A. Frank Martin
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December 7, 1894
A. Frank Martin | |
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 A. Frank Martin, 1920 | |
| Born | Andrew Franklin Martin December 7, 1894 Akins, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | June 9, 1982 (aged 87) Stillwater, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Resting place | Fairlawn Cemetery in Stillwater, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Occupation | Educational administration |
| Known for | Founding Father and first Grand President of Kappa Kappa Psi fraternity |
| Spouse |
Grace Faye Aikins (m. 1919) |
| Children | Mildred Martin Frances Martin Lumly Major A. Frank Martin Jr. |
| Awards | Distinguished Service to Music Medal Honorary Life Grand President of Kappa Kappa Psi Life Member, Kappa Kappa Psi Board of Trustees |
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Andrew Franklin Martin (December 7, 1894 – June 9, 1982),[1] born in Akins, Oklahoma, was a saxophonist, a bandmaster[2] and an educational administrator and one of ten founding members of Kappa Kappa Psi, National Honorary Band Fraternity.
He was an education student at Oklahoma A&M College in the class of 1920.[3][4] In 1916, Martin joined the Chi Alpha social club which was formed explicitly to petition for a charter of Lambda Chi Alpha.[3][5] The Alpha-Eta Zeta of Lambda Chi Alpha was established on the campus of Oklahoma A&M on September 15, 1917.[5]
Beyond Kappa Kappa Psi, Martin was the Managing Editor of the 1920 Redskin yearbook, a Lambda Chi Alpha delegate to the local Interfraternity Council, a member of the student senate, the vice president of the education society, a member of the YMCA cabinet, and social editor of the school newspaper Orange and Black.[4]
