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2007-05-01 |
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| Name | Billy Harper |
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Paducah, Kentucky , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | [Link] |
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August 15, 1944
(79 years)
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| Contributor | COSDem |
| Last Modifed | RBH
Jun 28, 2015 04:39am |
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| Info | Brought up on a farm in Western Kentucky and for many years a resident of Paducah, Billy Harper graduated from the University of Kentucky with a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering in 1966.
In 1980, Billy founded Harper Industries, Inc., a holding company. Subsidiaries initially included a general contractor, a mechanical contractor and a ready-mix concrete operation. Today, Billy still serves as president of Harper Industries, which now includes seven construction-related subsidiaries with offices in Kentucky, Tennessee and Texas, and has construction sites in more than twenty states.
Billy Harper has always believed in giving back to the community. He has been an active participant in the Chamber of Commerce and economic development at local and state levels. His professional experience convinced him that an educated workforce was a vital economic development tool for any community, and he is one of Kentucky’s leading advocates for education. He was chairman of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce in 1989-90 when the Kentucky Education Reform Act was passed. For most of that time, he traveled the state promoting education reform.
Billy continues to actively promote education through his involvement in the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, Partnership for School Reform and the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence.
He has served on state and national boards for the Council of Economic Education and the Governor’s Scholars Program. He presently serves as a member of the McCracken School Board. And he has found a way to creatively combine two of his passions: education — and auto racing.
Billy is a professional race car driver on the International Hot Rod Association and National Hot Rod Association circuits. He developed a “Race for Education” program designed to improve attendance among middle school children — and it has. Every participating middle school reports that the number of children in attendance per day has increased from 5% to 50%. He also uses his race car as a teaching tool during engineering and career days at the Paducah campus.
He has received many awards and honors, but his most cherished is the distinguished Eagle Award presented to him by the Boy Scouts of America.
Billy lives in Paducah with his wife, Laura. They have four children — Holly, Melissa, Guy and Grant.
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