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Mona Plummer | Short description | Ramona Miller Farish (1928-1985), known by her married name Mona Miller Farish Plummer after 1955, was an American swim coach for Arizona State University from 1957-1979, where she led the team to eight national championships. At Arizona, Plummer mentored over forty All-Americans and nine Olympians including 1972 Munich Olympic triple gold medalist Melissa Belote Ripley and 1968 Mexico City Olympian Jan Henne Hawkins, who won two golds, a silver and a bronze. Plummer served as Arizona State's Associate Athletic Director from 1977-1985. |
Mona Plummer | Early life and education | Early life and education
Ramona M. Farish was born September 5, 1928 to Annie Mae Reynolds Farish and Edward Preston Farish in Gadsen, Alabama, and later lived in Birmingham. She graduated George Washington High School, and Averett College, a women's Junior College in Danville, Virginia. She graduated Birmingham's University of Alabama with a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Physical Education, where she was a member of Phi Mu Sorority. |
Mona Plummer | Arizona State University | Arizona State University
Plummer taught physical education at the University of Arizona, Tucson in 1954-5, and then at Arizona State beginning in 1957. Coaching Arizona State's swim team from 1957-1979, Plummer created one of American's outstanding swim squads, with several world class athletes and from 1969-1978 won eight AIAW (Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women) team titles.
While swimming for Plummer, 45 ASU women won individual or shared titles in AIAW events, which included relay events. Plummer coached nine Olympians including 1972 Munich triple Olympic gold medalist Melissa Belote Ripley, and 1968 Mexico City Olympic freestyler Jan Henne Hawkins, who won two golds, a silver and a bronze. Beloe would serve as Head Coach of Virginia's Solotar Swim Team. Plummer coached 1972 Olympic backstroker Maryanne Graham who would later coach in Scottsdale. One of her more outstanding swimmers was Kendis Moore Drake. Drake placed fourth in the 100-meter backstroke at the Olympics in 1968, and became the first college swimmer to capture three national event titles with a first place in the 100 back, 50 back, and 100 fly. Plummer coached 1976 Montreal Olympian Cheryl Gibson of Canada who won a silver medal in the 400 IM, 1976 bronze medalist in the 4x100-meter freestyle Gail Amundrud, and 1976 Candadian Olympian Sue Sloan who won a bronze in the 400 medley relay.
She was named Arizona State's assistant athletic director in 1975, and later became ASU's Associate Athletic Director in 1977, a position she held through her death in 1985.
She worked as a member of the United States Olympic Committee from 1977-1980, and coached the U.S. Women's swimming team at both the World University Games in 1973, and the 1979 Pan American Games. In ties to the U.S. Olympic team, she coached Elite Training Camp for the Olympics in 1978 in Colorado Springs. She was part of the AIAW Region 8 Executive Board, and served as a President of the Intermountain Conference."Obituaries, Mona Plummer", The Arizona Republic, Phoenix, Arizona, March 21, 1985, pg. 48 |
Mona Plummer | Personal life | Personal life
Ramona Farish married Ernest Malcolm Plummer of Selma, Alabama at Mount Vernon Methodist Church in Monroeville, Alabama on the afternoon of June 18, 1955."Ernest Plummer, Miss Farish Will Wed", Birmingham News, August 22, 1954, pg. 56"Ramona Farish, Mr. Plummer Wed", The Montgomery Advertiser, Montgomery Alabama, June 26, 1955, pg. 30 |
Mona Plummer | Death and legacy | Death and legacy
Plummer died at her home on March 17, 1985 in Phoenix, Arizona after a long battle with cancer. She was survived by a daughter, Kimberly. A funeral was held at First Methodist Church in Tempe, Arizona on March 21, and her remains were inurned at the Paradise Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Scottsdale. She was 56."ASU Associate AD Plummer dies after Long Illness at 56", The Arizona Republic, Phoenix, Arizona, March 19, 1985, pg. 33 |
Mona Plummer | Mona Plummer Aquatic Center at ASU | Mona Plummer Aquatic Center at ASU
upright=.6|right|thumb|Mona Plummer Aquatic Center
Completed in 1981,the Mona Plummer Aquatic Center at Arizona State, was named in her honor. The complex has three pools, including an Olympic-size competition pool, a nine lane pool and a diving platform. A host for many national meets including those in the PAC-10 and NCAA, it includes seating for 2,000. |
Mona Plummer | Honors | Honors
In October 1984, Plummer was made a member of Arizona State's Hall of Distinction, and in June, 1988 was honored as a member of the Hall of Fame of the National Association of the Collegiate Directors of Athletics. In 1979, she was named the national coach of the year. In a more rare distinction, she was named to the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America's (CSCAA) list of the 100 Greatest Coaches. |
Mona Plummer | References | References
Category:1928 births
Category:1985 deaths
Category:Olympic coaches for the United States
Category:American swimming coaches
Category:College swimming coaches in the United States
Category:University of Alabama alumni
Category:Arizona State Sun Devils swimming coaches
Category:Arizona State Sun Devils athletic directors
Category:People from Birmingham, Alabama |
Mona Plummer | Table of Content | Short description, Early life and education, Arizona State University, Personal life, Death and legacy, Mona Plummer Aquatic Center at ASU, Honors, References |
Sean Lee Yun Feng | Orphan | thumb|Sean Lee, CEO, Marco Polo Marine Ltd.
