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Franklin Graham
President, First Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Biography
Born
July 14, 1952
Asheville, North Carolina
Parents
Billy and Ruth Bell Graham
Married
Jane Austin Cunningham Graham, 1974
Children
William Franklin Graham, IV (Will), 1975
Roy Austin Graham, 1977
Edward Bell Graham, 1979
Jane Austin Graham (Cissie), 1986
Grandchildren
Four
Education
Montreat College, (A.S.), 1974
Appalachian State University, (B.A.), 1978
Ordained
Grace Community Church, Tempe, Arizona, 1982
Ministries
President and CEO, Samaritan’s Purse (international relief organization)
President and CEO, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
Evangelist (1989 – present), Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
Boards of Directors
Samaritan's Purse
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
Harvest Christian Fellowship
Author
"A Wing and a Prayer" (Tommy Nelson, 2005)
"All for Jesus" (coauthored with Ross Rhoads, Thomas Nelson, 2003)
"Kids Praying for Kids" (Thomas Nelson, 2003)
"The Name" (Thomas Nelson, 2002)
"Kids Praying for Kids" (Thomas Nelson, 1998)
"Living Beyond the Limits: A Life in Sync with God" (Thomas Nelson, 1998)
"Rebel with a Cause: Finally Comfortable Being Graham" (Autobiography, Thomas Nelson, 1995)
"Miracle in a Shoe Box" (Thomas Nelson, 1995)
"Bob Pierce: This One Thing I Do" (Word, 1983)
Honors
William Booth Award, presented by the Salvation Army
Whitworth College, honorary doctorate
Toccoa Falls College, honorary doctorate
LeTourneau University, honorary doctorate
Lees McRae College, honorary doctorate
National University, honorary doctorate
Liberty University, honorary doctorate
1999 "Tar Heel of the Year" by The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
2002 “Daniel of the Year” by World magazine