Roald Tweet
Roald Tweet is a retired Professor Emeritus of English at Augustana College[1] and a historian of the upper Mississippi River.[2] Roald is the husband of Margaret Tweet, the brother of David Tweet, father of Randall Tweet, Gretchen O'Brien, and Jonathan Tweet. Roald also is a grandfather and a great grandfather. Roald is currently part of the Agustin's Historical Society, St. John's Lutheran Church, Contemporary Club, Eagle Scouts, and a member of Sons of Norway. He holds a master's degree in English and a Ph.D. in American Literature from the University of Chicago.[3] He creates three-minute vignettes about local history for his radio series, "Rock Island Lines," which earned the Illinois Humanities Council's Lawrence W. Towner Award in 2001.[1] He earned the Studs Terkel Humanities Service Award in 2006.[2] His published books include History of Transportation on the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers,[3] A History of the Rock Island District Corps of Engineers, 1866-1983,[1] and The Quad Cities: An American Mosaic.[1] In 2014 he began co-hosting the writing-related radio show Scribble.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Studs Terkel Humanities Service Award bio
- 1 2 Willard, John. "Roald Tweet receives Studs Terkel award." Quad-City Times, October 20, 2006. read online.
- 1 2 Tweet, Roald D. The Quad Cities: An American mosaic. East Hall Press. 1996.
- ↑ http://wvik.org/programs/scribble#stream/0
External links
- How Tweet it is Retirement won't hamper the adventures of one of Augustana's more gifted teachers. Quad-City Times. Feb 16, 1999.