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Proffitt (other)
Proffitt is a surname. Notable people with the name include: *Cy Proffitt (1911–1996), American basketball player *Ethel Maude Proffitt Stephenson (née Ethel Maude Proffitt) (1895—1982), American lawyer *Frank Proffitt (1913–1965), Appalachian old-time banjoist and performer *Kathryn Linda Haycock Proffitt (born 1951), American diplomat *Michael Proffitt, Scottish chief editor for the Oxford English Dictionary *Morgan Proffitt (born 1994), American soccer player *Paine Proffitt (born 1972), American-born artist living in England *Shane Profitt, American musician *Stanley Proffitt (1910–1999), English cricketer *Steve Proffitt, American radio journalist *Tommy Proffitt (1927–2023), British boxer Other uses *Proffitt's, an American department store chain based in Alcoa, Tennessee, from 1919 to 2006 *Thacher Proffitt & Wood, an American law firm headquartered in New York City from 1848 to 2008 See also * *Proffit (other) *Profit (other) {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cy Proffitt
Searle Truman "Cy" Proffitt (October 26, 1911 – February 13, 1996) was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Indianapolis Kautskys in the National Basketball League (United States), National Basketball League and averaged 4.3 points per game. References 1911 births 1996 deaths American men's basketball players Basketball players from Indiana Butler Bulldogs men's basketball players Forwards (basketball) Indianapolis Kautskys players People from Lebanon, Indiana Sportspeople from Boone County, Indiana Basketball player-coaches 20th-century American sportsmen {{1910s-US-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ethel Maude Proffitt Stephenson
Ethel Maude Proffitt Stephenson (née Ethel Maude Proffitt) 1895–1982 was an American lawyer who practiced in Okemah and Tulsa specialising in the field of Native American civil rights. She was a senior member of the Oklahoma Bar Association, as well as a member of the Tulsa County Bar Association and the American Bar Association. Life Ethel Stephenson was born on 6 March 1895 in Rice, Kansas. Before beginning her legal career Ethel Stephenson was a teacher in Okemah where coincidentally her future husband, Logan Stephenson, had been principal before himself practicing law. After moving to Tulsa, Ethel Stephenson became a secretary for attorney Logan Stephenson and later studied law under him. Logan Stephenson was President of the State Bar of Oklahoma in 1939 (renamed the Oklahoma Bar Association in 1940)and had a large oil and gas law practice in the Tulsa Atlas Life Building. Ethel married Logan Stephenson after the death of his first wife. She died in Tulsa on Jul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Proffitt
Frank Noah Proffitt (June 1, 1913 – November 24, 1965) was an Appalachian old time banjoist who preserved the song " Tom Dooley" in the form we know it today and was a key figure in inspiring musicians of the 1960s and 1970s to play the traditional five-string banjo. He was born in Laurel Bloomery, Tennessee, United States, and was raised in the Reese area of Watauga County, North Carolina, where he worked in a variety of jobs and lived on a farm with his wife and six children. He grew tobacco, worked as a carpenter, and in a spark plug factory.Folk Legacy, Frank Proffitt bio Folk Legacy, Retrieved May 5, 2008 He was known for his skills as a carpenter and |
Kathryn Linda Haycock Proffitt
Kathryn Linda Haycock Proffitt (born 1951) was an American non-career appointee who served as the ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to Malta from 1998 until 2001. Early life and education Proffitt attended Portland State University and graduated in 1972 from the University of Oregon Dental School. In 1973, she completed postgraduate training in restorative dentistry at the University of Washington School of Dentistry. Career Proffitt began her career as a registered dental hygienist A dental hygienist or oral hygienist is a licensed dental professional, registered with a dental association or regulatory body within their country of practice. Prior to completing clinical and written board examinations, registered dental hygie ... in Toppenish, Washington, and was the acting director of Dental Hygiene at Yakima Valley College. Call-America, a telecommunications company, was founded by Proffitt in 1982. She was president and executive officer at the company. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Proffitt
Michael Proffitt is the eighth chief editor for the Oxford English Dictionary. Brought up in Edinburgh, Proffitt attended the University of Oxford The University of Oxford is a collegiate university, collegiate research university in Oxford, England. There is evidence of teaching as early as 1096, making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the List of oldest un ..., where he studied English language and literature. After graduation, Proffitt took a job with the O.E.D. in 1989. While at the O.E.D, he managed the new words program for a decade, and between 2003 and 2005 worked on the "Pasadena project" as part of a team that developed a new editing system for the project. Prior to his appointment as chief editor, he worked as project director, managing a large editorial team and prioritizing work. References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Scottish lexicographers Chief editors of the Oxford English Dictionary Alumni of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morgan Proffitt
Morgan Elizabeth Proffitt (born August 22, 1994) is a former American soccer player who lastly played for Reign FC in the NWSL. She previously played for SK Slavia Praha in the Czech First Division and the Washington Spirit and Chicago Red Stars in the NWSL. She now works for Lexington Sporting Club, a new USL One team. She handles the social media and marketing and coaches. Early years Proffitt had a standout career at high school. Playing for Columbus North High School she reached several accomplishments and earned several honors. Her team won three consecutive sectional and regional titles and three consecutive semi-state appearances, reaching the state finals in 2010. Proffitt was nominated three times first team all-state and all-district and conference player. She was also nominated Gatorade Player of the Year in 2011 and 2012. While at Columbus North HS, she scored 31 goals and notched 26 assists. College career Proffitt played 85 (starting 83) matches and scored 10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paine Proffitt
