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Pennsylvania State University

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Location:
State College, PA

Official Website:
http://www.psu.edu/

STUDENTS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Leonard Abramson
Business
1932   Founder, US Healthcare
Diane Ackerman
Author
7-Oct-1948   A Natural History of the Senses
John Amaechi
Basketball
26-Nov-1970   Only openly gay NBA player
John Aniston
Actor
24-Jul-1933   Victor Kiriakis on Days of Our Lives
H. Jesse Arnelle
Attorney
30-Dec-1933   Partner, Arnelle & Hastie
Donald Barlett
Journalist
17-Jul-1936   Barlett & Steele
Nicholas Basbanes
Author
1943   A Gentle Madness
Donald P. Bellisario
Author
8-Aug-1935   Wrote Battlestar Galactica, created Airwolf
Paul Berg
Chemist
30-Jun-1926   Pioneer in recombinant DNA
Carl T. Berquist
Business
c. 1952   Chief Accounting Officer at Marriott
Charles Bierbauer
Journalist
?   CNN Correspondent, 1981-2001
Fred A. Breidenbach
Business
c. 1946   President of Gulfstream Aerospace, 1993-97
James S. Broadhurst
Business
c. 1943   CEO of Eat’n Park Hospitality Group
Robert H. Brust
Business
c. 1944   CFO of Kodak, 2000-06
Addie J. Butler
Religion
1946   Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
John Cappelletti
Football
9-Aug-1952   Winner, 1973 Heisman Trophy
Margaret Carlson
Columnist
c. 1944   Time columnist
Kathleen L. Casey
Government
c. 1966   Securities and Exchange Commission
Bruce L. Claflin
Business
c. 1951   CEO of 3Com, 2001-06
Thomas E. Clarke
Business
c. 1951   President and COO of Nike, 1994-2000
M. Walter D'Alessio
Business
c. 1933   Legg Mason Real Estate Services
Louis J. D'Ambrosio
Business
c. 1964   CEO of Avaya
Ronald R. Davenport
Business
c. 1936   Sheridan Broadcasting Corporation
Charlie Dent
Politician
24-May-1960   Congressman, Pennsylvania 15th
Joseph M. DeThomas
Diplomat
?   US Ambassador to Estonia, 2001-04
Donald T. DiFrancesco
Politician
1944   Governor of New Jersey, 2001-02
Mike Doyle
Politician
5-Aug-1953   Congressman, Pennsylvania 14th
Salvatore D. Fazzolari
Business
c. 1955   CEO of Harsco
Tom Feeney
Politician
21-May-1958   Congressman, Florida 24th
Eugene C. Fiedorek
Business
c. 1931   EnCap Investments
Mike Fitzpatrick
Politician
28-Jun-1963   Congressman, Pennsylvania 8th
Jon D. Fox
Politician
22-Apr-1947   Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1995-99
Jonathan Frakes
Actor
19-Aug-1952   Commander Riker on Star Trek: TNG
Barbara Hackman Franklin
Government
19-Mar-1940   US Secretary of Commerce, 1992-93
Pamela H. Godwin
Business
c. 1949   Former executive, GMAC Insurance
William F. Goodling
Politician
5-Dec-1927   Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1975-2001
Rosey Grier
Football
14-Jul-1932   LA Rams All-Pro defensive lineman
Edgar H. Grubb
Business
c. 1940   CFO of Transamerica, 1993-99
Jack Ham
Football
23-Dec-1948   Linebacker, NFL Hall of Famer
Jay Hammond
Politician
21-Jul-1922 2-Aug-2005 Governor of Alaska, 1974-82
Franco Harris
Football
7-Mar-1950   Pittsburgh Steelers RB
James T. Harris III
Educator
c. 1958   President, Widener University
Clare M. Hasler
Educator
c. 1957   Director, Robert Mondavi Institute
David C. Hodge
Educator
27-Sep-1948   President, Miami University of Ohio
Vincent J. Intrieri
Business
c. 1956   Icahn Associates Corporation
Betty James
Business
13-Feb-1918   Slinky entrepreneur
William H. Joyce
Business
c. 1935   CEO of Union Carbide, 1995-2001
Theodore H. Kattouf
Diplomat
1946   US Ambassador to the UAE, 1999-2001
Kurt M. Landgraf
Business
c. 1946   CEO of Educational Testing Service
Michael W. Laphen
Business
c. 1951   CEO of Computer Sciences
James E. Marley
Business
c. 1935   President of AMP, Inc., 1986-92
Gregory Michael
Actor
30-May-1981   Kevin Archer on Dante's Cove
Eddie N. Moore
Educator
c. 1947   President, Virginia State University
Dennis M. Nally
Business
?   Chairman of Price Waterhouse Coopers
Vance Packard
Sociologist
22-May-1914 12-Dec-1996 The Hidden Persuaders
Mark G. Parker
Business
c. 1955   CEO of Nike
William J. Perry
Government
11-Oct-1927   US Secretary of Defense, 1994-97
Ralph Peters
Columnist
1952   New York Post columnist
John Peterson
Politician
25-Dec-1938   Congressman, Pennsylvania 5th
Valerie Plame
Spy
19-Apr-1963   CIA operative outed by Bush official
Margaret R. Preska
Educator
c. 1938   Robinson Preska Company
Jef Raskin
Computer Programmer
9-Mar-1943 26-Feb-2005 Designed Macintosh human interface
Catherine A. Rein
Business
7-Feb-1943   Senior EVP at MetLife
Dave Robinson
Football
3-May-1941   Former LB, Green Bay Packers
Hellene S. Runtagh
Business
c. 1948   Former EVP at Universal Studios
Rick Santorum
Politician
10-May-1958   US Senator from Pennsylvania, 1995-2007
Herbert Sargent
Screenwriter
15-Jul-1923 6-May-2005 SNL writer
William Schreyer
Business
c. 1927   CEO of Merrill Lynch, 1984-92
Richard S. Schweiker
Politician
1-Jun-1926   US Senator from Pennsylvania, 1969-81
Tom D. Seip
Business
c. 1951   Former Charles Schwab executive
Arthur Shawcross
Criminal
6-Jun-1945   Genesee River Killer
Stephanie M. Shern
Business
7-Jan-1948   Former Partner, Ernst & Young
Stephen D. Solomon
Author
c. 1949   Ellery's Protest
Lara Spencer
TV Personality
19-Jun-1969   Co-Host, The Insider
Manny Stamatakis
Business
c. 1948   Capital Management Enterprises
James R. Stengel
Business
5-May-1955   Procter & Gamble executive
James W. Stratton
Business
c. 1936   Stratton Holding Company
John P. Surma, Jr.
Business
25-May-1954   CEO of US Steel
Dave Trembley
Baseball
31-Oct-1951   Manager, Baltimore Orioles
Richard Trumka
Labor Leader
24-Jul-1949   AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer
C. Delores Tucker
Activist
4-Oct-1927 12-Oct-2005 National Congress of Black Women
Fred Waring
Conductor
9-Jun-1900 29-Jul-1984 Innovative bandleader and musician
Robert E. Witt
Educator
16-Sep-1940   President, University of Alabama
Patricia A. Woertz
Business
17-Mar-1953   CEO of Archer Daniels Midland
Frank Wolf
Politician
30-Jan-1939   Congressman, Virginia 10th
George R. Zoffinger
Business
c. 1948   New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Roy L. Austin
Diplomat
13-Dec-1939   US Ambassador to Trinidad
France A. Córdova
Educator
5-Aug-1947   President, Purdue University
Gregory L. Geoffroy
Educator
c. 1946   President, Iowa State University
Ivan Illich
Philosopher
4-Sep-1926 2-Dec-2002 Deschooling Society
Kate Michelman
Activist
?   NARAL President, 1985-2004
Sean O'Keefe
Administrator
27-Jan-1956   NASA Administrator, 2001-05
William C. Richardson
Educator
c. 1940   President of Johns Hopkins, 1990-95
Theodore Roethke
Poet
25-May-1908 1-Aug-1963 The Waking
Lee Smolin
Physicist
1955   The Trouble with Physics
Graham B. Spanier
Educator
18-Jul-1948   President, Penn State University

