Son of Southern Illinois : Glenn Poshard's Life in Politics and Education / Carl Walworth and Glenn Poshard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walworth, Carl, 1961- author.

Poshard, Glenn, 1945- author.

Series:

Illinois Lives Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poshard, Glenn, 1945-.

Poshard, Glenn.

Southern Illinois University (System)--History.

Southern Illinois University (System).

United States. Congress. House--Biography.

United States.

Legislators--Illinois--Biography.

Legislators.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (341 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Carbondale, IL : Southern Illinois University Press, [2023]

Summary:

A life of principles, service, and faith This first biography of Glenn Poshard traces the life of a young man who rose from rural poverty in Southern Illinois to become a United States congressman and president of the Southern Illinois University system.

Contents:

Cover

Praise for Son of Southern Illinois

Title

Copyright

Contents

Preface

Walworth's Acknowledgments

Poshard's Acknowledgments

Part 1. Southern Illinois Roots

1. White County Hills

2. A Quiet Country Kid at the Front

3. Military Life in Missouri, Korea, Indiana, and New York

4. First in the Family

5. Releasing the Demons

Part 2. A Passion for Electoral Politics

6. Working for an Opponent

7. At Home in Lincoln Land

8. On the Issues, a Race for Congress

9. Not All about the Money

Gallery of Illustrations 1

10. A Change of Heart

11. Worth the Fight

12. Redistricting and a New Constituency

13. Welcoming Central Illinois

14. Trusting Only America

15. Keeping a Promise

Part 3. A Race for Illinois Governor

16. Pitching Lunch Bucket Populism

17. Liberal Fallout, Lost Opportunity

18. Meeting the New Governor

Part 4. Southern Illinois University Leadership

19. Vision and Action on Campus

20. Trustees Turning Inward

21. Not a Job

Gallery of Illustrations 2

Part 5. Returning to Roots

22. The Right to Rise?

23. Professional Baseball in Southern Illinois

24. Rend Lake Turnaround

25. Faith and Politics

26. The Shadow Side of Leadership

27. Poshard Foundation and Beyond

Appendix A. Constituent Issues, 1993-94

Appendix B. Constituent Issues, 1995-96

Appendix C. President Emeritus Citation

Notes

Index

About the Authors

Back Cover.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-8093-3920-X

OCLC:

1419870537