Cindy Lovell Explained

Cindy Lovell
Birth Name:Cindy Louise Pletcher
Birth Date:6 May 1956
Birth Place:Altoona, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation:Educator, Writer
Employer:Epic Flight Academy
Alma Mater:Stetson University (BA, MA) and The University of Iowa (Ph.D.)
Known For:Education, Writing, Mark Twain
Notable Works:, Orthophonic Joy: The 1927 Bristol Sessions Revisited
Awards:2010 Hannibal NAACP Martin Luther King, Jr. Award, 2011 Hannibal Area Chamber of Commerce Civic Contributor Award, 2012 Missouri Governor's Tourism Ambassador Award, 2012 Hannibal Area Chamber of Commerce Community Betterment Award, 2013 Awarded Key to the City of Hannibal,[1] [2] 2021 and 2023 University of South Florida College of Education Excellence in Undergraduate Education Award,[3] 2024 University of Missouri Trulaske College of Business John A. Riggs, Jr. Excellence in MBA Teaching Award[4]

Cindy Lovell (born 1956) is an American educator and writer.

Life

Cindy Lovell was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Stetson University with a BA and MA in elementary education and from the University of Iowa with a Ph.D. in education. She has two children, Angela Lovell and Adam Lovell. She is known for her work in support of Mark Twain's legacy.[5] [6]

Career

Lovell has taught elementary school and has held tenured positions at Stetson University and Quincy University. She is the only person to have served as executive director for both the Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum in Hannibal, Missouri and the Mark Twain House and Museum in Hartford, Connecticut.[7] [8] In Hannibal, Lovell oversaw the restoration of the Becky Thatcher House, established the quadrennial Clemens Conference, and facilitated numerous other projects.[9] [10] [11] In Hartford, she oversaw the restoration of the famed mahogany suite guest quarters in the Clemens home, established the Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award with trustee and author David Baldacci,[12] and promoted the Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Act sales, which she worked to have enacted into law during her time in Hannibal.[13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] Currently, Lovell is the director of education at Epic Flight Academy in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. She is an adjunct professor teaching education courses for the University of South Florida[19] [20] and a Mark Twain course for Quincy University.[21] Additionally, Lovell is an adjunct professor in the Trulaske College of Business at the University of Missouri. [22] Lovell also served as director for the City of Hannibal’s bicentennial year in 2019[23] [24] and is a member of the steering committee for the American Writers Museum.[25]

Projects

Lovell wrote the narrative tracks and served as co-executive producer with Carl Jackson of ,[26] a double-album benefit for the Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum.[27] [28] Her narratives were performed by Jimmy Buffett, Clint Eastwood, Garrison Keillor, and Angela Lovell. Brad Paisley, Emmylou Harris, and others recorded the musical tracks. She also wrote the narrative tracks for Orthophonic Joy: The 1927 Bristol Sessions Revisited,[29] another double-album project with Jackson, which was a benefit for the Birthplace of Country Music Museum in Bristol, Tennessee.[30] Lovell's narrative tracks were performed by Eddie Stubbs.[31] [32] Singers on the project included Dolly Parton, Keb' Mo', Marty Stuart, and others.

Lovell has been a contributor to HuffPost[33] and other publications, such as Mensa Research Journal[34] and Florida Reading Quarterly.[35] [36] She contributed chapters to Reading in 2010: A Comprehensive Review of a Changing Field,[37] Mark Twain and Youth: Studies in His Life and Writings,[38] and Critical Insights: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. [39] [40] She is a co-editor and author of Preparing the Way: Teaching ELs in the PreK-12 Classroom.[41] She also co-authored Linguistics for K-12 Classroom Application[42] and The Big Book of ESOL Activities: Preparation for Educators, Administrators, and School Counselors[43] with Jane Govoni. [44] Lovell has also authored two children's novel, Rachel Mason Hears the Sound[45] and Not This Sunday.[46] She co-authored Down the Mississippi with CNN Neal Moore.[47] [48] [49]

Lovell wrote the foreword for Mark Twain's Hartford[50] and Hannibal: Bluff City Memories, 1819–2019.[51] She also wrote the afterword for 101 Trailblazing Women of Air and Space.[52]

Lovell has lectured widely on the subject of Mark Twain at a number of venues such as Oxford University,[53] Kensal Rise Library,[54] and the National Steinbeck Center.[55] She is an annual speaker on the American Queen steamboat's Mark Twain cruise[56] and has lectured at numerous educational conferences and symposia.[57] [58] [59]

