John Dizikes
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John Dizikes Ph.D.
(born 1932) is a Professor Emeritus of American Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz
, who served as Cowell College
provost
and who is a recipient of the UCSC Alumni Association's Distinguished Teaching Award.
Dizikes is the author of numerous articles and four books, and won the 1993 National Book Critics Circle Award
for "Opera in America: A Cultural History." He also has an interest in thoroughbred horse racing, and in 2000 wrote a biography of Hall of Fame
jockey Tod Sloan
.
Ph.D.
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(born 1932) is a Professor Emeritus of American Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz
University of California, Santa Cruz
The University of California, Santa Cruz, also known as UC Santa Cruz or UCSC, is a public, collegiate university; one of ten campuses in the University of California...
, who served as Cowell College
Cowell College
The first of the ten residential colleges of the University of California, Santa Cruz, established in 1965, Cowell College sits on the edge of a redwood forest with a remarkable view of Monterey Bay...
provost
Provost (education)
A provost is the senior academic administrator at many institutions of higher education in the United States, Canada and Australia, the equivalent of a pro-vice-chancellor at some institutions in the United Kingdom and Ireland....
and who is a recipient of the UCSC Alumni Association's Distinguished Teaching Award.
Dizikes is the author of numerous articles and four books, and won the 1993 National Book Critics Circle Award
National Book Critics Circle
The National Book Critics Circle is an American tax-exempt organization for active book reviewers. Its flagship is the National Book Critics Circle Award....
for "Opera in America: A Cultural History." He also has an interest in thoroughbred horse racing, and in 2000 wrote a biography of Hall of Fame
National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs, New York, to honor the achievements of American thoroughbred race horses, jockeys, and trainers...
jockey Tod Sloan
Tod Sloan (jockey)
James Forman "Tod" Sloan was an American thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He was elected to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1955.-Early life and U.S. racing career:...
.