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Soyuz TM-20
Mission insignia
Mission statistics
Mission name
Soyuz TM-20
Spacecraft mass
7170 kg
Crew size
3
Call sign
??????? (Vityaz’ - Knight)
Launch date
October 3, 1994
22:42:30 UTC
Gagarin’s Start
Landing
March 22, 1995
04:04:05 UTC
54 km NE of Arkalyk 50°31?N67°21?E? / ?50.52°N 67.35°E? / 50.52; 67.35
Mission duration
169 days 05 hours 21 minutes 35 seconds
Number of orbits
~2,760
Apogee
249.6 km
Perigee
200 km
Orbital period
88.7 minutes
Orbital inclination
51.65°
Related missions
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Soyuz TM-19
Soyuz TM-21
Mir as seen from Space Shuttle Discovery during STS-63, with Soyuz TM-20 seen at the top
Carried 10 kg of equipment for use by Merbold in ESA’s month-long Euromir 94 experiment program. During automatic approach to Mir’s front port, the spacecraft yawed unexpectedly. Viktorenko completed a manual docking without additional incident.
Super strength, enhanced healing Limit of Healing unknown i.e. was hit by a laser-satellite & survived, limited psychic powers (mind reading) & uses his opponents aggression to lock-on to them, Experiences Pain as a Stimulant), Retractable Claws Though loses this ability close to the end of vol.1 where his claws are constantly extended
Pitt is a fictional character who appears in a comics series by American publisher Full Bleed Studios. Created by Dale Keown, he first appeared in Pitt #1 (1993). Pitt is a human/alien hybrid, created by an alien race known as the Creed, genetically engineered to serve as a killing machine. He appears more alien than human, with red, pupil-less eyes, gray skin, absence of a nose, sharp oversize teeth and large talons.
Contents
1Publication history
2Fictional character biography
3Powers
4Known Relatives
5References
6External links
Publication history
In 1993, Dale Keown began publishing his character Pitt at Image Comics. In 1995, publication of Pitt was moved over to Full Bleed Studios (Dale Keown’s own company).
Fictional character biography
In 1981, Allen and Annie Bracken, while on their way from the hospital, were taken by a Creed spaceship where their emperor Zoyvod took a fertilized egg from Annie and then returned them to Earth. While the Brackens were on Earth with what would become Pitt’s brother Timmy, Zoyvod combined his genetic structure with the fertilized egg that would become Pitt.
In the Creed Imperial stronghold the egg grew in a gestation tank, until the creature unexpectedly awoke and escaped. He was ultimately caught and Wroth, another Creed hybrid (and half-brother to Pitt), assaulted him. Believing him dead, a Creed alien named Quagg was supposed to get rid of the body, but was attacked by Pitt while flying to the corpse dumping grounds. In the fight, Pitt was blasted out through the door of the shuttle.
On the ground Pitt clawed his way out of the dumping ground and lived in the wilds until Zoyvod sent a team out to retrieve him. Quagg and his team did manage to retrieve him, but only Quagg survived the mission. Pitt was then trained by Quagg and given his name. For years he worked as Zoyvod’s assassin until an attack on the planet Chakra where someone named the Seer melded the consciousness of the child Jereb - an alien with ‘immense spiritual power” - with Pitt. The merger apparently changed Pitt, turning him into a fugitive. Eventually he ended up on Earth.
When Pitt arrived on Earth, he materialized in a New York subway near Timmy and saved him and his grandfather from muggers. Immediately after, he disappeared into the city, drifting around while trying to adapt to the new world. On Earth he was followed by the Creed. Timmy, having a genetic structure similar to Pitt, was attacked instead of Pitt, bringing Timmy and Pitt together again. This was also the first time Rai-Kee met Pitt, who had been masquerading as “Bobbie Harras” a New York City Police Officer. During the fight, Jereb left Pitt and entered Timmy, enabling him to defeat Zoyvod.
