EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Founded 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, it underwent various awkward name changes and in 1964 became Michigan State University.

Location:
East Lansing, MI

Founding Date:
1855

Team:
Spartans

Mascot:
Sparty

Enrollment:
44,000

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

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Spencer Abraham	Politician	12-Jun-1952		US Secretary of Energy, 2001-05
Herb Adderley	Football	8-Jun-1939		NFL Hall of Famer
Darryl F. Allen	Business	c. 1942		CEO of Aeroquip-Vickers, 1986-99
Dennis Archer	Politician	1-Jan-1942		Mayor of Detroit, 1994-2001
George Ariyoshi	Politician	12-Mar-1926		Governor of Hawaii, 1974-86
William Bagley	Educator	15-Mar-1874	1-Jul-1946	Opponent of Dewey's progressive education
Ray Stannard Baker	Journalist	17-Apr-1870	12-Jul-1946	Biographer of Woodrow Wilson
W. Scott Bales	Judge	c. 1956		Justice, Arizona Supreme Court
Richard C. Barkley	Diplomat	23-Dec-1932		US Ambassador to East Germany, 1988-90
James J. Blanchard	Politician	8-Aug-1942		Governor of Michigan, 1983-91
Ivan Boesky	Business	6-Mar-1937		Investment banker did insider trades
Debra Bowen	Politician	27-Oct-1955		California Secretary of State
Eli Broad	Business	6-Jun-1933		Billionaire
Robert K. Burgess	Business	c. 1944		CEO of Pulte Homes, 1993-2001
Joseph J. Buttigieg III	Business	c. 1945		Vice Chairman of Comerica
James Caan	Actor	26-Mar-1940		Vegas, Elf
Michael R. Cannon	Business	1953		Dell President of Global Operations
Bob Carr	Politician	27-Mar-1943		Congressman from Michigan, 1975-95
Stephen I. Chazen	Business	c. 1946		President and CFO, Occidental Petroleum
Gary L. Convis	Business	22-Sep-1942		Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky
Donald G. Cook	Military	1946		Retired USAF General
James M. Cornelius	Business	c. 1943		CEO of Bristol-Myers Squibb
William H. Cunningham	Educator	5-Jan-1944		Chancellor, UT System, 1992-2000
Gerald M. Czarnecki	Business	c. 1941		Deltennium Group
William J. Danhof	Attorney	c. 1949		Miller, Canfield, Paddock, & Stone
Joe DeLamielleure	Football	16-Mar-1951		NFL Hall of Famer
Dan Devine	Football	22-Dec-1924	9-May-2002	Packers, NCAA head coach
Anthony Diekema	Educator	3-Dec-1933		President of Calvin College, 1976-95
Charles Diggs, Jr.	Politician	2-Dec-1922	24-Aug-1998	Congressman from Michigan, 1955-80
Carol Duvall	TV Personality	?		HGTV's Carol Duvall Show
Anthony S. Earl	Politician	12-Apr-1936		Governor of Wisconsin, 1983-87
Dale F. Elliott	Business	c. 1957		CEO of Snap-on, 2001-04
John Engler	Politician	12-Oct-1948		Governor of Michigan, 1991-2003
William C. Van Faasen	Business	c. 1949		Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Kevin M. Farr	Business	c. 1958		CFO of Mattel
Richard A. Fennessy	Business	c. 1964		CEO of Insight Enterprises
Carolyn Forché	Poet	28-Apr-1950		The Country Between Us
Richard Ford	Novelist	16-Feb-1944		Independence Day
John D. Forsyth	Business	c. 1947		Wellmark Blue Cross & Blue Shield
Dennis E. Foster	Business	c. 1940		Vice Chairman of Alltel, 1998-2000
Mark T. Gaffney	Labor Leader	18-Oct-1955		President, Michigan State AFL-CIO
Steve Garvey	Baseball	22-Dec-1948		Former LA Dodger
Yousif B. Ghafari	Business	27-Sep-1952		US Ambassador to Slovenia
Kirk Gibson	Baseball	28-May-1957		1988 National League MVP
Jeffrey C. Girard	Business	c. 1946		Vice Chairman of ShopKo, 2002-04
Ronald E. Goldsberry	Business	12-Sep-1942		Former VP, Ford
Linda A. Goodspeed	Business	c. 1962		Former EVP, Lennox International
Lloyd V. Hackley	Educator	c. 1940		Chancellor of Fayetteville State University
Edward E. Hagenlocker	Business	c. 1940		Vice Chairman of Ford, 1996-99
Chris Hansen	Journalist	26-Mar-1959		To Catch A Predator
Jim Harrison	Novelist	11-Dec-1937		Legends of the Fall
Thom Hartmann	Radio Personality	7-May-1951		Air America Radio
Clare M. Hasler	Educator	c. 1957		Director, Robert Mondavi Institute
Anthony Heald	Actor	25-Aug-1944		Scott Guber on Boston Public
Alfred D. Hershey	Scientist	4-Dec-1908	22-May-1997	Molecular structure of viral genes
Jon-Erik Hexum	Actor	5-Nov-1957	18-Oct-1984	Actor accidently shot himself
Walter Hill	Film Director	10-Jan-1942		48 Hrs.
James P. Hoffa	Labor Leader	19-May-1941		Jimmy Hoffa's son
Paul L. Howes	Business	c. 1955		CEO of Newpark Resources
Donna Hrinak	Diplomat	c. 1950		US Ambassador, Latin America
Stanley O. Ikenberry	Educator	1935		University of Illinois President, 1979-95
Susan Jacoby	Author	1945		Freethinkers: A History of American Secularism
Wallace B. Jefferson	Judge	22-Jul-1963		Texas Chief Justice
Jay Johnson	Politician	30-Sep-1943		Congressman from Wisconsin, 1997-99
Magic Johnson	Basketball	14-Aug-1959		Lakers star, AIDS spokesman