Media

Lovell appeared in , a documentary about Hal Holbrook's career performing as Mark Twain, directed by Scott Teems[60] [61] and Interpreting Twain, a documentary short directed by Paul Cotter.[62] Interviews with Lovell have appeared on C-SPAN[63] and CNN[64] and in The New York Times,[65] The New Yorker,[66] Smithsonian Magazine,[67] and other publications.[68] Journalist Bob Edwards interviewed Lovell for his show on SiriusXM.[69] Jim Trelease interviewed Lovell for The Read-Aloud Handbook.[70]

Discovery of Clemens' signature in Mark Twain Cave

Lovell made news around the world when she discovered the long-sought boyhood signature of Samuel Langhorne Clemens on July 26, 2019 inside the Mark Twain Cave in Hannibal, Missouri, where Clemens lived from the age of 4 to 17.[71] She had looked for the signature for decades and discovered it during a special tour with fellow Twain scholars during the quadrennial Clemens Conference hosted by the Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum.[72] [73] [74] [75] [76] Lovell and cave owner Linda Coleberd did not announce the discovery until experts had the opportunity to examine it.[77] [78] The signature was authenticated as belonging to Samuel Clemens by Twain scholars Alan Gribben and Kevin Mac Donnell after comparing signatures of Sam Clemens and his siblings from the time period the Clemens family lived in Hannibal.[79]

