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Rep. Richard
Adams Receives Award for Distinguished Public Service
COLUMBUS—State Representative Richard Adams (R-Troy) recently received
the 2014 Paul E. Gillmor Lifetime Public Service Award. He was honored
November 13th during the Ohio Bankers’ League Annual Meeting.
The award, established in 2006, is not granted annually, but rather is
given to select individuals who are especially meritorious, often at
the end of their careers. It is named after Ohio Congressman Paul
Gillmor, who served the residents of the 5th District for 18 years
until his death in 2007.
“I was acquainted with Paul Gillmor when he served as member and
President of the Ohio Senate,” Adams said. “Mr. Gillmor later served
for the United States Congress. He was a hard worker and represented
his constituents well. This causes me to be thankful for the
recognition of the award named in his honor. I have always attempted to
emanate his qualities in my service to citizens who entrusted me with
responsibility.”
Rep. Adams is currently in his third term in the Ohio House of
Representatives and serves the 80th District, which includes Miami
County and portions of Darke County. He will be retiring from the
legislature at the end of the year. A former two-term Miami County
Commissioner, Adams also has a long history in education, banking, and
public service. 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.
For his distinguished 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.
He was honored with the Outstanding Community College Trustee in the
United States and Canada Award by the Association of Community College
Trustees. Recently, he received the 2014 Legislator of the Year from
The Ohio Mortgage Bankers Association. The Richard N. Adams Educational
Service Award has also been named in his honor from the Ohio
Association of Community Colleges.
He and his wife, Sandy, live in Troy and have three children.
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