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2 unusual facts about Michael D. Willis


Michael D. Willis

More recently, Willis has turned his attention to the Gupta dynasty, publishing a monograph on Hindu ritual and the development of temples as land-holding institutions, The Archaeology of Hindu Ritual (2009).

Udayagiri Caves

Archaeologist Michael D. Willis argued that Candragupta II did so in order to reflect a new concept of Hindu kingship, in which the monarch was seen as both the paramount sovereign (cakravartin) and the supreme devotee of the god Vișņu (paramabhāgavata).


105th and Euclid

During the turbulent, riot-torn '60s, in one of the most racially polarized cities in the country, this same parcel witnessed the creation and rise of an urban paradise; imagined, engineered, owned and operated by a young African-American entrepreneur, Winston E. Willis.

Although scores of other African-American property owners were driven out of the 105th and Euclid area and defeated under dubious land-grab tactics, one man, Winston E. Willis, has continued his decades-long struggle to defend his property rights.

Shortly thereafter, seizing the moment and purchasing commercial properties one after another, Winston E. Willis set about cleaning up the financially devastated corner block.

1985 Governor General's Awards

Michael D. Behiels, Prelude to Quebec's Quiet Revolution: Liberalism versus Neo-nationalism

A Million Random Digits with 100,000 Normal Deviates

The book was reissued in 2001 (ISBN 0-8330-3047-7) with a new foreword by RAND Executive Vice President Michael D. Rich.

Albert S. Willis

Willis was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fifth and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1877-March 3, 1887).

He served as chairman of the Committee on Rivers and Harbors during the Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth Congresses.

An elaborate state funeral was held for him in the ʻIolani Palace (temporarily renamed the Executive Building).

Battle of the Pelennor Fields

Michael D. C. Drout's "Tolkien's Prose Style and its Literary and Rhetorical Effects", featured in the academic journal Tolkien Studies, published by West Virginia University Press, analyses Tolkien's writing style and deduces influence from and parallels with King Lear.

Benjamin A. Willis

He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1878 to the Forty-sixth Congress.

Blossoms in the Dust

It won an Academy Award for Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Color (Cedric Gibbons, Urie McCleary and Edwin B. Willis), and was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Greer Garson), Best Cinematography, Color and Best Picture.

Center for National Policy

Other CNP Board members have included former U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Thomas Foley, former Republican Members of Congress Jack Buechner and Rod Chandler, and former Democratic Members of Congress John Brademas and Michael Barnes.

Conny Czymoch

She has also hosted conferences and events with the like of the former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, the former NASA chief Michael Griffin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

FAI President's Cup

The competition was founded in 2014, with the trophy to be awarded to the winning side by President of Ireland and League of Ireland fan, Michael D. Higgins.

Frank B. Willis

Willis's official papers were donated to and are open for research at the Ohio Historical Society.

During his Senate tenure, Willis served as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Territories and Insular Possessions, which had jurisdiction over territories including Alaska, Hawaii, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico, from 1923 to 1928.

Frank E. Willis

Citing "voter confusion", Willis then appealed that decision to the South Carolina Democratic Party, who ruled in favor of Wukela, and denied the mayor's request for another primary election.

The mayor then appealed the circuit court's decision to the South Carolina Supreme Court, but the case was similarly dismissed.

J. Lyter Donaldson

Although no Republican had won that office since the height of national Republican strength in 1927, before the Great Depression, Donaldson lost the general election to Republican Simeon S. Willis, 279,144 to 270,525, with 3,239 votes going to the Prohibition Party candidate.

James R. Domengeaux

Domengeaux did not seek reelection to Congress in 1948; instead he ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate in a race ultimately won by Russell B. Long, son of the legendary Huey Pierce Long, Jr. He was succeeded in the House by the freshman State Senator Edwin Edward Willis of St. Martinville, the seat of St. Martin Parish.

Joe Mahr

In 2004, Mahr was awarded the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting along with Mitch Weiss and Michael D. Sallah, for a series on the atrocites committed by Tiger Force, a U.S. Army platoon during the Vietnam War.

Justice Ryan

Michael D. Ryan, an Associate Justice on the Arizona Supreme Court

Magnum Psyche

During the time that Michael Brown, of Hurricane Katrina fame served as the judge's and stewards commissioner of the International Arabian Horse Association (now the Arabian Horse Association, Boggs was accused of participating in unnecessary cosmetic surgery on a number of horses, including surgery on the throatlatch on Magnum Psyche, which Boggs claimed was not cosmetic, but necessary to address a cribbing problem.

Michael D. Barbero

He served in the 1st Cavalry Division, 2d Infantry Division, two tours in the 101st Airborne Division, the 7th Infantry Division, the 10th Mountain Division and the 4th Infantry Division.

