NEWS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS)
Date: September 29, 2005
Evelyn Wood, (606) 487-3141, evelyn.wood@kctcs.edu
Hazards Dr. Holl has book published
History professor Dr. Rich Holl, based at the Lees College Campus of Hazard Community & Technical College, has been published by the University of Rochester Press. The title of his book is From the Boardroom to the War Room: America's Corporate Liberals and FDR's Preparedness Program. The book examines the important role played by the businessmen-bureaucrats of the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration, who helped Roosevelt counteract the Great Depression and gear up the American economy for the coming of World War II.
The book is available at Amazon.com which provides a description of Dr. Holl's work: "An important and balanced study that engages the reader and belongs on any book shelf that deals with the bridge between business and government. It is an insightful study that sheds new light on FDR's relationship with liberal corporate leaders who helped lay the foundation for the phenomenal production of the war years. --Keith W. Olson, author of Watergate: The Presidential Scandal That Shook America (2003). Richard Holl's book, From the Boardroom to the War Room, significantly contributes to the understanding of the merger of corporate liberalism and the government before American entry into World War II--a combination that served as the foundation for America's wartime political economy. --Dr. Daniel L. Lykins, Oregon State University.
"Dr. Holl is an accomplished writer and we're very proud of his achievements in publishing, as well as his teaching in the classroom," noted Dr. Jay K. Box, HCTC president/CEO. "I look forward to reading his book!"
Dr. Holl also is the co-author of "Kentucky Through the Centuries," a collection of readings on Kentucky History, which Kendall Hunt Publishing Company has published. His article on Axis prisoners of war in Kentucky won the Collins Award of the Kentucky Historical Society.
Dr. Holl has worked for the college since 1990. He earned his doctorate degree in history from the University of Kentucky in 1996. He holds a master's degree in history and a bachelor's degree in economics, both from the University of Maryland. His community service includes work with LBJ Elementary and Jackson City Schools.
Meanwhile, the Lees College Campus Library will host a program on Tuesday, Sept. 13, at 12:30 p.m. featuring Dr. Holl. He will discuss the background of the work, his travels and his research in preparation for publication. The public is invited to attend this presentation. A reception will immediately follow Dr. Holl's lecture.
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