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David Briggs (American musician)

David Briggs (American musician)
David Paul Briggs (born March 16, 1943 in Killen, Alabama, United States) is an American keyboardist, record producer, arranger, composer, and studio owner. Briggs is one of an elite core of Nashville studio musicians known as "the Nashville Cats" and has been featured in a major exhibition by the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2015. He played his first recording session at the age of 14 and has gone on to add keyboards to a plethora of pop, rock, and country artists, as well as recording hundreds of corporate commercials.
Career
In May 1966, he was given the opportunity of recording on sessions for Elvis Presley's album How Great Thou Art when Floyd Cramer was running late. Briggs continued to record and tour with Presley until February 1977.
Briggs and Norbert Putnam opened Quadrafonic Studios in the late 1960s. It was sold in 1976 and Briggs opened House of David.
Briggs was a recording artist on Decca, Polydor and Monument records in the mid to late 1960s and member of the band Area Code 615 from 1969-1971.
Artists he has worked with include Elvis Presley, Dean Martin, Joan Baez, Nancy Sinatra, B.B. King, Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, Waylon Jennings, Tony Joe White, George Harrison, Todd Rundgren, Roy Orbison, The Monkees, J. J. Cale, Kris Kristofferson, Alice Cooper,. Gary Stewart, Charley Pride and many others.
Briggs was inducted into the Alabama Music Hall of Fame in 1999.
Briggs was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2019.
Collaborations
References
External links
Alabama Music Hall of Fame
Elvis Presley's TCB Band
Discogs.com
1943 births
Living people
People from Killen, Alabama
20th-century American pianists
American organists
20th-century American keyboardists
Record producers from Alabama
TCB Band members
Musicians from Alabama
Decca Records artists
Polydor Records artists
Monument Records artists
Musicians from Nashville, Tennessee
آني ستيفنز بيركنز

آني ستيفنز بيركنز هي كاتِبة أمريكية، (ولدت في سالم في الولايات المتحدة ).
شعراء أمريكيون في القرن 19
كاتبات أمريكيات في القرن 19
كتاب أدب أطفال أمريكيون
كتاب أمريكيون في القرن 19
كتاب قصة قصيرة أمريكيون في القرن 19
كتاب من سالم (ماساتشوستس)
مواليد 1868
وفيات 1946
Visa policy of Tuvalu

Visa policy of Tuvalu
In accordance with the law, citizens of all countries except the Schengen Area and Taiwan are required to have a visa to visit Tuvalu. Visas are obtained on arrival and are issued for a maximum stay of 1 month. All visitors must hold a passport valid for 6 months.
Visa policy map
Visa-free access
Citizens of member nations of the Schengen Area and may visit Tuvalu without visa limits. Schengen Area citizens are granted visa free for a maximum stay of 90 days within any 180 day period, while citizens of Taiwan are granted visa free entry for 90 days.
Tuvalu signed a mutual visa-waiver agreement with on 4 March 2022 but has yet to be ratified.
Visa fee waiver
Visitors from the following countries and territories are not required to pay a visa fee ($100 Australian Dollars). They get a visa on arrival:
See also
Visa requirements for Tuvaluan citizens
References
Tuvalu
Foreign relations of Tuvalu
Law of Tuvalu
Tadao Chino

Tadao Chino
was a Japanese civil servant who served as the President of the Asian Development Bank from January 16, 1999 to February 1, 2005.
On July 17, 2008, Chino, 74, died in Tokyo, Japan, due to liver failure. He is survived by his wife and two daughters.
References
External links
ADB News release re: Tadao Chino announces resignation
Japanese bankers
1934 births
2008 deaths
People from Fujieda, Shizuoka
1928 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

1928 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles
Henri Cochet defeated Frank Hunter in the final, 4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1928 U.S. National Championships. It was Cochet's first U.S. Championships singles title and fourth major singles title overall.
René Lacoste was the two-time reigning champion, but did not participate that year.
Seeds
The tournament used two lists of players for seeding the men's singles event; one list of eight U.S. players and one list of six foreign players. Henri Cochet is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
John F. Hennessey (first round)
George Lott (semifinals)
Wilmer Allison (second round)
John Van Ryn (third round)
John Doeg (quarterfinals)
Francis Hunter (finalist)
Frank Shields (semifinals)
Fritz Mercur (semifinals)
Henri Cochet (champion)
Jean Borotra (third round)
Bunny Austin (third round)
Colin Gregory (first round)
Jacques Brugnon (quarterfinals)
Jack Crawford (quarterfinals)
Jack Cummings (second round)
Edgar Moon (first round)
Draw
Final eight
Earlier rounds
References
Men's singles
1928
الرستمية (توضيح)

