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McMahan
McMahan is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Alan McMahan, Christian theologian *Brian McMahan (born 1969), American guitarist *Chad McMahan (born 1972), American politician *Jack McMahan (1932–2020), American baseball player *Jeff McMahan (philosopher) (born 1954), American philosopher *Jeff McMahan (politician), American politician *Kevin McMahan (born 1983), American football player *Mickey McMahan (1930–2008), American trumpeter *Mike McMahan, American comedy writer *Robert McMahan (born 1961), American physicist and university president *Ronnie McMahan (born 1972), American basketball player * W. Edwin McMahan (born 1944), American politician See also *McMahan Mound Site, an archaeological site in Sevierville, Tennessee, United States * McMahan Homestead, historic home in Chautauqua County, New York, United States *McMahan, Texas, an unincorporated community in Caldwell County, Texas, United States * McMahen *McMahon (other) *McMann McMann is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff McMahan (philosopher)
Jefferson Allen McMahan (; born August 30, 1954) is an American moral philosopher. He has been White's Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Oxford since 2014. Education and career McMahan completed a B.A. degree in English literature at the University of the South (Sewanee). He completed a second B.A. in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, then did graduate work in philosophy at Corpus Christi College, Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. He then earned his M.A. at the University of Oxford. He was offered a research studentship at St. John's College, Cambridge from 1979 to 1983. He studied first under Jonathan Glover and Derek Parfit at the University of Oxford and was later supervised by Bernard Williams at the University of Cambridge, where he was a research fellow of St. John's College from 1983 to 1986. He received his doctorate in 1986 from Cambridge. His thesis title was ''Problems of Population Theory''. He taught at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin McMahan
Kevin Nathaniel McMahan (born March 2, 1983) is a former American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders with the last pick in the 2006 NFL Draft, earning him the title Mr. Irrelevant. He played college football at Maine. McMahan was also a member of the Indianapolis Colts, New York Giants, Kansas City Chiefs and Carolina Panthers. Early years McMahan played high school football at the Aquinas Institute in Rochester, New York. He was named MVP of the State Championship game in 2001. College career McMahan attended the University of Maine where he played for four seasons, the last two as a starter. He was named to the Atlantic 10 Conference's All-Conference team as a senior after setting school records for receiving TDs in a season and receiving TDs in a single game. McMahan caught the game-winning touchdown against SEC opponent Mississippi State University, marking Maine's only victory against an SEC opponent in school history. McMahan's draft stock ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff McMahan (politician)
Jeff A. McMahan, CFE, is an American politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A Democrat, he served as Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector from 2003 until his resignation in June 2008. Conviction and resignation In 2008, McMahan and his wife, Lori McMahan, were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of accepting improper cash and gifts from an Oklahoma businessman. In June 2008 a federal jury convicted McMahan and his wife on one count of conspiracy and two counts in violation of the Travel Act The Travel Act or International Travel Act of 1961, , is a Federal criminal statute which forbids the use of the U.S. mail, or interstate or foreign travel, for the purpose of engaging in certain specified criminal acts. The Senate legislation w ..., prohibiting interstate travel in support of racketeering. Two days following his conviction, he resigned as State Auditor and Inspector. Jeff McMahan was sentenced to eight years and a month in federal prison, while Lori McMahan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike McMahan
Mike McMahan is an American comedy writer and television producer. He is the creator of the animated comedies ''Solar Opposites'' (with Justin Roiland) and '' Star Trek: Lower Decks''. Career McMahan, a native of Chicago, first worked in production as an assistant at The Second City. From there, he was hired by Scott Rudin Productions as a production assistant, and worked on ''Drawn Together'' and ''South Park''. McMahan served as a writer and producer on ''Rick and Morty''. He was one of the first writers hired for the series, as he had met co-creator Justin Roiland while working at 20th Century Fox Animation. McMahan described himself as "kind of the sci-fi guy" of the staff, and was promoted to showrunner for the show's fourth season, though he left during production to work on other projects. In 2018, he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program for his work as a supervising producer on the episode "Pickle Rick". On August 28, 2018, Hulu announced it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McMahan, Texas
McMahan is an unincorporated community in Caldwell County, in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 125 in 2000. It is located within the Greater Austin metropolitan area. History McMahan was originally called Wild Cat (also spelled Wildcat) and Whizzerville. Ambrose Tinney was given a land grant to establish the community in June 1832 and new settlers began arriving in the early 1840s. The Comanche Native American tribe attempted to kill Tinney but was unsuccessful. When it was known as Wildcat, it had an early store and a saloon. When it was called Whizzerville, there was a saloon on the opposite side of Tinney Creek. A post office was established in the community in 1898, but postal authorities thought the name Whizzerville was too long. They also accepted the name Raymondville. Residents chose the name McMahan to honor Edward J. McMahan, who built a store in the community in 1890. The settlement had two general stores ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chad McMahan
