Background
Yawn, David McDonald was born on August 11, 1956 in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Son of McDonald Yawn and Eva Quinn.
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David McDonald Yawn, American Journalist. Recipient School Bell award Mississippi Association Educators, 1983, Crystal Award of Excellence, 1998, award of excellence for print media CommunicatorAwards, 1998. Active Memphis Long Range Economics Development Planning Committee; Member Society Professional Journalists (Mid South chapter Award of Excellence 1995), National Association Real Estate Editors.
Education
Bachelor in Print Journalism, U. Mississippi, 1981.
Career
Staff writer, Clarksdale (Mississippi) Press Register, 1982-1985; senior staff writer, Memphis Business Journal, 1985-1997; senior communications specialist, Federal Express Corporation, Memphis, since 1997. One of 3 American journalists invited to take economics tour of Germany, 1995,France, 1995, The Netherlands, 1997, Portugal, 1997.
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Membership
Active Memphis Long Range Economics Development Planning Committee. Member Society Professional Journalists (Mid South chapter Award of Excellence 1995), National Association Real Estate Editors.
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Married Cathy Whitmire, September 8, 1990.
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Religion
Presbyterian
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Recipient School Bell award Mississippi Association Educators, 1983, Crystal Award of Excellence, 1998, award of excellence for print media CommunicatorAwards, 1998.Recipient School Bell award Mississippi Association Educators, 1983, Crystal Award of Excellence, 1998, award of excellence for print media CommunicatorAwards, 1998.