EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Founded 1867 as the Agricultural College of West Virginia, renamed West Virginia University the following year.

Location:
Morgantown, WV

Founding Date:
1867

Team:
Mountaineers

Mascot:
The Mountaineer

Enrollment:
25,000

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

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Hank Barnette	Business	c. 1934		CEO of Bethlehem Steel, 1992-2000
William W. Barron	Politician	8-Dec-1911	12-Nov-2002	Governor of West Virginia, 1961-65
John O. Bennett	Politician	1948		New Jersey State Senator, 1980-2004
William Bishop	Actor	16-Jul-1918	3-Oct-1959	The Killer That Stalked New York
Terry Bowden	Football	c. 1956		Auburn Tigers Head Coach, 1993-98
John T. Chambers	Business	23-Aug-1949		CEO of Cisco
Adam Curry	TV Personality	3-Sep-1964		Former MTV veejay
Joseph M. Devine	Politician	15-Mar-1861	31-Aug-1938	Governor of North Dakota, 1898-99
Little Jimmy Dickens	Country Musician	19-Dec-1920	2-Jan-2015	May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose
Joseph S. Farland	Diplomat	11-Aug-1914	28-Jan-2007	US Ambassador to Iran, 1972-73
Emerson D. Farley, Jr.	Doctor	c. 1938		Retired Physician, Richmond, Virginia
John E. Ferling	Historian	1-Oct-1940		Adams vs. Jefferson
Conchata Ferrell	Actor	28-Mar-1943		Head nurse Joan Thor on E/R
Daniel B. Fleming, Jr.	Historian	28-Nov-1931	17-Dec-2001	Kennedy vs. Humphrey, West Virginia, 1960
Joseph Fletcher	Sociologist	10-Apr-1905	28-Oct-1991	Situation ethics
Michael Garrison	Educator	c. 1970		President, West Virginia University
George Gilmore	Attorney	c. 1949		Gilmore & Monahan
Howard M. Gore	Politician	12-Oct-1887	20-Jun-1947	Governor of West Virginia, 1925-29
W. Robert Grafton	Business	c. 1941		Former Partner, Andersen Worldwide
Steve Harvey	Comic	23-Nov-1956		The Steve Harvey Show
Glen H. Hiner	Business	c. 1935		CEO of Owens Corning, 1992-2002
Cheryl Hines	Actor	21-Sep-1965		Curb Your Enthusiasm
Sam Huff	Football	4-Oct-1934		NFL Hall of Famer
Pacman Jones	Football	30-Sep-1983		Dallas Cowboys
Ish Kabibble	Musician	19-Jan-1908	5-Jun-1994	Trumpeter and novelty singer
Robert B. King	Judge	29-Jan-1940		4th Circuit Court of Appeals
Taylor Kinney	Actor	15-Jul-1981		Kelly Severide on Chicago Fire
Don Knotts	Actor	21-Jul-1924	24-Feb-2006	Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show
Philander Knox	Government	6-May-1853	12-Oct-1921	US Secretary of State, 1909-13
Jessica Lynch	Victim	26-Apr-1983		PFC captured by Iraq, rescued
Tim Mahoney	Government	16-Aug-1956		Congressman from Florida, 2007-09
Joe Manchin	Politician	24-Aug-1947		US Senator from West Virginia
William C. Marland	Politician	26-Mar-1918	26-Nov-1965	Governor of West Virginia, 1953-57
Elliott E. Maynard	Judge	c. 1942		West Virginia Chief Justice
Billy Mays	TV Personality	20-Jul-1958	28-Jun-2009	Bearded infomercial pitchman
M. Blane Michael	Judge	17-Feb-1943	25-Mar-2011	4th Circuit Court of Appeals
Alan Mollohan	Politician	14-May-1943		Congressman from West Virginia, 1983-2011
Arch A. Moore, Jr.	Politician	16-Apr-1923	7-Jan-2015	Twice Governor of West Virginia
Matthew M. Neely	Politician	9-Nov-1874	18-Jan-1958	Governor and Senator from West Virginia
Thomas G. Pownall	Business	20-Jan-1922	24-Jun-2005	CEO of Martin-Marietta, 1982-88
Skip Prosser	Basketball	3-Nov-1950	26-Jul-2007	Xavier, Wake Forest Head Coach
Patsy Ramsey	Relative	29-Dec-1956	24-Jun-2006	JonBenét's mother
Rich Rodriguez	Football	24-May-1963		Head Coach, University of Michigan
Chris Sarandon	Actor	24-Jul-1942		Dog Day Afternoon
Kathleen Hawk Sawyer	Government	c. 1950		Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons, 1992-2003
Fred Schaus	Basketball	30-Jun-1925	10-Feb-2010	Lakers Head Coach, 1960-67
Ben Schwartzwalder	Football	2-Jun-1909	28-Apr-1993	Syracuse Head Coach, 1949-73
Alexander Scourby	Actor	13-Nov-1913	22-Feb-1985	Stage, radio, and film actor
David Selby	Actor	5-Feb-1941		Richard Channing on Falcon Crest
Robert C. Skaggs, Jr.	Business	c. 1954		CEO of NiSource
Harley O. Staggers, Jr.	Politician	22-Feb-1951		Congressman from West Virginia, 1983-93
Jules Stein	Business	26-Apr-1896	29-Apr-1981	Founder of MCA
Josh Stewart	Actor	6-Feb-1977		Holt McLaren on Dirt
S. Jay Stewart	Business	1938		CEO of Morton International, 1994-99
Earl Ray Tomblin	Politician	15-Mar-1952		Governor of West Virginia
Cecil H. Underwood	Politician	5-Nov-1922	24-Nov-2008	Twice Governor of West Virginia
Charles Vest	Educator	9-Sep-1941	12-Dec-2013	President of MIT, 1990-2004
Shawn Wang	Business	c. 1947	27-Dec-2007	CFO of Baidu, 2004-07
Jerry West	Basketball	28-May-1938		Los Angeles Lakers

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Michael Garrison	Educator	c. 1970		President, West Virginia University
Gordon Gee	Educator	2-Feb-1944		President, Ohio State University
Gene R. Nichol	Educator	c. 1951		President, William and Mary, 2005-07
Jon Whitmore	Educator	22-Mar-1945		President, San Jose State University

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Thurman Arnold	Attorney	2-Jun-1891	7-Nov-1969	Trust-busting attorney
Hank Barnette	Business	c. 1934		CEO of Bethlehem Steel, 1992-2000
Michael Garrison	Educator	c. 1970		President, West Virginia University
Gordon Gee	Educator	2-Feb-1944		President, Ohio State University
Buck Harless	Business	14-Oct-1919	1-Jan-2014	Coal baron, philanthropist
Stanley O. Ikenberry	Educator	1935		University of Illinois President, 1979-95
Jon Whitmore	Educator	22-Mar-1945		President, San Jose State University

COACHES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John Beilein	Basketball	5-Feb-1953		Head Coach, University of Michigan
Bobby Bowden	Football	8-Nov-1929		FSU Head Football Coach, 1976-2009
Tommy Bowden	Football	10-Jul-1954		Head Coach, Clemson University, 1999-2008
Greasy Neale	Football	5-Nov-1891	2-Nov-1973	NFL Hall of Fame Coach
Don Nehlen	Football	1936		Mountaineers Head Coach, 1980-2000
Rich Rodriguez	Football	24-May-1963		Head Coach, University of Michigan
Fred Schaus	Basketball	30-Jun-1925	10-Feb-2010	Lakers Head Coach, 1960-67

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