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Halvorson
Halvorson is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *David Halvorson (1948–2013), American politician *Debbie Halvorson (born 1958), Illinois politician *Gary Halvorson, American television and film director * George Halvorson (born 1947), American healthcare executive * Halvor L. Halvorson (1881–1951), North Dakota politician * Halvor O. Halvorson (1897–1975), American microbiologist * Harlyn O. Halvorson (1925–2008), American microbiologist *Henry Theodore Halvorson (1883–1943), American lumber salesman and political figure *Josephine Halvorson, (born 1981), American artist *Kittel Halvorson (1846–1936), U.S. Representative from Minnesota * Kristina Halvorson (born 1971), American author and speaker known for her expertise in website content strategy *Mary Halvorson (born 1980), American jazz musician *Melissa Halvorson Wiklund (born 1962), Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota Senate * Rodney Halvorson (born 1949), Iowa state legislator and po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Halvorson
Mary Halvorson (born October 16, 1980) is an American avant-garde jazz composer and guitarist from Brookline, Massachusetts. Among her many collaborations, she has: led a trio with and Ches Smith, and a quintet with the addition of Jon Irabagon and Jonathan Finlayson; recorded duo albums with violist Jessica Pavone; and recorded several albums with bassist Michael Formanek and drummer under the band name Thumbscrew. In 2017, 2018, and 2019 Halvorson won Best Guitar in '' DownBeat's'' International Critics Poll. In 2019, she was awarded a MacArthur "Genius" Grant for music. Halvorson is on faculty at the School of Jazz (The New School). Early life and career Halvorson began her musical education on violin but was enthralled with the idea of playing guitar after discovering Jimi Hendrix. She first picked up electric guitar at the age of 11 in seventh grade. Her first guitar teacher was Issi Rozen. She initially enrolled in Wesleyan University to study biology, but dropp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debbie Halvorson
Deborah L. Halvorson (born March 1, 1958) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2009 until 2011. Previously, she served in the Illinois Senate from 1997 through 2009. She is a member of the Democratic Party. In September 2011, she filed to run in the newly redistricted 2nd congressional district but was defeated in the Democratic primary by the incumbent, Jesse Jackson Jr. Early life, education, and early career Halvorson grew up in Steger, Illinois and graduated from Bloom High School. She and her husband Jim Bush live in Crete and have four children and four grandchildren. She worked 13 years as a cosmetics saleswoman for Mary Kay before entering public service. She has degrees from Robert Morris College, Prairie State College and Governors State University (Bachelor of Arts and Master's in Communication). She became a sales representative, Crete Township Clerk, and an educator at the Governors State University. Illinois Senate (1997–2009 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josephine Halvorson
Josephine Halvorson (born 1981) is an American contemporary painter, sculptor, and print maker based in Massachusetts. She is best known for her on-site paintings, drawing from scenes of the natural world and everyday life. Her work bends material fact and immaterial illusion. Halvorson is a Professor of Art and Chair of Graduate Studies in Painting at Boston University. Early life and education Josephine Halvorson was born and raised in Brewster, Massachusetts. Her mother and father were artists who worked across mediums. As a child, Halvorson spent time in her parents’ metal and blacksmithing shop. Metal and utilitarian object later reappear in Halvorson's paintings. While still in high school, Halvorson took life drawing classes, studied with Barnet Rubenstein at the School of Museum of Fine Arts and practiced painting on Cape Cod beaches. Halvorson received a Bachelor of Arts from Cooper Union in 2003 and her MFA from Columbia University in 2007. In 2002, she attended a si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Halvorson
George Halvorson (born January 28, 1947) is a retired American healthcare executive who served as CEO of Kaiser Permanente. He is the Chair and CEO of the Institute for InterGroup Understanding. Education Halvorson holds a B.A. in history, political science and English, from Concordia College (Moorhead, Minnesota). He then took graduate study courses at the University of Minnesota and from the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota. Work Halvorson is a long-time American healthcare executive who served as Kaiser Permanente CEO and chairman from 2002 to 2014 before retiring as CEO in 2013 and chair in January 2014. The Kaiser Permanente board of directors elected Bernard Tyson to the CEO role upon Halvorson's retirement. Halvorson was CEO of HealthPartners in Minnesota for 17 years before going to Kaiser Permanente. Halvorson is the Chair of the First 5 California Commission for children and families. Governor Brown appointed Halvorson to a four-year term as Chair. The Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristina Halvorson
Kristina Halvorson is an American writer, entrepreneur, speaker, podcaster, and expert on the subject of content strategy. She is the founder and CEO of Brain Traffic. Education and career In 1998, after graduating from St. Olaf College, Halvorson left her job working at a movie theatre to work as a freelance copywriter. Halvorson founded Brain Traffic, a content strategy consultancy, in 2001, which pivoted to content strategy as a service in 2007. In 2009, Halvorson authored the first book on the topic of content strategy on the web, ''Content Strategy for the Web'', and is credited as being the foundation of the industry. That same year, she initiated the first Content Strategy Consortium and was the keynote speaker at first Content Strategy Forum in Paris. In 2011, Halvorson launched Confab, a Minneapolis-based content strategy conference. She is the host of The Content Strategy Podcast. She has appeared as a featured speaker at conferences worldwide, including South b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rod Halvorson