After the fight Timmy was kidnapped by the Creed. To effect his rescue, Pitt teamed up with Axiom - a New York-based superhero group. Pitt’s half brother Wroth was working with Professor Holdsworth, the leader of Axiom. Holdsworth wanted the power in Timmy, and Wroth wanted Pitt. Their plan was foiled, however. Holdsworth’s fate was not revealed but Wroth escaped . He returned later and was defeated by Zoyvod who had taken over Pitt’s body for a short while.
Due to the war between the Creed and the Cenobite, Pitt would have been attacked by the Cenobite, had they found him on Earth. The Cenobite Eurial therefore hid him in an alternate dimension known as Shimmerspace until they were gone. There, Pitt met Jereb again. While in Shimmerspace, Jereb could see all time at once: past, present, and future. He told Pitt some of the things that would happen to him. Pitt was only in Shimmerspace very shortly but when he came out, five years had passed on Earth.
While Pitt had been in Shimmerspace, an organization bent on world domination known as the ThinkTank had created Pitt clones - one of which was send to steal some alien artifacts from a military installation. For this, the U.S. Army sent both troops and their best officer Captain Curtis to kill Pitt. They only succeeded in killing Captain Curtis and the US soldiers, and Pitt went to the White House where he killed Clinton’s double on the lawn. Pitt somehow found out about the ThinkTank being behind it all and went to the Crossbow Technologies building where he killed their leaders, the Guileys.
Pitt was last seen when he defeated the demon Urgral Thul.
Pitt battled the Hulk to which ended in a stalemate.
Pitt recently appeared in Invincible issue 60 killing an alternate universe Mark Grayson.
Powers
Pitt has vast super strength equal, if not greater than the Professor incarnation of the Hulk. Pitt uses pain as a stimulant; the more he is hurt, the greater his strength becomes. Pitt can leap 5 miles in one bound. He also has razor sharp claws that tear through most, possibly all substances. Pitt has some durability, being able to survive attacks that would kill or disable superhuman beings with relative ease. Pitt can heal near fatal wounds very quickly. Pitt has limited psychic powers (mind reading), and uses his opponents aggression to lock-on to his enemies.
Known Relatives
Zoyvod (alien father)
Allen Bracken (Earth father, deceased)
Annie Bracken (mother, deceased)
Tom Bracken (Grandfather of Timmy)
Timmy Bracken (half-brother)
Wroth (half-brother)
Z’rith (half-brother, deceased)
References
#1 Spawn (vol. 1) (pin-up) first appearance
#4 Youngblood (vol. 1) re-printed as Pitt #1/2
#1 Pitt “Fight & Flight” (vol. 1)
#2 Pitt “Dead or Alive” (vol. 1)
#3 Pitt “The Killing Gate” (vol. 1)
#4 Pitt “Daddy Dearest” (vol. 1)
#5 Pitt (vol. 1)
#6 Pitt (vol. 1)
#7 Pitt (vol. 1)
#8 Pitt (vol. 1)
#9 Pitt (vol. 1)
#10 Pitt (vol. 1)
#11 Pitt (vol. 1)
#12 Pitt (vol. 1)
#13 Pitt (vol. 1)
#14 Pitt (vol. 1) “Alternative Covers”
#15 Pitt (vol. 1)
#16 Pitt “Ugly Americans Part I” (vol. 1)
#17 Pitt “Ugly Americans Part II” (vol. 1)
#18 Pitt “Ugly Americans Part III” (vol. 1)
#19 Pitt (vol. 1)
#20 Pitt (vol. 1)
#1 Pitt Crew “Monster”
#2 Pitt Crew “Unusual Suspects”
#3 Pitt Crew “Tyrants”
#4 Pitt Crew “The Slayer”
#5 Pitt Crew “A Tale Told by Firelight”
Pitt Trade Paperback #1 (issues 1-4)
Pitt Trade Paperback #2 (issues 5-9)
Pitt vs Hulk (one-shot, cross-over)
The Maxx vs Pitt (The Maxx #7)
The Maxx and Pitt (The Maxx #8)
Cyberforce #3
Badrock and Company #1
Supreme MADNESS! Pitt Fight #17
Supreme MADNESS! #18
Gen¹³ (mini-series) #3-4
Pitts #1 (Parody of Pitt) printed by Parody Press in April 1993
Dale Keown’s Sketch Book 2001
Pitt in the Blood (one-shot)
Darkness Pitt - First Look
Magazines
Hero #9 from March 1994
Wizard Magazine #16 from December 1992
Wizard Magazine #52 from December 1995
External links
Full Bleed - Official Site
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Dilbert Book
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Book No.:
25
Dates:
March 1, 2004 -
December 5, 2004
Published:
May 1, 2005
Author:
Scott Adams
The Fluorescent Light Glistens Off Your Head Is the 25th Dilbert book. It features 280 strips across 128 pages and an introduction by Scott Adams. Its genre is humor. It sells at the retail pice of £6.99 in the UK
Plot
It features around the stories of;
Dilbert, The main character and engineer.
