Civic worker. Born: November 16, 1913, Birmingham. Parents: James Devereaux and Jennie (Pollard) Porter. Married: Drayton Nabers, September 22, 1936. Children: Three. Education: Goucher College, A.B., 1934. Member of the Junior League of Birmingham, Citizen Committee of the Advisory Board for the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court of Jefferson County, Opera Guild, Birmingham Historical Society, and the Baptist Hospital Foundation.
Source: Who Was Who in America, Vol. 6.
Joint Editor: Sketches of Alabama. University, Ala.: University of Alabama Press, 1970.
NAMATH, JOSEPH WILLIAM, 1943-
Professional football player, actor. Born: May 31, 1943, Beaver Falls, Pa. Parents: John Andrew and Rose (Juhusz) Namath. Education: University of Alabama. Played football under Paul "Bear" Bryant. Joined the New York Jets, American Football League, after leaving Alabama, until 1977; Los Angeles Rams, 1977-1978. Named AFL Rookie of the Year by Sporting News 1965; AFL All-Star teams in 1968 and 1972. Led Jets to Super Bowl victory, 1969. Appeared in films, on stage, and on television. Selected to the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame, 1981; Professional Football Hall of Fame, 1985.
Source: Current Biography, 1966, and Who's Who in America, 1982.
Author: Football for Young Players and Parents. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1986
I Can't Wait Until Tomorrow...'Cause I Get Better-Looking Every Day. New York: Random House, 1969.
A Matter of Style. Boston: Little, Brown, 1973.
NEAL, MARY JULIA, 1905-
University professor, dean, library director. Born: August 15, 1905, Auburn, Ky. Parents: Presley Taylor and Nettie Lou (Pace) Neal. Education: Bethel Woman's College, 1923-1925; Western Kentucky University, B.S., 1931; M.A., 1933; Post-graduate work at the University of Michigan, 1943-1945; University of Denver, summer of 1965; Syracuse University, summer of 1967. Taught at Western Kentucky, 1934-1941; dean of residence, Kingswood- Cranbrook, Bloomfield Hill, Mich., 1944-1946; instructor, Florence State College, 1946-1964; director of the Kentucky Library and Museum, 1964-1972. Member of the South Atlantic Modern Languages Association, Association of American Studies, International Manuscript Society, Sigma Tau Delta and Chi Delta Phi.
Source: Who's Who in the South and Southwest, 1976.
Author: By Their Fruits. Chapel Hill, N.C.: University of North Carolina, 1947.
The Kentucky Shakers. Lexington, Ky.: University of Kentucky Press, 1947.
Joint Author: The Shaker Image. Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1974.
Editor: The Journal of Eldress Nancy. Auburn, Ky.: Shaker Museum, 1963.
NEELEY, MARY ANN OGLESBY, 1932-
Adjunct instructor, historic preservationist. Born: November 5, 1932, Montgomery. Parents: James Robert and Mary (Collier) Oglesby. Married: Aubrey Eugene Neeley, June 27, 1954. Children: Three. Education: Huntingdon College, A.B., 1954; Auburn University, M.A., 1973; University of Alabama, 1955; Auburn University in Montgomery, 1974. Served as director of the Landmark Foundation in Montgomery; adjunct instructor at Auburn University, 1985-. Contributed to the Alabama Historical Quarterly and Alabama Review.
Source: The Way it Was, and Mary Ann Neeley, Montgomery, Ala..
Joint Author: Alabama, A Supplementary Text. S.l.: s.n., 1978.
The Best of Montgomery: a Touring and Dining Guide. Montgomery, Ala.: Advertiser Co., 1991.
Mississippi, A Supplementary Text. S.l.: s.n., 1982.
The Way It Was, 1850-1930. Montgomery, Ala.: Landmark Foundation, 1985.
