vision 2015. She is a graduate of Leadership Northern Kentucky.

She and her husband, Mike, have three children and two grandchildren.

Judy Gibbons
109 Brittany CourtLakeside Park, KY 41017-2101
Res: (859) 344-0560
Fax: (859) 344-0525
Email: judithgibbons@netzero.net
Term Expires 4/14/2010

Doug Hubbard

Hubbard is an attorney in Bardstown. He is a member of the Bardstown Foundation for Excellence in Education and participates in a variety of civic activities, including the Jaycees and Kiwanis. He was named Nelson County's Outstanding Young Man in 1968 and was appointed to the Bardstown/Nelson County Hall of Fame in 2004. Hubbard holds a bachelor's degree in commerce and a law degree from the University of Kentucky.

He and his wife, Judy, have two children and six grandchildren.

Doug Hubbard
117 East Stephen Foster AvenueBardstown, KY 40004
Res: (502) 348-3067
Ofc: (502) 348-6457
Fax: (502) 348-8748
Email: jdh@bardstown.com
Term Expires 4/14/2010

David B. Rhodes

The Mount Sterling resident is vice president of The Walker Co.'s General Contracting Division. Raised in Menifee County, he received a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of the Cumberlands.

Rhodes serves on the Mount Sterling-Montgomery County Industrial Authority, advisory boards of the People's Exchange Bank and Kentucky Utilities/LG&E and the Morehead State University at Mount Sterling Advisory Council.

He served as a member of the Montgomery County Board of Education and the Kentuckiana Chapter of the Association of Builders & Contractors, is a Leadership Kentucky graduate and is a member of Bethel Baptist Church of Frenchburg.

He and his wife, Donna Sue, have two daughters.

David Bruce Rhodes
The Walker Company
232 Calk AvenueP.O. Box 308Mt. Sterling, KY 40353
Ofc: (859) 498-4444
Email: drhodes@thewalkercompany.com
Term Expires 4/14/2008

Keith Travis (chairman)

A Marshall County native, Travis graduated from North Marshall High School and received a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Kentucky. He has served as a member and past chairman of the Marshall County Board of Education, a member of the Kentucky School Boards Association board of directors and past chairman of the Marshall County Chamber of Commerce board of directors.

He is an elder in Benton Church of Christ and is employed as vice president of human resources for Murray/Calloway County Hospital.

He and his wife, Joan, have two children and a grandchild.

Keith Travis
4290 Lakeview Church RoadBenton, KY 42025
Res: (270) 395-7992
Ofc: (270) 762-1908
Fax: (270) 762-1905
Email: ktravis@murrayhospital.org
Term Expires 4/14/2010

Janna P. Vice

Vice, the associate dean of the College of Business and Technology and professor of corporate communication at Eastern Kentucky University, lives in Richmond. She holds bachelor's and master's degrees from EKU and a doctorate from the University of Kentucky.

Vice has taught professional and analytical writing at the college level for 30 years. Her teaching career includes being a professional organization presenter, author, consultant and seminar leader. She was named the 1999 Kentucky Outstanding Business Education Teacher, received the 2005 Outstanding Researcher Award and serves on the Alice Lloyd College board of trustees.

She and her husband, Wayne, have two children and two grandchildren.

Janna P. Vice
Eastern Kentucky University
317 Combs Classroom Building
521 Lancaster AvenueRichmond, KY 40475-3102
Res: (859) 369-5002
Ofc: (859) 622-1574
Email: Janna.Vice@eku.edu
Term Expires 4/14/2008

David L. Webb

A retired educator who lives in Brownsville, Webb's professional experience includes the positions of secondary mathematics teacher, elementary principal and superintendent of the Edmonson and Logan County school districts.

Webb served on the Commissioner's Advisory Council and the Board of Control for the Kentucky High School Athletic Association. He also served as a consultant and marketing director for Alliance Corp. of Glasgow. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees from Western Kentucky University.

He and his wife, Ann, have three children and three grandchildren.

David L. Webb
2150 Brownsville Road (#3021)P.O. Box 545
Brownsville, KY 42210
Res: (270) 597-9135
Email: David.Webb@education.ky.gov
Term Expires 4/14/2008

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