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Michael Alford
Michael Alford may refer to: * Michael Alford (historian) (1587–1652), English Jesuit missionary and ecclesiastical historian * Michael Alford (artist) (born 1958), British painter * Michael Alford (athletic director) (born 1969), American athletic director * Mike Alford (born 1943), American football center {{hndis, Alford, Michael ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Alford (athletic Director)
Michael Alford (born 1969) is the current athletic director for Florida State. Alford was previously the athletic director for Central Michigan. Education Alford first attended Mississippi State University but then transferred to the University of Alabama at Birmingham. While at UAB, Alford received his bachelor's degree in communication. Later, Alford received his master's degree in athletic administration from the University of Arkansas. Athletic director Central Michigan Alford became the athletic director for Central Michigan University following marketing positions for Alabama, the Dallas Cowboys, and Oklahoma. While at Central Michigan, Alford hired eight head coaches for various departments and guided Central Michigan to a 600% revenue increase. Florida State After briefly being the CEO for Seminoles Boosters, Alford became the athletic director for Florida State University Florida State University (FSU) is a public research university in Tallahassee, Florida. It i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Alford (historian)
Michael Alford (1587 – 11 August 1652) (real name Griffith) was an English Jesuit missionary and ecclesiastical historian. He left two major works, ''Britannia Illustrata'', ''Annales Ecclesiastici et Civiles Britannorum'' also known as ''Annales Ecclesiae Britannicae''. Life Michael Alford was born in London in 1587. He entered the novitiate at Louvain in 1607. he studied philosophy at Seville and theology at Leuven. Subsequently, he was assigned to be a minister to English gentry, merchants, and sailors in Naples. From there he was sent to Rome. Around August 1621 he became rector at the Jesuit college in Ghent. Late in 1628 or perhaps the subsequent year, he was sent to the English mission. Thomas Campbell says that Alford's real name was Griffith, and that he passed as John Flood, the aliases being used to escape detection. Upon landing at Dover he was mistakenly arrested on suspicion of being Father Richard Smith, Bishop of Chalcedon, for whose apprehension the government ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Alford (artist)
Michael Robert Patrick Alford (born 15 September 1958 in Cookham, Berkshire, England) is a British figurative art, figurative painter whose work includes landscapes, cityscapes, figures, portraits, nudes and murals. Biography Alford was born in Cookham, England, and grew up in England and Germany. He attended the Dragon School and later Rugby School. His first art training came from his father, an officer in the Royal Engineers, who taught him how to draw in perspective at an early age. After a period in the Royal Marines, he attended Durham University (St John's College, Durham, St John's College) where he took a degree in Spanish language, Spanish and Arabic language, Arabic.David Buckman"Alford, Michael" ''Artists in Britain Since 1945'', Vol. "Artists A", page 27. Goldmark Gallery Later he traveled extensively in South America and the Middle East, documenting his trips in a series of detailed sketchbooks. He received further art training at the Slade School of Fine Art, Slad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