Other staff assignments included service as the executive assistant to the commander of Joint Forces Command/Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic, the Deputy Director for Regional Operations on the Joint Staff and the Chief of Staff, III Corps and Fort Hood, Texas.

Michael D. Behiels

Thanks to this book's success, he is still considered to be a major authority on the thought of former Le Devoir editor André Laurendeau.

Michael D. C. Drout

With Douglas A. Anderson and Verlyn Flieger, he is co-editor of Tolkien Studies: An Annual Scholarly Review, (Volumes 1–7, 2004–2010).

Michael D. Dingman

He is President of Shipston Group Ltd., a diversified international holding company based in Nassau, Bahamas.

Michael D. Duvall

In January 2005, he was appointed to the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) and served on the Foothill/Eastern Corridor Joint Powers Authority, on the Orange County Sanitation District, as a Director of the Ground Water Replenishment System, and as a Member of the Santa Ana River Flood Protection Agency.

During his time in the Assembly, he served as the vice chairman of the Assembly Transportation Committee, which monitored the operations of the California Department of Transportation, Department of Motor Vehicles, and California Highway Patrol.

Michael D. Jones

After training for the ministry in Carmarthen and London, he emigrated to America and was ordained at Cincinnati.

Michael D. Leinbach

In 2003, following Space Shuttle Columbia's breakup upon re-entry, Leinbach was the leader of the initial debris recovery team in Texas, and Louisiana.

Michael D. Lockshin

Locksin's twin brother, Richard A. Lockshin, is an American cellular biologist known for his work on apoptosis.

Michael D. Mehta

Mehta is a former Director of Canadian Blood Services, SaskPower, SaskPower International, and NorthPoint Energy Solutions.

He has received numerous awards such as Chief Scientist Distinguished Lecturer for Outstanding Contributions in the Field of Science, Technology, Advancement of Science, Health Canada (2007), The Saskatchewan Centennial Medal (2006), and Agriculture Genomics Award, Genome Canada (2003).

Michael D. Reynolds

He worked with Meade Instruments in 2005 to develop and create Meade’s MeteoriteKit, a special set of meteorites, tektites, and impactites.

Michael D. Ryan

Justice Ryan was appointed to the state's highest court on May 21, 2002 by Governor Jane Dee Hull.

Michael D. Steele

He was a company commander in the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment during the Somalia mission Operation Gothic Serpent, which resulted in the now famous book and movie Black Hawk Down, where he was portrayed by actor Jason Isaacs.

Michael D. Towler

Michael D. Towler (also referred to as Mike Towler, complete name Michael David Towler) is a British theoretical physicist associated with the Cavendish Laboratory of the University of Cambridge and currently research associate at University College, London and College Lecturer at Emmanuel College, Cambridge.

Michael D'Anna

He then made the move into documentary filmmaking in 1998 with the television series Religions of the World, hosted by Academy Award winner Ben Kingsley.

Michael Rhodes

Michael D. Rhodes (born 1946), associate professor of ancient scripture at Brigham Young University

Michael Swaine

Michael D. Swaine, American author and expert in China security studies and senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Mobile Regional Airport

It was at the Mobile Regional Airport that President George W. Bush, in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina on September 2, 2005, praised Michael D. Brown, director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

Purdue University School of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Previous speakers include Michael D. Griffin, former NASA administrator and John Gedmark, co-founder of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation and Purdue alumnus.

Reduction in rank

Colonel Michael D. Murphy - Demoted to First Lieutenant after being charge with absence without leave; failure to obey order/dereliction of duty; false official statement; larceny; and conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman in violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) Articles 86, 92, 107, 121, and 133, respectively.

Steven J. Willis

He was candidate for Governor of South Dakota in the 2006 election on the Constitution Party ticket, receiving 4,006 votes for 1.2% of the total.

The Jazz Temple

Opened in 1960, the Jazz Temple was the creation of 19-year-old Winston E. Willis, an African-American entrepreneur who was also a jazz enthusiast.

Theatre World

Theatre World is the recipient of a 2001 Tony Honor for Excellence in Theatre, presented by the American Theatre Wing, and on behalf of the publication, longtime editor-in-chief John Willis (1916-2010) accepted honors including the first Special Lucille Lortel Award, a Special Drama Desk Award, and the Broadway Theatre Institute (now The Theatre Museum) Lifetime Achievement Award.

Thomas J. Fiscus

The revelations about Fiscus surfaced around the time of other scandals involving Air Force officers Colonel Michael D. Murphy and Brigadier General Richard S. Hassan.


see also

J. A. B. van Buitenen

van Buitenen contributed to the training of several able scholars in the USA, among them James L. Fitzgerald (Brown University), Walter O. Kaelber, Michael D. Willis, Bruce M. Sullivan (Northern Arizona University) and Bruce Lincoln (University of Chicago).