الرستمية (توضيح)
هل تقصد:
الرستميون
زلزال بانتشيهوا 2008

زلزال بانتشيهوا 2008 هو زلزالٌ وقعَ في بانتشيهوا في الصين بتاريخ 30 أغسطس 2008.
المراجع
أحداث أغسطس 2008 في آسيا
أحداث أغسطس 2008
زلازل 2008
زلازل في سيتشوان
كوارث في الصين 2008
أحداث أغسطس 2008 في الصين
تراجاسيتي

تراجاسيتي
بلدية تراجاسيتي ، هي إحدى بلديات مقاطعة قونكة إحدى مقاطعات إسبانيا، و التي تقع في منطقة قشتالة لا منتشا وسط البلاد، و المائلة لجهة الشرق من إسبانيا.
يبلغ عدد سكانها 365 نسمة وفقاً لإحصائية سنة (2007).
مراجع
أماكن مأهولة في قونكة
بلديات قونكة
سمينان

سمينان قرية من قرى محافظة خيبر في منطقة المدينة المنورة في السعودية، تقع شمال المدينة المنورة
التاريخ
انظر أيضًا
وصلات خارجية
مراجع
مصادر
موقع إمارة المدينة المنورة
موقع أمانة المدينة المنورة - البلديات - بلديات المحافظات - خيبر
أماكن مأهولة في المدينة المنورة
قرى منطقة المدينة المنورة
محافظة خيبر
Janet M. Anderson

Janet M. Anderson
Janet Anderson (1949–1996) was a successful Detroit commercial artist.
Biography
Born in Royal Oak, Michigan and raised in nearby St. Clair Shores, Anderson honed her artistic talents by studying drawing, illustration, and printmaking at the Cranbrook Academy of Arts, University of Michigan, College for Creative Studies in Detroit, and Pratt Institute, Brooklyn. Though Anderson would cycle between Detroit and New York City during the mid-1970s and early 1980s, Detroit was her true artistic home. Residing in the western suburb of Livonia for much of her adult life, Anderson gained renown for the clarity and animation of her ink drawings, watercolors, murals, and prints. Anderson's commercial work features depictions of famous Detroit landmarks and life along the Detroit River and Lake St. Clair. (Her grandfather was a captain of the SS Ste. Clair).
Anderson displayed her work at Detroit institutions such as the Art Institute of Detroit, the Fisher Building, Detroit Historical Museum, Detroit Bicennential Gallery, Renaissance Center, and Cobo Hall. Her work is perhaps known for forming an integral part of the Detroit Historical Society's "Documenting Detroit" and for copyrighted depictions of such landmarks as Greektown. She received commissions from a wide range of business, publications, advertising campaigns, and individuals, having her work shown to visiting celebrities and dignitaries such as Hello Dolly! star Carol Channing and U.S. President Gerald Ford. She illustrated such books as The Windows of Old Mariners Church.
Meanwhile, Anderson also created oil canvases & watercolors of her own, playing with sweeps of color and shape in abstracts and wild textures in street scenes and surreal portraits.
Anderson succumbed to breast cancer in 1996. Her last inks hauntingly depict excruciating cycles of diagnosis, chemotherapy, remission, and metastasis.
References
External links
"A Changing Detroit poses for the pen of this young Livonia Artist" by Mary Ellen Kirby The Detroit News June 23, 1977
Archive of Anderson's work at the Detroit Historical Society
Examples of her ink prints, part of "Documenting Detroit"
Windows of Old Mariners Church, book illustrated by Anderson
Archive of Detroit artworks copyrighted to Anderson
1949 births
1996 deaths
American women painters
People from Royal Oak, Michigan
People from St. Clair Shores, Michigan
American women illustrators
American illustrators
Artists from Michigan
University of Michigan alumni
Pratt Institute alumni
Artists from Detroit
20th-century American women artists
Shawn Evans (ice hockey)

