Background
Martin, Robert Richard was born on December 27, 1910 in McKinney, Kentucky, United States. Son of Henry Franklin and Annie Frances (Peek) Martin.
State Senator emeritus college president
Martin, Robert Richard was born on December 27, 1910 in McKinney, Kentucky, United States. Son of Henry Franklin and Annie Frances (Peek) Martin.
AB, Eastern Kentucky University, 1934. Master of Arts, University Kentucky, 1940. Doctor of Education, Columbia University, 1951.
Teacher, principal public schools, Mason and Lee counties, Kentucky, 1935-1948;
with, Kentucky Department Education, 1948-1959;
beginning as auditor, successively director finance, head bureau adminstrn.and finance, Kentucky Department Education, 1948-1955;
superintendent public instruction, Kentucky Department Education, 1955-1959;
commissioner finance, Commonwealth Kentucky, 1959-1960;
president, Eastern Kentucky U., Richmond, 1960-1976;
president emeritus, Eastern Kentucky U., since 1976;
member, Kentucky Senate, 1977-1986;
chairman health and welfare committee. Assisted development foundation program for financing of education in Kentucky. Board directors Bank One.
Chairman health and welfare committee. Assisted development foundation program for financing education in Kentucky.
Board directors Pattie A. Clay Hospital, Telford Community Center, Kentucky Diabetes Association. Member Kentucky Cancer Commission. Board directors Judicial Form Retirement.
Honorary chairman United Way Madison County, since 1978. Trustee, elder Presbyterian church Technology sergeant United States Army Air Force, 1942-1946. Meteorologist. Member National Education Association, American Association School Administrators, English-Speaking Union, Civil War Roundtable (board directors), Kentucky History Society (president since 1974), Kentucky Education Association, American Association State Colleges and Universities (president 1971-1972), Phi Delta Kappa, Kappa Delta Pi.
Lodges: Masons (Shriners), Rotary, Filson.
Married Anne French Hoge, May 31, 1952.
