Frank Shepherd Coots, III

Background

III, Frank Shepherd Coots was born on October 12, 1949 in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. Son of Frank S. and Jean Ruddy C.

Education

Student, University Kentucky, 1972.

Career

Editor, Kentucky Kernel, Lexington, Kentucky, 1970-1971; press aide, Commonwealth of Kentucky, Frankfort, 1971-1974; editor, E. Suburban Press, Pittsburgh, 1975-1977; editor, Standard Observer, Irwin, Pennsylvania, 1977-1978; community relations manager, Humana, Inc., Louisville, 1978-1983; president, Frank Coots Communications, Pittsburgh, 1984-1992; public relations director, Elisco Advertising, Pittsburgh, 1992-1993; public relations director, Ryobi North America, Anderson, South Carolina., since 1994.

Achievements

• Frank Shepherd Coots, III has been listed as a noteworthy public relations executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Public Relations Society of America (accredited).

Connections

Married Ellen V. Blackmun, May 10, 1980 (divorced August, 1990). Married Cynthia A. Sokolowski, May 18, 1994.

Father:

Frank S.

Mother:

Jean Ruddy C.

Spouse:

Cynthia A. Sokolowski

Spouse:

Ellen V. Blackmun