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Carol Hamilton
Carol Hamilton (born 1935) was the Oklahoma Poet Laureate from 1995 to 1997.Patricia Yarbrough, "Poets Laureate," The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, www.okhistory.org (accessed August 11, 2018). http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=PO002Holliday, Shawn, "1995-1997 Carol Jean Hamilton," ''The Oklahoma Poets Laureate'' pgs. 165-168 Biography Carol Jean Hamilton was born in 1935 in Enid, Oklahoma. She graduated Midwest City High School in 1953, received her bachelor's degree from Phillips University in 1956, and later a master's degree from the University of Central Oklahoma. She taught at Midwest City Del City schools, Rose State College Rose State College is a public community college in Midwest City, Oklahoma. History Rose State College was originally named Oscar Rose Junior CollegeBritton, Terry D.,Rose State College" Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture' (accessed M ..., and the University of Central Oklahoma. She helped found t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oklahoma Poet Laureate
The Poet Laureate of Oklahoma is the poet laureate for the U.S. state of Oklahoma. List of Poets Laureate *Violet McDougal – 1923–1931 * Paul Kroeger – 1931–1940 *Jennie Harris Oliver – 1940–1942 * Della Ione Young – 1943–1944 * Anne Semple – 1944–1945 *Bess Truitt – 1945–1946 * Delbert Davis – 1963–1965 * Rudolph N. Hill – 1966–1970 * Leslie A. McRill – 1970–1977 *Maggie Culver Fry – 1977–1995 * Carol Hamilton – 1995–1997 * Betty Lou Shipley – 1997–1998 *Joe Kreger – 1998–2001, 2021-2022 *Carl Sennhenn – 2001–2003 * Francine Ringold – 2003–2007 *N. Scott Momaday – 2007–2008 * Jim Weaver McKown Barnes – 2009–2010 *Eddie Wilcoxen – 2011–2012 * Nathan Brown – 2013–2014 *Benjamin Myers – 2014–2015 *Jeanetta Calhoun Mish – 2017–2018 *Jay Snider - 2023-2024 See also * Poet laureate * List of U.S. states' poets laureate * United States Poet Laureate * Julie Ann Ward Julie Ann Ward (bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enid, Oklahoma
Enid ( ) is the ninth-largest city in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It is the county seat of Garfield County. As of the 2020 census, the population was 51,308. Enid was founded during the opening of the Cherokee Outlet in the Land Run of 1893, and is named after Enid, a character in Alfred, Lord Tennyson's '' Idylls of the King''. In 1991, the Oklahoma state legislature designated Enid the " purple martin capital of Oklahoma."Purple Martin State Capitals ", ''Nature Society News'', June 2006, p. 8. Enid holds the nickname of "Queen Wheat City" and "Wheat Capital" of Oklahoma and the United States for its immense grain storage capacity, and has the third-largest grain storage capacity in the world. History [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phillips University
Phillips University was a private university Enid, Oklahoma. It opened in 1906 and closed in 1998. It was affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). It included an undergraduate college and a graduate seminary. The university was also home to the Enid-Phillips Symphony Orchestra, and its campus regularly hosted events for the Tri-State Music Festival. History Originally named Oklahoma Christian University, the school was founded by Dr. Ely Vaughn Zollars on October 9, 1906. Enid-area businessmen raised $150,000 and purchased a campus east of Enid. Though ultimately the university would base its teachings on the Disciples of Christ denomination, the committee to bring a university to Enid had a more diverse religious background: Edmund Frantz (Presbyterian), Frank Hamilton (United Brethren, Disciple), Al Loewen (Jewish), J.M. Pieratt (Disciple), and Everett Purcell (Presbyterian).Rockwell, Stella, ed., Garfield County, Oklahoma, 1907-1982, Vol. I, Garfield Histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Central Oklahoma
The University of Central Oklahoma (UCO or Central State) is a public university in Edmond, Oklahoma. It is the third largest university in Oklahoma, with more than 17,000 students and approximately 434 full-time and 400 adjunct faculty. Founded in 1890, the University of Central Oklahoma was one of the first institutions of higher learning to be established in what would become the state of Oklahoma, making it one of the oldest universities in the southwest region of the United States. It is home to the American branch of the British Academy of Contemporary Music in downtown Oklahoma City. History The University of Central Oklahoma was founded on December 24, 1890, when the Territorial Legislature voted to establish the Territorial Normal School, making UCO the second oldest public institution in Oklahoma. First being the University of Oklahoma established December 19, 1890. Classes were first held in November 1891. By comparison, Oklahoma A&M College (now Oklahoma State Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rose State College
