Sylvia Kerckhoff
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Sylvia Kerckhoff | |
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| Mayor of Durham, North Carolina | |
| In office 1993–1997 | |
| Preceded by | Harry E. Rodenhizer, Jr |
| Succeeded by | Nick Tennyson |
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| Born | Sylvia Kerckhoff 1928 Toledo, OH |
| Died | Sylvia Kerckhoff |
| Resting place | Sylvia Kerckhoff |
| Nationality | American |
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Sylvia Kerckhoff (born 1928) is the former two-term mayor of Durham, North Carolina.
Mayor of Durham
Sylvia Kerckhoff became Durham's first female mayor after defeating incumbent Harry Rodenhizer in 1993.[1]
Education
She graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1950 with a degree in psychology and later went to Duke University, from which she graduated in 1960 with Master's degrees in history and education.[2]