W. B. Kerr

W. B. Kerr was born June 9, 1894, in Monroe County. His teaching career began in a log school house in 1914, before being put on hold when he was drafted into the Army to serve in France during WWI. Upon his return to the states, the WKU and UK graduate was a principal at Hiseville High School and later taught at Edmonton High School for a short period and then Bowling Green High School for nearly 30 years.

W.B. lived an extremely prolific life and was very involved in the community. Kerr was not only a teacher, but also a real estate agent, a Bowling Green Kiwanis Club member with 41 years of perfect attendance, and a member and elder at First Christian Church, where he was Sunday School superintendent for 11 years. Kerr also organized the Boy Scout troop and First Junior Deacon’s group at the First Christian Church. Kerr’s other accomplishments included being past president and secretary-treasurer of the State Realtors Association, a former board member for the state Conservation Service board, and a two-year representative to the Governor’s Annual Conference. He also owned and operated a farm in Warren County for many years where his pride and joy was raising Black Angus cattle.

After his incredible, long life, W.B. passed away in 1993 at the age of 99. The W.B. Kerr Agriculture Scholarship Fund was created in memory of Kerr’s distinguished career in education, business and agriculture; it serves not only to help students pursuing an agricultural degree, but also to honor and keep alive his remarkable legacy.