Lovell's first significant Twain discovery came during a visit to the Bermuda National Trust when she found an unsigned manuscript detailing the first time Clemens witnessed a cricket match tucked inside a scrapbook. The essay had been published in The Strand after Twain's death, but the whereabouts of the original manuscript were unknown. The manuscript was later exhibited at Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art.[80] [81]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Awards and Honors . 2019-10-24 . Mark Twain Museum . Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum.
  2. Web site: City Council . 2013-02-19 . Wes Mitchell . KHMO Radio.
  3. Web site: College of Education Staff, Faculty Members Recognized for 'Excellence in Undergraduate Education' . 2021-05-06 . University of South Florida.
  4. Web site: Congratulations to Cindy Lovell . 2024-05-11 . University of Missouri Graduate Programs Office Newsletter.
  5. Web site: Cindy Lovell Biographical Info.
  6. Web site: Final Say: Cindy Lovell of The Mark Twain House & Museum, Hartford . 2013-07-11 . Pat Grandjean . Connecticut Magazine.
  7. Web site: Lovell leaving Twain's boyhood home in Hannibal, taking job at Twain site in Connecticut . 2013-01-11 . Edward Husar . Quincy Herald-Whig.
  8. Web site: Meet 'Twainiac' Cindy Lovell, New Director Of Mark Twain House . 2013-04-10 . Susan Dunne . Hartford Courant.
  9. Web site: Mark Twain Museum Taking Steps to Preserve Grant's Drug Store . 2019-10-23 . Ryan Murray . Mark Twain Museum.
  10. Web site: Mark Twain's Hannibal - The Clemens Conference . 2017-08-17 . Cindy Lovell . Mark Twain Museum.
  11. Web site: Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum Director Leaving . 2013-01-11 . Bill Shuler . KHMO Radio.
  12. Web site: Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award . 2015-05-28 . Cindy Lovell . HuffPost.
  13. Web site: Obama signs bill to mint Mark Twain coins . 2012-12-06 . Quincy Herald-Whig.
  14. Web site: Mark Twain House Reopens Mahogany Suite . 2016-12-01 . Susan Dunne . Hartford Courant.
  15. Web site: Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Act . 2012-04-16 . U.S. Congress . Government Publishing Office.
  16. Web site: Mark Twain House Comeback . 2014-02-28 . Carole Goldberg . Hartford Courant.
  17. Web site: 2014 Annual Report . Mark Twain House . Mark Twain House & Museum.
  18. Web site: Annual Report FYE 2015 . 2019-10-25 . Mark Twain House . Mark Twain House & Museum.
  19. Web site: SOE Adjunct Faculty . 2019-10-25 . University of South Florida . University of South Florida.
  20. Web site: USF SARASOTA-MANATEE INSTRUCTOR RECALLS THRILL OF DISCOVERING 'CLEMENS' SIGNATURE AT MARK TWAIN CAVE . 2019-11-13 . Rich Shopes . University of South Florida.
  21. Web site: Cindy Lovell, Ph.D. Adjunct Professor of English . 2019-10-25 . Quincy University . Quincy University.
  22. Web site: Faculty . 2024-05-01 . University Registrar . University of Missouri.
  23. Web site: Cindy Lovell to be Events Director for Hannibal Bicentennial . 2017-12-06 . Harold Smith . KHMO Radio.
  24. Web site: Familiar face returning as Hannibal's Bicentennial Director . 2017-12-06 . Danny Henley . Hannibal Courier-Post.
  25. Web site: Steering Committee . 2019-10-25 . American Writers Museum . American Writers Museum.
  26. B005MR4P6Q . Mark Twain: Words & Music . Mailboat Records . 2011-09-21.
  27. Web site: In rotation: 'Mark Twain Words & Music' . 2011-11-17 . Randy Lewis . Los Angeles Times.
  28. Web site: Mark Twain – Words & Music . 2011-12-11 . Richard Thompson . Bluegrass Today.
  29. B00VV4BXPK . Orthophonic Joy: The 1927 Bristol Sessions Revisited . Sony Legacy . 2015-05-12.
  30. Web site: Birthplace of Country Music Museum marks release of 'Orthophonic Joy' . 2015-05-12 . David McGee . Bristol Herald Courier.
  31. Web site: News About Sony's Orthophonic Joy Album . 2015-05-27 . Gary Hayes . Gary Hayes Country.
  32. Web site: Cindy Lovell from Orthophonic Joy discusses Carl Jackson, Mark Twain, and more . 2015-06-11 . Net Radio Dogs Road Show . YouTube.
  33. Web site: Cindy Lovell: Teaching and Twaining . 2019-10-23 . Cindy Lovell . HuffPost.
  34. Web site: Creative outlets . 2019-10-24 . Cindy Lovell . Mensa Research Journal.
  35. Web site: Poetry: Great Day for a Fire Drill . 2019-10-24 . Cindy Lovell . Florida Reading Quarterly.
  36. Web site: Making Mark Twain Accessible: Teachers First, Then Students . 2007-12-01 . Cindy Lovell Oliver . Florida Reading Quarterly.
  37. Book: 978-1608766598 . Reading in 2010: A Comprehensive Review of a Changing Field . Cindy Lovell . Nova Science Publishing . 2019-01-01.
  38. Book: 9781474223126 . Mark Twain and Youth: Studies in His Life and Writings . Cindy Lovell . Bloomsbury Academic . 2016-07-28.
  39. Book: 978-1637003435 . Critical Insights: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer . Cindy Lovell . Salem Press . 2022-06-26.