Dogbert, Dilbert’s pet.
Asok, An intern.
Wally, Dilbert’s co-worker.
Alice, Dilbert’s co-worker.
The Pointy Haired Boss, The boss.
Catbert, The Evil Director of Human Resources.
and many more.
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Dilbert books
Comic strips
Always Postpone Meetings with Time-Wasting Morons·Shave the Whales·Bring Me the Head of Willy the Mailboy!·It’s Obvious You Won’t Survive By Your Wits Alone·Still Pumped from Using the Mouse·Fugitive From the Cubicle Police·Casual Day Has Gone Too Far·I’m Not Anti-Business, I’m Anti-Idiot·Journey to Cubeville·Don’t Step In The Leadership·Random Acts of Management·Excuse Me While I Wag·When Did Ignorance Become A Point Of View?·Another Day In Cubicle Paradise·When Body Language Goes Bad·Words You Don’t Want to Hear During Your Annual Performance Review·Don’t Stand Where the Comet is Assumed to Strike Oil·The Fluorescent Light Glistens Off Your Head·Thriving on Vague Objectives·Try Rebooting Yourself·Positive Attitude·This is the Part Where You Pretend to Add Value
Compilations
Dilbert Gives You the Business·It’s Not Funny If I Have To Explain It·Dilbert 2.0: 20 Years of Dilbert
Original strips
Build a Better Life By Stealing Office Supplies·Dogbert’s Clues for the Clueless
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The Dilbert Principle·Dogbert’s Top Secret Management Handbook·The Dilbert Future·The Joy of Work·Dilbert and the Way of the Weasel
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Long-billed Honeyeater
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Meliphagidae
Genus:
Melilestes
Species:
M. megarhynchus
Binomial name
Melilestes megarhynchus
(Gray, 1858)
The Long-billed Honeyeater (Melilestes megarhynchus) is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Melilestes. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
References
BirdLife International 2004. Melilestes megarhynchus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.
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Jim Marshall
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Georgia’s 8th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2007
Preceded by
Lynn Westmoreland
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Georgia’s 3rd district
In office
January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007
Preceded by
Mac Collins
Succeeded by
Lynn Westmoreland
Born
March 31, 1948 (1948-03-31)(age 61)
Ithaca, New York
Political party
Democratic
Spouse(s)
Camille Hope
Children
Mary Marshall
Robert Marshall
Residence
Macon, Georgia
Alma mater
Princeton University, Boston University
Occupation
attorney
Religion
Roman Catholic
Military service
Service/branch
United States Army
Years of service
1968-1970
Unit
Rangers
Battles/wars
Vietnam War
Awards
Bronze Star (2)
Purple Heart
James Creel “Jim” Marshall (born March 31, 1948) is an American politician who has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 2003, currently representing Georgia’s 8th congressional district (map). The district, which included most of the former 3rd District from 2003 to 2007, is based in Macon and includes much of rural Middle Georgia.
