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Millikin University Alumni
Millikin may refer to: People Surname *Anna Millikin (1764 – ), teacher and author *Earl Millikin (1890–1970), the Mayor of Seattle, Washington 1941–1942 *Eric Millikin, American contemporary artist and activist based in Detroit, Michigan *Eugene Millikin (1891–1958), United States Senator from Colorado *Hugh Millikin (born 1957), Australian curler originally from Ottawa, Ontario *James Millikin (1827–1909), the founder of Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois *John M. Millikin (1804–1884), Republican politician in the state of Ohio *John Millikin (1888–1970), senior United States Army officer during World War II Given name *James Millikin Bevans, Major General in the United States Air Force *Charlotte Millikin Hoak (1874–1967), teacher, horticulturist, botanist, garden columnist in Southern California Other *Millikin University, American co-educational comprehensive private university in Decatur, Illinois, United States *Millikin Big Blue, the intercollegiate a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Millikin
Anna Millikin (19 January 1764 – at least 1849) was a teacher and author of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. She was one of the earliest Irish women to write Gothic novels and established the literary periodical the ''Casket or Hesperian Magazine''. Early years Millikin was born at Castlemartyr, County Cork from an originally Quaker family. She was the daughter of Robert Millikin and Elizabeth Battaley. Her grandfather, Robert Millikin, was a Belfast linen merchant of Scottish descent. He moved to the Boyle estate at Castlemartyr. At that point, the family became members of the established church. Career Millikin was one of the earliest women writers of Gothic fiction. She wrote at least four books. She also founded and contributed to the literary periodical the ''Casket or Hesperian Magazine'' (Cork, 1797–98) with her brother Richard Alfred Milliken (1767-1815) who was a poet. Her subscribers of her novels included Henry Boyle, 3rd Earl of Shannon, Lord Boyle, C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlotte Millikin Hoak
Charlotte Milliken Hoak (1874-1967) was a 20th-century teacher, Horticulture, horticulturist, occasional Botany, botanist and garden columnist in Southern California. She advocated the use of native plants for landscaping public places including roadsides because they were best suited for the environment and did not draw on scarce water resources. As a teacher she taught organic gardening and composting techniques to her elementary school students and members of the community. Charlotte received recognition and awards from several plant societies, garden clubs, and well known botanists and horticulturists with whom she worked. Her contributions to the field of horticulture and her advocacy for the conservation of natural resources and preservation of wild-lands is documented and warrants recognition. Biography Lottie May Hoak was born on October 24, 1874 to a pioneer son of a Maine farmer, in an area that was to become the town Comptche, California. To mark her birth, her father pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Millikan (other)
Millikan may refer to: People * Bud Millikan (1920–2010), Maryland Terrapins head basketball coach 1950-1967 * Clark Blanchard Millikan (1903–1966), professor of aeronautics and son of Robert Andrews Millikan * Glenn Allan Millikan (1906–1947), physiologist, inventor of Millikan oximeter and son of Robert Andrews Millikan * Joe Millikan (born 1950), racecar driver * Max Millikan (1913-1969), American economist * Robert Andrews Millikan (1868–1953), Nobel Prize–winning physicist ** Millikan oil drop experiment * Ruth Millikan (born 1933), American philosopher of biology, psychology, and language * Edward E. Simmons (1911–2004), aka "Millikan Man" Other * Millikan (crater), on the Moon * Millikan High School, Long Beach, California * Millikan Middle School, Los Angeles Unified School District * Millikan Way station, on the MAX Blue Line in Washington County, Oregon See also * Millican (other) * Milligan (other) * Milliken (other) * Millikin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milki
Milki (Hindi:मिल्की, Urdu:ملکی ) is a Muslim community in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The clan originated in the Awadh region. A few Milki clans were founded in Karachi, Pakistan. Some of them converted from the Hindu Jat people, Jat and Bhumihar community of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. The Milki kept the surnames used in the Hindu Jat community. In Northern India, the community speaks Urdu and its dialects (Awadhi and Khari Boli). In Pakistan, the community speaks Punjabi language, Punjabi. Milki, together with the Qidwai, Malik, and Chaudhary, is one of the four subgroups of a community that collectively forms the Jatt Muslims. Jatt Muslims were once a community of substantial landowners in the Awadh region. Origin The Milki get their name from the revenue-free land grants (''milk'' in Persian language, Persian) their ancestors received during the Delhi Sultanate period as an incentive to settle there. In the Unnao District, they were substantial landown ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milik
Milik (''formerly Mikowa'') is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Muszyna, within Nowy Sącz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. It lies approximately north-west of Muszyna, south-east of Nowy Sącz, and south-east of the regional capital Kraków. It is located in the valley of the Milik river — a tributary of the Poprad. References Villages in Nowy Sącz County {{NowySącz-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Millikin House
The James Millikin House is a historic house located at 125 N. Pine St. in Decatur, Illinois. The house was built in 1876 for James Millikin, a wealthy Decatur businessman who later founded Millikin University. The house has a towered Italianate design which has been called the "most imposing Victorian remnant" in Decatur. A mansard roof on the tallest tower provides a Second Empire influence to the design. The house's interior decorations include colored marble fireplaces, art glass windows, and a fresco above the main staircase. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ... on December 3, 1974. Millikin University currently owns the house, which is open to the public as a museum. References External links J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Millikin Big Blue
The Millikin Big Blue are the intercollegiate athletic programs of Millikin University (MU) located in Decatur, Illinois, United States. The Big Blue athletic program is a member of the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) and competes at the NCAA Division III level. History Millikin University was a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Its athletics programs were established together with the university in 1903, with football, men’s basketball and baseball all competing in the University’s first full academic year (1903–04). Since its start, Big Blue athletics has achieved considerable success both as a member of the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) and at the national level as a member of the NCAA Division III. The nickname “Big Blue” is generally attributed to Carl Head, a professor of mechanical engineering who used the name on posters during the 1916 football season. Millikin joined the College Con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Millikin University
Millikin University is a private university in Decatur, Illinois. It was founded in 1901 by prominent Decatur businessman James Millikin and is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). Media Decaturian The ''Decaturian'', also known as the ''Dec'' (official nickname), is the bi-weekly student newspaper. The ''Decaturian'' was established in 1903 and its issues are archived online from 1903–1951, made possible by the Digital-Decaturian Project. WJMU 89.5 The Quad WJMU is Millikin University's student-operated freeform format radio station. In addition to its musical responsibilities, WJMU also creates its own public service announcements, liners, news, Millikin sports programming and promotional materials. On April 25, 1922, a license was issued to the university for a new AM broadcasting station, operating on a wavelength of 360 meters (833 kHz).James Millikin University entry, ''Educations Own Stations'' by S. E. Frost, Jr., 1937, pages 138-139. This station ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Millikin Bevans
James Millikin Bevans (October 12, 1899 – May 1, 1977) was a major general in the United States Air Force. Biography Bevans was born in San Francisco, California, in 1899. His parents were United States Army Colonel James Lung Bevans of Platteville, Wisconsin, and Dessie Millikin Bevans of Decatur, Illinois. Their graves are adjacent to each other at Arlington National Cemetery. He married Lorna Downs, who died in 1999. Bevans died on May 1, 1977. Career Bevans entered the United States Military Academy in 1917, but did not graduate. However, he enlisted in the Student Army Training Corps at Princeton University. Bevans completed his officer training at Camp Lee and be commissioned a second lieutenant in the Army. In 1922 Bevans graduated from the United States Army Field Artillery School. Bevans became professor of military science and tactics at Iowa State College in October 1924. In 1927 Bevans was transferred to the United States Army Air Corps and assigned to March Field. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earl Millikin
William Earl Millikin (September 30, 1890–March 23, 1970) was the Mayor of Seattle, Washington from 1941 to 1942. Millikin was born on September 30, 1890, in Oswego, Kansas. He attended several schools including Baker University in Baldwin City, Kansas; the University of Oregon; the University of Washington; and the University of California. Before the 1919–1920 school year, Millikin resigned his teaching position at Lincoln High School in Portland, Oregon. He arrived at Queen Anne High School in Seattle in 1919 as a history teacher and athletic coach. He resigned from the high school eleven years later, working for a book publisher and the Department of Labor and Industries. In 1937, when Millikin was King County, Washington auditor, he issued "hundreds of arriagelicences ..without the prospective bride and groom being compelled to appear" according to the ''Associated Press'', who cited "white slavery" as the main opposition to Millikin's practices. He served two full t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Millikin
Major General John Millikin (January 7, 1888 – November 6, 1970) was a senior United States Army officer who served in both World War I and World War II. During the latter, Millikin commanded III Corps in General George S. Patton's U.S. Third Army during the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944. Early life and military career John Millikin was born January 7, 1888, in Danville, Indiana, the son of Horace F. Millikin and Ida Millikin. Millikin entered the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point, New York, in 1906, graduating in June 1910, with a Bachelor of Science Degree, as a second lieutenant into the Cavalry Branch of the United States Army. He graduated 38th in a class of 82 alongside men such as Ernest J. Dawley, Lewis Burton, Oscar Griswold, Ira T. Wyche, Emil F. Reinhardt, Oscar Solbert, Durward S. Wilson, David McCracken Jr., Jack Heard, James Muir and numerous others who, like Millikin, would be general officers. His first assignment was with the 5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John M
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] |
