Sylvia Kerckhoff (born 1928) is an American politician who served as the mayor of

Durham, North Carolina Durham ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the county seat of Durham County, North Carolina, Durham County. Small portions of the city limits extend into Orange County, North Carolina, Orange County and Wake County, North Carol ...

, from 1993 to 1997.

Early life and education

Kerckhoff was born in

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, in 1928. She graduated from the

University of Wisconsin–Madison A university () is an educational institution, institution of higher education, higher (or Tertiary education, tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several Discipline (academia), academic disciplines. Universities ty ...

in 1950 with a degree in psychology and later went to

Duke University Duke University is a private research university in Durham, North Carolina. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day city of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco and electric power industrialist James ...

, from which she graduated in 1960 with a Master of Arts in history and education.

Career

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

References

1928 births Living people Mayors of Durham, North Carolina University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Letters and Science alumni Duke University alumni {{NorthCarolina-mayor-stub

Early life and education

Career

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