Paine Proffitt (born 1972 in Phoenix, Arizona) is an American-born artist living in England, best known for his sporting works and for his depiction of the "working man's life".Kerryanne Clancy, ''The Sentinel'', 26/09/2009, "Pleasure and Paine both reflected in sporting ar, 28/04/2011 Proffitt moved to Philadelphia when he was fourteenMike Kelly, ''Sunday Sun'', 27/01/2013, "Artist Paine Proffitt captures the magic of footbal, 27/01/2013 after spending his early years in Saigon, Beirut and Kenya as a result of the work of his father - novelist and war correspondent Nicholas Proffitt.Dennis Hevesi, ''New York Times'', 17/11/2006, "Nicholas Proffitt, 63, Novelist and War Corresponden, 27/07/2012 Proffitt studied illustration at the University of Brighton in 1994 before moving to England permanently in 2001.Zita Collinson, "The Sentinel", 04/03/2013, "Why my art's in the Valiant, 12/03/2013 Proffitt cites some of his influences as being Chagall and Picasso and while not ascribing hims ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shane Profitt
Shane Profitt (born January 17, 2000) is an American country music singer. He made his debut in 2022 with the single "How It Oughta Be". Biography Shane Profitt was born in Columbia, Tennessee. Profitt began playing guitar in 2018 when his grandfather gave him one for Christmas. After this, he began learning to perform cover songs at local venues in addition to writing his own material. After encountering a woman at a guitar store, he took her on a date to a sushi restaurant where he met country music singer Chris Janson and his wife, Kelly, who is also his manager. The Jansons signed Profitt to a songwriting contract, which led to Janson recording two of his songs on his 2021 album ''All In''. He also selected Profitt as an opening act on his Halfway to Crazy tour. This led to Profitt signing with Big Machine Records along with Janson's imprint label, Harpeth 60 Records, in 2022. The label released his debut extended play ''Maury County Line'' that August, along with lead singl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanley Proffitt
Stanley Proffitt (8 October 1910 – 3 January 1999) was an English cricketer. Proffitt was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born at Oldham, Lancashire. Despite being born in Lancashire, it was for Essex that he made his first-class debut for against Sussex in the 1937 County Championship. He made six further first-class appearances in that season, the last of which came against Gloucestershire. In his seven first-class matches, he scored 170 runs at a batting average of 12.14, with a high score of 39. Outside of cricket, he represented England at table tennis Table tennis (also known as ping-pong) is a racket sport derived from tennis but distinguished by its playing surface being atop a stationary table, rather than the Tennis court, court on which players stand. Either individually or in teams of .... He died at Middleton, Lancashire, on 3 January 1999. See also * List of England players at the World Team Table Tennis Champi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Proffitt
Steve Proffitt is an American radio journalist who is the former Senior Producer for the NPR newsmagazine, Day to Day. Proffitt began his public broadcasting career at KERA in Dallas. He joined NPR in 1980 and served as an editor and producer. It was there that he began producing short, highly produced features on banal topics: a 1982 pieceDUSTbeing an example his early work. In 1983, Proffitt moved to Los Angeles, where he contributed stories to NPR programs, produced books-on-tape and wrote movie trailers. In 1987 he joined CBS News as an associate producer, and shortly thereafter began a 10-year run as a contributing editor to the ''Los Angeles Times The ''Los Angeles Times'' is an American Newspaper#Daily, daily newspaper that began publishing in Los Angeles, California, in 1881. Based in the Greater Los Angeles city of El Segundo, California, El Segundo since 2018, it is the List of new ... Sunday Opinion section. In the mid-1990s, Proffitt joined a Los Angeles advert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Proffitt
Thomas Proffitt (13 July 1927 – 23 March 2023) was an English boxer who competed for Great Britain in the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as London 1948, were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus cau .... Boxing career Proffitt competed in the bantamweight division at the 1948 Olympic Games, losing in the round of 32. 1948 Olympic results * Round of 32: lost to Edel Ojeda (Mexico) by decision Proffitt won the 1948 Amateur Boxing Association British bantamweight title, when boxing out of the LNER ABC. References 1927 births 2023 deaths English male boxers Olympic boxers for Great Britain Boxers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Bantamweight boxers {{UK-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Proffitt's
Proffitt's was a department store chain based in Alcoa, Tennessee. The chain was founded in 1919 by David W. Proffitt and James Ellis. In 2006, the Proffitt's and McRae's stores were converted into Belk after Belk had acquired the two chains in July 2005 from Saks, Inc. At the time of their demise they operated 47 Proffitts & McRae's stores. History Beginnings Jeweler David W. Proffitt and James Ellis founded the Ellis-Proffitt Co. on Main Street in downtown Maryville, Tennessee, in 1919. The first store had seven departments: ladies ready-to-wear, ladies accessories, millinery, men's shoes, dry goods, and bargain basement. Ellis sold his share of the company to Proffitt in 1921 due to illness. The company expanded by opening its second store in Athens, Tennessee, in 1936. In the 1960s, the Maryville, Tennessee, Maryville store moved from downtown to Midland Plaza in Alcoa, Tennessee, Alcoa. In 1982 the store relocated again to Foothills Mall (Tennessee), Foothills Mall in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |