A west Kentucky man has been appointed by Gov. Matt Bevin to serve on the state Board of Education.
Ben Cundiff, a chemical engineer and attorney in Cadiz, has been appointed for the remainder of a term expiring April 2018.
Bevin made the appointment along with 4 others to the 12-member board, including:
- Gary W. Houchens, Bowling Green, has been appointed for a term expiring April 2020. Houchens is an associate professor in the Department of Educational Administration, Leadership and Research at Western Kentucky University.
- Alesa G. Johnson, Somerset, has been appointed for a term expiring April 2020. Johnson is an electrical engineer and serves as associate dean for Workforce Solutions at Somerset Community College.
- Rich Gimmel, Louisville, has been appointed for a term expiring in April 2020. Gimmel is chairman of Atlas Machine and Supply, Inc.
- Milton C. Seymore, Louisville, has been appointed for a term expiring in April 2020. Seymore is retired from Ford Motor Company and currently serves as pastor of Energized Baptist Church.
“I am very impressed with the talent, experience and knowledge of the newest members of the Kentucky Board of Education," said Education and Workforce Development Cabinet Secretary Hal Heiner. "Our prime responsibility as adults is to prepare the next generation for their most fulfilled life, and that responsibility starts with providing a high-caliber education to every student.
The board develops and adopts regulations governing Kentucky’s 173 public school districts and the Kentucky Department of Education. The board is comprised of seven members representing the Supreme Court districts, four representing the state at-large and the President of the Council of Postsecondary Education, who does not vote.
