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Easley (name)
Easley is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname: *Annie Easley (1933-2011), American computer scientist, mathematician and rocket scientist * Charles Easley, Justice, Mississippi Supreme Court *Damion Easley (born 1969), baseball player * David Easley, Chair of the Economics department at Cornell University * Ed Easley (born 1985), American baseball player *Jeff Easley (born 1954), graphic artist, works in Dungeons and Dragons books *Kenny Easley Kenneth Mason Easley Jr. (born January 15, 1959) is an American former professional football player who was a strong safety in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons during the 1980s. He played college football for the UCLA Brui ... (born 1959), American football player * Michael Easley (other), multiple people * Mike Easley (born 1950), politician * Nick Easley (born 1997), American football player * Stephen Easley (1952–2013), American businessman and politician * Wal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annie Easley
Annie Jean Easley (April 23, 1933 – June 25, 2011) was an American computer scientist, mathematician, and rocket scientist. She worked for the Lewis Research Center (now Glenn Research Center) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and its predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). She was a leading member of the team which developed software for the Centaur rocket stage, and was one of the first African-Americans to work at NASA. Easley was posthumously inducted into the Glenn Research Hall of Fame in 2015. On February 1, 2021, a crater on the moon was named after Easley by the IAU. Education Before the Civil Rights Movement, educational and career opportunities for African-American children were very limited. Segregation was prevalent, African-American children were educated separately from white children, and their schools were often inferior to white schools. Annie's mother told her that she could be anything, but she would ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Easley
Charles "Chuck" Easley is a former Associate Justice on the Mississippi Supreme Court. He represented District 3 Place 2. Early years Easley is the son of Charles D. Easley, Sr., Lieutenant Colonel, United States Air Force (Retired) and Doris B. Easley, a retired teacher of Special Education, who reside in Chickasaw County, Mississippi. He graduated from the University of Mississippi in 1972 with a Bachelor of Business Administration, Mississippi State University in 1976 with a Master's of Business Administration, University of Mississippi in 1979 with a Juris Doctor, and from the National District Attorneys College - Career Prosecutor's Course, Houston, Texas in 1980. Also, he is a graduate of the American Academy of Judicial Education: The Judge as Fact Finder & Decision Maker. Career Before becoming a lawyer, Easley was a farmer and cattleman in Houlka, Mississippi. Easley served as an Assistant District Attorney for the Third Judicial Court District from 1980–1983, Prosecu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damion Easley
Jacinto Damion Easley (born November 11, 1969) is an American former professional baseball player who is currently an assistant hitting coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). While primarily a second baseman throughout his career, he made appearances at every position except pitcher and catcher. He played in MLB for the California Angels, Detroit Tigers, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Florida Marlins, Arizona Diamondbacks, and New York Mets. Early life Easley was born November 11, 1969 in New York City. His father was half- Puerto Rican, half- Jamaican; his mother was Cuban with Cherokee ancestry. At age five, his family moved from the Bronx to Mount Vernon, New York. At age 11, his parents divorced and he moved with his father to California. He attended Lakewood High School in Lakewood, California, where he was a member of the CIF champions in 1987. He attended Long Beach City College before being drafted by the California Angels in the 30th round of the 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Easley
David Alan Easley (born 1950s) is an American economist. Easley is the Henry Scarborough Professor of Social Science and is a professor of information science at Cornell University. He was previously an overseas fellow of Churchill College at Cambridge University. His research is in the field of economics, finance and decision theory. In economics, he focuses on learning, wealth dynamics and natural selection in markets. In finance, his work focuses on market microstructure and asset pricing. In decision theory, he works on modeling decision making in complex environments. In networks, he works on network formation and trading networks with colleagues in the computer science department at Cornell. He is a fellow of the Econometric Society and is a chair of the NASDAQ-OMX economic advisory board. Several of his scientific papers are listed among the most read in finance, according to the Social Science Research Network Easley earned his Ph.D. from Northwestern University in 197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Easley
Edward Michael Easley (born December 21, 1985) is an American former professional baseball catcher who played for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB) in 2015. High school and college Easley attended Olive Branch High School, where he was an All-American and a 2-time All-State catcher for the Conquistadors. He had a .469 batting average with 12 home runs and 55 runs batted in (RBIs) in 2004, his senior year, earning him the Mississippi Gatorade Player of the Year award. Easley played college baseball at Mississippi State University for the Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team. In his freshman year of 2005, he split time at third base and catcher in 62 games, hitting .296 with three home runs and 32 RBIs. After the 2005 season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL). In his sophomore year of 2006, he hit .336 with four home runs, 42 RBIs, and 18 doubles. After the 2006 season, he returned to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Easley
Jeff Easley (born 1954) is an oil painter who creates fantasy artwork for role-playing games, comics, and magazines, as well as non-fantasy commercial art. Early life Easley was born in Nicholasville, Kentucky in 1954. He spent time drawing as a child, particularly creatures such as ghosts and monsters. "I watched lots of monster movies on the late show, and built every monster model kit I could get my hands on," he said. He attended high school in Nicholasville, and then earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting from Murray State University in Kentucky. Career After Cynthia finished grad school, the couple moved to Massachusetts with some friends, where Easley began his career as a professional artist. "I did freelance work for Warren Publications, including covers and comic strips for ''Creepy'', ''Eerie'', and ''Vampirella'', and for Marvel Comics magazines, including covers for '' Savage Sword of Conan'' and ''Bizarre Adventures''. But my real income came from my job at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenny Easley
Kenneth Mason Easley Jr. (born January 15, 1959) is an American former professional football player who was a strong safety in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons during the 1980s. He played college football for the UCLA Bruins and was a three-time consensus All-American. A first-round pick in the 1981 NFL Draft, Easley played professionally for the NFL's Seattle Seahawks from 1981 to 1987. Easley has been considered to be among the best defensive backs during his era and one of the Seahawks' all-time greatest players. Easley was one of Seahawks' defensive unit leaders and one of the finest defensive players in the NFL during the 1980s. In 1984, Easley was named the NFL Defensive Player of the Year by the Associated Press. He was a four-time All–Pro selection and was elected to the Pro Bowl five times in his career. Easley's career ended after the 1987 season, when he was diagnosed with severe kidney disease. After retirement, Easley owned a Cadillac dealersh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Easley (other) (born 1950), governor of North Carolina 2001–2009
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Michael Easley may refer to: * Michael J. Easley (born 1957), president of Moody Bible Institute 2005–2008 *Michael F. Easley Jr., American lawyer *Mike Easley Michael Francis Easley (born March 23, 1950) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 72nd governor of North Carolina from 2001 to 2009. He is the first governor of North Carolina to have been convicted of a felony. A member of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Easley
Michael Francis Easley (born March 23, 1950) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 72nd governor of North Carolina from 2001 to 2009. He is the first governor of North Carolina to have been convicted of a felony. A member of the Democratic Party, Easley was North Carolina's second Catholic governor. Early life and education Mike Easley was born on March 23, 1950 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina to Henry Alexander Easley and Huldah Marie Easley. He grew up on his family's 60-acre farm in Nash County and was one of seven children in a large Irish Catholic family. Easley attended a local Catholic school before transferring and later graduating from Rocky Mount Senior High School in 1968. Easley attended Belmont Abbey College for two years before transferring to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he earned a degree with honors in political science in 1972. While at UNC he was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. He then attended the North Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Easley
Nick Easley (born January 14, 1997) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Iowa and was signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2019. High school career Easley attended Newton Senior High School in Newton, Iowa, where he played wide receiver, kicker and punter for the football team. In his junior season in 2013, Easley was an all-district selection. His senior year, Easley was a captain and earned second-team all-state honors as a wide receiver and was a third-team selection as a kicker, in addition to being first-team all-district for the second year in a row. Easley holds a slew of football records at the high school, including most career receiving yards, as well as the most touchdowns in a game, season, and career. He also played varsity basketball for three years. Easley was underrecruited, and only received an offer to play at one college, Missouri Western, which wanted him to walk-on as a kicker. Easley decided to at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Easley
Stephen Easley (September 4, 1952 – August 14, 2013) was an American businessman and politician. Education and early life Easley was born in Indiana to Jack and Alice Easley. Easley received his bachelor's degree from Purdue University. He later earned a masters degree and then a doctorate degree in biological anthropology from Washington University. He married Susan on August 24, 1974 and they had two children. Career Easley owned an informational consulting business in Santa Fe, New Mexico named Easley & Associates, an IT company. He also worked in the New Mexico state government in various positions, including as deputy chief information security officer for the state and as chief information officer for New Mexico's departments of Homeland Security, Workforce Training and Development and Public Safety. From 2000 to 2003, Easley served as city commissioner in Alamogordo, New Mexico. In 2012, he defeated Republican Charles Miller and was elected to the New Mexico H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walt Easley
Walter Edward Easley (September 8, 1957 – February 14, 2013) was a fullback in the NFL and USFL. He played his college football for the West Virginia Mountaineers, running for 1,773 yards and 19 touchdowns. In the NFL, he played two years for the San Francisco 49ers and was a member of the Super Bowl XVI championship team. With the 49ers, he rushed for 235 yards on 81 carries and caught nine passes for 62 yards. He later played for the Chicago Blitz and Pittsburgh Maulers Pittsburgh Maulers may refer to: * Pittsburgh Maulers (1984), United States Football League team * Pittsburgh Maulers (2022) The Pittsburgh Maulers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Maulers compet ... in the USFL. References External linksJust Sports Stats {{DEFAULTSORT:Easley, Walt 1957 births 2013 deaths West Virginia Mountaineers football players American football fullbacks San Francisco 49ers players Chicago Blitz players Sportspeople from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