Rose State College is a public community college in Midwest City, Oklahoma. History Rose State College was originally named Oscar Rose Junior CollegeBritton, Terry D.,Rose State College" Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture' (accessed May 6, 2010) in memory of Oscar V. Rose, a former Mid-Del School District school superintendent. The school was renamed Rose State College by Senate Bill Number 9 in April 1983 that went into effect on November 1, 1983. Rose State College offered its first classes on September 21, 1970. Voters in Midwest City, Del City, and portions of southeastern and northeastern Oklahoma City approved the college district in 1968. This vote followed passage of Senate Bill Number 2 in 1967, a law enabling district-operated community colleges to receive state aid. Voters then passed a $1.75 million general obligation bond issue, a two-mill levy for operating expenses in 1969, and a three-mill levy for operations in 1970. In December 1973, the junior col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poets Laureate Of Oklahoma
The Poet Laureate of Oklahoma is the poet laureate for the U.S. state of Oklahoma. List of Poets Laureate * Violet McDougal – 1923–1931 * Paul Kroeger – 1931–1940 *Jennie Harris Oliver – 1940–1942 * Della Ione Young – 1943–1944 * Anne Semple – 1944–1945 *Bess Truitt – 1945–1946 * Delbert Davis – 1963–1965 * Rudolph N. Hill – 1966–1970 * Leslie A. McRill – 1970–1977 *Maggie Culver Fry – 1977–1995 * Carol Hamilton – 1995–1997 * Betty Lou Shipley – 1997–1998 *Joe Kreger – 1998–2001, 2021-2022 *Carl Sennhenn – 2001–2003 * Francine Ringold – 2003–2007 *N. Scott Momaday – 2007–2008 * Jim Weaver McKown Barnes – 2009–2010 *Eddie Wilcoxen – 2011–2012 * Nathan Brown – 2013–2014 *Benjamin Myers – 2014–2015 *Jeanetta Calhoun Mish – 2017–2018 *Jay Snider - 2023-2024 See also * Poet laureate * List of U.S. states' poets laureate * United States Poet Laureate * Julie Ann Ward Julie Ann Ward (bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1935 Births
Events January * January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude Franco-Italian Agreement of 1935, an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims. * January 12 – Amelia Earhart becomes the first person to successfully complete a solo flight from Hawaii to California, a distance of 2,408 miles. * January 13 – A plebiscite in the Saar (League of Nations), Territory of the Saar Basin shows that 90.3% of those voting wish to join Germany. * January 24 – The first canned beer is sold in Richmond, Virginia, United States, by Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company. February * February 6 – Parker Brothers begins selling the board game Monopoly (game), Monopoly in the United States. * February 13 – Richard Hauptmann is convicted and sentenced to death for the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr. in the United States. * February 15 – The discovery and clinical development of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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American Women Poets
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States Native Americans, also known as American Indians, First Americans, Indigenous Americans, and other terms, are the Indigenous peoples of the mainland United States ( Indigenous peoples of Hawaii, Alaska and territories of the United State ..., indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Writers From Enid, Oklahoma
A writer is a person who uses written words in different writing styles and techniques to communicate ideas. Writers produce different forms of literary art and creative writing such as novels, short stories, books, poetry, travelogues, plays, screenplays, teleplays, songs, and essays as well as other reports and news articles that may be of interest to the general public. Writers' texts are published across a wide range of media. Skilled writers who are able to use language to express ideas well, often contribute significantly to the cultural content of a society. The term "writer" is also used elsewhere in the arts and music, such as songwriter or a screenwriter, but also a stand-alone "writer" typically refers to the creation of written language. Some writers work from an oral tradition. Writers can produce material across a number of genres, fictional or non-fictional. Other writers use multiple media such as graphics or illustration to enhance the communication of thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phillips University Alumni
Phillips may refer to: Businesses Energy * Chevron Phillips Chemical, American petrochemical firm jointly owned by Chevron Corporation and Phillips 66. * ConocoPhillips, American energy company * Phillips 66, American energy company * Phillips Petroleum Company, American oil company Service * Phillips (auctioneers), auction house * Phillips Distilling Company, Minnesota distillery * Phillips Foods, Inc. and Seafood Restaurants, seafood chain in the mid-Atlantic states * Phillips International Records, a record label founded by Sam Phillips Vehicle * Phillips (constructor), American constructor of racing cars * Phillips Cycles, British manufacturer of bicycles and mopeds People Surname * Philip Phillips (other) *Phillips (surname) Given name * Phillips Barry (1880–1937), American academic * Phillips Brooks (1835–1893), American clergyman and author * Phillips Callbeck (1744–1790), merchant and political figure in St. John's Island, Canada * Phillips C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
