Harold Leon Gillispie

Background

Gillispie, Harold Leon was born on May 11, 1933 in Levant, Kansas, United States. Son of Harold Leon and Agnes Anne (Dryden) Gillispie.

Education

Bachelor in Business Administration, Kansas Wesleyan University, 1955.

Career

Youth director, Center Young Men’s Christian Association, Des Moines, 1957-1961; executive director West Des Moines branch, Young Men’s Christian Association, 1961-1965; executive director, Aurora Branch Young Men’s Christian Association, Denver, 1965-1969; executive director, Young Men’s Christian Association, McCook, Nebraska, 1969-1975; executive director, Young Men’s Christian Association, Junction City, Kansas, 1975-1979; owner, H & R Block Block Franchise, Manhattan, Kansas, 1979-1991; lay pastor, Presbyterian Church, Oak Hill, Kansas, since 1996; vice moderator, Presbyterian Church of Northern Kansas, since 1999. Proofreader text H & R Block Block, Kansas City, Missoury, 1986-1992.

Achievements

• Harold Leon Gillispie has been listed as a noteworthy Minister by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board directors Flint Hills Breadbasket, Manhattan, Kansas, 1982-1989, treasurer, 1987. Board directors Big Brothers Big Sisters, Manhattan, 1981-1985, president, 1983-1985. President Downtown Manhattan, Inc., 1986.

Board directors Manhattan Main Street, 1986-1989. Board directors Ecumenical Campus Ministry, Kansas State University, 1995-1999, 2002-2005, chairman, 1996-1998.

Interests

• Avocations: theology, tennis, baking, working with youth.

Connections

Father:

Harold Leon Gillispie

Mother:

Agnes Anne (Dryden) Gillispie