NELSON, DANIEL JOEL, 1938-
University professor. Born: September 27, 1938. North Loup, Neb. Parents: Benjamin and Grace Leola (Sheldon) Nelson. Education: Wheaton College (Boettcher Foundation scholar), B.A., 1960; University of Bonn (Fulbright Scholar), 1960-1962; University of Michigan, M.A., 1963; Columbia University, (N.Y. State Regents Fellow), Ph.D., 1970. Taught at Auburn University, 1969-; distinguished lecturer at Air University, 1972-1973; Fulbright-Hays professor at the National University at Nepal, 1973-1974; visiting professor at Boston University, 1978-1980. Member: American Political Science Association, American Society for International Law, and Academy of Political Science.
Source: Who's Who in the South and Southwest, 1980,
Author: Defenders or Intruders, The Dilemmas of U.S. Forces in Germany. Boulder, Col.: Westview Press, 1987.
A History of U.S. Military Forces in Germany. Boulder, Col.: Westview Press, 1987.
Wartime Origins of the Berlin Dilemma. University, Ala.: University of Alabama Press, 1978.
NELSON, JAN ALAN, 1935-
University professor. Born: March 25, 1935, Pensacola, Fla. Parents: Alan Clair and Janet (Lusk) Nelson. Married: Carol Burke, June 15, 1961. Children: Two. Education: Pensacola Junior College, 1956-1958; University of the South, B.A., 1960; University of North Carolina, M.A., 1962; Ph.D., 1964. Taught at the University of Iowa, 1964-1972; University of Alabama, 1972-; chairman of the Department of Romance Language and Classics, 1976-. Member of the South Atlantic Modern Language Association and Societe Rencesvals.
Source: Directory of American Scholars, 7th edition.
Joint Editor: The Old French Crusade Cycle, 2 vols. University, Ala.: University of Alabama Press 1978.
Yvain ou le Chevalier au Lion. New York: Appleton, 1968.
NELSON, LUCY GREEN, 1895-
Teacher. Born: August 9, 1895. Meridian, Miss. Parents: Sidney and Lena (Ford) Green. Married: Soren Nelson, December 12, 1935. Children: Three. Education: Barton Academy and Mobile High School. Taught grade school in Mobile, 1915-1917 and 1945-1950; secretary to Portland Cement Association, Atlanta; secretary for a legal firm in Mobile, 1952-1962. Served as secretary of the Mobile "Writer's Workshop". Member of the Historic Mobile Preservation Society, Mobile branch of the National League of American Pen Women, and the New Idea Study Club.
Source: Who's Who in Alabama, Vol. 3.
Author: The History of Oakleigh, an Antebellum Mansion in Mobile. Mobile, Ala.: Gill Printing Co., 1956.
Joint Author: A History of Church Street Graveyard, Mobile, Alabama. Mobile, Ala.: s.n., 1963.
Editor: St. John's Church, Mobile, a History. Mobile, Ala.: s.n., 1963.
Contributor: Historic Churches of Mobile. Mobile, Ala.: Mobile Writers' Workshop, 1970.
Turn of the Century Mobile: People and Places. Mobile, Ala.: (Historic Preservation Society), 1971.
NESBITT, PAUL HOMER, 1904-
College professor, curator, consultant. Born: August 14, 1904, Savanna, Ill. Parents: Thomas Elmer and Extelle (Grayless) Nesbitt. Married: Antionette Rogers, March 18, 1927. Married: Helen Stone Devine, October 22, 1954. Children: Two. Education: Beloit College, B.A., 1926; University of Chicago, M.A., 1930, Ph.D., 1938. Taught anthropology at Beloit, 1930- 1945; Curator of the Logan Museum, 1935-1945; technical director for the National Museum of Guatemala, 1946-1948; director and film consultant for the Arctic-Desert-Tropic Information Center, Maxwell Air Force Base, 1948-1967; professor and department chairman at the University of Alabama, 1967-1974. Leader of archaeology and life science expeditions to Algeria, France, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Panama, Venezuela, Southeast Asia, and Greenland. Member: American Anthropological Association, Society of American Archaeology, American Association for Advancement of Science, American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Arctic Institute of North America, and the Alabama Academy of Science.