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
H. Jesse Arnelle
Attorney
30-Dec-1933   Partner, Arnelle & Hastie
Roy L. Austin
Diplomat
13-Dec-1939   US Ambassador to Trinidad
Charles Bierbauer
Journalist
?   CNN Correspondent, 1981-2001
James S. Broadhurst
Business
c. 1943   CEO of Eat’n Park Hospitality Group
Carol A. Cartwright
Educator
c. 1941   President of Kent State University, 1991-2006
France A. Córdova
Educator
5-Aug-1947   President, Purdue University
Keith W. Eckel
Business
c. 1946   Eckel Farms, Inc.
Gregory L. Geoffroy
Educator
c. 1946   President, Iowa State University
James T. Harris III
Educator
c. 1958   President, Widener University
Richard Herman
Educator
c. 1941   Chancellor, UI Urbana-Champaign
Stanley O. Ikenberry
Educator
1935   University of Illinois President, 1979-95
James Moeser
Educator
1939   Chancellor, UNC Chapel Hill
Sean O'Keefe
Administrator
27-Jan-1956   NASA Administrator, 2001-05
William C. Richardson
Educator
c. 1940   President of Johns Hopkins, 1990-95
William Schreyer
Business
c. 1927   CEO of Merrill Lynch, 1984-92
Graham B. Spanier
Educator
18-Jul-1948   President, Penn State University
Patricia A. Woertz
Business
17-Mar-1953   CEO of Archer Daniels Midland

COACHES

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Rip Engle
Football
26-Mar-1906 7-Mar-1983 Head Coach, Brown and Penn State
Joe Paterno
Football
21-Dec-1926   Coach at Penn State


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