Background
Kent, Lawrence Son of Charles Ernest Hollopeter and Roma Flae Thomas-Hollopeter.
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Lawrence Kent
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Education
Certs., American Institute Banking, Dayton, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, 1953—1975. Graduate, United States Army Question Manager School, Fort Lee, Virginia, 1956. Certified, American Savings and Loan Institute, Tucson, 1973.
Student, Pima Community College, Tucson, 1973. Associate of Arts, Los Angeles City College, 1977. Student, Los Angeles Valley College, Van Nuys, California, 1977—1978.
Bachelor, California State University, Northridge, 1979. Postgraduate, City College San Francisco, 1980—1982. Postgraduate, Skyline College, San Bruno, California, 1981—1982.
Master of Arts, San Francisco State University, 1981. Doctor of Philosophy, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1985. Postgraduate, Sinclair Community College, Dayton, Ohio, 1988—1992.
Postgraduate, University Cincinnati, 1991.
Career
Head teller and general ledger Merchants National Bank and Trust Company, Dayton, Ohio, 1953—1956. Branch utility and head office teller Winters National Bank & Trust Company, 1958—1961. Department manager, pro-cashier Union Bank, Beverly Hills, Sherman Oaks, California, 1961—1967.
Deputy county auditor Montgomery County Auditor, Dayton, 1968—1970. Assistant to savings and branch operations manager, loan officer Tucson Federal Savings and Loan Association, 1970—1973. Assistant vice president Mechanics National Bank, Bell, California, 1974—1976.
Instructional materials laboratory assistant California State University, Northridge, 1977—1979. Assistant to department chair, program director San Francisco State University, 1979—1982. Program developer Native American Indian Srs.
Center, 1980; teaching fellow Miami University, Internship Development Education, Oxford, Ohio, 1982—1985. Director education and vocational training Dayton Job Corps Center, 1987—1988. Director administration Mental Health Resources Corporation, Xenia, 1988.
Director program development Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance, Dayton, 1990—1991. Counselor Dayton Urban League, 1990—1992. Director development Germaine Language Center, 1992—1992.
Chairman board, Chief Executive Officer Kent/Universal Company, Inc., Orlando, Florida, 1993—1997. Founder & 1st president Presidential Families America, since 1995. Specialist, 5th class United States Army and United States Army Reserve, 1956-1962, Korea and United States.
Achievements
Membership
Member New York branch The English-Speaking Union, New York City, 1995—1996. Founding member Wall of Tolerance National Campaign, Montgomery, Alabama, 2001—2006. Donor, patron San Francisco Opera, 1980—1981.
Patron San Francisco Symphony Association, 1980—1981. Patron, member Dayton Ballet, 1984—1985, Dayton Opera Association, 1984—1991, since 2007, Dayton Art Institute, 1984—1988, Southeast Land Use Commission, Dayton, 1991, Montgomery County Police and Community Relations Committee, Dayton, 1991—1992, Leadership for Equality and Action in Dayton, 2004, Grassroots Greater Dayton, 2005—2006, Dayton International Peace Museum, since 2006, Dayton Council on World Affairs, since 2006, Dayton Visual Arts Center, since 2006. Company chair mental health resources corporation United Way Greater Dayton, Xenia, 1988.
Member advisory committee Drug Action Coalition, Dayton, 1990—1992. Representative two precincts Southeast Priority Board, 1991. Volunteer, member WMFE-television-24 Public Broadcasting Center, Orlando, Florida, 1994—1996.
Subscriber Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, since 2005. Sponsor Union Concerned Sciences, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1990, since 2008. Founder Florida and Southeast states branch, editor The Monarchist League, London, 1994—1999.
Invited attendee White House Briefing on Foreign and Domestic Affairs, Washington, 1988. Election candidate San Mateo County Community College District Board Trustees, California, 1981. Member advisory group to Ohio governor Community Mental Health Finance Management Group, Columbus, 1988.
Member of American Veterans of World World War II, Korea, Vietnam (life), Veterans of Foreign Wars (life), Greater Downtown Dayton Plan, Preservation Dayton Inc., Friends Dayton Arcade, National Trust Historic Preservation, Grassroot Greater Dayton, Top One Percent Society, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Intertel International Society Intellectualy Gifted, American Association University Professors, Poetic Genius Society, American Mensa, Korean War Veterinary Association (life), Korea Defense Veterans American, Navy League United States, Association United States Army, Army and Navy Union United States of America, United States Cavalry Association, 4th Armored Division Association, American Legion, Winthrop Society, Sons Spanish-American War Veterans, Veterans Battle of the Bulge (associate), National Association Established Families in American, Sons Sherman's March to the Sea, National Society Sons Colonial New England, Huguenot Society of America, St. George's Society New York, Society Indiana Pioneers, First Families Tennessee, Texas First Families, First Families Franklin, The Lost State History Society (life), Hereditary Order Descendants of the Loyalists and Patriots American Revolution (life), Sons of the Revolution in the State of California (life), National Society Sons of the American Revolution (life. Sergeant-at-arms Tucson chapter 1970), National Society Sons American Colonists (life. 2nd vice president, national correspondent secretary general 1977), Huguenot Society Founders Manakin in the Colony of Virginia (life.
President Florida state branch 1994-1998), St. David's Society State New York (life), First Families Ohio (life), 1st Cavalry Division Association (life), National Society Sons Utah Pioneers, Society Colonial Wars in the State Florida, Military Order Foreign Wars United States, General Society War 1812, Military Order Loyal Legion United States, Sons Union Veterans Civil War, Military Order Stars and Bars, Descendants Mexican War Veterans, National Society Sons and Daughters of the Pilgrims, First Families Miami County, Ohio, Cold War Veterans Association, 24th Infantry Division Association, Antioch Temple, Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, Dayton (Kentucky Colonels unit member 1989-1992), Reed Commandery 6, York Rite, Dayton (Knight Templar), Scottish Rite, Valley of Dayton (choir member 1988-1989), Knights of Pythias, 37 Muncie Indiana & 9 Orlando Florida, Knight Masons (Ireland), Buckeye Council 64, Dayton (life), The Royal Order of Scotland, Tall Cedars of Lebanon, Three Rivers Forest 174, Springfield OH, The Ormazd Grotto, Orlando, Quatuor Coronati Corresponding Circuit Ltd., London, England, Order of DeMolay, Dayton OH & Winter Park Florida (publications and fundraising advisor 1990-1995), DeMolay Foundation (preceptor donor, leadership fund), Solar Craft Club, Dayton Masonic Temple, Scottish Rite, Orlando (volunteer computer data base manager 1994-1995), Silver Trowel Council 141, York Rite, Dayton, Mount Moriah Chaper 230, Royal Arch Masons, York Rite, Dayton, Pi Lambda Theta, Phi Delta Kappa, Phi Alpha Theta.
