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McKissack
McKissack is a surname, and may refer to: * Eliza Jane McKissack (1828–1900), founding head of music at the University of North Texas College of Music * Jefferson Davis McKissack (1903–1980), Texas folk artist and creator of ''The Orange Show'' * Patricia McKissack (''née'' Patricia L'Ann Carwell; b. 1944), American author of books *Major Millard James McKissack (1935-1983) USAF Korea, Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam * Fredrick McKissack (1939-2013), American author of children's books * Perri Alette McKissack, aka Perri Nixon (formerly known as Pebbles) (b. 1966), American dance-pop and urban contemporary singer-songwriter See also McKissick * Floyd Bixler McKissick (b. 1922-1991), American civil rights advocate and author * Floyd Bixler McKissick, Jr. (b. 1952), Floyd McKissick's son, lawyer and North Carolina State Senator, 2007–present * Jaycen Mckissick, punk rock musician with The Action Design and Pipedown * Joe McKissack, one-time owner (1993–1999) of WXKD, WEZZ rad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eliza Jane McKissack
Eliza Jane McKissack (' Eliza Jones Aykroyd 11 December 1828, in New Bern, North Carolina – 15 January 1900, in Nashville, Tennessee) was a music teacher who, in 1890, became the founding head of music at the UNT Music#Former deans & current dean, University of North Texas College of Music, then called Normal School, Normal Conservatory of Music, part of Texas Normal College and Teacher Training Institute, which was founded in 1890 as a private institution. The University of North Texas College of Music, College of Music, today, is a comprehensive school with the largest enrollment of any institution accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music. It is the oldest (and first) in the world offering a degree in jazz studies. Since the 1940s, the College of Music has been among the largest in the country. McKissack's qualifications McKissack, from Nashville, was highly recommended for the college position – as pianist and vocalist – by Bishop Charles Quintard of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choate Rosemary Hall
Choate Rosemary Hall (often known as Choate; ) is a private, co-educational, college-preparatory boarding school in Wallingford, Connecticut, United States. Choate is currently ranked as the second best boarding school and third best private high school in America. Founded in 1890, it took its present name and began a co-educational system with the 1971 merger of The Choate School for boys and Rosemary Hall for girls. It is part of the Eight Schools Association and the Ten Schools Admissions Organization. Its alumni include many members of the American political elite. History Early years The schools that would eventually become Choate Rosemary Hall were begun by members of two prominent New England families, the Choates and Atwaters. Rosemary Hall was founded in 1890 by Mary Atwater Choate at Rosemary Farm in Wallingford, her girlhood home and the summer residence of her and her husband, William Gardner Choate. Mary, an alumna of Miss Porter's School, was the great-grandda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McKissack Ponds
The McKissack Ponds (sometimes misspelled as McKissick) are five small ponds in the city limits of Carrabelle, Franklin County, Florida, just west – to – of the Carrabelle–Thompson Airport, on the north and south sides of Airport Road. The McKissack Ponds are owned by Franklin County. History Locations Carrabelle is a coastal inland rural town, contiguous to St. George Sound (part of the Apalachee Bay system), just west of St. James Island, on the Gulf of Mexico's northeastern coast – sometimes referred to as "the Forgotten Coast" – in the Panhandle. The ponds are south of the Carrabelle River and west of U.S. Route 98 in an area called Carrabelle Beach, which was known before World War II as McKissack Beach. From another perspective, the ponds are due north (and slightly west) of the southern tip of Dog Island. * The most northerly pond – the second largest, sometimes referred to as Lake Pristine – lies within Lake Pristine Circle (a road in a real estate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mackessack Park, Rothes
