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Missouri State University
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Founded 1905 as Fourth District Normal School. Name changed to Southwest Missouri State Teachers College in 1919, Southwest Missouri State College in 1945, Southwest Missouri State University in 1972, and Missouri State University in 2005. The university maintains an auxiliary campus in West Plains and another in Mountain Grove.
Location:
Springfield, MO
Founding Date:
1905 Team:
Bears Enrollment:
19,000 Official Website:
http://www.missouristate.edu/ STUDENTS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Wendell Bailey |
Politician |
30-Jul-1940 |
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Missouri State Treasurer, 1985-93 |
| James T. Blair, Jr. |
Politician |
15-Mar-1902 |
12-Jul-1962 |
Governor of Missouri, 1957-61 |
| Roy Blunt |
Politician |
10-Jan-1950 |
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US Senator from Missouri |
| Jim Bohannon |
Radio Personality |
c. 1946 |
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The Jim Bohannon Show |
| Don S. Davis |
Actor |
4-Aug-1942 |
29-Jun-2008 |
Lt. Gen. Hammond on Stargate SG-1 |
| David D. Glass |
Business |
c. 1935 |
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CEO of Wal-Mart, 1988-2000 |
| John Goodman |
Actor |
20-Jun-1952 |
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King Ralph |
| Mel Hancock |
Politician |
14-Sep-1929 |
6-Nov-2011 |
Congressman from Missouri, 1989-97 |
| Tess Harper |
Actor |
15-Aug-1950 |
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Crimes of the Heart |
| Bob Holden |
Politician |
24-Aug-1949 |
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Governor of Missouri, 2001-05 |
| Ryan Howard |
Baseball |
19-Nov-1979 |
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First Baseman, Philadelphia Phillies |
| Jay Kenneth Johnson |
Actor |
24-Feb-1977 |
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Days of Our Lives |
| Todd Tiahrt |
Politician |
15-Jun-1951 |
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Congressman from Kansas, 1995-2011 |
| Kathleen Turner |
Actor |
19-Jun-1954 |
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Romancing the Stone |
TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS
COACHES
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Steve Alford |
Basketball |
23-Nov-1964 |
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Head Coach, UCLA |
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