In this Chinese name, the family name is Yun Feng
Sean Lee Yun Feng (Chinese: 李云峰; born September 26, 1977) is a Singaporean businessman, who is the chief executive officer (CEO) of Marco Polo Marine Ltd, the integrated marine logistic group credited for the first wind farm maintenance vessel designed in Asia. He became the CEO of Marco Polo Marine Ltd in July 2006 and has been its Director since September 13, 2007. |
Sean Lee Yun Feng | Early life | Early life
Lee was born in Indonesia to businessman Lee Wan Tang, who worked in real estate before starting Marco Polo Shipping Pte Ltd in 1991 and Lai Qin Zhi, the former non-executive director of Marco Polo, currently a director at PT Sinar Bintang Makmur, Eurostone (Singapore) Pte Ltd., and New Resources Technology Pte Ltd.The family moved to Singapore permanently when Lee was eight years old. Lee graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the Murdoch University (Western Australia) in 1999 and a Master’s degree from INSEAD and Tsinghua University (Beijing) in 2011. In 2003, he took over the business and started the shipyard business, Marco Polo Shipyard Pte Ltd in 2005. Subsequently, he founded Marco Polo Marine Ltd in 2006, which expanded to include offshore operations in 2009. He became one of the youngest CEOs of a Singapore-listed company. |
Sean Lee Yun Feng | Career | Career
Upon assuming leadership, Lee forayed into the shipyard business with Marco Polo Shipyard Pte Ltd in 2005 and founded Marco Polo Marine Ltd in 2006, which expanded to include offshore operations in 2009. In 2016, as Marco Polo Marine stood at the brink of collapse, due to the oil price crash, plummeting its revenue by 50%, Lee refused to give up. He spent the next year visiting 150 potential investors, got rejected 141 times before convincing nine of them to pool together $60 million. He believes in being prepared and transparent with all stakeholders, “sharing good news and risks.”
In an interview with SGX, Lee explained that during the survival and restructuring phase, the company pivoted towards renewables, repurposing some assets from serving the offshore oil and gas industry to exploring the offshore wind sector. It currently operates in Taiwan’s offshore wind sector and has inked agreements to pursue such projects in South Korea and Japan. For Mr Lee, leading this transition to support renewable energy marks a new chapter of his business.
Under his guidance, the company is developing two new specialised offshore wind service, operation and maintenance vessels namely: Service Operation Vessel (SOV) and the S83-21 Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV), designed in Asia for the first time. In April 2025, the company announced the successful flagging of its new CSOV, the MP Wind Archer, to the Republic of China, Taiwan. |
Sean Lee Yun Feng | Awards and recognitions | Awards and recognitions
In 2010, Lee won the ‘Young Entrepreneur of the Year’, Asia Pacific Enterprise Award (APEA).
In 2014, Seatrade honoured him with the ‘Seatrade Young Person of the Year’ award.
In 2022, he bagged the award for the Investors’ Choice Outstanding chief executive award.
Lee has been described as one of the best ‘value for money’ chief executives on the Singapore Exchange. |
Sean Lee Yun Feng | Personal life | Personal life
Lee married Taiwanese actor Vivian Hsu in 2017, seven years after being divorced with his ex-wife—with whom he has two daughters. The couple reportedly filed for divorce in 2013, citing personality differences and their long-distance relationship as the reasons for the split. Lee and Hsu have a son named Dalton. |
Sean Lee Yun Feng | References | References
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Sean Lee Yun Feng | Table of Content | Orphan, Early life, Career, Awards and recognitions, Personal life, References |
Austal Philippines Shipyard | Short description | The Austal Philippines Shipyard is a shipyard in Balamban, Cebu, Philippines ran by the Philippine subsidiary of Australian firm Austal. It is one of the shipyards operating in the municipality. |
Austal Philippines Shipyard | History | History |
Austal Philippines Shipyard | Under FBMA (1997–2009) | Under FBMA (1997–2009)
The Austal Philippines Shipyard was formerly operated by FBM Aboitiz (FBMA) Marine Inc. The groundbreaking took place in mid-1996.