Source: Contemporary Authors, Vol. 77.
Author: The Ancient Mimbrenos. Beloit, Wisc.: Logan Museum, 1931.
Anthropology in the Armed Services. University Park, Pa.: Pennsylvania State University, 1958.
Battle of the Washita. Oklahoma City, Okla.: Oklahoma Historical Society, 1925.
A Pilot's Survival Manual. New York: Van Nostrand- Reinhold, 1978.
Starkweather Ruin. Beloit, Wisc.: Logan Museum, 1938.
The Survival Book. Toronto: Van Nostrand, 1959.
NEWELL, HERBERT MOSES, JR., 1925-
Born: June 20, 1925, Evergreen. Parents: Herbert Moses and Mabel (Fallin) Newell. Married: Jeanie Patterson, May 28, 1949. Education: Birmingham Business College and LaSalle University. Worked in Birmingham and Fayette. Served in U.S. Navy, 1942- 1946; selected clerk of the Fayette County Baptist Association, 1964.
Source: History of Fayette County Baptist Association.
Joint Author: Bobo Cousins by the Dozens. Fayette, Ala.: Newell, 1968.
City of Fayette, Alabama. Fayette, Ala.: Newell, 1981.
History of Fayette County Baptist Association: Formerly New River Baptist Association, 1870 to 1966. Birmingham, Ala.: Banner Press, 1968.
Joint Compiler: 1860 Federal Census, Fayette County, Alabama. Fayette, Ala.: Newell, 1978.
Fayette County, Alabama, Cemetery Records, 1958-1959. Fayette, Ala.: Newell, 1959.
Fayette County, Alabama Census, 1830-1850. Fayette, Ala.: Newell, 1958.
Fayette County, Alabama Index to Marriage Records, 1850- 1870. Fayette, Ala.: Newell, 1981.
Fayette County, Alabama Index to Wills & Estate Records. Fayette, Ala.: Newell, 1978.
Joint Editor: History of Fayette County, Alabama. Fayette, Ala.: Fayette County Historical Society, 1978.
NEWELL, JEANIE PATTERSON, 1924-
Genealogist. Born: July 17, 1924, Fayette. Parents: Victor S. and Lucy (Bobo) Patterson. Married: Herbert M. Newell, Jr., May 28, 1949. Selected historian of the Fayette County Baptist Association, 1965-1966.
Source: History of Fayette County Baptist Association.
Joint Author: Bobo Cousins by the Dozens. Fayette, Ala.: Newell, 1968.
History of Fayette County Baptist Association: Formerly New River Baptist Association, 1870 to 1966. Birmingham, Ala.: Banner Press, 1968.
Joint Compiler: 1860 Federal Census, Fayette County, Alabama. Fayette, Ala.: Newell, 1978.
Fayette County, Alabama, Cemetery Records, 1958-1959. Fayette, Ala.: Newell, 1959.
Fayette County, Alabama Index to Marriage Records, 1850- 1870. Fayette, Ala.: Newell, 1981.
Fayette County, Alabama Index to Wills & Estate Records. Fayette, Ala.: Newell, 1978.
Joint Editor: History of Fayette County, Alabama. Fayette, Ala.: Fayette County Historical Society, 1978.
NEWLAND, Kathleen, 1951- .
Occupation-- Researcher. Born-- 04/01/51 Wetumpka, AL. Date of Death-- . Parents-- John Riddick and Anne Newland. Education-- Graduate (Master's) Princeton University. Married-- . Children-- . . Married-- . Children-- . .
Source: Contemporary Authors Online. The Gale Group, 2000
Publication(s): Women and Population Growth. Washington D.C.; Worldwatch Institute, 1977.
Sisterhood of Man. New York; Norton, 1979.