Rothes Football Club is a senior football club who play in the Highland Football League. They were originally founded in 1907 as a Junior club, Rothes Victoria, and turned Senior on 4 May 1938 as Rothes FC, obtaining a place in the Highland League. They play at Mackessack Park in Rothes, a small town near Elgin in Moray. They play in tangerine shirts, colours they inherited from Dundee United after purchasing the floodlights from Tannadice Park. Rothes have won the Highland League once, in the 1958–59 season. Mackessack Park is named after one Douglas Mackessack, a local laird and whisky magnate and an early benefactor of the club. In 2020, ''The Speysiders'' won their first honours in 41 years, defeating Buckie Thistle 2–1 in the Highland League Cup final to win the trophy for the first time. Management *Manager: Ross Jack *Assistant Manager: Jim Walker Club honours *Highland Football League The Scottish Highland Football League (SHFL, commonly known as the Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Mackessack
Kenneth Mackessack (24 October 1902 – 18 October 1982) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and British Army officer. Mackessack served with the Seaforth Highlanders from 1923 to 1948, during which he served in British India and in the Second World War, in which he was wounded during the Battle of El Alamein. He served the remainder of the war as a military attaché in Washington, for which he was appointed to the Legion of Merit. During his military career he also played first-class cricket for the British Army cricket team, as well as for teams in British India. Following his retirement from the military, Mackessack served as the deputy lieutenant for Moray in 1954. Early life and military career The son of George Ross Mackessack, he was born at Alves in the County of Moray and was educated in England at Rugby School. From Rugby, he attended the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, from which he graduated into the Seaforth Highlanders as a second lieutenant in February 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glen Grant (distillery)
Glen Grant is a distillery founded in 1840 in Rothes, Speyside, that produces single malt Scotch whisky. Previously owned by ''Chivas Brothers Ltd'', best known for their Chivas Regal blended scotch whisky, Glen Grant was purchased by the Italian company Campari Group in December 2005. It is the biggest selling single malt Scotch whisky in Italy. History Glen Grant was founded in 1840, by brothers John and James Grant, two former illegal distillers and smugglers who decided to take out a license. With the sea and port of Garmouth nearby, the River Spey at its feet and barley-growing plains nearby, all the basic ingredients of malt whisky were close at hand. This time the distillery was legal. By 1872, the founders of Glen Grant Distillery had died. Young James ‘The Major’ Grant, born in 1847, had always taken a keen interest in the distillery and having inherited the business and the title ‘Glengrant’ from his uncle John Grant, he was to prove himself a worthy succ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas Mackessack
Douglas Mackessack (7 August, 1903 — 28 October, 1987) was a Scottish first-class cricketer, British Army officer, and whiskey distiller. The son of George Ross Mackessack, he was born at Alves in the County of Moray in August 1903. He was educated in England at Rugby School, before matriculating to University College, Oxford. At Oxford he was a member of the Oxford University Cricket Club, playing for the club in the freshman match, but did not impress sufficiently to be selected for the first eleven. Playing his club cricket for Grange Cricket Club, Mackessack made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Scotland against Ireland at Dublin in 1927. Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for 13 runs in the Scotland first innings by Thomas Dixon, while in their second innings he was dismissed by the same bowler for 14 runs. He also bowled twenty wicketless overs across the match. In 1929, Mackessack was approached by his grandfather, James 'Major' Grant, man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaquille McKissic
Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal ( ; born March 6, 1972), known commonly as "Shaq" ( ), is an American former professional basketball player who is a sports analyst on the television program '' Inside the NBA''. O'Neal is regarded as one of the greatest basketball players and centers of all time. He is a and center who played for six teams over his 19-year career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and is a four-time NBA champion. After playing college basketball for the LSU Tigers, O'Neal was drafted by the Orlando Magic with the first overall pick in the 1992 NBA draft. He quickly became one of the best centers in the league, winning Rookie of the Year in 1992–93 and leading his team to the 1995 NBA Finals. After four years with the Magic, O'Neal signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers. They won three consecutive championships in 2000, 2001, and 2002. Amid tension between O'Neal and Kobe Bryant, O'Neal was traded to the Miami Heat in 2004, and his fourt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
