EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Founded 1969 as the Sangamon State University, it joined the University of Illinois system on 1 July 1995.

Location:
Springfield, IL

Founding Date:
1969

Team:
Prairie Stars

Enrollment:
4850

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

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Ward Churchill	Activist	2-Oct-1947		Compared WTC victims to Adolf Eichmann
Gordon S. Heddell	Government	c. 1949		US DOL Inspector General
Dana Perino	Government	9-May-1972		White House Press Secretary, 2007-09

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Paul Simon	Politician	29-Nov-1928	9-Dec-2003	US Senator, one-time Presidential candidate

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