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Millie Bown Russell
Millie Louise Bown Russell (October 29, 1926 – November 1, 2021) was an American health educator and college administrator based in Seattle. Much of her work as an administrator at the University of Washington involved expanding opportunities for minority students in the STEM pipeline. Early life and education Millie Bown was raised in the Seattle area, the daughter of Augustus Bown and Edith Ruth Cahill Bown. Her parents were politically active, and welcomed Paul Robeson and Marian Anderson as guests in their home. One of her sisters was jazz pianist Patti Bown. Bown was an athletic young woman, and especially excelled at archery and dance in her teens. She earned a bachelor's degree in medical technology from Seattle University in 1948. In 1971 Russell earned a teaching certificate from the same school. She earned a master's degree in kinesiology in 1978 from the University of Washington, and completed doctoral studies in education at the University of Washington when she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patti Bown
Patti Bown (July 26, 1931, Seattle, Washington – March 21, 2008, Media, Pennsylvania) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and singer. Early life and career Bown was born in Seattle, the daughter of Augustus Bown and Edith Ruth Cahill Brown. She began playing piano at age two. Her sister Edith Bown Valentine was a classical pianist; another sister, Millie Bown Russell, became known for her work on diversity in STEM education. Bown studied piano while attending the University in Seattle on a music scholarship. She played in local orchestras toward the end of the 1940s. From 1956, she worked as a soloist in New York City, playing early on in sessions with Billy Eckstine and Jimmy Rushing. She released an album under her own name, ''Patti Bown Plays Big Piano'', in 1958 for the Columbia label. The next year she was invited by Quincy Jones to join an orchestra for the European tour of the musical ''Free and Easy.'' While there she also played with Bill Coleman in Paris. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |