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Michael Tisserand

Inducted September 15, 2017                                     

Education:  

  • Jefferson High School, 1982
  • University of Minnesota, B.A. English, 1989

Accomplishments/Work History:  

  • Author: The Kingdom of Zydeco (1998), Sugarcane Academy (2006), Krazy: George Herriman, A Life in Black and White (2016)
  • Winner of the Eisner Award for Best Comics-Related Book; Finalist in PEN America Literary Award for Biography and National Book Critics Award for Biography, Krazy: George Herriman, A Life in Black and White
  • ASCAP Deems Taylor Award Recipient, The Kingdom of Zydeco
  • Awarded First Prize Awards for writing by National Association of Alternate Newsweeklies, Louisiana Press Association and New Orleans Press Club
  • Former editor of New Orleans’ Gambit Weekly

Alumni Hall of Fame Luncheon, September 30, 2022

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  • Alexandria Education Foundation and Alexandria Cardinal Athletic Foundation name new executive director August 9, 2022
  • Alumni Induction Luncheon set for September 30 June 8, 2022
  • AEF Awards $36,802 in Teacher Innovation Grants May 12, 2022

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