The shipyard itself was established in 1997. It was the first facility in the Visayas where fast-craft catamarans were built. The first ever ship built was the Tricat, a passenger ferry which served Hong Kong and Macau. FBMA is a joint venture established in that year by local firm Aboitiz and Co. and Hong Kong-based Parkview Group. The stakes was later sold to British firm Babcock International.
Aboitiz and Co. acquired full ownership of FBMA in 2004.
However, FBMA was affected by the 2008 global financial crisis. The last vessel FBMA delivered was for an operator based in New Caledonia. The ship left the facility in September 2008. In 2009, the shipyard was closed due to decreased demand for ships. FBMA delivered 22 vessels for clients in other parts of Asia, Europe, the United States, and Oceania. |
Austal Philippines Shipyard | Under Austal (2011–present) | Under Austal (2011–present)
Austal acquired the shipyard from FBMA in 2011. By 2019, Austal has been able to build and deliver 17 commercial ships. |
Austal Philippines Shipyard | References | References
Category:Shipyards of the Philippines
Category:Buildings and structures in Cebu
Category:1997 establishments in the Philippines |
Austal Philippines Shipyard | Table of Content | Short description, History, Under FBMA (1997–2009), Under Austal (2011–present), References |
Leslie A. Simpson | Short description | Leslie A. Simpson (December 7, 1868 – September 29, 1926) was an American attorney and politician who was the president pro tempore of the North Dakota Senate from 1909 to 1911. |
Leslie A. Simpson | Early life | Early life
Simpson was born on December 7, 1868 in Deer Isle, Maine. He resided in Portland, Maine from the age of nine until 1886, when he entered the University of Minnesota. He read law in the office of George P. Flannery in Minneapolis and was admitted to the Minnesota bar in 1889. In 1891, he married Rosaline Messersmith. |
Leslie A. Simpson | Legal career | Legal career
In 1889, Simpson moved to Dickinson, North Dakota and opened a law office. The office remains in business today as the Mackoff Kellogg Law Firm. He was disbarred in 1900 for unprofessional conduct, but was reinstated three years later. In 1909, he represented a Dickson man claiming to be the missing son of Massachusetts legislator and businessman Daniel Russell. The Russell will case went on until the following April, during which time 205 witnesses were called, 346 exhibits were presented, and a stenographic record of 11,400 pages was produced. The New York Times called it "the most dramatic will case in Boston's history". Judge George F. Lawton ruled that Simpson's client was an impostor named James D. Ruseau and dismissed his claims to the Russell estate. In 1921, Simpson was appointed by Governor Lynn Frazier to prosecute D. R. Offley for the murder of M. K. Bowen. Offley was acquitted. That same year, Simpson and former Stark County sheriff T. N. Hartung were charged with obstruction of justice for allegedly assisting a pair of accused boxcar robbers evade justice by encouraging them to join the United States Army during World War I. The case was dismissed the following year by Judge Andrew Miller. |
Leslie A. Simpson | Politics | Politics
Simpson was elected to the North Dakota House of Representatives in 1892 and served two terms. From 1896 to 1900, he was the state's attorney for Stark County. During the Spanish–American War, he was a member of the 3rd United States Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, also known as Grigsby's Cowboys. He was chairman of the 1900 Republican state convention. In 1904, he was appointed to the newly-created position of receiver of public moneys in Dickinson by President Theodore Roosevelt.
Simpson represented the Thirty-First Legislative District in the North Dakota Senate during the seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth legislative assemblies. From 1909 to 1911, he was president pro tempore of the North Dakota Senate.
Simpson was a Republican candidate for the United States House of Representatives seat in North Dakota's 3rd congressional district in 1912 and 1914, losing the nomination both times to Patrick Norton. |
Leslie A. Simpson | Business | Business
Simpson was active in the early development of Dickinson and Stark County. He helped organized and for a time was president of the Gladstone State Bank in Gladstone, North Dakota. He also helped organize the Farmers State Bank in Dickinson and was its vice president. He was an organizer of the Missouri Slope Land and Investment Company, which purchased 120,000 acres of land in western North Dakota for development. At the time of his death, Simpson was one of the largest landowners in the state and also had extensive real estate holdings in Florida. |
Leslie A. Simpson | Death | Death
Simpson suffered a minor heart attack on September 26, 1926. He recovered and returned to work the following day. He suffered another heart attack on September 28 and died the following morning from heart disease. |
Leslie A. Simpson | References | References
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Category:1926 deaths
Category:American bank presidents
Category:American businesspeople in real estate
Category:American military personnel of the Spanish–American War
Category:North Dakota lawyers
Category:People from Deer Isle, Maine
Category:People from Dickinson, North Dakota
Category:Presidents pro tempore of the North Dakota Senate
Category:Republican Party members of the North Dakota House of Representatives
Category:Republican Party North Dakota state senators
Category:State's attorneys in North Dakota |
Leslie A. Simpson | Table of Content | Short description, Early life, Legal career, Politics, Business, Death, References |
Tifauzia Tyassuma | Short description | Tifauzia Tyassuma, also known as Dr. Tifa, is an Indonesian doctor, scientist, author, and health activist who is known for her critical views on public policy, particularly in the fields of health and politics. |
Tifauzia Tyassuma | Education | Education
Tyassuma studied medicine at the Faculty of Medicine, Gadjah Mada University (UGM) in Yogyakarta, where she earned her medical degree and a Master of Science (M.Sc) from UGM. She then pursued doctoral studies in the field of Molecular Epidemiology at the University of Indonesia (UI). In addition, she also studied at the Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services. |
Tifauzia Tyassuma | Career | Career
Tyassuma has experience in clinical epidemiology and nutritional neuroscience. She served as Executive Director at the Center for Clinical Epidemiology & Evidence at Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital in 2009 and as Secretary General of the Indonesian Clinical Epidemiology & Evidence-Based Medicine Network in 2010. Since 2017, she has led the Ahlina Institute, an organization focused on health literacy, nutrition, and spiritual neuroscience in Indonesia. |
Tifauzia Tyassuma | Works | Works
As an author, Tyassuma has published two books titled Body Revolution and Nutrisi Surgawi (Heavenly Nutrition), which explore the relationship between nutrition, health, and spirituality. She is also an active public speaker and healthy food practitioner, managing a catering service that emphasizes proper nutrition and high-quality ingredients. Dr. Tifa is known for being outspoken on social media, particularly on Twitter, where she frequently voices criticism of government policies, especially regarding the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. She has also questioned the authenticity of President Joko Widodo’s diploma and criticized PDIP’s presidential candidate, Ganjar Pranowo, on various issues. |
Tifauzia Tyassuma | Controversies | Controversies
Tyassuma's views and statements often spark controversy and debate in the public sphere. One of her most polemical claims was that Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY) would become President of Indonesia for the 2029–2034 term. Additionally, she stated that the COVID-19 vaccine was no longer necessary because the population had already achieved herd immunity—a view that has drawn both support and criticism.
Through her statements on social media, Tyassuma questioned the authenticity of President Joko Widodo’s diploma from Gadjah Mada University. She highlighted several technical details, such as the style of the name printed on the diploma, which she argued did not match UGM’s conventions at the time. She also criticized the alumni book and thesis copy, suggesting that such documents could easily be fabricated. According to her, documents like these should be scientifically tested through forensic document analysis rather than accepted based on the claims of one party alone. Her statements, of course, did not go unanswered. UGM, through its rector, affirmed that Joko Widodo is indeed a graduate of the Faculty of Forestry in 1985.
Nusantara Patriotic Youth and Jokowi Volunteers reported Tyassuma to the Central Jakarta Metro Police on Wednesday, 23 April 2025. Joko Widodo also officially filed a report with the Jakarta Metropolitan Police (Polda Metro Jaya) against her, along with Roy Suryo, , and Rizal Fadillah. |
Tifauzia Tyassuma | References | References
Category:Living people
Category:Gadjah Mada University alumni
Category:University of Indonesia alumni
Category:Indonesian women physicians
Category:Physicians
Category:21st-century Indonesian women physicians |
Tifauzia Tyassuma | Table of Content | Short description, Education, Career, Works, Controversies, References |
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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Akram Abd Rabo | [[:Akram Abd Rabo]] | :Akram Abd Rabo
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The article lacks reliable secondary sources and does not establish notability. The player appears to have had a brief and low-impact career in lower leagues without coverage in significant media. Fails both general and WP:NFOOTY notability guidelines. Ziad0tarek952005 (talk) 16:12, 20 May 2025 (UTC)
Comment This discussion page was created without the template and not transcluded to a daily log. Fixed now-- For future AfD nominations, please fully follow the instructions at WP:AFDHOWTO. Thanks. --Finngall talk 16:51, 20 May 2025 (UTC)
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Delete – Fails in WP:GNG. Svartner (talk) 20:23, 20 May 2025 (UTC) |
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Draft:Leo Esakia (logician) | Short description | Leo Leonidovich Esakia (, Georgian: ლეო ლეონიდოვიჩი ესაკია, Russian: Лео Леонидович Эсакиа) was a Georgian logician and mathematician known for his work in modal and intuitionistic logic, particularly with respect to Stone-like dualities for Heyting algebras and interior algebras. |
Draft:Leo Esakia (logician) | Early life and education | Early life and education
Esakia was born on 14 November 1934 in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR.