  40. Web site: 'I love the book.' USF 'Twainiac' contributes to new volume on Tom Sawyer . 2022-07-14 . USF Newsroom . University of South Florida.
  41. Book: 9781792440830 . Preparing the Way: Teaching English Learners in the Pre-K – 12 Classroom (4th Ed.) . Jane M. Govoni and Cindy Lovell . Kendall Hunt . 2021.
  42. Book: 9781792412950 . Linguistics for K-12 Classroom Application . Jane M. Govoni and Cindy Lovell . Kendall Hunt . 2020.
  43. Book: 9798765740255 . The Big Book of ESOL Activities: Preparation for Educators, Administrators, and School Counselors . Cindy Lovell and Jane Govoni . Kendall Hunt . 2023.
  44. News: 2021-02-04 . QU Adjunct English Professor Co-Authors Book . Office of Community Relations . Quincy University.
  45. Book: 9781878347619 . Rachel Mason Hears the Sound . Cindy Lovell Oliver . N.L. Associates, Inc. . 2005-07-30.
  46. Book: 9781878347725 . Not This Sunday . Cindy Lovell . N.L. Associates, Inc. . 2007.
  47. Book: 9780983716921 . Down the Mississippi . Neal Moore and Cindy Lovell . Mark Twain Museum Press . 2012.
  48. 2008-01-01 . A Reflective Conversation with Cindy Lovell . Tammy Lynn Moore and Michael F. Shaughnessy . Gifted Education International. 24 . 52–57 . 10.1177/026142940802400107 . 145653108 . free .
  49. Web site: Dr. Cindy Lovell . 2008-01-01 . Pivotal Foundation . Pivotal Faces of Change.
  50. Book: 9781467115582 . Mark Twain's Hartford . Steve Courtney . Arcadia Publishing . 2016.
  51. Book: 9781467102674 . Hannibal: Bluff City Memories, 1819-2019 . Steve Chou . Arcadia Publishing . 2019.
  52. Book: 9780578307251 . 101 Trailblazing Women of Air and Space . Penny Rafferty Hamilton . Mountaintop Legacy Press . 2021.
  53. News: 2015-12-10 . Rudyard Kipling tried to steal Mark Twain's pipe . Chris Gray . Oxford Times.
  54. Web site: Mark Twain Comes to Kensal Rise! . Margaret Bailey . Kensal Rise Library.
  55. Web site: The Big Read: Monthlong event focuses on joy of reading "Tom Sawyer" . 2010-09-02 . Marc Cabrera . Monterey Herald.
  56. Web site: American Queen cruise highlights Mark Twain Voyage . 2015-05-15 . Seatrade Cruise News . Seatrade-Cruise.
  57. Web site: 'Twainiac' addresses UA literacy event . 2012-06-24 . Chris Branam . Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
  58. Web site: Trouble Begins Lectures . 2019-10-25 . Center for Mark Twain Studies . Elmira College.
  59. Web site: Mark Twain expert to lecture on author's visits to Bermuda . 2014-01-07 . Jonathan Bell . The Royal Gazette.
  60. Web site: Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey . 2019-10-23 . Scott Teems . Holbrook/Twain.
  61. Web site: Holbrook's Twain chronicled in documentary . 2019-11-05 . Trevor McDonald . Hannibal Courier-Post.
  62. Web site: Interpreting Twain . 2019-10-23 . IMDB . IMDB.
  63. Web site: Mark Twain's Hartford Home . 2015-11-16 . C-SPAN . C-SPAN.
  64. Web site: After decades of searching, Mark Twain's signature was found inside a famous cave . 2019-09-26 . Amanda Jackson . CNN.
  65. Web site: A Rediscovered Mark Twain Fairy Tale Is Coming Soon . 2017-01-20 . Alexandra Alter . The New York Times.
  66. Youngest Ever . 2015-09-15 . Michael Schulman . The New Yorker.
  67. Web site: How the Mississippi River Made Mark Twain… And Vice Versa . April 2014 . David Carkeet . Smithsonian Magazine.
  68. Web site: Twain museum director hopes Bill Murray sees this story . 2014-10-13 . Stephen Chupaska . The Day.
  69. Web site: Mark Twain: Words & Music . 2011-10-31 . XM Satellite Radio.
  70. Book: The Read-Aloud Handbook . 2019-10-24 . Jim Trelease . Penguin. 9780143121602 . 2013 .
  71. News: 2019-12-15 . Discovering the Clemens's Signature in the Mark Twain Cave . Cindy Lovell . Mark Twain Journal.
  72. Web site: Twain Find By Scholar With Bermuda Ties . 2019-09-26 . Bermuda News . Bernews.
  73. Web site: After 20 years of searching, the former director of the Mark Twain House discovers Samuel Clemens' signature in a Missouri cave . 2019-09-25 . Amanda Blanco . Hartford Courant.
  74. Web site: Junge Sam Clemens' Signatur gefunden auf Mark Twain-Höhle-Wand . 2019-09-27 . Mietspiegel . Mietspiegel.
  75. Web site: Mark Twain enthusiasts discover Sam Clemens' sign on Cave wall . 2019-09-28 . Associated Press . The Hindu.
  76. Web site: Young Sam Clemens' signature found on wall of Mark Twain Cave . 2014-03-01 . AP . The Japan Times.
  77. Web site: Clemens Signature Discovered . 2019-09-24 . Mark Twain Cave . Mark Twain Cave.
  78. Web site: Mark Twain was here -- boyhood signature found by Edgewater Twain expert. 2019-10-03 . Mark Lane . Daytona Beach News Journal.
  79. Web site: Sam Clemens' signature appears to be on Mark Twain Cave wall . 2019-09-27 . Jim Salter . Associated Press.
  80. Web site: Cricket, a poem and precious girls: Twain in his paradise before death… . 2014-03-01 . Simon de Bruxelles . The Times.
  81. Web site: Twain scholar to speak on American author . 2015-11-02 . Jessie Moniz Hardy . The Royal Gazette.

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