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Andrew J. Toti (24 July 1915 – 20 March 2005) was an American inventor [1].Toti was born in Visalia, California, and died in Modesto, California [1].He held more than 500 U.S. patents at the time of his death [1].
Robert Carl Baker (December 29, 1921 – March 13, 2006) was an American inventor and Cornell University professor. He invented the chicken nugget as well as many other poultry-related inventions. Due to his contributions to the poultry sciences, he is a member of the American Poultry Hall of Fame.
Lonnie Alfred "Bo" Pilgrim (May 8, 1928 – July 21, 2017) was the co-founder of Pilgrim's Pride, which at one time was one of the largest chicken producers in the United States. Pilgrim founded Pilgrim's Pride when he opened a feed store in 1946 in Pittsburg, Texas , with his older brother, Aubrey.
John Y. Brown took six months to call Colonel Sanders back. From then on it was a life that changed the fast-food restaurant industry, impacting places like Chi-Chi’s, Rally’s and Kenny Rogers ...
The University of Texas at Tyler was founded in 1971 as Tyler State College. The school was renamed Texas Eastern University in 1975 and then joined the University of Texas System in 1979 as a result of action by the 66th Texas Legislature. Initially, UT Tyler was a "senior" level institution ("senior" as compared to community or junior ...
In the early 1950s, approximately the same time as Colonel Harlan Sanders began franchising his KFC restaurant chain, Phelan developed the broasting method of cooking chicken, for which he invented a modified commercial-grade pressure cooker. [clarification needed] He founded the Broaster Company in 1954 to manufacture and market the machines.
The 3 Rivers Foundation for Arts and Sciences donated 6,000 acres to the Texas Tech University System. The Big Empty where the astronomy campus is located stretches from outside the Metroplex to ...
Dr. Mabry is also known for the creation of the New Millennium Vision, a 10-year strategic plan for UT Tyler to become a major university. During his time as president, student enrollment increased to nearly 10,000 students. [3] In 2017, Mabry received the East Texas Area Council of Boy Scouts Distinguished Citizen Good Turn Award. [4]