Esakia's father and namesake, , was a Georgian film director best known for the his 1956 film . His mother was an actress.
In 1953, Esakia entered Tbilisi State University, majoring in physics. He graduated in 1958. |
Draft:Leo Esakia (logician) | Career | Career
After graduating in physics from Tbilisi State University in 1958, Esakia joined the Institute of Physics of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences (GNAS), where he worked until 1963.
That year, he moved to the newly established GNAS , where he remained for nearly 40 years.
In 2002, he transferred to the GNAS , where he continued his research until his death in 2010.
In the early 1970s, Esakia founded the famous Esakia Seminar, which became a central institution in Georgian logic.
Held weekly on Wednesdays, the seminar often ran for an entire day and became an important forum for the exchange of ideas among Georgian logicians.
Despite political instability and economic hardship—including periods when sessions were held without electricity or heat—the seminar continued uninterrupted for decades and had a lasting influence on the development of logic in Georgia.
Esakia played a key role in establishing several international conferences.
He was instrumental in organizing the first International Tbilisi Symposium on Logic, Language and Computation (TbiLLC) in 1995, which became a major biennial event.
His group also co-founded the TACL (Topology, Algebra, and Categories in Logic) and TOLO (Topological Methods in Logic) conference series in the 2000s.
These events have since become important fixtures in the landscape of contemporary logic research. |
Draft:Leo Esakia (logician) | Contributions to logic and mathematics | Contributions to logic and mathematics
Cheif among Esakia's influences were the mathematicians Marshall H. Stone, Alfred Tarski, Pavel Alexandrov, and Alexander Kuznetsov.
Continuing in the tradition of these mathematicians, his greatest contributions were in the use of abstract algebra, general topology, and category theory to study modal and intuitionistic logics. |
Draft:Leo Esakia (logician) | Esakia duality | Esakia duality |
Draft:Leo Esakia (logician) | Blok-Esakia Theorem | Blok-Esakia Theorem
The Blok-Esakia Theorem, which was proven independently by Wim Blok and Esakia, states that there is a lattice isomorphism between the lattice of extensions of the intuitionistic propositional calculus (IPC) and the normal extensions of Grzegorczyk logic (Grz). This isomorphism is known as the Blok–Esakia isomorphism. |
Draft:Leo Esakia (logician) | Esakia's Lemma | Esakia's Lemma
Recall that a modal space is a a tuple such that for all and :
is a Stone space,
is closed,
if is clopen, then is clopen.
Esakia's Lemma, first appearing in "Topological Kripke Models", states the following.
Given the fact that the operation is defined on the dual modal algebra by the rule , Esakia's Lemma is sometimes written as
(though the 's are merely closed, not clopen). |
Draft:Leo Esakia (logician) | Selected publications | Selected publications
Below are listed a selection of the most impactful publications authored by or about Esakia. |
Draft:Leo Esakia (logician) | Original publications | Original publications
One should note that 52 of Esakia's 76 documented publications were published in the Russian language.
Many of his most famous results are only viewable in English in papers citing the original Russian articles.
