Background
Cook, Howard Ruskin was born on February 13, 1931 in Springfield, Tennessee, United States. Son of Charles Wesley and Geneva (Armstrong) Cook.
construction company executive
Cook, Howard Ruskin was born on February 13, 1931 in Springfield, Tennessee, United States. Son of Charles Wesley and Geneva (Armstrong) Cook.
Bachelor of Science in Education, University Tennessee, 1953. Master of Arts in Religious Education, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1968.
Director education and administration, various Baptist churches, 1950-1968; vice-president, director, Sullivan College, Louisville, 1968-1979; senior staff assistant to judge, Jefferson County, Louisville, 1980-1981; Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, Kentucky Paving Company Inc., Louisville, since 1981. Guest professor of University Louisville Graduate School. Board directors Baptist Towers, Louisville.
Board of directors Seven Counties Superior vena cava syndrome, Louisville, since 1979. Past president Kentucky chapter National Hemophilia Foundation, Shively Republican Club. Past Chairman of the Board Jefferson County Improvement District, Jefferson County Alcohol and Drug Abuse Center.
Past national vice president, national board directors National Hemophilia Foundation, New York City. Legislation district chairman Jefferson County Republican Control Committee. Past counselor United Service Organizations, Boy Scouts American.
Member Lions (past district governor).
Married Betty Jo Edwards, August 25, 1952. Children: Karen Diane, Kenneth Alan, Kinberly Gayle.