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Thursday, January 20, 2011
Centerville man elected vp of State Board of Education
Thomas Gunlock of Centerville was elected vice president of the State Board of Education on Wednesday.
Gov. John Kasich appointed Gunlock to the state board earlier this week.
Gunlock is the director of construction and property management for RG Properties of Dayton and previously served on the State Board in 2006.
He holds a master’s degree in education from Ball State University and a bachelor’s in education from Miami University.
Gunlock has served on the board of the Miami Valley Child Development Center serving Montgomery, Clark and Madison counties. Most recently, he served on the board of Richard Allen Schools, which are Dayton area charter schools.
Ohio Supreme Court Justice Yvette McGee Brown administered the oath of office to Gunlock; newly elected members Jeffrey J. Mims Jr. of Dayton, Kathleen McGervey of Avon and Debe Terhar of Cincinnati.; and newly appointed members C. Todd Jones of New Albany, Tess Elshoff, of New Knoxville, Joseph Farmer of Baltimore, and Dennis Shelton of Delaware.
Robin C. Hovis of Millersburg was elected president of the board. Hovis, a financial adviser for Edward Jones Investments, has served on the state board since 2004, when he was appointed by Governor Bob Taft to finish a vacated term. He also served four years as an at-large member. Hovis holds a bachelor’s in agriculture from the Ohio State University with a major in agriculture education. He previously taught high school vocational agriculture and adult education, and has served as an area vocational and career education supervisor for the Ohio Department of Education, according to a release from ODE.
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