Shawn Evans (ice hockey)
Shawn Evans (born September 7, 1965) is a Canadian former ice hockey player.
Early life
Evans was born in Kingston, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1978 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Kingston Township.
Career
Evans played nine games in the National Hockey League between 1986 and 1989 with the St. Louis Blues and New York Islanders. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1985 to 1999, was spent in various minor leagues. At one time, he held the single season American Hockey League record for assists by a defenseman, a mark he set with the Nova Scotia Oilers in 1987 and surpassed in 1992 with the Springfield Indians.
After retiring as a player, he became the head coach and general manager of the Truro Bearcats.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
References
External links
1965 births
Living people
Baton Rouge Kingfish players
Canadian ice hockey defencemen
Cincinnati Cyclones (IHL) players
EHC Olten players
Fort Wayne Komets players
HC Milano players
Maine Mariners (AHL) players
Manitoba Moose (IHL) players
Milwaukee Admirals (IHL) players
Mohawk Valley Prowlers players
New Jersey Devils draft picks
New York Islanders players
Nova Scotia Oilers players
Peoria Rivermen (IHL) players
Peterborough Petes (ice hockey) players
Springfield Indians players
St. Louis Blues players
Ice hockey people from Kingston, Ontario
Orchard Farm, Missouri

Orchard Farm, Missouri
Orchard Farm is an unincorporated community in St. Charles County, Missouri, United States.
History
A post office called Orchard Farm was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1953. The community was so named on account of orchards near the original town site.
Notes
Unincorporated communities in St. Charles County, Missouri
Unincorporated communities in Missouri
جمهورية مينداناو الفيدرالية

جمهورية مينداناو الفيدرالية هي دولة مقترحة تشمل مينداناو وبالاوان وسولو في الفلبين. كان من المقرر إعلان استقلال الجمهورية في مؤتمر في كاجايان دو آورو في 25 أبريل 1986 من قبل الحركة الديمقراطية الشعبية في مينداناو بقيادة روبن كانوي، لكن الخطط الأصلية لإعلان استقلال الجمهورية المقترحة تم تغييرها لتجنب الاعتقال من قبل إدارة كورازون أكينو، بسبب انتهاك قانون الفتنة. تم التوقيع على دستور مكون من 31 صفحة كخطوة لإعلان نية إعلان دولة فيدرالية مستقلة ورفع علم الدولة المقترحة. مينداناو أرض الوعد والأمن، هو النشيد الوطني المقترح من قبل مؤيدي الدولة المقترحة.
المراجع
الانفصالية في الفلبين
تاريخ الفلبين (1986–الآن)
حركات استقلال
دول سابقة غير معترف بها
دول مقترحة
منداناو
Keith Woodall

Keith Woodall
Keith Eugene Woodall (August 4, 1926 – May 17, 1981) was a Canadian ice hockey goaltender who competed in the 1956 Winter Olympics.
Woodall was a member of the Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen who won the bronze medal for Canada in ice hockey at the 1956 Winter Olympics
References
External links
1926 births
1981 deaths
Canadian ice hockey goaltenders
Ice hockey people from Ontario
Ice hockey players at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Medalists at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for Canada
Olympic ice hockey players for Canada
Olympic medalists in ice hockey
Ontario Hockey Association Senior A League (1890–1979) players
الكسندر سميث

الكسندر سميث هو كيميائي أمريكي، ولد في 11 سبتمبر 1865 في إدنبرة في المملكة المتحدة، وتوفي بنفس المكان في 9 سبتمبر 1922.
مراجع
وصلات خارجية
أشخاص من إدنبرة
أعضاء الأكاديمية الوطنية الأمريكية للعلوم
أعضاء هيئة تدريس جامعة شيكاغو
خريجو جامعة إدنبرة
علماء من إدنبرة
كتاب علوم أمريكيون
كتاب غير روائيين ذكور أمريكيون
كيميائيون أمريكيون
مهاجرون إسكتلنديون إلى الولايات المتحدة
مواليد 1865
أعضاء هيئة تدريس جامعة كولومبيا
وفيات 1922
روماندي

روماندي، ، (الفرنسية: Romandie or Suisse romande)، هي الجزء الناطق بالفرنسية في غرب سويسرا. في عام 2018، كان حوالي 2.1 مليون شخص، أو 25.1 ٪ من سكان سويسرا، يعيشون في روماندي. يعيش معظم سكان روماند، في منطقة بحيرة ليمان، على طول بحيرة جنيف، التي تربط جنيف، كانتون فود، وكانتون فاليز.
مراجع
المقاطعات الفرعية الفرنسية
الوحدات الإقليمية الإحصائية من المستوى الثاني في الاتحاد الأوروبي
تقسيمات سويسرا
سويسرا الروماندية
روماندي
مناطق سويسرا
أنيل كومار جها