Contents
1Background
2Career in the U.S. House of Representatives
2.12000, 2002, and 2004 campaigns
2.22006 campaign
2.32008 campaign
2.4Positions
2.5Committee Assignments
2.5.1Caucus and other memberships
2.6Future
3See also
4References
5External links
Background
The son and grandson of army generals, Marshall was born in Ithaca, New York, but moved frequently during his childhood and graduated from high school in Mobile, Alabama. He entered Princeton University in 1966, but left college in 1968 to enlist in the United States Army. He served in Vietnam as an Airborne Ranger reconnaissance platoon sergeant and earned two Bronze Stars and a Purple Heart. (Marshall was recently inducted into the Army Ranger Hall of Fame.) He returned to Princeton in 1970 and graduated in 1972. Marshall worked various jobs for two years before entering law school at Boston University, where he earned his J.D. in 1977. He practiced law, taught at Mercer University’s Walter F. George School of Law in Macon, and from 1995 to 1999 served as mayor of Macon before running for Congress.
Marshall lives in Macon with his wife Camille Hope, the daughter of National Hurricane Center meteorologist John Hope (and the namesake for Hurricane Camille). The couple has two children, Mary and Robert. His great-great-great-grandfather is former U.S. Congressman and famed inventor Hezekiah Bradley Smith.
Career in the U.S. House of Representatives
2000, 2002, and 2004 campaigns
Marshall first ran for Congress in 2000 as the Democratic candidate for the 8th District. Despite being the former mayor of Macon—by far the biggest city in the district—he lost by 18 points to incumbent Saxby Chambliss.
After the 2000 Census, the state legislature carved away much of the heavily Republican southern portion of the old 8th (including Chambliss’ home in Moultrie). They replaced it with some more rural, Democratic-leaning territory around Macon and renumbered it the 3rd District. Despite this, Marshall barely defeated Republican Bibb County Commissioner Calder Clay in 2002, due in part to the Republican wave that swept through Georgia. Additionally, there was considerable anger over Warner Robins, which had been one of the anchors of the old 8th for many years, being drawn out of the new 3rd. The redrawn 3rd included all of Houston County, except for a long gash where Warner Robins and the surrounding area had been cut out and placed in the heavily Republican 1st District. Marshall was hampered by the presence of Sonny Perdue atop the ticket during his successful run for governor; Perdue lives in Houston County. Marshall thus became the first white Democrat to represent Georgia in the House since Nathan Deal switched parties in 1995. Marshall handily defeated Clay in their 2004 rematch, winning 63% of the vote.
2006 campaign
Early in 2005, the Georgia state legislature—now controlled by Republicans—approved a new map of congressional districts. The Macon-based district was significantly redrawn and renumbered once again as the 8th. Thos mid-decade gerrymandering resulted in a district that retained just under 60 percent of Marshall’s former territory, and was considerably more Republican than its predecessor. The new district closely resembles the area Chambliss represented for eight years. Had the district existed in 2004, George W. Bush would have carried it with 61 percent of the vote.
Marshall’s Republican opponent was former Congressman Mac Collins. The 8th District includes Collins’ birthplace in Butts County (Collins represented a district in the Atlanta suburbs during his first stint in Congress) but also includes all of Macon.
Marshall won a close election 51%-49%, although Collins benefited from two visits by President George W. Bush, massive amounts of national party and PAC funding and Perdue’s presence atop the ticket. It was the second-closest any Democratic incumbent came to losing his seat to a Republican in the 2006 Democratic landslide; the closest being fellow Georgia Democrat John Barrow. As a result, the 8th became one of the most Republican districts in the nation to be represented by a Democrat.
2008 campaign
In 2008, Marshall faced Rick Goddard, a retired Air Force major general and the former commander of Warner Robins Air Logistics Center. The race was initially viewed as one of the few where a Republican had a realistic chance of unseating a Democrat.
However, Marshall won handily with 57% of the vote, even as John McCain easily carried the district.
Positions
Rep. Marshall at a 14 November 2009 townhall meeting in Covington, Georgia.
Marshall is a social conservative. He opposes abortion, gay marriage and gun control, and supports a constitutional amendment to ban flag-burning. He has cited the concerns of people who have ethical objections to embryonic stem-cell research as influencing his votes on federal funds for such research: he supports allowing cell extraction only if embryos are not destroyed. He is a member of the Blue Dog Coalition, a group of moderate congressional Democrats.
