BATTLE, Richard V. 1951-

PERSONAL:

Born September 15, 1951, in Sterling, IL; son of Billy and Martha (Matthews) Battle; married Laura Floyd (a homemaker), July 1, 1995; children: John William (deceased), Elizabeth Brooke. Education: University of Texas—Austin, B.B.A., 1973. Religion: Baptist.

ADDRESSES:

Home—124 Lido, Austin, TX 78734; fax: 775-251-8681. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER:

Burroughs Corp., Office Products Group, sales representative in Austin, TX, 1973-76, zone sales manager in Montgomery, AL, 1976-77; Bell & Howell Co., Microfilm Products Division, Austin, sales representative, 1977-86; Datatron Communication, Austin, sales representative, 1986-87; Bell & Howell Co., Austin, sales representative, 1987-88, western area sales manager, 1987-2001; KeyTrak, Austin, national sales manager, 2001—. Public speaker and trainer in leadership, personal development, volunteering, and sales techniques. Celebrity Golf Tournament, Inc., member of board of directors, 1981-86; John Ben Shepperd Public Leadership Forum, chair, 1986, member of board of directors, 1988-92, 1996—, board chair, 1990-91. Military service: Texas State Guard, 1989-99; became lieutenant colonel.

MEMBER:

Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce (1983-88), Leadership Austin (1984-85), Keep Austin Beautiful (member of inaugural board of directors, 1985-86), Austin Jaycees (life member, 1980—, president, 1983-84), Muscular Dystrophy Association (member of advisory board, 1983-85), Alpha Kappa Psi (past president).

AWARDS, HONORS:

Distinguished service award, Alpha Kappa Psi; Bell & Howell Co., named sales representative of the year for the southern United States, 1981, 1982, 1984, named sales manager of the year, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1997.

WRITINGS:

The Volunteer Handbook: How to Organize and Manage a Successful Organization, Volunteer Concepts (Austin, TX), 1988.

Surviving Grief by God's Grace, 1st Books Library (Bloomington, IN), 2002.