Chad McMahan is an American businessman and politician, serving as a Republican member of the Mississippi State Senate for the 6th district, which includes parts of Itawamba and Lee counties. Early life Chad McMahan was born and educated at the Tupelo High School in Tupelo, Mississippi in 1990. He graduated from Union University in Jackson, Tennessee in 1995. Career McMahan worked for Great Southern Industries, a packaging company, for two decades. McMahan was an alderman in Guntown, Mississippi. Since January 2016, he has served as a Republican member of the Mississippi State Senate, representing District 6, which includes most of Lee County and parts of Itawamba County, Mississippi. Personal life McMahan is married to Nicky Clayton, and they have a son. They reside in Guntown, and he attends the North Star Baptist Church in Saltillo, Mississippi Saltillo is a city in Lee County, Mississippi, located in the northern part of the Tupelo micropolitan area. The population wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert McMahan
Robert K. McMahan (born 1961) is an American physicist, professor, and entrepreneur who is the seventh and current president of Kettering University. Biography and career Academic McMahan received undergraduate degrees in Physics and the History of Art from Duke University in 1982 and a Ph.D. in Physics from Dartmouth in 1986 under Gary Wegner. After a postdoctoral appointment at the Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian under Margaret Geller (1986-1989), and while also engaged in a number of corporate and public sector roles (see ''Corporate and Public'' below), he served as a research professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1989-2008 as well as a visiting scholar at Oxford University and the University of Durham (UK). He joined Western Carolina University in 2008 as the founding dean of the Kimmel School and Professor of Engineering prior to becoming the seventh president of Kettering University in 2011, where he al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack McMahan
Jack Wally McMahan (July 25, 1932 – October 16, 2020) was a right-handed batting, left-handed throwing Major League Baseball pitcher who played in 1956 for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Kansas City Athletics. McMahan attended University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Originally signed by the New York Yankees prior to the 1952 season, McMahan was drafted by the Pirates from the Yankees in the 1955 Rule 5 draft. McMahan made his big league debut on April 18, 1956. In eleven games with the Pirates, he posted a 6.08 ERA after allowing eighteen hits and nine earned runs in 13 innings of work. On June 23, he was traded by the Pirates with Curt Roberts to the Athletics for Spook Jacobs. Although he lowered his ERA with the Athletics to 4.82, he still went 0–5 in 23 games (nine starts) with them. In 61 innings, he walked 31 batters and struck out only 13. Between the two teams, he went 0–5 with a 5.04 ERA in 34 games (nine started). In exactly 75 innings of work, he allowed 87 hits a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian McMahan
Brian McMahan (born January 26, 1969) is an American musician from Louisville, Kentucky. He was a guitarist and vocalist in the seminal rock bands Squirrel Bait and Slint. After the breakup of the latter in November 1990, he went on to play with Will Oldham on his project Palace Brothers. In 1994, McMahan formed The For Carnation which acted as a creative outlet; he remains the only permanent member of the band. He was also part of King Kong, a band formed by original Slint bassist Ethan Buckler. McMahan plays guitar on the song "Why I'm So Unhappy" by Dntel James Scott "Jimmy" Tamborello, also known by his stage name Dntel , is an American electronic music artist and DJ. Aside from his main solo project, Tamborello is also known as a member of the groups The Postal Service, Dntel#Other projects, H .... References External links * American heavy metal guitarists Living people American electricians Musicians from Louisville, Kentucky Rock musicians from Ke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan McMahan
Dr. Martin Alan McMahan is an associate professor of Intercultural Studies, and Chair of the Undergraduate Department of Anthropology and Intercultural Studies at Biola University, and past president of the American Society for Church Growth. Biography Dr. Alan McMahan graduated with a Ph.D. from Fuller Theological Seminary, where his dissertation was entitled "Training Turnaround Leaders, Systemic Approaches to Reinstate Growth in Plateaued Churches." McMahan has also earned a Th.M. from Asbury Theological Seminary, a M. Div. at Alliance Theological Seminary, and a B.S. at Nyack College. McMahan has served in churches in North America and on the Pacific Rim, and has taught in the disciplines of missiology, church growth, leadership, organizational development, and evangelism. His students have included both undergraduate and graduate, mid-career professionals, Bible school teachers, pastors, and denominational leaders through the United States, Canada, and much of Southeast Asia. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronnie McMahan
Ronnie McMahan (born 1972) is a former professional American basketball player. McMahan, a 6'5 swingman, starred McMinn County High School where he played for two years under coach Ron Baker. McMahan played college basketball at Vanderbilt University from 1992 through 1995 and finished his career there as the school's fourth all-time leading scorer, with 1,719 - the first three are Shan Foster, Matt Freije, and Phil Cox. McMahan is second to Foster for most three point baskets made for a Commodore with 296. McMahan was named an Associated Press and Coaches All-SEC Third Team in 1994 and AP and Coaches All-SEC Second Team in 1995. He earned a B.S. degree in Human and Organizational Development. McMahan began his pro career in the United States Basketball League in the Spring of 1995 where he was named to the league's All-Rookie team as a member of Jackson Jackals. He was on the Chicago Bulls roster for the 1995–96 season until being waived on Halloween. He then played f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McMahan Mound Site
The McMahan Mound Site (Smithsonian trinomial, 40SV1), also known as McMahan Indian Mound, is an archaeological site located in Sevierville, Tennessee just above the confluence of the West Fork and the Little Pigeon River (Tennessee), Little Pigeon rivers in Sevier County, Tennessee, Sevier County. Site description The site consists of a high and wide platform mound, with a large associated village surrounded by a palisade. It was occupied by Dallas phase peoples of the South Appalachian Mississippian culture between 1200 and 1500 CE. At the time when the ancient mound was first investigated scientifically in 1881 by a party associated with the Smithsonian Institution, the earthwork was located on a farm owned by the McMahan family. The mound is now named for that family. Excavations Excavations by William H. Holmes in 1881 unearthed burials, arrow-points, a marble pipe, Mississippian culture pottery, and numerous engraved shell gorgets and columnella pendants. Several items o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
