Richard A Perchlik was an American politician and academic.
10 Facts About Richard Perchlik
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Richard Perchlik received a bachelor's degree in business from Ohio State University and served in the United States Army during the Korean War.
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Richard Perchlik went on to receive a master's degree in Education from Ohio State University and a Doctorate in Education from the University of Colorado Boulder.
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Richard Perchlik was the first Chair of the Political Science Department, a post he held for over two decades.
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Richard Perchlik helped found the UNC Faculty Senate and participated in the university's Educational Planning Service.
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Active in the Democratic Party, Richard Perchlik attended several local and state party conventions as a delegate, and was an alternate delegate at the 1972 and 1980 Democratic National Convention.
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Richard Perchlik served as Chair of Colorado Common Cause from 1973 to 1975.
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Richard Perchlik was a member of the board of directors the state board for Colorado's American Civil Liberties Union and the Colorado Commission on Respect for Law, as well as the National Council on Social Studies.
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In 1970, Perchlik ran for the Democratic nomination against incumbent US Representative Wayne N Aspinall in Colorado's 4th congressional district.
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Richard Perchlik died of cancer in Greeley, Colorado on April 24,1988.