أنيل كومار جها هو سياسي نيبالي، ولد في 5 مارس 1964 في في نيبال. نشط حزبياً في .
مراجع
مواليد 1964
مواليد 1967
مواليد 1969
Civil War

Civil War may refer to:
Civil war, a war between organized groups within the same state or country
Armed conflicts
American Civil War (1861–1865)
Chinese Civil War (intermittently 1927–1949)
English Civil War (1642–1651)
Finnish Civil War (1918)
Indian Civil War (1857–59)
Russian Civil War (1917–1922)
Spanish Civil War (1936–1939)
Syrian civil war (2011-2023/current days)
Lists of armed conflicts
List of civil wars
List of Roman civil wars and revolts
Film and television
The Civil War (miniseries), a 1990 American documentary TV series
Civil Wars (TV series), a 1991–93 American legal drama
"Civil Wars" (The Legend of Korra), episodes of The Legend of Korra
Captain America: Civil War, a 2016 American superhero film
Civil War (upcoming film)
Gaming
Civil War (board game), a 1961 board wargame
Civil War (1988 video game), an adaptation of the board game
Civil War (1968 video game), an early text-based strategy video game
The Civil War (video game), a 1995 strategy game
The History Channel: Civil War – A Nation Divided, a 2006 video game
Music
Civil War (band), a Swedish metal band
The Civil Wars, an American folk band
The Civil Wars (album), a 2013 album by the Civil Wars
Civil War (album), a 2008 album by Dillinger Four
The Civil War (album), a 2003 album by Matmos
"Civil War" (song), a song by Guns N' Roses from Use Your Illusion II
The Civil War (musical) (1998)
The Civil Wars: A Tree Is Best Measured When It Is Down, an opera by Robert Wilson
Other uses
The former name for the rivalry between Oregon State University and the University of Oregon, used until 2019
The former name for the annual football game between Oregon State University and the University of Oregon
Civil War (comics), a Marvel Comics crossover storyline
Civil War II, a follow-up to the 2006 Marvel series
See also
List of civil wars
Bellum civile (disambiguation)
Chinese Civil War (disambiguation)
First Civil War (disambiguation)
Second Civil War (disambiguation)
غودوين للتقنية الحيوية

غودوين للتقنية الحيوية
شركة غودوين للتقنية الحيوية هو منظمة عقد تصنيع (م.ع.م CMO) تخدم الصناعة الصيدلانية البيولوجية ومقرها في منطقة المزارع في فلوريدا. خرجت أصلا من معهد غودوين لأبحاث السرطان في عام 1992م، GBI انصب تركيز على صنع المنتجات ما قبل السريرية والسريرية (Ph-I/II/III)، والمنتجات البيولوجية العلاجية المرخصة.
في عام 2004 ، وقد حصل عليها GBI الشركة الهندية للأدوية، أدوية والاس. شركة مقرها في غوا، الهند.
وصلات خارجية
غودوين للتقنية الحيوية الموقع الرسمي
شركات تقانة حيوية
Culleredo

Culleredo is a municipality of northwestern Spain in the province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Culleredo is located on the outskirts of A Coruña and its population is mainly formed of commuters. It is located in the central area of the province. It belongs to the comarca of A Coruña in the extreme south of the Burgo river. The population of Culleredo works in the service sector, and there is little industry and agriculture. The airport of A Coruña, or Alvedro, is also located in Culleredo.
Climate
Culleredo has a climate that is transitional between the mediterranean (Csb) and oceanic climates (Cfb) due to a sizeable summer drying trend that sits on the threshold between the two classifications. Culleredo is somewhat more prone to extremes than urban A Coruña, but is still heavily influenced by the warm Atlantic sea air in winter and mildened by the same air in summer, that renders the climate very mild for its latitude.
References
External links
Weblog of Culleredo
Municipalities in the Province of A Coruña
كريسوبوليس

كريسوبوليس بلدية في ولاية باهيا في منطقة شمال شرق البرازيل.
المراجع
أماكن مأهولة في باهيا
فيل رو

