Английская Википедия:Gippy Graham
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Harry "Gippy" Graham (born February 14, 1929) is a retired American politician and educator who served as a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives and as mayor of Frankfort, Kentucky.[1]
Early life
Graham was born on February 14, 1929, in Franklin County, Kentucky[2][3] to Llewellyn Marshall, a carpenter, and Mattie Fitzgerald Graham, a distillery worker.[4][5] He is the youngest of five and graduated from the now-defunct Elkhorn High School (now Franklin County) in 1947.[4] He played basketball all four years and served as captain from 1945 to 1946.[6] He served as class president for two years.[6]
Education and career
Graham earned his associate degree from Cumberland College[4][7] and a bachelor's degree in sociology and economics from Georgetown College in 1952.[8][9][4] He was a basketball player while at Georgetown and initially intended to become a social worker before deciding to work in education.[4][10]
He served in the United States Air Force between 1954 and 1956.[2][4][3] He was initially an Airman stationed at Scott Air Force Base, and was a player coach for the basketball team.[11] When he returned, he worked as a teacher and basketball coach at Georgetown High School before pursuing his master's degree in education administration at the University of Kentucky.[4] After graduating in 1958, he returned to Georgetown and stayed for an additional seven years, where he was a teacher, basketball coach, and at one point even held the role of acting principal.[4][12] He worked with Bob Davis while at Georgetown High.[9]
He eventually left Georgetown to coach basketball and track and teach at Kentucky Southern College (KSC).[13][4] KSC folded due to financial problems in 1969 and was absorbed by the University of Louisville.[14] He then worked for the State Highway Department in Frankfort as an administrative assistant from 1969 to 1971[4] and briefly coached basketball at Danville Bate Junior High in 1971.[14][9] Graham coached basketball and taught social studies at Boyle County High School from 1971 to 1975.[15][9][2] He then served as Director of Community Education at the Kentucky Department of Education for 11 years before resigning in 1987 to focus on his bid for Superintendent of Public Instruction.[4][16] Graham supported secularism rather than religious instruction in public schools, and did not support banning books unless strictly necessary.[17] He finished fourth of six candidates.[2]
Graham served in Kentucky House of Representatives as a representative for the 57th district for four consecutive terms from 1995 until 2003.[2] He did not run for reelection in 2002.[2] In 2003, he ran for Kentucky's secretary of state against Russ Maple and Joe B. Lanter.[2] His platform included increasing parent involvement; improving early childhood programs, including instituting an all-day kindergarten option rather than only half-day; hiring counselors for elementary schools; and screening students for special needs.[18] He lost to Maple by 3%, or 8,373 votes, in the Democratic primaries.[19]
He was elected Mayor of Frankfort in 2008, succeeding Bill May, who did not seek re-election due to state law prohibiting campaigning for a fourth consecutive term.[20][21] He was inaugurated on January 1, 2009.[22] Graham did not campaign for re-election in 2012 and May was re-elected.[21][23][24][25]
His honors and awards include the National Guard's Kentucky Distinguished Service Award; the Kentucky Court of Justice's Civitas International Award; the Paul Sullivan Award from the Frankfort Area Chamber of Commerce; the Kentucky Public Retiree's Harry Lee Waterfield Award; the National Community Education Hall of Fame; Outstanding Public Servant Award from the Kentucky Academy of Trial Lawyers; Teacher of the Year at Georgetown City Schools; Physical Educator of the Year from Georgetown Optimist Club; Central Kentucky Conference Coach of the Year; Ambassador of Goodwill from the City of Louisville; All-Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference basketball player.[22][1]
Personal life
Graham and Carol Miller, who he met while studying at Cumberland College, were engaged in August 1951 and had three children: Lynn, Randy, and Ray.[4][26] Following their divorce, Graham entered a committed relationship with Karen Schmalzbauer, who has worked extensively in Kentucky's Department of Education.[27][28][5] Schmalzbauer is one of the founders of Hope Harbor, a non-profit counseling center that supports survivors of sexual assault and their families.[29] Carol retired from teaching at the Kentucky School for the Deaf and passed away in 2014.[30][31] Randy is a children's book author and Emergency Manager,[32][33] Ray is a high school coach,[34] and Lynne was a housewife.[35]
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