EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Location:
Miami, FL

Founding Date:
1972

Team:
Golden Panthers

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

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Steve Benen	Pundit	15-May-1973		Washington Monthly
Pat Bradley	Golf	24-Mar-1951		Winner of 6 Majors
Stephanie A. Burns	Business	c. 1955		CEO of Dow Corning
Juan N. Cento	Business	c. 1951		FedEx executive
Andy Garcia	Actor	12-Apr-1956		Ocean's 11, The Godfather: Part III
Dennis Lehane	Novelist	4-Aug-1965		Mystic River
Mike Lowell	Baseball	24-Feb-1974		Boston Red Sox
Roger A. Meece	Diplomat	1949		US Ambassador to Congo, 2004-07
Carlos A. Migoya	Business	c. 1951		President, Wachovia Metro Charlotte
Elsa A. Murano	Educator	14-Aug-1959		President of Texas A&M University, 2008-09
David Rivera	Politician	16-Sep-1965		Congressman from Florida, 2011-13
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen	Politician	15-Jul-1952		Congresswoman, Florida 18th
James D. Walsh	Diplomat	9-Aug-1946		US Ambassador to Argentina, 2000-03

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Stanley Fish	Scholar	19-Apr-1938		Deconstructionist literary critic
Betty Friedan	Activist	4-Feb-1921	4-Feb-2006	Rights for women spokesperson
David Rivera	Politician	16-Sep-1965		Congressman from Florida, 2011-13

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Betsy S. Atkins	Business	c. 1955		Venture capitalist
Paul L. Cejas	Business	1943		US Ambassador to Belgium, 1998-2001
Armando M. Codina	Business	c. 1946		Founder of Codina Group
R. Kirk Landon	Business	27-Apr-1929	24-Mar-2015	American Bankers Insurance Group
Modesto A. Maidique	Educator	20-Mar-1940		President, Florida International University
Joseph P. Micatrotto	Business	c. 1951		CEO of Buca di Beppo, 1996-2004

COACHES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Isiah Thomas	Basketball	30-Apr-1961		Former Detroit Piston

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