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Adams to speak at
DCRWC
State Representative Richard N. Adams will be the featured speaker at
the June meeting of the Darke County Republican Women’s Club. Adams is
serving his second term in the Ohio House of Representatives. He
represents the 79th House District, which includes Miami County and
portions of Darke County.
Representative Adams comes to the Ohio House as a
current member of the Unity National Bank Board of Directors. He
previously served two terms as Miami County Commissioner. He has a long
history as an educator, having served as a high school agriculture
instructor for Northwestern High School, vice president of Clark State
Community College and founding superintendent of the Upper Valley Joint
Vocational School District.
An active participant in community activities and
organizations, Representative Adams has served on numerous
professional, community and church boards. Most notably, he served as
chairman of the National Association of Community College Trustees
Board and as president of the Ohio Association of Community Colleges
Board. He was a trustee for Edison Community College for 18 years,
acting as chairman for three years. He currently serves as the chairman
of the Miami County Republican Party Central Committee.
For his notable work in the community and as an
educator, Representative Adams has received many awards including the
Ohio Outstanding Administrator Award from the Ohio Vocational
Association and the Citizenship Award for Distinguished Service to
Humanity from The Ohio State Alumni Association. He was named a member
of Distinguished Alumni by The Ohio State University College of
Agriculture and named a Distinguished Citizen of Troy by the Troy Area
Chamber of Commerce. Recently, he received the Outstanding Community
College Trustee in the United States and Canada Award by the
Association of Community College Trustees.
Representative Adams holds Bachelor of Science,
Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from The Ohio State
University in Agricultural Education and Education Administration. He
and his wife, Sandy, live in Troy and have three children: Julie, Rick
and Christian.
The Darke County Republican Women’s Club will meet
on June 13 at 6:30 p.m. in the Chestnut Village Center of the Brethren
Home Retirement Community. Dinner is available by prior reservation, at
a cost of $7.50 per person.
Anyone wishing to join the group for dinner prior to
the evening’s meeting and program, may place reservations by calling or
emailing Wavelene Denniston before noon on June 9. Reservations placed
are expected to be paid. Wavelene’s phone is (937) 547-6477 or she may
be emailed at DCRWReservations@darkegop.org. Those wishing
not to dine may arrive before 7 p.m. for the program.
The club is currently on a membership drive and
welcomes new members interested in the Darke County community and
promoting Republican leadership. Additional information may be obtained
by contacting president Sally Zeiter at: (937) 423-2391, or emailing
her at DCRWCPresident@darkegop.org.
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