Background
Peterson, Frank Dewey was born on September 1, 1899 in Taylor County, Kentucky, United States. Son of John Artibury and Lou Vinie (Sinclair) Peterson.
Peterson, Frank Dewey was born on September 1, 1899 in Taylor County, Kentucky, United States. Son of John Artibury and Lou Vinie (Sinclair) Peterson.
AB, Centre College, 1924. Student, Bowling Green Business College, 1924. Student, University Chicago, 1932.
Student, University Kentucky, 1934. Doctor of Laws, Georgetown University, 1953.
Director school finance Kentucky Department Education, 1925-1936. Administrator for Kentucky NYA, 1935-1936. Deputy commissioner finance, comptroller Kentucky, 1936-1941.
Comptroller University Kentucky, 1941-1955, secretary board trustees, 1942-1963, treasurer university, 1944-1963, secretary board trustees, 1942-1963, treasurer university, 1944-1963, vice president business administration, 1955-1964. Founder College Business Management Institute, 1953. Secretary, treasurer, director Southeastern States Securities, Inc., 1963-1964, Royce Blevins Construction, Inc., 1963-1972.
Treasurer, secretary R.L. Saunders Company, 1968-1980. President 7-Kings, Inc., Franchise Jiffy Franchise System, also Salty Bay Oyster House, 1969-1971. Treasurer, director Town & Country Realty Company, General Tire Service, both Lexington, Kentucky.
Director Spindletop Research, Inc., Kentucky Family Security Insurance Company, Inc. Director, secretary Lexington Fire Protection Corporation, from 1975, Saylor's Corporation, 1976-1980, Bellaire Enterprises General Partnership, from 1977. Financial Consultant Republican rural states before NYA, 1936.
Chairman Kentucky Fair Wage Scale Commission, 1937. Member national committee uniform distribution federal aid to distressed school districts in the United States, 1934-1935. President International Book Project, 1969.
Member City-Fayette County Merger Committee, 1972-1973. Member state advisory council Small Business Administration.
President board trustees Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington, 1955-1964. President Carnhan House of University Kentucky, 1956-1961. Member United Community Fund, Lexington, 1959-1962, Baptist Hospital Commission Kentucky, 1955-1964.
Board overseers Centre College, 1944. Member board American Family Security Foundation, 1960-1982. Secretary, treasurer Kentucky Research Foundation, 1949-1963, founder, director, administrator, 6 years.
Treasurer Thomas P. Cooper Agricultural Foundation, 1952-1963. President Spindletop Hall, University Kentucky, 1961-1963. President board directors International Book Project, University Kentucky, 1966-1970.
Board directors College Business Management Institute, University Kentucky, 1952-1963. Life member President's Club Georgetown College. Member Southern Association College and University Business Officers (president 1952), Kentucky Education Association, Central Association College and University Business Association, Civil War Round Table, Chamberlain Literature Society, Thoroughbred Club American, Phi Delta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa, Beta Gamma Sigma, Kappa Sigma.
Clubs: Spindletop, Lafayette, Masons, Shriners, Kiwanis (president, district lieutenant governor 1975-1976, Distinguished Service award, 50-year pin 1986), Lexington Country.
Married Audrey Whitlock, May 22, 1924 (deceased 1978). Married Jewell Callison, January 1, 1980.