Tim Johnson	Politician	28-Dec-1946		US Senator from South Dakota
David Cay Johnston	Journalist	1948		Perfectly Legal
Michael F. Johnston	Business	c. 1947		CEO of Visteon
Gregory P. Josefowicz	Business	c. 1952		CEO of Borders, 1999-2006
Howard Kaloogian	Politician	30-Dec-1959		Conservative activist
Daniel P. Kearney	Business	1939		EVP at Aetna, 1991-98
Andrew Kehoe	Criminal	1-Feb-1872	18-May-1927	Bath School Bomber
Kenneth E. Keiser	Business	c. 1952		President of PepsiAmericas
James L. Kemerling	Business	c. 1939		Riiser Oil Company
Kwame Kilpatrick	Politician	8-Jun-1970		Mayor of Detroit, 2002-08
Jack Kingston	Politician	24-Apr-1955		Congressman, Georgia 1st
Fred Kleisner	Business	c. 1944		CEO of Wyndham International
Kay Koplovitz	Business	c. 1945		Co-Founder, USA Network
Frank Kush	Football	20-Jan-1929		ASU Head Coach, 1958-79
Philip E. Lippincott	Business	c. 1935		CEO of Scott Paper, 1982-94
Mitchel D. Livingston	Educator	c. 1944		Diversity Officer, University of Cincinnati
Frank E. Macher	Business	c. 1940		Former CEO of Collins & Aikman, Federal Mogul
Timothy L. Main	Business	c. 1957		CEO of Jabil Circuit
Jackie Martling	Comic	14-Feb-1949		Writer for Howard Stern
Rollo May	Psychologist	21-Apr-1909	22-Oct-1994	Love and Will
James A. McClung	Business	c. 1938		Former VP at FMC
Thomas McGuane	Novelist	11-Dec-1939		The Sporting Club
M. Peter McPherson	Business	27-Oct-1940		President of Michigan State University, 1993-2004
Roger A. Meece	Diplomat	1949		US Ambassador to Congo, 2004-07
Michael G. Morris	Business	c. 1947		CEO of American Electric Power
Dennis Muchmore	Business	c. 1947		Muchmore Harrington Smalley & Associates
Frederick H. Mueller	Government	22-Nov-1893	31-Aug-1976	US Commerce Secretary, 1959-61
Judith A. Muhlberg	Business	c. 1952		Public relations consultant, Gagen MacDonald
James E. Oesterreicher	Business	c. 1942		CEO of JC Penney, 1995-2000
Russell E. Palmer	Business	13-Aug-1934		Dean of the Wharton School, 1983-90
Eugene Parker	Astronomer	10-Jun-1927		Solar winds
Roy E. Parrott	Business	c. 1940		CEO of Simpson Industries, 1994-2000
Gary Peters	Politician	1-Dec-1958		Congressman, Michigan 9th
James Quello	Government	21-Apr-1914		FCC Commissioner, 1974-97
Sam Raimi	Film Director	23-Oct-1959		Spider-Man
John Ramsey	Relative	7-Dec-1943		JonBenét's father
Robert K. Ressler	Author	15-Feb-1937		Whoever Fights Monsters
Don Riegle	Politician	4-Feb-1938		US Senator from Michigan, 1976-95
Andre Rison	Football	18-Mar-1967		Bad Moon Rison
Ross E. Roeder	Business	c. 1937		CEO of Smart & Final, 1999-2004
Craig A. Rogerson	Business	c. 1957		CEO of Hercules
David Safavian	Government	c. 1967		Former OMB administrator
Thomas A. Sansone	Business	c. 1949		Vice Chairman of Jabil Circuit
Gloria Santona	Business	c. 1948		General Counsel for McDonald's
Glenn S. Schafer	Business	c. 1949		President of Pacific Life, 1995-2005
Mark Schauer	Politician	2-Oct-1961		Congressman, Michigan 7th
Ulrich Schmidt	Business	c. 1949		CFO of Goodrich, 2000-05
Peter Secchia	Diplomat	15-Apr-1937		US Ambassador to Italy, 1989-93
Gary L. Seevers	Economist	c. 1938		Council of Economic Advisers, 1973-75
David L. Shedlarz	Business	c. 1948		Vice Chairman of Pfizer
Lou Sheldon	Activist	1934		Traditional Values Coalition
Lou Anna K. Simon	Educator	c. 1947		President, Michigan State University
Scott Skiles	Basketball	5-Mar-1964		Chicago Bulls Head Coach, 2004-07
Bubba Smith	Football	28-Feb-1945		Athlete, Police Academy star
Nick Smith	Politician	5-Nov-1934		Congressman from Michigan, 1993-2005
Debbie Stabenow	Politician	29-Apr-1950		US Senator from Michigan
David Stockman	Government	10-Nov-1946		Ronald Reagan's chief economist
Paul Stookey	Singer/Songwriter	30-Dec-1937		The Paul in Peter, Paul, and Mary
Larry D. Thompson	Attorney	15-Nov-1945		General Counsel of Pepsi
William R. Tiefel	Business	c. 1934		Vice Chairman of Marriott, 1998-2002
Bob Traxler	Politician	21-Jul-1931		Congressman from Michigan, 1974-93
Niki Tsongas	Politician	26-Apr-1946		Congresswoman, Massachusetts 5th
Robert Urich	Actor	16-Dec-1946	16-Apr-2002	Dan Tanna on Vega$
Sam Vincent	Basketball	18-May-1963		Head Coach, Charlotte Bobcats
Vernor Vinge	Author	10-Feb-1944		A Fire Upon The Deep
James Von Ehr	Business	c. 1950		Nanotech entrepreneur
John Walters	Government	c. 1951		US Drug Czar
Lloyd D. Ward	Business	c. 1948		CEO of Maytag, 1999-2000
George E. Wardeberg	Business	c. 1935		CEO of WICOR, 1994-2000
Jane L. Warner	Business	c. 1948		Illinois Tool Works executive
Kenneth L. Way	Business	c. 1939		CEO of Lear, 1988-2000
Paul Welday	Business	c. 1959		Lobbyist, Strategic Public Affairs
Tyrone Willingham	Football	30-Dec-1953		Head Football Coach, Washington Huskies
Michael T. Yonker	Business	1942		CEO of Portec, 1988-98