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Draft:Leo Esakia (logician) | Related or translated publications | Related or translated publications
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Draft:Leo Esakia (logician) | See also | See also
Logic: Modal logic, Intuitionistic logic, Sahlqvist formula, Modal companion
Algebra: Heyting algebra, Modal algebra, Interior algebra
Topology: Priestley space, Esakia space, Stone space
Duality theory: Priestley duality, Esakia duality, Stone duality, Jónsson–Tarski duality |
Draft:Leo Esakia (logician) | Notes | Notes |
Draft:Leo Esakia (logician) | References | References |
Draft:Leo Esakia (logician) | General references | General references
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Draft:Leo Esakia (logician) | External links | External links
Leo Esakia profile at Mathematics Genealogy Project
The Fifth International Conference on Topology, Algebra and Categories in Logic (TACL 2011), dedicated to the memory of Leo Esakia
#ახალიდღე ლეო ესაკია - 85 (#HappyBirthday Leo Esakia - 85) (in Georgian) |
Draft:Leo Esakia (logician) | Table of Content | Short description, Early life and education, Career, Contributions to logic and mathematics, Esakia duality, Blok-Esakia Theorem, Esakia's Lemma, Selected publications, Original publications, Related or translated publications, See also, Notes, References, General references, External links |
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The article is overly promotional, and the article creator seems to have a undisclosed WP:COI with the subject. Almost all of the article's references are 404 pages, and upon a quick search, the subject does not seem to be notable per WP:NCORP or WP:GNG. WormEater13 (talk • contribs) 16:13, 20 May 2025 (UTC)
Comment. Likely written entirely or partly using generative AI. Evidence: links are 404s despite the article being written today, access dates are all 2024-3-20 despite the article being written today, searching the source titles in quotes yields nothing, nothing is archived. Anerdw (talk) 17:31, 20 May 2025 (UTC)
Delete: Sources 1, 5, 7 and 10 don't exist at the links given. I find nothing else about this enterprise. Likely Hoax as explained. Oaktree b (talk) 18:34, 20 May 2025 (UTC)
Well, a PR item seems to confirm it existed , but the article as now sourced appears to be using made-up sourcing. Oaktree b (talk) 18:35, 20 May 2025 (UTC)
Delete per nom. My guess is that the non-existent references are hallucinations by an LLM. Madeleine (talk) 22:30, 20 May 2025 (UTC)
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James R. Wilkins, Jr. | Infobox person
| James R. Wilkins, Jr. (born April 29, 1945) is an American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and community leader, recognized for his contributions to the Northern Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, South Carolina, and Montana. He is the son of James R. Wilkins, Sr., a businessman and philanthropist in the region. Wilkins has been involved in retail, banking, wildlife conservation, and numerous philanthropic initiatives throughout his career. |
James R. Wilkins, Jr. | Early life | Early life
James Richard "Jimmy" Wilkins, Jr. was born in Washington, D.C. When he was two years old, his family moved to Winchester, Virginia after his father’s discharge from military service. In 1946, James R. Wilkins, Sr. opened Wilkins ShoeCenter, marking the family's entry into the retail business, in Winchester.
As a student at John Handley High School, Wilkins earned All-State honors in football, basketball, and track, making him one of only two graduates in the school's 100-year history to achieve this distinction in three different sports. Following in his father's footsteps, Jimmy developed a strong entrepreneurial spirit and held various odd jobs throughout his youth and early adulthood to support himself. He worked in roles such as cleaning bricks, selling Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival programs, and working in the family business.
Wilkins attended Randolph-Macon College, setting records in Track and Cross Country. In 1966 he married Elise Hortenstine. The couple had two children: Elizabeth and James Richard Wilkins, III. A year later he graduated from the University of Maryland with a B.A. in political science. |
James R. Wilkins, Jr. | Recreational hobbies | Recreational hobbies
Wilkins developed a deep passion for the outdoors during his childhood, particularly hunting, which he enjoyed with his father. An avid outdoorsman, Wilkins particularly enjoys hunting wild turkey, elk, as well as fishing for trout throughout North America. Taking a strong interest in wildlife conservation, Wilkins actively supports organizations like the National Wild Turkey Federation starting their endowment in 1974 as well as the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. |
James R. Wilkins, Jr. | Career | Career |
James R. Wilkins, Jr. | Family business | Family business
In 1967, after graduating college, Wilkins joined his father in their retail shoe business, Wilkins ShoeCenter. Successfully managing stores in Winchester, Charlottesville, and Lynchburg, Virginia. As Wilkins' parents transitioned to full-time work in their real estate investments, he assumed the role of full-time manager of the shoe store. In 1970, Wilkins' parents and one other long-time investor sold their shares and now the shoe stores were Jimmy’s to run entirely on his own. This change enabled him to implement a more modern approach to business operations. In 2004, Wilkins’ son was critically ill, and he made the difficult decision to sell the Winchester store to a local family and business partner. Wilkins’ son managed the real estate and construction division of their businesses and now Jimmy would be needed to take care of the real estate. The new leadership decided to keep the name, and the store continues to this day as “Wilkins ShoeCenter: Virginia’s largest family shoe store.” |
James R. Wilkins, Jr. | Community involvement and philanthropy | Community involvement and philanthropy
Wilkins became active in civic affairs early in his career. At the age of 28, in 1973, he joined the Winchester Chamber of Commerce. By 1980, at 35 years old, Wilkins successfully campaigned for and was elected to the Winchester City Council, where he was immediately asked to lead the finance committee. He was also involved in local banking, serving on the boards of several regional financial institutions, including Old Dominion Savings and Loan, Jefferson Bank, and The Bank of Clarke County. |
James R. Wilkins, Jr. | John Handley High School | John Handley High School
Wilkins was awarded the John Handley Medal of Honor in 2006 for his significant contributions to the City of Winchester school system. In 2009, he made a $1 million donation towards the renovation of John Handley High School, which led to the football stadium being named in his honor. Most recently, in 2024, Wilkins was recognized by his alma mater during the John Handley Centennial celebration. |
James R. Wilkins, Jr. | Shenandoah University | Shenandoah University
Wilkins has been a dedicated advisor to Shenandoah University, serving on the board of trustees from 1980 to 2023, including a term as chair from 2000 to 2002. Throughout his tenure, he successfully led two major capital campaigns. In 2006, Wilkins spearheaded a $65 million capital campaign, and in 2018, he directed a $25 million fundraising initiative for the Athletic and Events Center. As a testament to his contributions, the 77,000-square-foot facility, which opened in 2018, was named the James R. Wilkins, Jr. Athletic and Events Center. |
James R. Wilkins, Jr. | Virginia and beyond | Virginia and beyond
Wilkins’ philanthropic efforts extend beyond Virginia. Wilkins started the endowment fund for the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, (RMEF), and he is currently funding a $1.5M initiative to redesign a visitors’ center for the RMEF in Missoula, Montana. |
James R. Wilkins, Jr. | Legacy | Legacy
Wilkins ShoeCenter, Inc. was recognized as Virginia Retailer of the Year by the Virginia Retail Merchants Association in 2005. Nearly a decade later, in 2014, James R. Wilkins Jr. was named “Citizen of the Year” by the Top of Virginia Chamber of Commerce, an honor also bestowed upon his father in 1954. He was previously inducted into the Virginia Wild Turkey Federation’s Conservationist Hall of Fame in 2001.
The James R. Wilkins Charitable Trust, established in 1994 by his father, continues its philanthropic mission under Wilkins Jr.'s leadership, with him directing its annual giving efforts. He also plans to launch a new foundation to support nonprofit organizations in the Shenandoah Valley and other causes of personal interest. Despite a long and accomplished career, Wilkins remains deeply engaged in both business and philanthropy, averaging 60 work hours per week with no intention of slowing down. He partners with his son, James R. Wilkins III, on commercial development projects and continues to manage the pension plans for employees of his former shoe store in Winchester. |
James R. Wilkins, Jr. | References | References
Category:Living people
Category:1945 births
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| Khan Bahadur Maulvi Taslimuddin Ahmad CIE (; 30 April 1852 - 24 March 1927) was a Bengali lawyer, littérateur, politician and philanthropist. He is best known for translating the Qur'an into Bengali. |
Taslimuddin Ahmad | Early life and education | Early life and education
Ahmad was born on 30 April 1852 in the city of Darjeeling, Bengal Presidency. He belonged to the Bengali Muslim Tea family from the village of Chandanbari in Jalpaiguri district (now in Panchagarh District, Bangladesh). He was the third child of revenue officer Monshi Mohamed Tarickoollah and the brother of prosaist Taherunnesa. His grandfather, Qazi Tajuddin Ahmad, was a judge, who traced his ancestry to Muhammad Daniyal, brother of Mughal general Mir Jumla II who settled in the village after power transferred from Cooch Behar to Mughal rule during the invasion of Cooch Behar and Assam. Ahmad married Naeemunnesa, with whom he had four sons including the renowned littérateur Talimuddin Ahmad alias Tareequl Islam (1889–1925).
Ahmad was educated at the Chandanbari Model School, and then received a scholarship to study at the Rangpur Zilla School where he completed his Entrance examination in 1873. He graduated from the University of Calcutta with a Bachelor of Arts in 1877 and Bachelor of Laws in 1882. |
Taslimuddin Ahmad | Career | Career
From 1883, Ahmed served as an attorney in the districts of Purnea, Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri. In 1889, he transferred to Rangpur.
