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Robert Hayden (August 4, 1913 – February 25, 1980) was an American poet, essayist, and educator. He served as Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 1976 to 1978, a role today known as US Poet Laureate. [ 1 ]
Robert Hayden was born on August 4, 1913, and was brought up in a poor neighborhood by his foster parents, Sue Ellen Westerfield and William Hayden. His life with his foster parents was tumultuous with frequent bouts of verbal and physical violence.
Palmer C. Hayden, First award and Gold medal, for the seascape Schooners. [10] Hale Woodruff, Second award and Bronze medal for Two Women [11] [12] Literature. Countee Cullen, First award and Gold medal, on the basis of his first book. James Weldon Johnson, Second award and Bronze medal for his "introductory essay to his books on Negro ...
The Hayden Memorial Geological Award is presented by the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University (formerly the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. It was named after US geologist Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden. The award was established in 1888 and first awarded in 1890. [1]
Awards were given solely on the basis of achievements in the previous year. [4] The first year the awards were granted (1926) the judges of the awards proposed giving Gold award for literature to Charles W. Chesnutt, "...to acknowledge his pioneering work and continuing example to other African American writers". Their intention was to waive ...
Robert Werden, a longtime Academy Awards publicist, died on Oct. 31 at his home in Los Angeles of natural causes. Werden handled the publicity for the Oscars between 1975 and 1993 as press liaison ...
His poem "Swan Lake", inspired by his then wife Gale Chrisman, received a Borestone Mountain Poetry Award and was published in its 15th annual issue, Best Poems of 1962 (1963). [3] He obtained a PhD in English from the University of Michigan; his dissertation was a study of the Afro-modernist poet Robert Hayden.
Torch of Gold Certificate – To recognize youth and adult members who have provided outstanding service in the area of Scouts with special needs; Woods Services Award – A national-level recognition for volunteer adults who provide outstanding service to Scouts with special needs; Outdoors. 50-Miler Award; Historic Trails Award