EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

University system established 1948 by Thomas E. Dewey. Campuses include:

• State University of New York at Cortland
• Plattsburgh State University
• State University of New York at Purchase
• State University of New York at Fredonia
• State University of New York at Albany
• State University of New York at Buffalo
• Binghamton University
• State University of New York at Brockport
• State University of New York at New Paltz
• State University of New York at Geneseo
• State University of New York at Old Westbury
• State University of New York at Oneonta
• State University of New York at Oswego
• State University of New York at Canton
• Stony Brook University
• Buffalo State College
• Alfred State College
• Empire State College
• Fashion Institute of Technology

Location:
New York

Founding Date:
1948

Enrollment:
410,000

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

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Clive Cussler	Author	15-Jul-1931		Raising the Titanic
Richard M. Donnelly	Business	c. 1942		Former President, GM Europe
Alfred M. Gray, Jr.	Military	22-Jun-1928		29th USMC Commandant, 1987-91
Bob Herbert	Columnist	7-Mar-1945		Former New York Times columnist
Ashley Massaro	Wrestling	26-May-1979		WWE wrestler
John McTiernan	Film Director	8-Jan-1951		The Hunt for Red October
Roger J. Miner	Judge	14-Apr-1934	18-Feb-2012	2nd Circuit Court of Appeals, 1985-97
Stephen P. Munn	Business	c. 1943		CEO of Carlisle Companies, 1988-2001
Glynnis O'Connor	Actor	19-Nov-1956		Ode to Billy Joe
George M. Philip	Business	c. 1948		New York State Teachers Retirement System
Bruce Shelley	Computer Programmer	?		Created computer game Age of Empires
Ralph Snyderman	Doctor	1940		CEO of Duke University Health System
Samuel O. Thier	Doctor	23-Jun-1937		CEO of Massachusetts General, 1996-2002
Mark Thompson	Business	c. 1957		CEO of Fairchild Semiconductor
Joseph F. Toot, Jr.	Business	c. 1936		CEO of Timken, 1992-97

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John Eccles	Scientist	27-Jan-1903	2-May-1997	Membrane potential of nerves
George Uhlenbeck	Physicist	6-Dec-1900	31-Oct-1988	Conceived idea of Quantum Spin
Robert Woodrow Wilson	Astronomer	10-Jan-1936		Detected primordial radiation
John Zogby	Business	1948		Pollster

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Jacques d'Amboise	Dancer	28-Jul-1934		Founder of the National Dance Institute
H. Douglas Barclay	Diplomat	5-Jul-1932		US Ambassador to El Salvador, 2003-07
Daniel E. Button	Politician	1-Nov-1917	7-Mar-2009	Congressman from New York, 1967-71
Edward Cox	Attorney	2-Oct-1946		Nixon's son-in-law
Susan P. Read	Judge	1947		Judge, NY Court of Appeals
Whitelaw Reid	Journalist	27-Oct-1837	15-Dec-1912	Editor of the New York Tribune, 1872-1905
John R. Ryan	Military	15-Aug-1945		Chancellor of SUNY, 2006-07
Frederic V. Salerno	Business	c. 1944		CFO of Verizon, 2000-02
Linda S. Sanford	Business	c. 1953		Senior VP Enterprise at IBM
Garrick Utley	Journalist	19-Nov-1939	20-Feb-2014	NBC correspondent for 30 years
Stephen L. Weber	Educator	17-Mar-1942		President, San Diego State University
Clifton R. Wharton, Jr.	Business	13-Sep-1926		CEO of TIAA-CREF, 1987-92

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