Robert R. Martin (educator)
Robert R. Martin | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Kentucky Senate from the 22nd district | |
| In office January 1, 1978 – January 1, 1987 | |
| Preceded by | John F. Lackey |
| Succeeded by | Bill Clouse |
| 7th President of Eastern Kentucky University | |
| In office July 1, 1960 – September 30, 1976 | |
| Preceded by | William F. O'Donnell |
| Succeeded by | J.C. Powell |
| 30th Kentucky Superintendent of Public Instruction | |
| In office 1956–1959 | |
| Preceded by | Wendell P. Butler |
| Succeeded by | Wendell P. Butler |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 26, 1910 McKinney, Lincoln County, Kentucky |
| Died | November 29, 1997 (aged 86) Richmond, Kentucky |
| Resting place | Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, Kentucky |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Eastern Kentucky University (AB) University of Kentucky (MA) Teachers College, Columbia University (EdD) |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Army Air Corps |
| Rank | Technical sergeant |
Robert Richard Martin (December 27, 1910 – November 29, 1997) was a Kentucky educator and politician. He was the 30th Kentucky Superintendent of Public Instruction in 1955, and served in that role through 1959, then becoming state finance commissioner. Later in 1960 he became the seventh president of Eastern Kentucky State College (which became Eastern Kentucky University in 1966). In 1977, the year after he retired as EKU president, Martin was elected as a Democratic member of the Kentucky Senate, taking office in January 1978 and serving through 1986. He represented Kentucky's 22nd Senate district, which at the time of his election comprised Garrard, Jessamine, Madison, and Mercer counties.