Sylvia Kerckhoff Explained

Sylvia Kerckhoff
Office:Mayor of Durham, North Carolina
Term Start:1993
Term End:1997
Predecessor:Harry E. Rodenhizer Jr.
Successor:Nick Tennyson
Birth Place:Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
Education:University of Wisconsin–Madison (BA)
Duke University (MA)

Sylvia Kerckhoff (born 1928) is an American politician who served as the mayor of Durham, North Carolina, from 1993 to 1997.

Early life and education

Kerckhoff was born in Toledo, Ohio, in 1928. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1950 with a degree in psychology and later went to Duke University, from which she graduated in 1960 with a Master of Arts in history and education.[1]

Career

Kerckhoff became Durham's first female mayor after defeating incumbent Harry Rodenhizer in the 1993 Durham mayoral election.[2] She was reelected the 1995 Durham mayoral election.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sylvia Kerckhoff Papers Durham County Library . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130814035121/http://durhamcountylibrary.org/ncc/archives/kerckhoff/ . 2013-08-14 . durhamcountylibrary.org.
  2. Web site: And Justice for All | » Sylvia Kerckhoff, City Council Member and Mayor of Durham.