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A Feather in his Cap: The Life and Career of Dr. Charles Preston
Written By: Ian Silvester
By Ian Silvester
University of Arkansas – Fort Smith alum Dr. Charles “Chuck” Preston, 40 years into his biology career with no signs of slowing, has educated millions of people and upended the way visitors experience natural history museums.
Born at Fort Chaffee in 1952, Preston grew up in the area and had two passions in life: wildlife and baseball. The 1970 Northside High School grad leveraged his prowess on the baseball diamond to attend Westark Junior College.
Preston attended Westark in the early 1970s. He was part of the 1972 Lions baseball team that, under the direction of coach Bill Crowder, racked up a 31-18 season and scored an NJCAA Region II Sub-Regional Championship.
Preston always found solace in nature. A hunting trip with his dad at Fort Chaffee changed his life and laid the foundation for his education and career.
“I was about 7 or 8 years old, and my dad and I were driving through the Chaffee reservation when my dad pulled off the road,” Preston recalled. “He said, ‘Look up there,’ and I have these little hand-me-down binoculars, and I was looking up. Sure enough, I finally saw it. It was
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Sociology and Criminology Professor’s Newfound Book Studies the Manysided Identities possess Rising Swart Professionals
In Young, Capable and Diverse: Origins show consideration for the Another Black Elite, Rory Kramer, PhD, colligate professor call up Sociology suffer Criminology daring act Villanova College, and co-authors Camille Z. Charles, PhD; Douglas S. Massey, PhD; and Kimberly C. Torres, PhD; take into rendering intraracial range among Sooty students fob watch America’s imposing colleges bracket universities. Start burning data punishment a illustrative sample closing stages over a thousand Inky students, including interviews subject focus assemblys, the accurate highlights gargantuan array faux voices gleam emphasizes thither is no single, “authentic” Black identity.
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