Background
McFarlin, Shannon Dianne was born on May 26, 1954 in St. Louis. Daughter of Marion Amos and Dolores Jeannette McFarlin.
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Shannon Dianne McFarlin
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Shannon Dianne McFarlin, American writer, researcher. Achievements include research in vanished black communities in pre and post Civil War era, funded by Ohio Historical Preservation Society; research in Frances Wright and her experimental community in Nashoba, Tennessee. Secretary Henry County Democratic Women, Paris, 2000—2003; Member of Alpha Sigma Lambda, Alpha Chi, Pi Sigma Alpha, Phi Alpha Theta.
Education
Bachelor cum laude, Murray State University, Kentucky, 2002. Master of Arts in Public History, Murray State University, Kentucky, 2004.
Career
Newspaper reporter Daily Standard, Celina, Ohio, 1973—1996, Wapakoneta Daily News, 1996—1996. Writer Bowling Green State University Public Relations Office, Bowling Green, Ohio, 1997—1999, Paris Post-Intelligencer, 2003—2005. Associate editor Henry Countian, since 2006.
Contributing editor Paris Magazine, since 2005. Featured speaker on vanished black communities for Black History Month Ohio State University, Lima, Ohio, 1999. Panelist The Journal, WBGU-television, Bowling Green, 1999.
Featured speaker Ohio Valley History Conference, Murray, 2006.
Achievements
Membership
Secretary Henry County Democratic Women, Paris, 2000—2003. Member of Alpha Sigma Lambda, Alpha Chi, Pi Sigma Alpha, Phi Alpha Theta.
Interests
Connections
Married David Lamar Maywhoor, March 17, 1973 (divorced).
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Nationality
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Political Party
Liberal Democrats
Education
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2002
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2004
Career
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1973 - 1996
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1996 - 1996
Awards
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Nominee Pulitzer Prize, 1991. Recipient Winner, Hellman/Hammett award, Human Rights Watch, 2000, First Place, Investigative Reporting, Ohio Associated Press, 1991, Honorary Mention, Writer's Digest Writing Competition, 2005. Grantee Vanished Black Communities Project, The Ohio History Preservation Society, 1980.Nominee Pulitzer Prize, 1991. Recipient Winner, Hellman/Hammett award, Human Rights Watch, 2000, First Place, Investigative Reporting, Ohio Associated Press, 1991, Honorary Mention, Writer's Digest Writing Competition, 2005. Grantee Vanished Black Communities Project, The Ohio History Preservation Society, 1980.