فيل رو هو وطبيب وسياسي أمريكي، ولد في 21 يوليو 1945 في كلاركسفيل في الولايات المتحدة. نشط حزبياً في الحزب الجمهوري.
مناصب
في ، انتخب عن دائرة وقد انضم خلال (2019 – 2021) للكتلة البرلمانية الحزب الجمهوري.
في ، انتخب عن دائرة وقد انضم خلال (6 يناير 2009 – 3 يناير 2011) للكتلة البرلمانية الحزب الجمهوري.
في ، انتخب عن دائرة وقد انضم خلال (5 يناير 2011 – 3 يناير 2013) للكتلة البرلمانية الحزب الجمهوري.
في ، انتخب عن دائرة وقد انضم خلال (3 يناير 2013 – 3 يناير 2015) للكتلة البرلمانية الحزب الجمهوري.
في ، انتخب عن دائرة وقد انضم خلال (6 يناير 2015 – 3 يناير 2017) للكتلة البرلمانية الحزب الجمهوري.
في ، انتخب عن دائرة وقد انضم خلال (3 يناير 2017 – 3 يناير 2019) للكتلة البرلمانية الحزب الجمهوري.
انتخب عمدة (2007 – 2009).
انتخب عمدة (2003 – 2007).
انتخب (2003 – 2008).
انتخب .
مراجع
وصلات خارجية
أشخاص من جونسون سيتي (تينيسي)
أطباء توليد أمريكيون
أعضاء مجلس النواب الأمريكي من الحزب الجمهوري
أعضاء مجلس النواب الأمريكي من تينيسي
أفراد عسكريون من تينيسي
جمهوريون من ولاية تينيسي
رؤساء بلديات في تينيسي
سياسيون أمريكيون في القرن 21
ضباط الهيئة الطبية في الجيش الأمريكي
مسيحيون من تينيسي
مواليد 1945
ميثوديون أمريكيون
ناشطو حركة حزب الشاي
ميثوديون من تينيسي
أعضاء الحزب الجمهوري في مجلس النواب الأمريكي من تينيسي
Ahmed Reyed

Ahmed Reyed Mawla (born 1 February 2003), is a Qatari born-Sudanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al-Khor on loan from Al-Duhail.
Career
Ahmed started his career at the youth team of Al-Khor and represented the club at every level.
Career statistics
Club
Notes
References
External links
2003 births
Living people
Qatari men's footballers
Qatari people of Sudanese descent
Naturalised citizens of Qatar
Sudanese emigrants to Qatar
Men's association football midfielders
Al-Khor SC players
Al-Duhail SC players
Qatar Stars League players
Qatari Second Division players
Daniel Spencer (Mormon)

Daniel Spencer (Mormon)
Daniel Spencer (July 20, 1794 – December 8, 1868) was the last mayor of Nauvoo, Illinois prior to the revocation of its first charter.
Spencer was born in West Stockbridge, Massachusetts. In 1840, he joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He soon after baptized his brother Orson Spencer.
Spencer served as a missionary to Canada in 1841.
Spencer left Nauvoo in February 1846. In Winter Quarters, Nebraska he served as a bishop. He arrived in the Salt Lake Valley in 1847 with the Perregrine Sessions Mormon pioneer company.
From 1852 to 1856 Spencer served as a missionary in the British Isles.
From 1849 to 1868 he served as president of the Salt Lake City Stake of the LDS Church. He served in the Utah Territorial House of Representatives in 1851.
Notes
References
Encyclopedia of Latter-day Saint History, p. 1174
Church History: Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868 from the LDS Church official website
External links
Pioneer 1848-1868 Companies from Heritage Gateways: contains a story of Daniel Spencer promising someone they would be healed
1795 births
1868 deaths
19th-century Mormon missionaries
American Mormon missionaries in Canada
American Mormon missionaries in the United Kingdom
American leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Converts to Mormonism
Members of the Utah Territorial Legislature
Mormon pioneers
People from Nauvoo, Illinois
العلاقات اليمنية المالاوية

العلاقات اليمنية المالاوية هي العلاقات الثنائية التي تجمع بين اليمن ومالاوي.
مقارنة بين البلدين
هذه مقارنة عامة ومرجعية للدولتين:
منظمات دولية مشتركة
يشترك البلدان في عضوية مجموعة من المنظمات الدولية، منها:
مراجع
طقطوقة (موسيقى)