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Cleveland Abbe	Physicist	3-Dec-1838	28-Oct-1916	America's first weatherman
Dennis Archer	Politician	1-Jan-1942		Mayor of Detroit, 1994-2001
Frederick M. Bernthal	Administrator	10-Jan-1943		President, Universities Research Association
Andrew Brimmer	Economist	13-Sep-1926		Federal Reserve Governor, 1966-74
William F. Durand	Engineer	5-Mar-1859	9-Aug-1958	National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
Erich Fromm	Psychologist	23-Mar-1900	18-Mar-1980	Psychoanalyst, Humanist
David F. Gordon	Government	?		State Dept. Dir. Policy Planning, 2007-08
Robert H. Grubbs	Chemist	27-Feb-1942		Metathesis
Clifford M. Hardin	Government	9-Oct-1915		US Secretary of Agriculture, 1969-71
Russell Kirk	Author	19-Oct-1918	29-Apr-1994	The Conservative Mind
Abba Lerner	Economist	28-Oct-1903	27-Oct-1982	The Economics of Control
Thomas Gale Moore	Economist	6-Nov-1930		Council of Economic Advisers, 1985-89
Percy A. Pierre	Educator	3-Jan-1939		President, Prairie View A&M University, 1983-89
Robert K. Ressler	Author	15-Feb-1937		Whoever Fights Monsters
Thomas A. Sansone	Business	c. 1949		Vice Chairman of Jabil Circuit
Lou Anna K. Simon	Educator	c. 1947		President, Michigan State University
Diane Wakoski	Poet	3-Aug-1937		Coins & Coffins
John Walters	Government	c. 1951		US Drug Czar
Clifton R. Wharton, Jr.	Business	13-Sep-1926		CEO of TIAA-CREF, 1987-92
George Will	Columnist	4-May-1941		Conservative pundit, baseball lover