International migration: the search for work. Washington, D.C.; Worldwatch Institute, 1979.
Global employment and economic justice. Washington, D.C.; Worldwatch Institute, 1979.
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Contributor:
NEWMAN, HENRY HARDIN "ZIPP", 1894-1977
Sports writer, editor. Born: May 24, 1894, Smith Mills, Ky. Married: Frances McNeil. Children: Two. Earned nickname "Zipp" after running 100-yard dash in ten seconds. Education: Birmingham-Southern College. Employed as a sports writer in 1913; sports editor for the Birmingham News, 1919-1964. Contributed to Colliers, College Humor, and Esquire. Civic activities included: Crippled Children's Clinic Football Game beginning 1935; East-West Baseball Game for Alabama Sight Conservation Society starting in 1944; Negro T.B. Football Game beginning in 1943; Better Hearing Center Basketball Game beginning in 1947. Member of the Southern Football Writers Association, Southern Baseball Writers Association, and the National Minor League Baseball Writers Association.
Source: The Impact of Southern Football.
Author: The Impact of Southern Football. Montgomery, Ala.: Morros Bell Pub. Co., 1969.
Outdoor Cooking for Men. Birmingham, Ala.: Coxe Booklets, 19--?
Joint Editor: 50 Years of Professional Baseball in Alabama Since 1900. Birmingham, Ala.: Cather Brothers, 1950.
The House of Barons .... Birmingham, Ala.: Cather Brothers, 1948.
NEWMAN, MARGARET KEELEN, 1921-
School teacher. Born: 1921, Montgomery. Parents: J.J.Newman. Education: Howard College, A.B., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, M.R.E. Served in WAVES for two and a half years. Taught in Alabama public schools from 1956-1971; taught at East Highlands High Schools, Sylacauga, 1967.
Source: Hands in Time.
Author: Coosa River Baptist Association, 1833-1983. S.l., s.n., s.d.
Hands in Mine. New York: Vantage Press, 1971.
Joint Compiler: Walter Newman and Some of His Descendants, 1683-1974. Talladega, Ala.: Newman, 1974.
NEWSOME, GEORGE L., 1923
Occupation-- Teacher. Born-- 10/05/23 Bessemer, AL. Date of Death-- . Parents-- George Lane and Mavry V. Newsome. Education-- Graduate (PhD) Yale University. Married-- Martha Merchant. Children-- 3. George Lane III, Mary Virginia, Elizabeth Ann. Married-- . Children-- . .
Source: Contemporary Authors Online The Gale Group, 1999.
Publication(s): Philosophical perspectives. Athens, GA; Univ. of Georgia Press, 1961.
Joint_Publication(s): Education and ethics. Athens; University of Georgia Press, 1969.
An Experimental Study of Part-Time Faculty Members Fund for the Advancement of Education, 1958.
Contributor: Contemporary Thought on Teaching Englewood Cliffs, N.J.; Prentice-Hall, 1971
NEWTON, WESLEY PHILLIPS, 1925-
University professor. Born: April 2, 1925, Montgomery. Married: 1958. Children: Three. Education: University of Missouri, A.B., 1949; University of Alabama, M.A., 1953; Ph.D., 1964. Taught at Alabama College, 1964; Auburn University, 1964-. Member of the Latin-American Studies Association, Southern History Association, and Southeastern Council of Latin American Studies.
Source: Directory of American Scholars, 1982.
Author: A History of the Church of St. Bede The Venable, 1925-1990. Montgomery, Ala.: The Church, 1990
The Perilous Sky: U.S. Aviation Diplomacy and Latin America, 1919-1931. Coral Gables, Fla.: University of Miami, 1978.
Joint Author: Air Force Combat Units of World War II. New York: Watts, 1964.
Delta: the History of an Airline. Athens, Ga.: University of Georgia Press, 1979.
