Alcorn State Braves Football Players
Alcorn is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: In arts and entertainment * Coco Love Alcorn, Canadian jazz singer * John Alcorn (singer), Canadian jazz singer * John Alcorn (artist) (1935–1992), American artist * Michael Alcorn (born 1962), Irish composer * Olive Ann Alcorn (1900–1975), American silent film actress * Susan Alcorn (born 1953), American musician * Emmy Alcorn, Canadian theatre developer and producer * Michael Thomas Lamar Alcorn, Actor and special effects artist In government and politics * George Oscar Alcorn (1850–1930), Canadian politician * James L. Alcorn (1816–1894), American politician * Meade Alcorn (1907–1992), American politician In science and technology * Allan Alcorn (born 1948), American computer scientist * George Edward Alcorn Jr. (born 1940), American physicist * Steve Alcorn (born 1956), American electronics engineer and inventor In sport * Gary Alcorn (1936–2006), American basketball player * Jenifer Alc ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Coco Love Alcorn
Coco Love Alcorn is a Canadian pop and jazz singer. The daughter of jazz singer John Alcorn, she released her debut album in 1995. She toured as an opening act for Burton Cummings, Chantal Kreviazuk, Jesse Cook, and Ani DiFranco and performed on some Lilith Fair dates. She is a backing vocalist for 54-40, and her music has appeared on the television programs '' The Dead Zone'' and ''The L Word''. Alcorn is an avid cyclist who has written songs inspired by cycling and her bicycles. Alcorn and Simon Farla became the parents of Eloise on 14 September 2010. After spending several years raising her daughter, she returned to music and released the album ''Wonderland'' in 2016. Alcorn was born in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, and moved several times with her family, living also in Toronto and Vancouver. She attended Berklee College of Music in Boston for one semester, then moved to Vancouver and began performing. She released her debut album in 1995. She moved to Toronto, then went o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jenifer Alcorn
Jenifer Lynn Alcorn (born July 15, 1970) is an American retired, undefeated WIBA, IWBF, and IBA World Champion female professional boxer. Early life and education Alcorn grew up in Le Grand, California, and later moved to Fresno. She was well known in Fresno athletic circles before beginning her career as a boxer. She was a stand-out high school athlete and attended California State University, Fresno. Athletic career Despite only having six amateur bouts, Alcorn fought in the women's nationals, 1999 USA Boxing National Championships, losing a 10–1 decision to eventual silver medalist Jean Martin of Brooklyn, N.Y. in the 139 pound quarterfinals. Alcorn then launched a professional boxing career. She made her pro debut on July 2, 1999, in Fresno, where she TKO'd Robyn Covino in 0:59 seconds of the first round. Alcorn eventually stepped up her level of competition by taking on undefeated Jessica Rakoczy, for the vacant IWBF Lightweight title. Alcorn won a ten-round split ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alcorn State University Historic District
Alcorn State University Historic District is a historic district on the campus of Alcorn State University in rural Claiborne County, Mississippi, northwest of Lorman. It includes Oakland Memorial Chapel, a National Historic Landmark and seven other buildings. History Rowan and Martin were two graduates who served as college presidents in the early 1900s and greatly improved the campus. L. J. Rowan was president from 1905 to 1911 and again from 1915 to 1934. J. A. Martin was president from 1911 to 1915. Buildings and sites It includes eight contributing buildings: *Administration Building (1928) *Harmon Hall (1929) *Lanier Hall (1939), Colonial Revival. * Oakland College, Greek Revival The Greek Revival was an architectural movement which began in the middle of the 18th century but which particularly flourished in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in northern Europe and the United States and Canada, but a ...: **''Belles Lettres'' ( 1855) **Dormitory ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alcorn State University
Alcorn State University (Alcorn State, ASU or Alcorn) is a public historically black land-grant university adjacent to Lorman, Mississippi. It was founded in 1871 and was the first black land grant college established in the United States. One of Alcorn's most notable graduates, Medgar Evers, a civil rights activist, graduated in 1952. Students and alumni of the college were part of the mid-twentieth century Civil Rights Movement, working to register voters and end inequality in the U.S. The university is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. Alcorn State's athletic teams known as the Braves and compete in the NCAA's Division I. All teams compete as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). History Alcorn State University was the first black land grant college in the country. Mississippi's Reconstructionist legislature, dominated by Republicans sympathetic to the cause of educating the formerly enslaved, was established on the site of O ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alcorn School District
The 'Alcorn School District'' is a public school district based in Alcorn County, Mississippi (USA). The district serves the towns of Farmington, Kossuth, Glen, and Rienzi as well as unincorporated areas of Alcorn County. This district was awarded the "A" rated status by the Mississippi Department of Education in the 2019-2020 school year and has continued to maintain that status. The Alcorn School District operates ten schools - three high schools, two middle schools, three elementary schools, one vocational school, and one alternative school. The Alcorn School District has a district wide 94.7% graduation rate, 68.2% post-secondary school enrollment, and $9,006.83 per pupil in overall expenditures according to MDE 2019-2020 District Report Card. Brandon Quinn serves as the Superintendent of Education for the Alcorn School District. He began his service as Superintendent in January 2021 after serving as Alcorn Central High School principal for six and a half years. Angela Ha ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alcorn McBride
