Profile of John Register, Fulbright College of the University of Arkansas
This article was originally posted from University of Arkansas. John Register (BA ’88) John Register was an All-American Track star while earning a BA in communications. After a crippling injury resulted in the amputation of his left leg, he became a long jump silver medalist in the Paralympic Games. He was appointed by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as one of an eight-member...
No Hurdle Has Been Too Great For John Register
This article was originally posted from NewsOK.com. John Register lost his leg while serving in the Army. It didn’t happen the way you probably think. This wasn’t a combat wound. This wasn’t a wartime horror. Register, 49, an Olympic hurdle hopeful once upon a time, lost his leg when he was injured during practice. He dislocated his kneecap and ended up having his leg...
Queen of the 1-Lap (400m)
Sanya Richards Ross – Hear Ye Her! Sanya Richards Ross has run more sub 50’s in the 400m than any other woman on the planet. Her career has been breath taking. She has staked her claim on the World stage by winning the 400m in 2012 London Games. The Jamaican American, 5’8 powerhouse, and University of Texas Alum has racked up quite an impressive Team USA track resume which...
Paralympic Athlete John Register Chosen as Arkansas Alumni Johnson Fellow
This article was originally posted from University of Arkansas Newswire. Alumnus John Register, a University of Arkansas track star turned Paralympic medalist, will return to the University of Arkansas campus on April 8-10 as the Arkansas Alumni Association’s 2014 Johnson Fellow. Endowed by Dr. Jeff Johnson, B.A.’70, and his wife, Marcia, the Johnson Fellows program was created to...
Life’s Interruptions
Have you ever been interrupted? Like, when you are making a great point and someone interrupts you! Or you are giving a presentation and someone’s cell phone rings with one of those fancy ringtones. Or, you are about to propose to your lady friend at a fancy restaurant and the host or hostess tells you that your lights are still on in the car! How rude. Well I have been interrupted...
16 Minutes with First Lady Michelle Obama! Part 4 – Final
MEETING #4 – 7 minutes 30 seconds Alice and I were fortunate to ride from the Hillside community center event in the First Lady’s motorcade to the United States Olympic Committee’s Training Center. Now, we were NOT in the First Lady’s car, we rode with Senator Michael Bennet another honor in itself. I had not been in a fast moving motorcade since I represented the United...
16 Minutes with First Lady Michelle Obama! Part 3
MEETING #3 – 2 minutes The First Lady was coming to Colorado to open up the Warrior Games an inter-service military sporting event hosted by Deloitte and the United States Olympic Committee for wounded ill and injured service members who serve in America’s Armed Forces. This year there was also an exhibition team from Great Britain. Prior to Mrs. Obama’s speech at the Olympic...
16 Minutes with First Lady Michelle Obama Part 2
MEETING #2 – 30 seconds The next night was the State Dinner. I was so excited to attend. I really did not know what to expect. I just heard from all sorts of people that this was the hottest ticket in DC. I picked up Alice from the Airport and then back to the hotel where we got gussied up. Both April Holmes and the First Lady were right. Alice looked stunning in the dress she selected. I...
The Non-Marginalized Father
“By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks he’s wrong.” – Charles Wadsworth My Dad, Rev Donald B. Register, is one of those men who parallel a vocal, reasonable and silent leader. I am very fortunate to have grown up with a man who was part of the cloth but at all times a father to his children. He parented three boys to the...