While in Calcutta for higher education, he became interested in literature. He and his friends published a monthly magazine called Islam. He also published Bengali translations of some Chapters of the Qur'an, including exegesis, in the magazine called Nabanoor. The objectives of the formation of the Rangpur Literary Society were the discovery of archaeological and archaeological finds, research on language, culture and art, etc. The 3-volume translation of the Qur'an (1922–1925) was the greatest work of his life. Apart from this, his other books are:
Tabarakallazi Surar Onubad - translation of Surah Al-Mulk (1906)
Amparar Onubad - translation of 30th Juz' (1908)
Priyo Poygomborer Priyo Kotha - Beloved Words of the Beloved Messenger - translation of Hadith (1915)
Jonmotshob (Mawlud Nafisa) - Birthday Celebration (1925)
Sahabiya - Companions (1926)
Somrat Poygombor - Emperor Prophet (1928)
Al-Hamra Ba Lohito Prasad - translation of the Tales of the Alhambra
Jononur (translation of English book Genie)
Sham Ba Siriya Bijoy - Conquest of the Levant or Syria
Arobi Bekoron - Arabic grammar
Moroner Pore - After death
And many more
In addition to his literary work, Taslimuddin also gained fame as a social worker. He was a member of the old representative organizations of Rangpur, the "Rangpur Mohammedan Association" (1885), the "Rangpur Nur-al-Iman Jamaat" (1891) and the "Rangapur Sahitya Parisad" (1905).
The British government awarded him the title of Khan Bahadur in 1912 for his special contribution to social service. |
Taslimuddin Ahmad | Death | Death
Ahmad died on 24 March 1927 at his home in Munshipara, Rangpur, Bengal Presidency. |
Taslimuddin Ahmad | References | References
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Recently prodded/deprodded stub article about a short-lived gallery in NYC. In a BEFORE search I was able to find some info about a few of the artists who exhibited at the gallery, but the only thing I could find on the gallery itself is the closure announcement on ArtInfo. I think this is a press release and not actual reporting on the gallery itself as there is no by-line. I found nothing on the Wikipedia Library other than the review of Jamisen Ogg's show (which is about the artist's work not the gallery), and JSTOR turned up nothing. The single ArtInfo piece on the closure is not enough to meet WP:NCORP nor WP:GNG. Bringing it here for the community to decide. Netherzone (talk) 16:16, 20 May 2025 (UTC)
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Delete: I was the one to prod it. I found a similar lack of information about the gallery as Netherzone. Moritoriko (talk) 14:29, 21 May 2025 (UTC) |
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The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's notability guideline for biographies (ANYBIO) Old-AgedKid (talk) 16:17, 20 May 2025 (UTC)
Delete. Fails WP:GNG and promotes his works with puffery (Wikipedia:NOTPROMO) --ArdynOfTheAncients (talk) 17:51, 20 May 2025 (UTC)
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Delete: Agreed. I searched for more coverage, but haven't found anything significant. Doesn't meet WP:GNG or WP:ANYBIO. Tacyarg (talk) 05:28, 21 May 2025 (UTC) |
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Carla Tejedo Mulet | Short description | Carla Tejedo Mulet (born 2002) is a Spanish professional golfer and Epson Tour player. She won the 2022 World University Golf Championship and the 2023 European Ladies' Team Championship. |
Carla Tejedo Mulet | Amateur career | Amateur career
Tejedo was on the Spanish national team and led her team to a second-place finish at the 2019 European Girls' Team Championship, after a final loss to Denmark. In the European Ladies' Team Championship, her team won bronze in 2022 and gold in 2023, after beating England 4–2 in the final.
In 2022, she won the World University Golf Championship in Italy, two strokes ahead of compatriot Carolina Lopez-Chacarra Coto. She reached the quarterfinals of the 2019 Girls Amateur Championship, tied for 3rd at the 2020 Portuguese Ladies Amateur, and tied for 8th in 2023 and 6th in 2024 at the European Ladies Amateur.
Tejedo was enrolled at Louisiana State University (LSU) from 2021 to 2024, and played with the LSU Lady Tigers golf team. She was part of 10 team wins, and after a top-10 individual finish at the 2024 NCAA Championship, she was named to the All-NCAA Championship Team. |
Carla Tejedo Mulet | Professional career | Professional career
Tejedo turned professional in 2024 and joined the 2025 Epson Tour after earning status at Q-School. In her rookie season, she was runner-up at the Copper Rock Championship, a stroke behind Gina Kim. |
Carla Tejedo Mulet | Personal life | Personal life
Her four years younger sister Rocío is also an accomplished golfer, who has played for Spain and LSU. |
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