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Joseph J. Buttigieg III	Business	c. 1945		Vice Chairman of Comerica
Clifford M. Hardin	Government	9-Oct-1915		US Secretary of Agriculture, 1969-71
M. Peter McPherson	Business	27-Oct-1940		President of Michigan State University, 1993-2004
Percy A. Pierre	Educator	3-Jan-1939		President, Prairie View A&M University, 1983-89
Lou Anna K. Simon	Educator	c. 1947		President, Michigan State University
Bob Traxler	Politician	21-Jul-1931		Congressman from Michigan, 1974-93
James Von Ehr	Business	c. 1950		Nanotech entrepreneur
Clifton R. Wharton, Jr.	Business	13-Sep-1926		CEO of TIAA-CREF, 1987-92

COACHES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Mark Dantonio	Football	9-Mar-1956		Head Coach, Michigan State
Duffy Daugherty	Football	8-Sep-1915	25-Sep-1987	MSU Head Coach, 1954-72
Bob Devaney	Football	13-Apr-1915	9-May-1997	Cornhuskers Head Coach, 1962-72
Dan Devine	Football	22-Dec-1924	9-May-2002	Packers, NCAA head coach
Walt Harris	Football	9-Nov-1946		Former NCAA coach
Tom Izzo	Basketball	30-Jan-1955		Head Coach, Michigan State
Frank Leahy	Football	27-Aug-1908	21-Jun-1973	Longtime Notre Dame Head Coach
Josh McDaniels	Football	22-Apr-1976		Head Coach, Denver Broncos
Pete Newell	Basketball	3-Aug-1915	17-Nov-2008	Influential NCAA coach
Nick Saban	Football	31-Oct-1951		Head Coach, Alabama Crimson Tide
Kelvin Sampson	Basketball	5-Oct-1955		Head Coach, IU-Bloomington
Tyrone Willingham	Football	30-Dec-1953		Head Football Coach, Washington Huskies
Bill Yeoman	Football	26-Dec-1927		Houston Head Coach, 1962-86

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