Rodney N. Halvorson (born December 23, 1949) is an Iowa state legislator and political activist in Iowa and his home state of Minnesota. Halvorson was born and raised in Appleton, Minnesota. A Democrat, he served Webster and Calhoun county in the Iowa Senate from 1995 to 1999, representing the 7th District. From 1979 to 1995, he served Fort Dodge and Webster county in the Iowa House of Representatives, representing the 46th and 13th Districts. Biography Halvorson was born and raised in Appleton, Minnesota. After high school, he was a public administration intern at the University of Minnesota and received a bachelor's degree in business administration from Moorhead State University in 1971. Halvorson pursued graduate studies in community and regional planning North Dakota State University and in public administration at Drake University. From 1972 to 1978, Halvorson worked for Iowa Congressman Berkley Bedell Berkley Warren Bedell (March 5, 1921 – December 7, 2019) was an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melissa Halvorson Wiklund
Melissa Halvorson Wiklund (born 1962) is a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), she represents District 51 in the southern Twin Cities metropolitan area, which includes the cities of Bloomington and Richfield. Wiklund's legislative priorities include education, health care, and job creation. Early life, education, and career Wiklund was raised in Bloomington, Minnesota, and graduated from Bloomington Kennedy High School, Kennedy High School. Before her election to the Senate, Wiklund served on the Bloomington School Board for three years. She was elected to the school board in 2009 and later became its chair. On the school board, Wiklund chaired the Legislative and Superintendent Evaluation Committees and participated on the Labor Management Committee. She attended the University of Minnesota, graduating with a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, B.E.E. and a degree in interior design in 1991. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kittel Halvorson
Kittel Halvorson (December 15, 1846 – July 12, 1936) was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota. Biography Kittel Halvorson was born near Tuddal in Hjartdal, Hjartdal parish, Telemark, Norway. In 1848, he immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled near Whitewater, Wisconsin, Whitewater, Walworth County, Wisconsin. They subsequently moved to Columbia County, Wisconsin, Columbia County and then to Winnebago County, Wisconsin, Winnebago County. He attended the public schools in Winchester, Winnebago County, Wisconsin, Winchester, Wisconsin. In 1863, Halvorson enlisted in Company C, First Regiment, Wisconsin Heavy Artillery, and served until the close of the United States Civil War, Civil War. His service record included participation in the Battle of Missionary Ridge and the First Battle of Chattanooga, Battle of Chattanooga. Halvorson moved to Minnesota in November 1865 and homesteaded near Belgrade, Minnesota, Belgrade, Stearns County where he engaged in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Halvorson
David Philip Halvorson (July 9, 1948 – July 1, 2013) was an American politician. Born in Sidney, Montana, Halvorson graduated from Williston High School in Williston, North Dakota. Halvorson received his bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of North Dakota and was in ROTC. He went to the United States Military Academy for two years for military training and studies. He then returned to Montana and was in the radio business. He was also a wheat farmer. Halvorson served in the Montana House of Representatives as a Republican from 2013 until his death from cancer. He died in Sidney, Montana Sidney is a city in and the county seat of Richland County, Montana, United States, less than west of the North Dakota border. The population was 6,346 at the 2020 census. The city lies along the Yellowstone River and is in proximity to the .... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Halvorson
Gary S. Halvorson is an American director of television shows, series and film, best known for directing and producing the show, ''Friends''. Directing He was trained as a classical pianist at but is primarily noted as the director of situation comedies such as ''Friends'' (of which he directed 56 episodes) and ''The Drew Carey Show''. He also made his film directorial debut ''The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland'' (1999), a children's film. For the New York Metropolitan Opera, he directed high-definition theater simulcasts of ''The Magic Flute'' (30 Dec 2006), ''I Puritani'' (6 Jan 2007), Il Barbiere di Siviglia (24 Mar 2007), ''Il Tabarro'' (28 Apr 2007), '' Roméo et Juliette'' (15 Dec 2007), Macbeth (11 Jan 2008), Peter Grimes (15 Mar 2008), La Bohème (5 Apr 2008), La fille du régiment (26 Avr 2008), the 2008-09 opening night gala starring Renée Fleming (22 Sep 2008), Doctor Atomic (8 Nov 2008), Thaïs (20 Dec 2008), Lucia di Lammermoor (7 Feb 2009), Madama Butterfly (7 M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Theodore Halvorson
Henry Theodore Halvorson (June 27, 1883 – June 27, 1943) was a lumber salesman and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Cypress in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1921 to 1929 as a Liberal. He was born in Rushford, Minnesota, the son of Halvor Halvorson and Alena Thompson, both natives of Norway, and was educated at the University of Minnesota. Halvorson came to Canada in 1910. He served in France with the Canadian Machine Gun Corps during World War I. In 1922, Halvorson married Iona Jonasson. They lived in Eastend Eastend is a town in south-west part of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, situated approximately north of the Montana border and east of the Alberta border. The town is best known for the nearby discovery of a ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' ... until 1928, when Halvorson moved to Regina to become head of the Child Welfare Bureau. References Saskatchewan Liberal Party MLAs 1883 births 1943 deaths People from Rushford, Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Halvorson
Roger Halvorson (February 12, 1934 – November 2, 2014) was an American politician and businessman. Born in Waterville, Iowa, Halvorson served in the Iowa National Guard. He received his bachelor's degree from Upper Iowa University. He was a teacher, real estate developer, and in the insurance business. Halvorson served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1975 to 1997 as a Republican. He died in Marquette, Iowa Marquette is a city in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 429 at the time of the 2020 census, up from 421 in 2000. The city, which is located on the Mississippi River, is named after Jesuit missionary Jacques Marquette, who al .... Notes 1934 births 2014 deaths People from Allamakee County, Iowa Upper Iowa University alumni Businesspeople from Iowa Republican Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives 20th-century American businesspeople {{Iowa-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |