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List Of Davidson College People
Davidson is a highly selective independent liberal arts college for 1,900 students located 20 minutes north of Charlotte in Davidson, North Carolina, United States. Since its establishment in 1837 by Presbyterians, the college has graduated 23 Rhodes Scholars and is consistently regarded as one of the top liberal arts colleges in the country. Through the Davidson Trust, the college became the first liberal arts institution in the nation to replace loans with grants in all financial aid packages, giving all students the opportunity to graduate debt-free. The following is a list of notable people associated with Davidson College. Notable alumni Arts, film, theatre, and broadcasting * Roxanne Beckford, actress * Michael Brun, DJ * Zachery Byrd, actor * Rod Daniel, director * Donald Davis, storyteller * Craig Detweiler, screenwriter, cultural commentator * Bertis Downs IV, manager of R.E.M. * Ervin Duggan, president of PBS * Kenan Ece, Turkish actor * McNair Evans, photographer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davidson College
Davidson College is a private liberal arts college in Davidson, North Carolina. It was established in 1837 by the Concord Presbytery and named after Revolutionary War general William Lee Davidson, who was killed at the nearby Battle of Cowan’s Ford. Davidson is a four-year undergraduate institution and enrolls 1,973 students from 50 states and territories, Washington, DC, and 46 countries. Of those students, 95 percent live on campus, 71 percent study abroad, and about 25 percent participate in 21 NCAA Division I sports. The college’s athletic teams, the Wildcats, compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference for all sports except football, which competes in the Pioneer Football League. Davidson's 665-acre (269 ha) main campus is located in a suburban community 19 miles (30 km) north of downtown Charlotte, North Carolina. The college also operates a 110-acre (44.5 ha) lake campus on the shores of nearby Lake Norman. The college offers 37 majors and 39 minors in liberal arts d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John T
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jana Mashonee
Jana Mashonee, (born Jana; May 11, 1982), better known by her stage name, Jana, is an American singer, songwriter, actress, author and philanthropist. She is originally from Robeson County, North Carolina. Jana is a two-time Grammy nominee and nine-time Nammy winner. Her music is steeped in R&B and gospel roots, which introduced her to the mainstream. Early life Jana was born May 11, 1982, and is from Robeson County, North Carolina; although she grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina. Jana is a Native American of Lumbee and Tuscarora descent. She was first introduced to music by her father (who is a singer and drummer). The surname Mashonee was a native name given to Jana by her family. Of the Siouan language, the translation means "money belt. Mahshonee graduated from Davidson College with a degree in psychology, and shortly after got a record deal. First signed to Curb Records, her single, "Ooh, Baby, Baby," was picked as ''Billboard''’s single of the week and went on to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Andrew Lynch
Stephen Andrew Lynch (September 3, 1882October 4, 1969), known more commonly as S.A. Lynch, was an early motion picture industry pioneer. Personal life Lynch grew up in Asheville, North Carolina, the son of Stephen Scott Lynch, a Civil War veteran wounded in the Battle of Gettysburg, and Jane Susannah Butler Lynch. Lynch was raised in his family's Asheville grocery business. Lynch stood out in his youth as a football and baseball star (earning the nickname "Diamond Lynch"), and was coaching and managing professionally by his early 20s. Lynch served the head football and baseball coach at Maryville University in Maryville, Tennessee, from 1902 to 1903. While with Maryville in 1903, he also coached two games for the Tusculum College Pioneers football team. Lynch was married twice, first to Flora Camilla Posey, who obtained a divorce from Lynch in 1924, and later to Julia Dodd Adair, an Atlanta socialite, whom he married in 1925. Motion picture industry career Beginnings as a th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Todd Kimsey
Todd Grant Kimsey (June 6, 1962 – September 16, 2016) was an American film, stage and television actor. He appeared in more than forty television roles throughout his career, as well as film roles including '' The Perfect Storm'' in 2000, ''Planet of the Apes'' in 2001, and ''Hidalgo'' in 2004. However, Kimsey may be best known for guest-starring as Ned Isakoff, Elaine Benes's communist boyfriend, in '' The Race'', a 1994 episode of ''Seinfeld''. Kimsey's character was later included in ''Rolling Stone'' magazine's "100 Best ''Seinfeld'' Characters" in 2014. He appeared in the ''Sliders'' episode (5/15) "To Catch a Slide" (1999). Biography Kimsey, one of four siblings, was born to Dr. William and Linda (Grant) Kimsey on June 6, 1962, in Athens, Georgia. He graduated from Clarke Central High School in Athens in the 1980. Kimsey initially enrolled in Davidson College for two years, before transferring to Florida State University (FSU), where he earned a bachelor's degree in theat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laeta Kalogridis
Laeta Kalogridis ( ) is an American screenwriter and television and film producer of Greek descent. She has written scripts for ''Alexander'' (2004), '' Night Watch'' (2004), ''Pathfinder'' (2007) and ''Shutter Island'' (2010). She also served as an executive producer for the television series ''Birds of Prey'' and '' Bionic Woman'', and she co-wrote the screenplay for ''Terminator Genisys'' (2015) and '' Alita: Battle Angel'' (2019). She is the creator and executive producer of the Netflix series ''Altered Carbon'' (2018). She is also the founder of the pro-union website Hollywood United and was involved as a peacemaker in the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike. Early life and education Laeta Kalogridis is of Greek descent; her grandparents emigrated from Kalymnos in the early 20th century. She graduated the MFA program for screenwriting at UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. Writing career Early scripts and projects Early in her career, Kalogridis wrote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herb Jackson
Herb Jackson (born August 18, 1945), is an American artist and educator. He is the Douglas Houchens Professor of Fine Arts and Professor of Art Emeritus at Davidson College, where he retired from teaching in 2011. In 1999, Jackson was awarded the North Carolina Award, the highest civilian honor in the state, by Governor Jim Hunt of North Carolina. In 2015 Jackson was awarded the North Caroliniana Society Award for extraordinary contributions to North Carolina's cultural heritage. Biography Herb Jackson was born in Raleigh, North Carolina on August 18, 1945. Throughout his childhood he was a regular at the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh and won his first award for art in a juried exhibition there in 1962, while a student at Needham B. Broughton High School. He received his undergraduate degree in German from Davidson College in 1967 (art was not offered as a major yet) and studied abroad at Philipps University in Marburg, Germany for a year. Three years later he earned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tampa, Florida
Tampa () is a city on the Gulf Coast of the United States, Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. The city's borders include the north shore of Tampa Bay and the east shore of Old Tampa Bay. Tampa is the largest city in the Tampa Bay area and the County seat, seat of Hillsborough County, Florida, Hillsborough County. With a population of 384,959 according to the 2020 census, Tampa is the third-most populated city in Florida after Jacksonville, Florida, Jacksonville and Miami and is the List of United States cities by population, 52nd most populated city in the United States. Tampa functioned as a military center during the 19th century with the establishment of Fort Brooke. The cigar industry was also brought to the city by Vicente Martinez Ybor, Vincente Martinez Ybor, after whom Ybor City is named. Tampa was formally reincorporated as a city in 1887, following the American Civil War, Civil War. Today, Tampa's economy is driven by tourism, health care, finance, insurance, tec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Harris (broadcaster)
William H. Harris Jr., known as Jack Harris, is an American radio personality in the Tampa Bay Area of Florida. He has been involved in radio, television, and sports broadcasts in that market since 1970. Early life Bucky Harris, as he was called for the first 30 years of his life, was born in Logan, West Virginia. His childhood was spent across West Virginia, Virginia, and in Japan, before returning to Logan. As a teenager his career began at WVOW radio in Logan and in 1959 graduated from Logan High School as valedictorian, then attended Davidson College in North Carolina on a ministerial scholarship for two years . He changed his major to history and transferred to West Virginia University where he worked at WAJR radio in Morgantown followed by two years of service in the U.S. Army. Twice Harris was nominated as a finalist for the Radio Hall of Fame. Career A distinguished military graduate in ROTC, Harris spent two years as a lieutenant in the intelligence branch of the US ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Frances Hardy
Sarah Frances Hardy (born April 28, 1969) is an American artist and author/illustrator, best known for her picture books. Her first book, ''Puzzled by Pink'', was published by Viking Children's Books/Penguin Putnam in 2012. Biography Sarah Frances Hardy is an American author/illustrator of picture books, best known for her debut picture book ''Puzzled by Pink''. Raised in Jackson, Mississippi, Sarah Frances graduated from Davidson College and majored in fine art. During college, she spent two summers at Parsons School of Design in New York City and Paris. After college, she attended the University of Mississippi School of Law and graduated cum laude. Following law school, she worked as a fine artist exhibiting her works in solo and group exhibitions throughout the Southeast and in New York. She switched gears to writing and illustrating children's books to fulfill a lifelong dream of being a published children's author. She currently resides in Oxford, Mississippi. Works ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Harding (journalist)
James Paul Harding (born 15 September 1969) is a British journalist, and a former Director of BBC News who was in the post from August 2013 until 1 January 2018."Harding starts job as BBC News director" BBC News, 12 August 2013 He is the co-founder of Tortoise Media. In December 2007, he was appointed as editor of '''' newspaper, the youngest person to assume the post, following Robert Thomson's appointment as publisher of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guggenheim Fellow
Guggenheim Fellowships are grants that have been awarded annually since by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to those "who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts." Each year, the foundation issues awards in each of two separate competitions: * One open to citizens and permanent residents of the United States and Canada. * The other to citizens and permanent residents of Latin America and the Caribbean. The Latin America and Caribbean competition is currently suspended "while we examine the workings and efficacy of the program. The U.S. and Canadian competition is unaffected by this suspension." The performing arts are excluded, although composers, film directors, and choreographers are eligible. The fellowships are not open to students, only to "advanced professionals in mid-career" such as published authors. The fellows may spend the money as they see fit, as the purpose is to give fellows "b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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