However, on economic and environmental issues, Marshall tends to vote more with his party. He opposed repealing the estate tax and opposed reducing environmental regulations on the construction of new oil refineries (”Gasoline for America’s Security Act”). He voted against bankruptcy reform, for American withdrawal from the World Trade Organization, and against tort reform.
In December 2005, Marshall was the sole Democrat to vote against HR 2863. This defense appropriations bill, which passed 308-122 with 107 Republicans in support, included language supporting increased protections for detainees held in U.S. custody. In February 2007, along with Gene Taylor from Mississippi, he was one of two Democrats to vote against H CON RES 63, which expressed opposition to a troop surge in the Iraq War.
Jim Marshall is one of only two Democrats— along with Bobby Bright— who voted against the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act, which expanded publicly-funded health care for uninsured children. However, he did vote to extend S-CHIP funding through March 31, 2009, which provided additional allotments to eliminate funding shortfalls. See S-CHIP.
Along with 38 other Democrats, Marshall voted against the Affordable Health Care for America Act.
Committee Assignments
Committee on Agriculture
Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management
Subcommittee on Specialty Crops, Rural Development and Foreign Agriculture
Committee on Armed Services
Subcommittee on Readiness
Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces
Subcommittee on Terrorism and Unconventional Threats
Caucus and other memberships
Co-chair of the Air Force Caucus
Board of Visitors of the United States Military Academy
Steering committee of the Rural Health Care Coalition
Future
Marshall is a possible candidate for Governor of Georgia in 2010, or for the United States Senate against Republican Johnny Isakson in 2010. Given Georgia’s increasingly conservative voting history, Marshall is one of the few Democrats who would be considered competitive in a statewide race. However, national Democrats have encouraged him not to run for the Senate, given his reconfigured district’s more Republican tilt.
See also
United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, 2008#District 8
Georgia’s current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators
Saxby Chambliss (R), Johnny Isakson (R)
Representative(s)
Jack Kingston (R), Sanford Bishop (D), Lynn Westmoreland (R), Hank Johnson (D), John Lewis (D), Tom Price (R), John Linder (R), Jim Marshall (D), Nathan Deal (R), Paul Broun (R), Phil Gingrey (R), John Barrow (D), David Scott (D)
State delegations
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American Samoa • District of Columbia • Guam • Northern Mariana Islands • Puerto Rico • U.S. Virgin Islands
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A solar dial is type of time switch used primarily for controlling lighting. They were/are primarily manufactured by the companies Venner, Horstmann and Sangamo.
Contents
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2Obsolescence
3References
4See also
Benefits
The benefit of a solar dial over a conventional ‘on-off’ time switch is the ability to ‘track’ the sunrise and sunset times for a particular latitude (which is specified when the unit is purchased). The solar dial ‘adjusts’ itself by a fractional amount each day, thereby ensuring that street lighting is switched on and off when required throughout the year. Many dials also have an additional ‘part night’ facility allowing for a switch-off in the middle of the night, and then back on in the morning if needed. This ‘part night’ option was widely adopted in the United Kingdom for street lighting in the 1970s and 1980s in order to conserve energy. Some solar dial switches have a clockwork or battery ‘reserve’ to maintain time accuracy in cases of power outage. If this is lacking, the switch would have to be reset every time the power fails, a labour-intensive task.
Frequently, one time switch with a heavier switch rating is used to control a whole series of lighting columns, perhaps one side of a street, and another to control the opposite side. Many columns are however fitted with individual clocks, especially on alleyways, pathways, and areas in which a single column stands alone. Sometimes the time switch is housed in a box fitted to a wall or telegraph pole, and the lanterns are powered/switched by means of an extra (fifth) core on the overhead cables.
Obsolescence
The solar dial time switch has largely been superseded by photocell control, which is cheaper and requires less maintenance. Solar dials are still used for lighting stairwells and car parks, and in some cases local authorities may request them for street lighting, though this is rare. Solar dials are often found in the rural United Kingdom, but as these fail they are invariably replaced by a photocell, usually on a new lantern and sometimes with a whole new column. More recently, digital sunrise/sunset tracking time switches have appeared on the market, but these are generally too expensive for large scale use in street lighting and have not been adopted for this purpose, except in a few rare instances.