To Command The Sky, The Battle For Air Superiority Over Germany, 1942-1944. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1991.
Editor: Wings of Gold: an Account of Naval Aviation Training in World War II. University, Ala.: University of Alabama Press, 1987.
NICHOLS, GUS, 1892-1975
Evangelist, Church of Christ minister. Born: January 12, 1892, Walker County. Parents: W. C. and Velma E. (Wyers) Nichols. Married: Matilda F. Brown, November 30, 1913. Children: Eight. Education: Christian Colleges at Berry and Magic Valley Christian College, honorary degrees from Oklahoma Christian College and Pepperdine College. Served as an evangelist, 1917- 1919; evangelist and minister for the Cordova Church of Christ, 1924-1925; Jasper Church of Christ, 1933-1971. Member of the Board of Directors for Childhaven Orphans Home, Alabama Christian College, Southeastern School of Preaching (Florence), Southern Life Insurance Foundation, and the Blue Ridge Assembly in North Carolina.
Source: Who's Who in Alabama, Vol. III.
Author: Gus Nichols' Sermon Outlines. S.l.: Nichols Bros. Pub. Co., 1961.
The Home: a Series of Addresses. Murfreesboro, Tenn.: DeHoff Publications, 1951.
Lectures on the Holy Spirit. Plainview, Tex.: Nichols Bros. Publishing Co., 1966.
Sermons of Gus Nichols. Abilene, Tex.: Biblical Research Press, 1966.
Speaking the Truth in Love .... Chattanooga, Tenn.: Nichols Bros. Pub. Co., 1956.
Words of Truth. Nashville: Gospel Advocate Company, 1944.
Joint Author: Nichols-Holder Debate .... Jasper, Ala.: Gus Nichols, 1954.
Nichols-Weaver Debate. Nashville: Gospel Advocate Co., 1944.
Sermons. Beech Grove, Tenn.: Ralph Wallin ?, 1949.
NICHOLS, SUE
Information officer. Born: Birmingham. Parents: Charles Martin and Lucile (Robinson) Nichols. Education: University of Pittsburgh, B.A., 1947; Biblical Seminary (New York Theological Seminary), M.R.E., 1956. Employed as an associate in information services; Presbyterian Board of World Missions in Nashville. Member of the Altrusa Club.
Source: Contemporary Authors, Vol. 11R.
Author: Words on Target: For Better Christian Communication. Richmond, Va.: John-Knox, 1963.
Joint Author: The Church in Mission to a World in Crisis: Teacher's Text. Richmond, Va.: Covenant Life Curriculum, 1971.
NIST, JOHN ALBERT, 1925-1981
University professor. Born: November 27, 1925, Chicago, Ill. Parents: Albert Charles and Margaret T. (Rice) Nist. Married: Joan Irene Stidham, June 17, 1950. Married: Maria Grazia Cinmlino, December 16, 1971. Children: Five. Education: De Pauw University, A.B., Indiana University, M.A., 1950; Ph.D., 1952. Taught at Eastern Michigan University, 1952-1961; research fellowship at the University of Brazil, 1961-1962; Shoap professor and department chairman at Austin College, 1963-1966; Auburn University, 1961-; Fulbright lecturer at the University of Sao Paulo, 1958-1959; University of Rome, 1970-1971; consultant to the Alabama Department of Education.
Source: Directory of American Scholars, 1982; Writers Directory, 1976-1978; and Contemporary Authors, Vol. 21R.
Author: Among the Pyramids and Other Poems. Meadows of Dan, Va.: Northwoods/Bassett, 1977.
Critical Sketches of Anglo-American Literature. Sao Paulo, Brazil: University of Sao Paulo Press, 1959.
Dulce et Decorum, an Epic of the American Civil War, Book One, The Peninsula Campaign. Beloit, Wisc. Beloit Poetry Journal, 1958.
Handicapped English: the Language of the Socially Disadvantaged. Springfield, Ill.: C.C. Thomas, 1974.
Homage to Manuel Banderia at 80. Washington, D.C.: Brazilian-American Cultural Institute, 1966.
Illinois Ballads. Sao Paulo, Brazil: University de San Paulo, 1959.
Love Songs for Marisa: Poems. Meadows of Dan, Va.: Northwoods, 1978.
The Modernist Movement in Brazil: a Literary Study. Austin, Tex.: University of Texas Press, 1967.
Speaking into Writing: a Guidebook for English Composition. New York: St. Martins, 1969.
A Structural History of English. New York: St. Martins, 1966.
The Structure and Texture of Beowulf. Sao Paulo, Brazil: University of Sao Paulo, 1959.
Editor: Style in English. Indianapolis, Ind.: Bobbs- Merrill, 1969.
Editor and Translator:
In the Middle of the Road: Selected Poems. Tucson, Ariz.: University of Arizona, 1965.
Modern Brazilian Poetry, an Anthology. Bloomington, Ind.: Indiana University Press, 1962.
NIXON, HERMAN CLARENCE, 1886-
University professor. Born: December 29, 1886, Merrillton. Parents: William Dawson and Nancy (Green) Nixon. Married: Anne Trice, June 16, 1927. Children: Three. Education: Jacksonville State Normal School; Alabama Polytechnic Institute, B.S., 1901; University of Chicago, M.S., 1910. Ph.D., 1925. Taught at Jacksonville State Normal, 1910-1913. Served in the U.S. Army, 1918-1919. Member of the library staff of the American Peace Commission, 1919. Taught at Birmingham-Southern College, 1920-1921; Iowa State University, 1922-1925; Vanderbilt University, 1925-1928; Tulane University, 1928-1938; University of Missouri, 1939-1940; Vanderbilt, 1940-. Editorial director of the Vanderbilt University of Paris, 1942-. Member of the Board of the Journal of Politics.
Source: Who's Who in America, 1950.
Author: American Federal Government, a General View. New York: Scribner, 1952.
Forty Acres and Steel Mules. Chapel Hill, N.C.: University of North Carolina Press, 1938.
Lower Piedmont Country. New York: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1946.
The Populist Movement in Iowa. Iowa City, Iowa.: State Historical Society of Iowa, 1926.
Possum Trot, Rural Community, South. Norman, Okla.: University of Oklahoma Press, 1941.
Joint Author: Madame de Stael and Freedom Today. London: Vision, 1963.
A Short History of the American People. New York: Van Nostrand, 1945-1948.
State and Local Government in America. Boston: Allyn & Bacon, 1963.
Editor: Southern Workers Outside the Legislative Pale. New York: American Labor Education Service, Inc., in cooperation with the Southern School for Workers, Inc., 1942.
Contributor: Culture in the South. Chapel Hill, N.C.: University of North Carolina Press, 1934.
I'll Take My Stand. New York: Harper, 1930.
NIXON, JOHN WILLIAM, 1922-
Dentist, businessman. Born: March 2, 1922, Homeland, Fla. Parents: Will and Veivor (Robinson) Nixon. Married: Ethyl Commons, April 12, 1963. Children: Three. Education: Bethune- Cookman College, 1939-1942; Fisk University, 1946-1947; Meharry Medical College, D.D.S., 1951. Practiced in Birmingham, 1952-; instructor of dentistry at University of Alabama, 1971; director of the Citizens Federal Savings and Loan Association; president of the Ensley Neighborhood Credit Union; chairman of the Concentrated Employment Program. Member of the Downtown Action Committee, Operation New Birmingham, and the executive committee of the Birmingham area Manpower Resources Development Planning Board, Alabama Dental Society. President of ADS, 1963-1964.
Source: Who's Who in the South and Southwest, 1975.
Joint Editor: Stepping Stones: a Compendium of Literary Efforts of Negroes in Birmingham, Ala. Birmingham, Ala.: Southern University Press, 1961.
