{Louisville, Kentucky}...Las Vegas convention consultant 52 year old Clifford "Rip" Rippetoe has been unanimously chosen as the new president and CEO of the Kentucky State Fair Board, replacing Harold Workman, whose retirement is effective at the end of the year. Workman has been president and CEO since 1993. Rippetoe was executive director and CEO of visitor information services for Utah for the 2002 Olympic Games.