Although they are now mostly obsolete, Sangamo still manufacture solar dials. Old examples from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s are collected by enthusiasts and are increasingly hard to find in good working condition.
The link is to a site for solar dials.
]
References
See also
Street Light
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Fedwire is a Real Time Gross Settlement Funds Transfer system operated by the Federal Reserve Banks that enables financial institutions to electronically transfer funds between its more than 9,289 participants (as of March 19, 2009). In conjunction with the privately held Clearing House Interbank Payments System (CHIPS), Fedwire is the primary United States network for large-value or time-critical domestic and international payments, and it is designed to be highly resilient and redundant. The average daily value of transfers over the Fedwire Funds Service in 2007 was approximately $2.7 trillion, and the daily average number of payments was about 537,000.
See also
CHAPS the United Kingdom’s equivalent to Fedwire
Clearing House Automated Transfer System (CHATS) - Hong Kong’s RTGS system
SUCRE (currency) a proposed electronic currency for Alternativa Bolivariana para las Américas (ALBA)
References
^ Fedwire Participant Directory
^ The Federal Reserve Board, Fedwire Funds Service Annual Data (2007).
External links
Fedwire Funds Transfer System
Fedwire and National Settlement Services
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location of Amazonas, Brazil
Jarawara (also Jaruara, Jaruára, Yarawara) is a dialect of Madi, an Arauan language spoken in Amazonas, Brazil. Jarawara is spoken by approximately 155 people.
Contents
1Phonology
1.1Vowels
1.2Consonants
2Bibliography
3See also
4External links
Phonology
Vowels
Front
Back
High
i i?
Mid
e e?
o o?
Low
a a?
Consonants
Bilabial
Dental
Alveolar
Palatal
Velar
Glottal
Stop
b
t
?
k
International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)” class=”IPA”>(?)
Nasal
m
n
Fricative
?
the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)” class=”IPA”>s
h?
Liquid
Alphabet (IPA)” class=”IPA”>r
Semivowel
International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)” class=”IPA”>w
The glottal stop has a limited distribution.
The liquid /r/ may be realized as a trill the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)” class=”IPA”>, flap , or lateral the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)” class=”IPA”>. The palatal stop /?/ may be realized as a semivowel .
The glottal fricative /h?/ is nasalized. See rhinoglottophilia.
Bibliography
Campbell, Lyle (1997). American Indian languages: The historical linguistics of Native America. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-509427-1.
Dixon, R. M. W. (1995). “Fusional development of gender marking in Jarawara possessed nouns”. International Journal of American Linguistics61: 263–294. doi:10.1086/466256.
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See also
Arauan languages
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Proel: Lengua Jarawara
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William V. Campbell Trophy
Awarded for
the American college football player with the best combination of academics, community service, and on-field performance
Presented by
HealthSouth Corporation
Country
United States
First awarded
1990
Currently held by
Tim Tebow
Official Website
http://www.footballfoundation.com
The William V. Campbell trophy, formerly the Vincent dePaul Draddy Trophy, is a trophy awarded by the National Football Foundation that is given to the American college football player with the best combination of academics, community service, and on-field performance. It is considered by many to be the “Academic Heisman.”
While many major college football awards are theoretically open to players at all competitive levels, in practice only players at NCAA Division I level win. The Draddy Trophy is unique in that it has actually been won by a player at a lower level—Brandon Roberts of Washington University in St. Louis, an NCAA Division III school, in 2002.
Previously named in the honor of Vincent dePaul Draddy, who served the National Football Foundation and its College Football Hall of Fame for 33 years, including 19 years as Chairman of the Board, the trophy is now named after William V. Campbell. It has become the most prestigious and desirable “academic” award in college football. The trophy recognizes an individual as the absolute best in the country for his academic success, football performance and exemplary community leadership.