NOBLE, HENRY JEFFERS, 1890-1946
Steel industry. Born: November 27, 1890, Dallas, Tex. Parents: Charles Milton and Anna Gwynne (Jeffers) Noble. Married: Agnes Parker Hall, November 23, 1914. Married: Lynette Angell, April 21, 1944. Children: Five.
Source: The Story of Alabama, Vol. III, and Mary Bacon's Our Many Cousins.
Author: Cast Iron Soil Pipe. Birmingham, Ala.: Sloss- Sheffield Street & Iron, 1941.
History of the Cast Iron Pressure Pipe Industry in the United States of America. Birmingham, Ala.: Birmingham Publishing Co., 1940.
NOLAND, RONALD GENE, 1936-
University professor, counselor. Born: June 2, 1936, Baton Rouge, La. Parents: Ellis J. and Lillian (Dodge) Noland. Married: Juanie LeBlanc, 1962. Children: One. Education: Louisiana State University, B.S., 1958; M.Ed., 1962; University of Southern Mississippi, Ed.D., 1968. Served in the U.S. Air Force, 1959-1961; counselor at L.S.U., 1963-1966. Taught at Northeast Louisiana State University, 1960-1963 and 1966-1969; Auburn University, 1969-. Member of the College, Alabama, National and International Reading Associations, Alabama Education Association, Phi Delta Kappa, and Kappa Delta Pi.
Source: Leaders in Education, 1974, and Contemporary Authors, Vol. 41R.
Author: Auburn Informal Reading Survey: an Informal Reading Inventory. Auburn, Ala.: Auburn University, 1974.
Comments on Individual Reading. Auburn, Ala.: Auburn University, 1972.
An Introduction to Elementary Reading; Selected Materials. New York: MSS Educational Publishing, 1971.
NORDAN, LEWIS A, 1939-
University professor. Born: August 23, 1939, Jackson, Mississippi. Parents: Lemuel Alonzo and Sara (Hightower) Boyles. Married: Mary Mitman, April 28, 1962. Children: Three. Russell Ammon (deceased), Lewis Eric, John Robert (deceased). Married-- Alicia Blessing. Education: Milsaps College, B.A., 1963; Mississippi State University, M.A., 1966; Auburn University, Ph.D,, 1973. Served in the U.S. Navy, 1958-1960; taught at Titusville, Fla., 1963-1965; Auburn University, 1966-1971; University of Georgia, 1971-1974; University of Arkansas, 1981-1983; University of Pittsburgh, 1983-. Contributed to Harpers, Redbook, and Playboy.
Source: Contemporary Authors, Vol. 117.
Contemporary Authors Online, 1999
Author: The All Girl's Football Team. Baton Rouge, La.: Louisiana State University Press, 1986.
Music of The Swamp. Chapel Hill, N.C.: Algonquin Books, 1991.
Welcome to the Arrow-Catcher Fair: Stories. Baton Rouge, La.: Louisiana State University Press, 1983.
Wolf whistle, a novel Chapel Hill, N.C. ; Algonquin, 1993.
The Sharpshooter blues, a novel Chapel Hill, N.C. ; Algonquin, 1995.
Sugar among the freaks, selected stories Chapel Hill, N.C. ; Algonquin, 1996.
Lightning song Chapel Hill, N.C. ; Algonquin, 1997.
NORMAN, JOYCE ANN, 1937-
Teacher, journalist, photographer. Born: May 1, 1937, Ft. Worth, Tex. Parents: William Calvin and Daisy (Gardner) Norman. Education: Texas Wesleyan College, B.S., 1956, Employed as a TV hostess for two children's programs, 1958-1960. Taught English in Birmingham, 1961-1968; women's state editor for Birmingham News; taught at Southeastern Bible College, 1975; writer and photographer after 1975. Member of the National Journalism Society, Alabama Press Photographers, and the Birmingham Business and Professional Women's Club. Received the Big "N" Award from the Birmingham News, 1973.
