Susan Whitaker

Off the Court

Lipscomb alumni, as Susan Whitaker tells it on the shows. Each story was checked against its source.

• J. Ridley Strooppsychologist behind the Stroop effect

  J. Ridley Stroop got his Lipscomb diploma in nineteen twenty-one and became known for his interference research. Then he came home, served eleven years as registrar, and taught psychology and Bible until nineteen sixty-seven. A scientist who stayed put. Imagine.

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• Jim Jinkinscreator of the cartoon Doug

  Jim Jinkins, class of seventy-five, turned his doodles into Doug Funnie. He started Jumbo Pictures in nineteen ninety to make Doug for Nickelodeon, then sold it to Disney six years later. Not bad for a doodler, bless him.

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• Michael Shane Nealportrait artist

  Michael Shane Neal, a Lipscomb graduate, paints portraits for a living. So if any Bison wants to be remembered kindly, I would suggest good manners and a good rebound margin.

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• W. Mark Laniertrial lawyer, founded Lanier Law Firm

  W. Mark Lanier, a Lipscomb graduate, founded The Lanier Law Firm in 1990 and put his own name right on the door. That is confidence, y'all. I do admire it.

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