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Arizona State University

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Location:
Tempe, AZ

Founding Date:
1885

Team:
Sun Devils

Enrollment:
57,543

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

STUDENTS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Harriet C. Babbitt
Diplomat
13-Nov-1947   US Ambassador to OAS, 1993-97
Barbara M. Barrett
Attorney
c. 1950   US Ambassador to Finland
Rebecca White Berch
Judge
29-Jun-1955   Justice, Arizona Supreme Court
Leonard L. Berry
Business
c. 1942   Professor of Marketing, Texas A&M
Philip M. Breedlove
Military
21-Sep-1955   Supreme Allied Commander Europe
JoAnne Carner
Golf
4-Apr-1939   Winner, 1971 and 1976 US Women's Open
Larry Carter
Business
c. 1952   CFO of Cisco, 1995-2003
Lynda Carter
Actor
24-Jul-1951   Wonder Woman
Thomas D. Clark, Jr.
Educator
c. 1941   Professor at LSU
Doug Ducey
Politician
9-Apr-1964   Governor of Arizona
J. Brian Ferguson
Business
c. 1955   CEO of Eastman Chemical
Susan Flannery
Actor
31-Jul-1940   The Bold and the Beautiful
Mark Gastineau
Football
20-Nov-1956   New York Jets defensive line
Terry Goddard
Politician
29-Jan-1947   Attorney General of Arizona
Phil Gordon
Politician
18-Apr-1951   Former Mayor of Phoenix
Temple Grandin
Architect
29-Aug-1947   Autistic slaughterhouse designer
Larry A. Gunning
Business
c. 1944   Pasco Petroleum
Richard F. Hamm, Jr.
Business
c. 1960   Dendreon Corporation
James Harden
Basketball
26-Aug-1989   Houston Rockets
Michael Daly Hawkins
Judge
12-Feb-1945   9th Circuit Court of Appeals
Cecil Heftel
Politician
30-Sep-1924 5-Feb-2010 Congressman from Hawaii, 1977-86
Kathleen J. Hempel
Business
c. 1951   Former CFO of Fort Howard Corporation
Tyler Hoechlin
Actor
11-Sep-1987   Martin Brewer on 7th Heaven
John Hughes
Film Director
18-Feb-1950 6-Aug-2009 Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Jane Dee Hull
Politician
8-Aug-1935   Governor of Arizona, 1997-2003
Reggie Jackson
Baseball
18-May-1946   Baseball player, candy bar
Roger Jepsen
Politician
23-Dec-1928   US Senator from Iowa, 1979-85
Donald Johanson
Anthropologist
28-Jun-1943   Discovered "Lucy" fossils
John Henry Johnson
Football
24-Nov-1929 3-Jun-2011 NFL Hall of Fame Fullback
Stanley Jordan
Guitarist
31-Jul-1959   Touch-technique guitarist
Jimmy Kimmel
Talk Show Host
13-Nov-1967   The Man Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live
Kim Komando
Radio Personality
1-Jul-1967   The Kim Komando Show
Mary Kay Letourneau
Criminal
30-Jan-1962   America's Favorite Sex Offender
Matt Maher
Musician
10-Nov-1974   Contemporary Christian singer
Ruth V. McGregor
Judge
1943   Arizona Chief Justice
Russell Means
Activist
10-Nov-1939 22-Oct-2012 American Indian Movement
Evan Mecham
Politician
12-May-1924 22-Feb-2008 Governor of Arizona, 1987-88
William D. Mensch
Engineer
9-Feb-1945   Co-Designer, 6502 microprocessor
Al Michaels
Sports Journalist
12-Nov-1944   Sportscaster, believes in miracles
Phil Mickelson
Golf
16-Jun-1970   Winner of 5 Majors
Harry Mitchell
Politician
18-Jul-1940   Congressman from Arizona, 2007-11
Clyde R. Moore
Business
c. 1954   CEO of Thomas & Betts, 1997-2000
H. Wayne Morgan
Historian
16-May-1934 29-Jan-2014 William McKinley and His America
Heather Morris
Actor
1-Feb-1987   Brittany Pierce on Glee
Nick Nolte
Actor
8-Feb-1941   48 Hours
Ed Pastor
Politician
28-Jun-1943   Congressman, Arizona 7th
Scott Peterson
Criminal
24-Oct-1972   Murdered pregnant wife Laci
Jake Plummer
Football
19-Dec-1974   Former Cardinals, Broncos QB
Robert C. Pohlad
Business
c. 1954   CEO of PepsiAmericas
Michael Reagan
Radio Personality
18-Mar-1945   Ronald Reagan's adopted son
Eldon Dean Rudd
Politician
15-Jul-1920 8-Feb-2002 Congressman from Arizona, 1977-87
Michael D. Ryan
Judge
1945 30-Jan-2011 Justice, Arizona Supreme Court
Matt Salmon
Politician
21-Jan-1958   Congressman, Arizona 5th
David Schweikert
Politician
3-Mar-1962   Congressman, Arizona 6th
Byron Scott
Basketball
28-Mar-1961   1990s era NBA guard and later coach
Cheryl L. Shavers
Business
c. 1953   Under Secy. Commerce for Technology, 1999-2001
Spencer Silver
Chemist
6-Feb-1941   Post-It notes
Barry G. Silverman
Judge
11-Oct-1951   9th Circuit Court of Appeals
Kyrsten Sinema
Politician
12-Jul-1976   Congresswoman, Arizona 9th
David Spade
Comic
22-Jul-1964   Rules of Engagement
Ben Stevens
Politician
18-Mar-1959   Alaska state senator
Brenda Strong
Actor
25-Mar-1960   Desperate Housewives
Bob Stump
Politician
4-Apr-1927 20-Jun-2003 Congressman from Arizona, 1977-2003
Brian T. Swette
Business
c. 1954   COO of eBay, 1998-2002
James Taranto
Columnist
1966   Wall Street Journal
Ann Telnaes
Cartoonist
1960   Political cartoonist
Pat Tillman
Military
6-Nov-1976 22-Apr-2004 NFL player turned Army Ranger
Gary L. Tooker
Business
c. 1940   Chairman of Motorola, 1996-99
Craig E. Weatherup
Business
c. 1945   CEO of Pepsi Bottling Group, 1999-2003
Carole Ita White
Actor
24-Aug-1949   Big Rosie on Laverne and Shirley
Thomas F. Wilson
Actor
15-Apr-1959   Biff Tannen in Back to the Future

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Rebecca White Berch
Judge
29-Jun-1955   Justice, Arizona Supreme Court
Aaron Brown
Journalist
10-Nov-1948   Hosted CNN Newsnight
William C. Canby, Jr.
Judge
22-May-1931   9th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1980-96
Robert Cialdini
Psychologist
27-Apr-1945   Influence
Paul Davies
Physicist
22-Apr-1946   The Mind of God
Rita Dove
Poet
28-Aug-1952   7th US Poet Laureate, 1993-95
Michael J. Harner
Anthropologist
27-Apr-1929   The Jivaro: People of the Sacred Waterfalls
Mark Harris
Novelist
19-Nov-1922 30-May-2007 Bang the Drum Slowly
Bert Hölldobler
Zoologist
25-Jun-1936   Social organizations in insects
Andrew D. Hurwitz
Judge
c. 1946   Justice, Arizona Supreme Court
Robert David Johnson
Historian
27-Nov-1967   Congress and the Cold War
Edward C. Prescott
Economist
26-Dec-1940   Dynamic macroeconomics
Martha R. Seger
Government
17-Feb-1932   Federal Reserve Governor, 1984-91
April R. Summitt
Educator
c. 1965   Contested Waters
Richard B. Wirthlin
Business
15-Mar-1931 16-Mar-2011 Pollster for Ronald Reagan
Raul Yzaguirre
Activist
22-Jul-1939   National Council of La Raza

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Rebecca White Berch
Judge
29-Jun-1955   Justice, Arizona Supreme Court
Carol T. Crawford
Business
25-Feb-1943   US Intl. Trade Commission, 1991-2000
Michael M. Crow
Educator
c. 1955   President, Arizona State University
William D. Mensch
Engineer
9-Feb-1945   Co-Designer, 6502 microprocessor
George H. Poste
Biologist
c. 1944   Health Technology Networks
L. William Seidman
Economist
29-Apr-1921 13-May-2009 CNBC chief commentator
Brian T. Swette
Business
c. 1954   COO of eBay, 1998-2002

COACHES

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Doug Collins
Basketball
28-Jul-1951   76ers Head Coach, 2010-13
John Cooper
Football
2-Jul-1937   OSU Head Coach, 1988-2000
Dan Devine
Football
22-Dec-1924 9-May-2002 Packers, NCAA head coach
Karl Dorrell
Football
18-Dec-1963   UCLA Head Football Coach, 2003-07
Dennis Erickson
Football
24-Mar-1947   Head Coach, Arizona State Sun Devils
Chuck Fairbanks
Football
10-Jun-1933 2-Apr-2013 New England Patriots Head Coach, 1973-78
Frank Kush
Football
20-Jan-1929   ASU Head Coach, 1958-79
Rod Marinelli
Football
13-Jul-1949   Head Coach, Detroit Lions, 2006-08
Bobby Petrino
Football
10-Mar-1961   Football Coach, Western Kentucky University
Lovie Smith
Football
8-May-1958   Former Coach, Chicago Bears
Bruce Snyder
Football
14-Mar-1940 13-Apr-2009 Sun Devils Head Coach, 1992-2000




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