Alcorn McBride is an American manufacturer of show control, audio and video equipment for the themed entertainment industry. Their equipment is used in theme parks, museums, restaurants, visitor centers, retail stores, kiosks, cruise ships, and trade shows. History Alcorn McBride was founded in Southern California in 1986 by Steve Alcorn, an engineer who worked on Epcot and served as vice president of engineering for Linn Electronics, an electronic musical instrument manufacturer. As the company grew, Steve gradually brought in other engineers who had worked for him in the past. Most had Disney experience, and many had also worked in the electronic music industry. Alcorn McBride moved their corporate office from Southern California to Florida in 1989. In 1992 the company purchased an office building in Orlando. The firm also owns a warehouse near the airport. Alcorn McBride equipment is used in nearly all of the world’s theme parks. Prior to the 1990s, theme parks were rel ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alcorn County, Mississippi
Alcorn County is a county located in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,057. Its county seat is Corinth. The county is named in honor of Governor James L. Alcorn. The Corinth Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Alcorn County. History Alcorn County was formed in 1870 from portions of Tippah and Tishomingo counties. It was the site of the Siege of Corinth, an early campaign in the American Civil War. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.3%) is water. It is the smallest county by area in Mississippi. The Tuscumbia and Hatchie rivers intersect the county. Major highways * U.S. Route 45 * U.S. Route 72 * Mississippi Highway 2 Adjacent counties * McNairy County, Tennessee (north) * Hardin County, Tennessee (northeast) * Tishomingo County (east) * Prentiss County (south) * Tippah County (west) * Hardeman County, Tenness ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Leelah Alcorn
Leelah Alcorn (November 15, 1997 – December 28, 2014) was an American transgender girl whose suicide attracted international attention; she had posted a suicide note to her Tumblr blog about societal standards affecting transgender people and expressing the hope that her death would create a dialogue about discrimination, abuse, and lack of support for transgender people. Born and raised in Kings Mills, Ohio, Alcorn was assigned male at birth and grew up in a family affiliated with the Churches of Christ movement. At age 14, she came out as transgender to her parents, Carla and Doug Alcorn, who refused to accept her female gender identity. When she was 16, they denied her request to undergo transition treatment, instead sending her to Christian-based conversion therapy with the intention of convincing her to reject her gender identity and accept the gender that she was assigned at birth. After she revealed her attraction toward males to her classmates, her parents r ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gay Alcorn
Gay Alcorn is an Australian journalist and newspaper editor. She was appointed editor of ''The Age'' in September 2020. Her sister Margo Kingston is also a journalist. Career Alcorn studied arts and law at the University of Queensland. She began her career in journalism as a cadet with the ''Courier-Mail'' before moving to Melbourne. In Melbourne, Alcorn joined ''The Sunday Age'' newspaper before it launched in 1989 and worked in the newsroom across ''The Age'' for 20 years. From 1999 to 2002 she was based in Washington, D.C. as a foreign correspondent for ''The Age'' and ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' where she covered the 2000 Bush-Gore presidential election and the September 11 terrorist attacks. During her time at ''The Age'' and ''SMH'' Alcorn won three Walkley Awards for news and feature writing. She served as deputy editor of ''The Age'' from 2006 to 2008 and then as editor of ''The Sunday Age'' until 2012. She left the editorial post to return to a writing role and in 2 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Zac Alcorn
Zachary McKensie Alcorn (born August 24, 1980) is a former American football tight end. He was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2006. Alcorn appeared in six games with the Packers in 2006. He played college football at Black Hills State. Alcorn has also been a member of the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs. Early years Alcorn attended Chadron Senior High School in Chadron, Nebraska, and was a letterman in football, basketball, and track & field as a discus thrower. In football, as a senior, he won All-Conference honors and All-State honors. In basketball, he was named the team M.V.P., and garnered All-State honors. Alcorn attended Black Hills State University in Spearfish, South Dakota Spearfish ( Lakota: ''Hočhápȟe'') is a city in Lawrence County, South Dakota. The population was 12,193 at the time of the 2020 census. History Before the Black Hills Gold Rush of 1876, the area was used by Native Americans (primarily bands .. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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James Rector (athlete)
John "James" Alcorn Rector (June 22, 1884 – March 10, 1949) was an American athlete. He was the first Arkansas-born athlete to compete in the Olympic Games. While competing he was a University of Virginia student and went there to train with Pop Lannigan.''The News Leader'', Staunton, Virginia, December 26, 1930. James Rector was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas. He was the grandson of Arkansas Civil War governor Henry Massey Rector and Mississippi Reconstruction governor James Alcorn. He won the silver medal in the 100 metres at the 1908 Summer Olympics, tying the Olympic record for the race (10.8 seconds at the time) during both the qualifying heats and the semifinals. He lost to Reggie Walker in the final, running the race in 10.9 seconds as Walker hit the 10.8 mark for his second time. Rector was not only a track star at Virginia, but was a star of the Virginia baseball and football teams. Rector was a prominent St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis () is the second-l ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gary Alcorn
Gary R. Alcorn (October 8, 1936 – November 29, 2006) was an American basketball player. He played collegiately for California State University, Fresno. He was selected by the Detroit Pistons The Detroit Pistons are an American professional basketball team based in Detroit. The Pistons compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division and play their home games at L ... in the third round (18th pick overall) of the 1959 NBA draft. He played in the NBA for the Pistons (1959–60) and Los Angeles Lakers (1960–61) for the total of 78 games. In 1982, Alcorn was inducted into the Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame. Career statistics NBA Source Regular season References 1936 births 2006 deaths American men's basketball players Basketball players from Fresno, California Centers (basketball) Detroit Pistons draft picks Detroit Pistons players Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball play ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |