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Funkhouser Building
Funkhouser may refer to: People *Barbara Funkhouser (1930–2014), an American journalist, newspaper editor, and writer * Erica Funkhouser, American poet *Howard G. Funkhouser (1898–1984) American mathematician *Kyle Funkhouser (born 1994), American baseball player *Mark Funkhouser (born 1949), mayor of Kansas City, Missouri * Richard Funkhouser (1917–2008), American diplomat and oil expert, son of Edgar Places * Funkhouser, Georgia, United States * Funkhouser, Illinois, United States *Morgantown, Kentucky Morgantown is a home rule-class city in, and the seat of Butler County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,471 at the time of the 2020 Census History The settlement may have originally been called Funkhouser Hill after Christopher ..., United States, possibly originally named Funkhouser Hill Other * Funkhouser (band), an American musical ensemble formed by members of American rock band Bridge to Grace * Several characters from the comedy series ''Curb Yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Funkhouser
Barbara Funkhouser (March 1, 1930 – August 15, 2014) was an American journalist, newspaper editor, and writer. Funkhouser was the first woman to serve as editor of the ''El Paso Times'', a position she held from 1980 until 1986. She remains the only female editor in the newspaper's history. Early life She was born on March 1, 1930, at the Hotel Dieu hospital in El Paso, Texas. She was raised on her family's farm in Fairacres, New Mexico, which her parents had purchased in 1924. Her father died when she was just six-years old, leaving her mother to run the family farm with hired farm workers. She graduated from Las Cruces Union High School in nearby Las Cruces, New Mexico, and received her bachelor's degree in 1952 from New Mexico State University. Following college, Funkhouser participated in six month exchange program in Belgium through 4-H. She then worked for 4-H, based in Washington, D.C. and Chicago, for five years before moving back to New Mexico. Journalism career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erica Funkhouser
Erica Funkhouser is an American poet. She graduated from Vassar College with a BA and from Stanford University with a MA. She teaches at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her work appeared in ''The Atlantic Monthly'', ''The New Yorker'', ''The Paris Review'', ''Ploughshares'', and ''Poetry''. She lives in Essex, Massachusetts Essex is a coastal town in Essex County, Massachusetts, 26 miles (42 km) north of Boston and 13 miles (21 km) southeast of Newburyport. It is known for its former role as a center of shipbuilding. The population was 3,675 at the 2020 ce .... Awards * 2007 Guggenheim fellowship Works *Post & Rail'' University of Washington Press, 2018 ''AGNI 66'', 2006"Day Work" ''Beatrice'', 15 March 2008 Poetry Foundation''Earthly'' Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2008, ''Pursuit'' Houghton Mifflin, 2002, *''The actual world'', Houghton Mifflin, 1997, * ''Sure Shot and Other Poems'', Houghton Mifflin, 1992 * ''Natural Affinities'', A. James Books, 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard G
Howard is an English language, English-language given name originating from Old French Huard (other), Huard (or Houard) from a Germanic source similar to Old High German ''*Hugihard'' "heart-brave", or ''*Hoh-ward'', literally "high defender; chief guardian". It is also probably in some cases a confusion with the Old Norse cognate ''Haward'' (''Hávarðr''), which means "high guard" and as a surname also with the unrelated Hayward. In some rare cases it is from the Old English ''eowu hierde'' "ewe herd". In Anglo-Norman language, Anglo-Norman the French digram ''-ou-'' was often rendered as ''-ow-'' such as ''tour'' → ''tower'', ''flour'' (western variant form of ''fleur'') → ''flower'', etc. (with svarabakhti). A diminutive is "Howie" and its shortened form is "Ward" (most common in the 19th century). Between 1900 and 1960, Howard ranked in the U.S. Top 200; between 1960 and 1990, it ranked in the U.S. Top 400; between 1990 and 2004, it ranked in the U.S. Top 600. Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyle Funkhouser
Kyle James Funkhouser (born March 16, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Texas Rangers organization. He played college baseball for the Louisville Cardinals, and was drafted by the Detroit Tigers with the 115th overall selection in the 2016 Major League Baseball draft. Amateur career Funkhouser attended Oak Forest High School in Oak Forest, Illinois. As a senior, he was the Illinois Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year after going 11–2 with a 0.65 earned run average (ERA) and 132 strikeouts. He finished his career with school records in wins, strikeouts, ERA and innings pitched. Funkhouser was also on the school's football and basketball teams. As a freshman at the University of Louisville in 2013, Funkhouser appeared in 22 games for the Louisville Cardinals baseball team, with six starts. He finished the year 5–1 with a 2.14 ERA and 55 strikeouts in innings. For his play he was named a freshman All-American by Louisville Slugger. After the 2013 sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Funkhouser
Mark Funkhouser (born October 4, 1949) is an American academic, author, and former politician who served as the 53rd mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, serving one four-year term from May 1, 2007, until May 2, 2011. Prior to serving as the city's mayor, Funkhouser served as Kansas City's city auditor. Currently, he serves as the publisher of ''Governing'' magazine. He is also the author of the blog, "Bring on the Funk, and the book, ''Honest, Competent Government: The Promise of Performance Auditing.'' In 2016, Funkhouser was elected as a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration. Early life and education Born and raised in Paden City, West Virginia, Funkhouser graduated from Paden City High School. He earned his B.A. in political science from Thiel College, his M.A. in business administration from Tennessee State University, M.A. in social work from West Virginia University and his Ph.D. from the University of Missouri–Kansas City. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Funkhouser
Richard Edgar Funkhouser (September 10, 1917 – May 15, 2008) was an American diplomat and geologist, specializing in oil. He served as United States Ambassador to Gabon. Early years Born in Trenton, New Jersey, he was the son of noted psychiatrist Dr. Edgar Bright Funkhouser and Evelyn Hayes. He attended Taft School before entering Princeton University, where he was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society and Sigma Xi, the Honorary Scientific Research Association. He graduated from Princeton with a bachelor's degree in geology in 1939 after completing a senior thesis, titled "Magnetic susceptibility of sedimentary minerals", under the supervision of Harry H. Hess. Career Though Funkhouser had a deferment working as a geologist in Venezuela, he volunteered for the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II and was with the Cal-Aero Academy Army Air Cadets Class 43-J. Following training in Texas at Kelly Air Force Base, Cox Field, Paris, Jones Field, Bonham, Brooks Air ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Funkhouser, Georgia
Funkhouser is an unincorporated community in Bartow County, in the U.S. state of Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the .... History The community took its name from the Funkhouser Company, a tile manufacturer. References Unincorporated communities in Bartow County, Georgia Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state) {{BartowCountyGA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Funkhouser, Illinois
Funkhouser is an unincorporated community in Effingham County, Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolita ..., United States. It is part of the Effingham, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area. Notes Unincorporated communities in Effingham County, Illinois Unincorporated communities in Illinois {{EffinghamCountyIL-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morgantown, Kentucky
Morgantown is a home rule-class city in, and the seat of Butler County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,471 at the time of the 2020 Census History The settlement may have originally been called Funkhouser Hill after Christopher Funkhouser, the local landowner who donated of land to establish a seat for the newly formed Butler County in 1811.Rennick, Robert. ''Kentucky Place Names''p. 203 University Press of Kentucky (Lexington), 1987. Accessed 1 August 2013. The etymology of the city's present name (originally written Morgan Town) is uncertain. It may have been chosen to honor a hunter named Morgan or to honor Daniel Morgan Smith, the first white child born in the town. It was incorporated as Morgantown by the state assembly in 1813, although the post office also went by the name Butler Court House during the 19th century. Granville Allen, a member of the 17th Kentucky Infantry, was one of the first Union soldiers to die in the Civil War, in a skirmish on Oct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Funkhouser (band)
Bridge to Grace is an American hard rock band from Atlanta, Georgia. Formed in 2012, the group has released an EP titled ''Staring in the Dark'' and a studio album named ''Origins''. Since 25 August 2017, the band has been on hiatus. History Beginnings Around 2007 to 2008, lead guitarist Alex Cabrera and bass guitarist Christian Lowenstein both attended the School of Rock in Atlanta, Georgia. Years later, lead vocalist David Garcia and percussionist Justin Little joined the ensemble that would eventually become Bridge to Grace. '' Staring in the Dark '' In late 2013, the band released their five song debut EP'' Staring in the Dark'' produced by Rick Beato. Prior to publishing this work, the band recorded eight additional tunes, whose recorded versions had not been made available to the public at that time. Garcia stated that the band decided to save the extra tracks and "ride hefive songs out". Shortly thereafter, in January 2014, "The Fold", the debut single ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
