Gene R. Haynes
| Gene R. Haynes | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| 🏡 Residence | Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
| 🏫 Education | Rust College (B.A.) University of Nebraska Omaha (M.A.) |
| 💼 Occupation | Educator, principal |
| 👔 Employer | Omaha Public Schools |
| 🏡 Home town | Mississippi, U.S. |
| 👶 Children | 1 |
Gene R. Haynes (born c. 1944) is a long-time educator and principal of Omaha North High School in Omaha, Nebraska.
Early life and education[edit]
Haynes was born Mississippi to Ervin Haynes and Lovie Holmes-Haynes.[1][2] Haynes graduated with a bachelor's degree in Social Studies and Economics from Rust College in Holy Springs, Mississippi in 1967. He then went on to earn his master's degree in Educational Administration from University of Nebraska Omaha in 1974.[3]
Career[edit]
Haynes has worked for the Omaha Public Schools (OPS) in Omaha, Nebraska since 1967.[4] He began his career with OPS as a teacher and basketball coach at Omaha Technical (Tech) High School and was the first African American basketball coach for OPS.[5] In 1979, Haynes was the assistant coach basketball coach.[6] He worked at Tech High until the school closed in 1984 and then moved to McMillan Middle School where he was assistant principal and athletic director.[7] Since 1987, Haynes has been at Omaha North High, where he has been principal since 2001.[8]
Haynes was featured in the fifth episode in Season 2 of the Where I Come From podcast by the Omaha World-Herald.[9]
Community involvement[edit]
Haynes is active in the Omaha African-American community and is involved with the Urban League of Nebraska, the NAACP, and the Butler-Gast YMCA.[4] He is involved with The North Omaha Project Impact, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, National Association of Secondary School Principals, and the Pacesetter Scholarship Committee.[10]
Awards and honors[edit]
Haynes was inducted into the Urban League of Nebraska African-American Leadership Hall of Fame in 2004.[11] He was inducted into the Aksarben Foundation Court of Honor in 2011.[2] In 2012, Haynes and musician Luigi Waites were the recipients of the African-American Congressional History Award presented by U.S. Representative Lee Terry.[12] A portion of North 36th Street, near North High School, was renamed "Gene R. Haynes Street" in October 2014 by the Omaha City Council to honor Haynes.[13][14] Haynes, Paul Younes and Mike Johanns received the Distinguished Nebraskalander award at the 2015 Statehood Day dinner held at the Nebraska State Capitol.[15] At the "Preparing the Next Generation of STEM Champions" event in 2017, Haynes received a legacy award for his "efforts to create, develop and expand programs for young people."[16] Inclusive Communities awarded Haynes the Otto Swanson "spirit of service."[17]
Personal life[edit]
Haynes is married to his wife, Annie who he met while a student at Rust College. They have a son.[3]
References[edit]
- ↑ Williams, David. "Brothers & Sisters". OmahaMagazine.com. Omaha Magazine. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The 2011 Ak-Sar-Ben Court of Honor". metroMAGAZINE. ALH Publications. January 19, 2012. Retrieved 2018-11-27 – via issuu.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "#OurStory: Featuring Mr. Gene Haynes". Omaha Public Schools. December 27, 2016. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Sitzmann, Bill (February 19, 2015). "Brothers & Sisters". Omaha Magazine. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
- ↑ Duffy, Erin (October 24, 2014). "Crowd of 200+ celebrates Gene R. Haynes Street near North High". Omaha-World Herald. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
- ↑ Sinclair, Chuck (March 28, 1979). "Oman, Haynes join forces for all-star cage game". The Lincoln Star. Retrieved 2018-11-27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Hoffman, Alex (May 18, 2014). "Omaha principal to reach 50-year milestone". KETV. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
- ↑ "Saluting OPS Leader". Omaha-World Herald. November 1, 2014. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
- ↑ "'Where I Come From': Gene Haynes, Nebraska's first black high school head coach". Omaha World-Herald. September 19, 2017. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
- ↑ Terry, Lee (February 28, 2011). "Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 2 - GENE HAYNES". U.S. Government Publishing Office. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
- ↑ "African-American Leadership Hall of Fame". Urban League of Nebraska. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
- ↑ "Rep. Terry Announces African-American Congressional History Award Recipients". Federal News Service. Washington, D.C. February 3, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2018 – via HighBeam Research. (Registration required (help)). Cite uses deprecated parameter
|registration=(help) - ↑ "Saluting OPS Leader". Omaha-World Herald. November 2, 2014. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
- ↑ Hassel, Alex (October 24, 2014). "Principal Honored: Street Named After Gene Haynes". WOWT. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
- ↑ "Younes will receive Statehood Day honor in State Capitol Rotunda". Kearney Hub. February 9, 2015. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
- ↑ Mann, Becca (January 20, 2017). "Omaha African-American leaders honored for STEM contributions". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
- ↑ "Inclusive Communities to honor humanitarian, volunteer". Omaha World-Herald. March 11, 2017. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
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