EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Founded 1894 as Henry Kendall College, a Presbyterian school. In 1920 it merged with McFarlin College, the combined institution becoming the University of Tulsa.

Location:
Tulsa, OK

Founding Date:
1894

Team:
The Golden Hurricane

Mascot:
Captain Cane

Enrollment:
4200

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

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Michael J. Babcock	Business	c. 1941		President of Leslie Fay, 1993-95
Ted Berrigan	Poet	15-Nov-1934	4-Jul-1983	The Sonnets
Joyce Compton	Actor	27-Jan-1907	13-Oct-1997	Blonde character actress
Cortland S. Dietler	Business	19-Sep-1921	10-Jul-2008	CEO of TransMontaigne, 1995-99
David Hall	Politician	20-Oct-1930	6-May-2016	Governor of Oklahoma, 1971-75
Paul Harvey	Radio Personality	4-Sep-1918	28-Feb-2009	The Paul Harvey Show
S. E. Hinton	Author	22-Jul-1948		The Outsiders
James Inhofe	Politician	17-Nov-1934		US Senator from Oklahoma
David L. Kyle	Business	c. 1952		Chairman of ONEOK
Steve Largent	Football	28-Sep-1954		Hall of Famer, elected to Congress
Nancy Lopez	Golf	6-Jan-1957		Pro golfer
Rue McClanahan	Actor	21-Feb-1934	3-Jun-2010	Blanche on The Golden Girls
Dr. Phil	Talk Show Host	1-Sep-1950		Dispenses poor advice
Mary Kay Place	Actor	23-Sep-1947		Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
John F. Reif	Judge	c. 1951		Justice, Oklahoma Supreme Court
Gailard Sartain	Actor	18-Sep-1946		The Buddy Holly Story
Lovie Smith	Football	8-May-1958		Former Coach, Chicago Bears
Michael E. Wiley	Business	1951		CEO of Baker Hughes, 2000-04

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Brad Carson	Politician	11-Mar-1967		Congressman from Oklahoma, 2001-05
David Hall	Politician	20-Oct-1930	6-May-2016	Governor of Oklahoma, 1971-75
James P. Ronda	Historian	30-May-1943		Lewis and Clark Among the Indians
Paul Scott	Novelist	25-Mar-1920	1-Mar-1978	The Jewel in the Crown
Yevgeny Yevtushenko	Poet	18-Jul-1933		Babi Yar

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Keith E. Bailey	Business	c. 1942		CEO of Williams Companies, 1994-2002
Randy A. Foutch	Business	c. 1951		CEO of Laredo Petroleum
David L. Kyle	Business	c. 1952		Chairman of ONEOK
Steven J. Malcolm	Business	1948		CEO of Williams Companies
Paula Marshall	Business	c. 1953		CEO of The Bama Companies
Donald H. Schmude	Business	c. 1936		Former Texaco executive

COACHES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Dennis Allen	Football	22-Sep-1972		Oakland Raiders Head Coach
Larry Coker	Football	23-Jun-1948		Miami Head Coach, 2001-06
John Cooper	Football	2-Jul-1937		OSU Head Coach, 1988-2000
Billy Gillispie	Basketball	7-Nov-1959		Former basketball coach, Texas Tech
Tom Izzo	Basketball	30-Jan-1955		Head Coach, Michigan State
Kevin O'Neill	Basketball	24-Jan-1957		Interim Head Coach, U. of Arizona
Nolan Richardson	Basketball	27-Dec-1941		Arkansas Head Coach, 1985-2002
Darrell Royal	Football	6-Jul-1924	7-Nov-2012	UT-Austin Head Coach, 1957-76
Flip Saunders	Basketball	23-Feb-1955	25-Oct-2015	President and Coach, Minnesota Timberwolves
Bill Self	Basketball	27-Dec-1962		Head Coach, University of Kansas
Lovie Smith	Football	8-May-1958		Former Coach, Chicago Bears
Tubby Smith	Basketball	30-Jun-1951		Former Head Coach, University of Minnesota

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