Tim Ayers

Infobox Mayor
honorific-prefix = Honorable
name = Tim Ayers


image_size =
birth_name = "Timothy Frederick Ayers"
birth_date = birth date and age|1958|11|19
birth_place = flagicon|US Springfield, Ohio, U.S.A
spouse = Lisa Henry; Robin Brown
children = Katheryne, Joseph, Perry
education = Capital University (Columbus, Ohio)
occupation = Politician
office = Mayor
term_start = 1984
term_end = 1990
predecessor =
successor =
party = Democrat

Timothy (Tim) Frederick Ayers (born November 19, 1958) served as Mayor and City Commissioner of Springfield, Ohio from 1984-1990 [http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/AYRES/2000-01/0948936636 RootsWeb: AYRES-L AYERS VIRG>TEXAS>MD>OHIO] , retrieved 2008-03-26 ] . He previously served as the Legislative Message Clerk of the Ohio House of Representatives for the 113th General Assembly and Small Business Manager for the Nashville (TN) Chamber of Commerce.Fact|date=March 2008

Personal life

Timothy Ayers was born in Springfield, Ohio, the sixth child of Franklin Ayers and Betty Rae Basey. He is married and has 3 children. His brother, Randy Ayers, is on the coaching staff for the Washington Wizards professional basketball team. [http://www.nba.com/coachfile/randy_ayers/ NBA.com Randy Ayers] , retrieved 2007-03-28]

Political life

* 1980-1984, Assistant Clerk in the Ohio House of Representatives
* Special Assistant, Ohio Department of Agriculture, administration of Governor Richard CelesteFact|date=March 2008Year
* Founding Director, North Nashville (TN) Community Development CorporationFact|date=March 2008Year
* 1984-1990, Mayor, Springfield, Ohio

Notable achievements

* 2001, wrote and obtained a $750,000 HUD grant to kick-start economic development activities in the historic neighborhood of Fisk University, Meharry Medical College and Tennessee State University in 2001. Since that grant, an additional $2.5 million dollars of investment has poured into the area.Fact|date=March 2008
* 2007, Kentucky Minority Educator and Retention AwardFact|date=March 2008

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