John R. Hall, of Lexington, a retired chairman and chief executive officer of Ashland Inc., has long been a leader in education as well as business and civic affairs. He is a member and former president of the board of trustees of Vanderbilt University, where he was co-captain of the football team and graduated with honors. He also is a member of the board of curators of Transylvania University, one of several Kentucky institutions, public and private, granting him honorary degrees. He is chairman of the Commonwealth Fund for Kentucky Educational Television (KET) and a former chairman of Leadership Kentucky. He is former chairman and councilor for life of The Conference Board and a former member of the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. Mr. Hall is the recipient of the 2007 Vic Hellard Jr. Award for Public Service awarded by the Kentucky Long-Term Policy Research Center. Mr. Hall was appointed to the Council in 2001 and reappointed in 2002. He will serve on the Council until December 31, 2008.
Email: j.r.hall@att.net