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Sullivan, Alan

Alan Sullivan

  • Name(s)
    • Alan Sullivan
    • Alan B. Sullivan
    • Alan Bruce Sullivan
  • Date of Birth
    • June 18, 1951
  • Residence(s)
    • Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
    • Clearwater, Florida
  • Education
    • B.A. in Architecture, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
    • Tates Creek High School, Lexington, Kentucky
  • Life Events
    • Former member of the University of Kentucky Library National Advisory Board
    • Married Jan Sullivan
  • Employment
    • Founder and President of Sullivan Healthcare Collaborative
  • Occupation(s) / Field(s) of Activity
    • Healthcare architect
    • Writer

Sullivan, Mick

Mick Sullivan

  • Name(s)
    • Mick Sullivan
  • Date of Birth
    • Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
  • Residence(s)
    • Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
    • Germantown, Bracken and Mason Counties, Kentucky
  • Education
    • B.A. in Music, Bellarmine University, Louisville, Kentucky, 2003
  • Life Events
  • Employment
    • Creator and producer of The Past and The Curious podcast, 2016-present
    • Manages youth and family programs, Frazier History Museum, Louisville, Kentucky, 2011-present
    • Manager and banjo teacher, Steilberg String Instruments, Buechel, Louisville, Kentucky, 2001-2011
  • Occupation(s) / Field(s) of Activity
    • Musician
    • Museum educator
    • Writer
    • Podcaster

Summers, Hollis

  • Name(s)
    • Hollis Summers
    • Hollis Spurgeon Summers
  • Date of Birth
    • June 21, 1916
    • Eminence, Henry County, Kentucky
  • Date of Death
    • November 14, 1987
    • Athens, Ohio
  • Residence(s)
    • Eminence, Henry County, Kentucky
    • Campbellsville, Taylor County, Kentucky
    • Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
    • Madisonville, Hopkins County, Kentucky
    • Middlebury, Vermont
    • Iowa City, Iowa
    • Athens, Ohio
  • Education
    • Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1948, Iowa City, Iowa
    • M.A., Bread Loaf School of English, Middlebury College, Vermont, 1943
    • B.A., Georgetown College, Georgetown, Kentucky 1937
  • Life Events
    • Married Laura Clarke Summers, two sons; she died in 2001
  • Awards and Recognitions
  • Employment
    • Professor, Ohio University, 1959-1986
      • Named Distinguished Professor in 1964
    • Professor of English, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, 1949-1959
      • Named Distinguished Professor of the Year in 1959
    • Professor at Georgetown College
    • Taught at Holmes High School, Covington
  • Occupation(s) / Field(s) of Activity
    • Professor 
    • Writer
    • Editor
    • Teacher

Survant, Joe

  • Name(s)
    • Joe Survant
    • Joseph W. Survant
  • Date of Birth
    • October 9, 1942
    • Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky
  • Residence(s)
    • Hometown: Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky
    • Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
    • Newark, Delaware
    • Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky
  • Education
    • Ph.D., University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware
    • M.A., University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware
    • B.A., University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
  • Life Events
    • Married Jeannie Ashley
  • Awards and Recognitions
    • Named Kentucky Poet Laureate, 2003
    • Arkansas Poetry Prize for Anne and Alpheus, 1842-1882, 1995
    • State Street Press Poetry Prize for We Will All Be Changed, 1994
    • Al Smith Fellowship in Poetry from the Kentucky Arts Council, 1990
    • Frankfort Arts Foundation Chapbook Award, 1987
    • Fulbright Fellowship to Malaysia, 1984
    • National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Fellowship, 1977
  • Employment
    • Professor, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, 1970-present
      • Professor Emeritus of English, 2002-present
      • Professor of Literature, 1970-2007
    • Professor, Universiti Sains Malaysia
    • Professor, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
  • Occupation(s) / Field(s) of Activity
    • Professor
    • Teacher
    • Writer
    • Poet

Sutherland, Eric Scott

  • Name(s)
    • Eric Scott Sutherland
  • Date of Birth
  • Residence(s)
    • Shelbyville, Shelby County, Kentucky
    • Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
  • Education
  • Life Events
    • Founded the Holler Poets Series, 2008-2016
    • ISA certified arborist
    • Member of the Pine Mountain Collective
    • Member of the Urban Forest Initiative
    • Member of the Kentucky Writers and Artists for Reforestation (KWAR)
  • Awards and Recognitions
    • Nominated for a Pushcart Prize for "plague" from pendulum
    • Named Poet Laureate of Al's Bar, 2011
    • Named The Single Hound Literary Journal's Poets of the Month, July 2011
    • Finalist in the Carnegie Center's Next Great Writer's Competition, 2009
  • Employment
    • Holler Poets Series
    • Kentucky Writers and Artists for Reforestation
  • Occupation(s) / Field(s) of Activity
    • Poet
    • Activist

Swanson, Liz

Liz Swanson

  • Name(s)
    • Liz Swanson
  • Date of Birth
  • Residence(s)
    • Chicago, Illinois
    • Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
  • Education
    • Masters in Architecture, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California
    • B.A., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • Life Events
  • Employment
    • Associate Professor of Architecture, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, 2001-present
  • Occupation(s) / Field(s) of Activity
    • Artist
    • Architect
    • Professor
    • Illustrator
    • Writer

Swietek, Wes

Wes Swietek

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  • Name(s)
    • Wes Swietek
  • Date of Birth
    • Chicago, Illinois
  • Residence(s)
    • Chicago, Illinois
    • Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky
  • Education
    • Journalism, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois
    • Associate's Degree in Journalism, City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College, Chicago, Illinois
    • B.A. in Mass Communication and Media Studies, Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester and Hooksett, New Hampshire
  • Life Events
  • Employment
    • Editor, Daily News, Bowling Green, Kentucky, 2007-present
    • Communications QA Specialist, Connected Nation, Inc., 2010-2015
  • Occupation(s) / Field(s) of Activity
    • Journalist
    • Writer