A scholar-athlete himself at Manhattan College, Draddy passionately believed in the premise that excellence on the football field could, and should, be consistent with academic distinction and the highest standards of civic leadership. He thought that young men who combined athletic performance with academic excellence should be recognized. After his passing in July of 1990, the National Football Foundation perpetuated his memory and beliefs by establishing a scholarship that would recognize the scholar-athlete who most fully embodies the ideals of the NFF.
The trophy is sponsored by HealthSouth Corporation, and as such is officially named The William V. Campbell Trophy endowed by HealthSouth.
Winners
Year
Player
School
1990
Chris Howard
Air Force
1991
Brad Culpepper
Florida
1992
Jim Hansen
Colorado
1993
Thomas D. Burns
Virginia
1994
Robert B. Zatechka
Nebraska
1995
Bobby Hoying
Ohio State
1996
Danny Wuerffel
Florida
1997
Peyton Manning
Tennessee
1998
Matt Stinchcomb
Georgia
1999
Chad Pennington
Marshall
2000
Kyle Vanden Bosch
Nebraska
2001
Joaquin Gonzalez
Miami
2002
Brandon Roberts
Washington University
2003
Craig Krenzel
Ohio State
2004
Michael Muñoz
Tennessee
2005
Rudy Niswanger
LSU
2006
Brian Leonard
Rutgers
2007
Dallas Griffin
Texas
2008
Alex Mack
California
2009
Tim Tebow
Florida
External links
The William V. Campbell Trophy, National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame website
BEST PLAYER awards: Heisman Memorial Trophy (1935) • Maxwell Award (1937) • SN Player of the Year (1942) • Chic Harley Award (1955) •
Walter Camp Award (1967) • AP Player of the Year (1998) • Archie Griffin Award (1999)
INDIVIDUAL awards:
Bill Willis Trophy (defensive lineman)
Bronko Nagurski Trophy (Defenseman)
Chuck Bednarik Award (Defenseman)
Dave Rimington Trophy (Center)
Davey O’Brien Award (Quarterback)
Dick Butkus Award (Linebacker)
Doak Walker Award (Running back)
Fred Biletnikoff Award (Wide receiver)
Jack Lambert Trophy (linebacker)
Jack Tatum Trophy (defensive back)
Jim Brown Trophy (running back)
Jim Parker Trophy (offensive lineman)
Jim Thorpe Award (Defensive back)
College Football Performance Awards (Various positions)
John Mackey Award (Tight end)
Johnny Unitas Award (Senior quarterback)
Lombardi Award (Lineman/linebacker)
Lott Trophy (Defenseman)
Lou Groza Award (Placekicker) Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award (Student-athlete)
Manning Award (Quarterback)
Outland Trophy (Interior lineman)
Paul Warfield Trophy (wide receiver)
Ray Guy Award (Punter)
Sammy Baugh Trophy (Quarterback)
Ted Hendricks Award (Defensive end) William V. Campbell Trophy (Student-athlete)
Wuerffel Trophy (Humanitarian-athlete)
COACHING: AFCA Coach of the Year (1935) • Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (1957) • SN Coach of the Year (1963) •
Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award (1967) • Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year (1976) • Woody Hayes Trophy (1977) • Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year (1986) •
George Munger Award (1989) • Home Depot Coach of the Year (1994) • AP Coach of the Year (1998) • Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award (2006)
ASSISTANT COACH: Broyles Award (Assistant Coach of the Year) • AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year
DIVISION I FCS awards: Walter Payton Award (Div. I FCS offensive player) • Buck Buchanan Award (Div. I FCS defenseman)
Eddie Robinson Award (Div. I FCS coach)
CONFERENCE awards: Big 12 awards • Big East awards • Big Ten awards (MVP) • MAC awards • Pac-10 awards • SEC awards
OTHER DIVISIONS / ASSOCIATIONS: Harlon Hill Trophy (Div. II) • Gagliardi Trophy (Div. III) • Melberger Award (Div. III) • Rawlings Award (NAIA)
MOST INSPIRATIONAL individual or team: Disney’s Wide World of Sports Spirit Award
HALL OF FAME: College Football Hall of Fame
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