طقطوقة (موسيقى)
الطقطوقة نوع من الموسيقى شرقي الأصل وجمعها طقطوقات.
لقد تعرف الموسيقيون على هذا النوع من أنواع الموسيقى عن طريق توافد بعض الموسيقين الشرقيين وخاصة منهم المصريون والسوريون لإحياء بعض حفلاتهم بالمغرب. والطقطوقة لون من ألوان الغناء العربي عرف بمصر في الأربعينيات من القرن المنصرم.و أشهر هده الطقطوقات (على بلدي المحبوب) لسيدة الطرب العربي أم كلثوم
و قالب الطقطوقة يتطلب نوعا خاصا في التلحين وكتابة الزجل والإلمام بالقواعد النغمية للمقام الذي تلحن فيه ويراعى فيه الانتقال اللحني حسب ما تقتضيه قاعدة الانتقال المقامي من جهة وحسن تصرف الملحن في إدخال بعض الأنغام العرضية دون المساس بأصل المقام.
تسمى في المغرب بالطقطوقة الجبلية خطأو الصحيح العيطة الجبلية لأن الموسيقي الجبلي لا يتوفر على شروط قالب الطقطوقة. كانت مجموعة تؤدي هذا النوع من الموسيقى من سكان الجبال بشمال المغرب ويسمون بجبالة. ولها طابع خاص بهم من حيت الأداء بالعزف على آلة موسيقبة مصنوعة من ظهر السلحفاة وتسمى سويسن. يصاحب العازفين نساء يرتدين اللباس التقليدي لهذه المنطقة من المغرب بحيث يرتدين فوق الملابس السفلى قطعة قماشية تسمى الدزة وعلى رؤسهن مضل هو داخل المغرب للرجال وبهذه الناحية يرتديه حتى النساء.
و للمزيد من المعلومات عن الطقطوقة لك بعض المراجع المهمة في شرح القوالب الموسيقية وأنواعها:
مؤلف الموسيقى العربية للأستاد صالح المهدي
مؤلف الموشحات الأندلسية للأستاد سليم الحلو
مراجع
موسيقى البوب
موسيقى عربية
موسيقى غنائية
موسيقى مغربية
الورارقة أولاد سي اعمر (بني يكرين)

الورارقة أولاد سي اعمر (بني يكرين)
الورارقة أولاد سي اعمر هو دُوَّار يقع بجماعة بني ياڭرين، إقليم سطات، جهة الدار البيضاء سطات في المملكة المغربية. ينتمي الدوّار لمشيخة بني يكرين التي تضم 20 دواوير. يقدر عدد سكانه بـ 600 نسمة حسب الإحصاء الرسمي للسكان والسكنى لسنة 2004.
مراجع
روابط خارجية
البوابة الوطنية للجماعات الترابية
المندوبية السامية للتخطيط
أماكن مأهولة في بني يكرين (بني ياڭرين)
Neal Patterson

Neal Patterson
Neal L. Patterson (December 10, 1949 – July 9, 2017) was an American businessman who was CEO of Cerner Corporation, a Kansas City-based medical software corporation. Patterson was also owner of the Sporting Kansas City soccer team.
Early life
Patterson grew up on the family farm in South Central Kansas near Manchester, Oklahoma and received his bachelors and Masters from Oklahoma State University in 1971 and 1972. Following a stint with Arthur Andersen, he and Arthur Andersen colleagues Cliff Illig and Paul Gorup founded Cerner in 1979.
Military service
Patterson served in the Army National Guard during Vietnam, though only served on active duty during basic training.
Management
Patterson was featured in the USA Today article titled "Scandals lead execs to Atlas Shrugged" as a member of a group of CEOs who have a working knowledge of Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged. He became a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity at Oklahoma State University.
Patterson is infamous for an email scolding managers for not coming to work before 8 am and leaving before 5 pm, now a prominent example used when discussing email netiquette. On the day that the email was posted to Yahoo!, the company's market cap fell by over 22% from a high of US$1.5 billion.
In April 2010, Forbes named Patterson fourth on its annual list of "America's Best-Performing Bosses" based on a formula for calculating which executives delivered the best shareholder value relative to their total compensation. Factors included stock performance relative to industry peers over the past six years, annualized stock performance during the leader's total tenure and performance relative to the S&P 500 over that time, and total compensation over the past six years.
Sporting Kansas City
On August 31, 2006, Patterson and five other individuals purchased Sporting Kansas City (then known as the Kansas City Wizards), a Major League Soccer team, from Lamar Hunt. The other members of the ownership group at the time of purchase were Cliff Illig, Rock Island Capital’s Robb Heineman, Greg Maday, David French, and Pat Curran, founder of C3 Holdings. The group stated its intention to keep Sporting Kansas City in the Kansas City area.
Death
Patterson died on July 9, 2017, from complications from soft-tissue cancer, which was diagnosed in January 2016 and that he had been previously treated for.
References
1949 births
2017 deaths
American technology chief executives
Objectivists
People from Anthony, Kansas
People from the Kansas City metropolitan area
People from Grant County, Oklahoma
Oklahoma State University alumni
Sporting Kansas City