EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Location:
Davis, CA

Founding Date:
1905

Motto:
Fiat Lux

Team:
Aggies

Mascot:
Mustang

Enrollment:
28,000

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

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Joe Baca	Politician	23-Jan-1947		Congressman, California 43rd
Riley P. Bechtel	Business	c. 1952		CEO of Bechtel
Clint Bolick	Activist	26-Dec-1957		Libertarian school choice activist
Phil Bronstein	Editor	c. 1951		San Francisco Chronicle Editor, 2003-08
Steven A. Browning	Diplomat	c. 1949		US Ambassador to Uganda
Charles Burns	Artist	27-Sep-1955		Creepy graphic novelist
Jeffrey Carlson	Actor	23-Jun-1975		Broadway actor, transgender soap star
Ted Costa	Government	c. 1941		Drove the 2003 California recall election
Chris Crawford	Computer Programmer	c. 1950		Balance of Power
Bei Dao	Poet	2-Aug-1949		Exiled Chinese poet of the Misty School
Cal Dooley	Politician	11-Jan-1954		Congressman from California, 1991-2005
Adam Duritz	Musician	1-Aug-1964		Frontman for Counting Crows
Dian Fossey	Anthropologist	16-Jan-1932	26-Dec-1985	Gorillas in the Mist
Kimberly Guilfoyle	Attorney	8-Mar-1969		Gavin Newsom's ex-wife, Fox News pundit
Paul Hackett	Football	5-Jul-1947		USC Head Coach, 1998-2000
Dan Hawkins	Football	10-Nov-1960		CO Buffaloes Head Coach
Genta Hawkins Holmes	Diplomat	3-Sep-1940		US Ambassador to Australia, 1997-2000
Jeffrey G. Katz	Business	c. 1956		CEO of Orbitz, 2000-04
Guy Kawasaki	Business	30-Aug-1954		Former chief evangelist of Apple Computer
Edward Kozel	Business	14-Jun-1955		Former Cisco executive
Steven J. Law	Government	c. 1961		American Crossroads
David Loebsack	Politician	23-Dec-1952		Congressman, Iowa 2nd
Regina Lynn	Columnist	?		Wired News sex columnist
George Miller	Politician	17-May-1945		Congressman, California 7th
Jonny Moseley	Skier	27-Aug-1975		1998 Olympic Gold Medal, Moguls
Paris	Rapper	29-Oct-1967		The devil made him do it
Chris Petersen	Football	13-Oct-1964		Head Coach, Boise State
Colleen M. Pouliot	Attorney	c. 1959		General Counsel of Adobe, 1990-2001
Philip G. Satre	Business	c. 1949		CEO of Harrah's Entertainment, 1993-2003
Stratton D. Sclavos	Business	c. 1959		CEO of VeriSign, 1995-2007
Kevin Shelley	Government	16-Nov-1955		California Secretary of State, 2003-05
Elaine Showalter	Critic	21-Jan-1941		Lead alpha Gynocritic
Peter Snell	Track and Field	17-Dec-1938		Olympic distance runner
Jackie Speier	Politician	14-May-1950		Congresswoman, California 12th
William P. Sullivan	Business	1949		CEO of Agilent Technologies
Anthony Swofford	Author	12-Aug-1970		Jarhead
Thomas J. Tierney	Business	c. 1954		CEO of Bain & Company, 1992-2000
Ann Veneman	Government	29-Jun-1949		Executive Director of UNICEF
John S. Watson	Business	Oct-1956		CEO of Chevron
Martin Yan	Chef	1949		Yan Can Cook

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
T. G. Dobzhansky	Scientist	25-Jan-1900	18-Dec-1975	Genetics and the Origin of Species
Ronald Graham	Mathematician	31-Oct-1935		Mathematician, Computer Scientist
Diane Johnson	Novelist	28-Apr-1934		Fair Game
Edwin G. Krebs	Scientist	6-Jun-1918	21-Dec-2009	Protein phosphorylation
C. Roland Marchand	Historian	21-Oct-1933	14-Nov-1997	Advertising the American Dream
Hans Mark	Physicist	17-Jun-1929		US Air Force Secretary, 1979-81
Paul Moller	Inventor	1937		The Skycar
Karl Shapiro	Poet	10-Nov-1913	14-May-2000	Person, Place and Thing
Robert N. Shelton	Educator	1948		President, University of Arizona
Gary Snyder	Poet	8-May-1930		Turtle Island
Alan Taylor	Historian	17-Jun-1955		The Internal Enemy
Wayne Thiebaud	Artist	15-Nov-1920		California pop artist
Larry N. Vanderhoef	Educator	20-Mar-1941	15-Oct-2015	Chancellor of UC Davis, 1994-2009

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Carol A. Cartwright	Educator	c. 1941		President of Kent State University, 1991-2006
Vic Fazio	Politician	11-Oct-1942		Congressman from California, 1979-99
Clare M. Hasler	Educator	c. 1957		Director, Robert Mondavi Institute
Robert N. Shelton	Educator	1948		President, University of Arizona
Larry N. Vanderhoef	Educator	20-Mar-1941	15-Oct-2015	Chancellor of UC Davis, 1994-2009

COACHES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Gary Patterson	Football	13-Feb-1960		Head Coach, Texas Christian
Chris Petersen	Football	13-Oct-1964		Head Coach, Boise State

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