Source: Contemporary Authors, Vol. 65.
Author: And the Morrow Is ... Birmingham, Ala.: Banner Press, 1966.
Personal Assignment. Old Tappan, N.J.: Revell, 1973.
Joint Author: Come and See. Waco, Tex.: Word Books, 1976.
Editor: Above All Else. Old Tappan, N.J.: Revell, 1975.
Author: Seduce the Unwary Mind, a Novel. New York: William Frederick Press, 1967.
NUNN, ROBERT ALEXANDER, 1904-
Editor, vice president. Born: September 17, 1904, Loachapoka. Parents: James Carey and Mollie G. (Fincher) Nunn. Married: Sallye Margaret Roe, September 15, 1926. Children: Four. Education: Alabama Polytechnic Institute, B.S., 1924; honorary D.Sci., 1959. Served on the staff of Alabama Farmer; Alabama Polytechnic Institute. Joined staff of the Progressive Farmer, serving as proof reader, executive vice president, and member of the executive committee, 1924-1967. Was a trustee of the John C. Campbell Folk School and the Agricultural Hall of Fame. Member of the Agricultural Advisory Board of C & S Bank in Atlanta; Auburn Development Council, and the National Cotton Advisory Committee. Chaired the National Agricultural Advisory Committee in Vocational Education.
Source: Who's Who in Alabama, Vol. 2.
Author: The Community Handbook. Birmingham, Ala.: Progressive Farmer Co., 1944.
Yesterdays in Loachapoka and Communities nearby .... Loachapoka, Ala.: Homecoming Association, 1968.
Compiler: Agricultural Classics. Birmingham, Ala.: Oxmoor Press, 1967.
Editor: Lee County and Her Forebears. Opelika, Ala.: A. Nunn, 1984.
Nunns of the South. Loachapoka, Ala.: Nunn, 1974.
NUZUM, KATHERINE B., 1907-
Teacher. Born: December 29, 1907, Ambridge, Pa. Parents: Ambrose and Katerina (Sekach) Blanarik. Married: Thomas Karl Nuzum, October 22, 1945. Education: Boston Academy; Daphne (Alabama) State Teachers College; Geneva College; Pennsylvania State University, B.S., 1939; attended the University of Pittsburgh, San Diego University, and Spring Hill College. Taught in the Mobile public schools, 1925-1936, 1947-1948, and 1956-1959; Beaver County, Pa., 1927-1943; San Diego County, Calif., 1948-1951; Baldwin County, 1959-. Served as WAVE officer, 1943-1946.
Source: Who's Who in Alabama, Vol. III.
Author: Books By, About, For Alabamians. Bay Minette, Ala.: Board of Education, 1969.
A History of Baldwin County. Bay Minette, Ala.: Baldwin Times, 1970.
NYE, VERNICE TROUSDALE, 1913-
School teacher, college instructor. Born: December 20, 1913, Florence. Parents: Emmett Arthur and Minnie Perl (Thomas) Trousdale. Married: Robert Evans Nye, 1954. Education: Florence State Teachers College, B.S., 1945; George Peabody College for Teachers, M.A., 1948; Peabody College, 1953-1954. Taught in Eugene, Ore., public schools, 1954-1956; associate professor, University of Oregon, 1956-. Member of the National Education Association, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, and Delta Kappa Gamma.
Source: Leaders in Education, 1974, and Contemporary Authors, Vol. 4R.
Author: Music for Young Children. Dubuque, Ia.: W. C. Brown, 1975.
Essentials of Teaching Elementary School Music. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1974.
Exploring Music with Children. Belmont, Calif.: Wadsworth, 1966.
Music in the Elementary School. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1957.
Singing With Children. Belmont, Calif.: Wadsworth, 1962.
Toward World Understanding with Song in the Elementary School. Belmont, Calif.: Wadsworth, 1967.