EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Location:
Danville, KY

Founding Date:
21-Jan-1819

Motto:
Doctrina lux mentis

Team:
Colonels

Enrollment:
1200

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

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John C. Breckinridge	Politician	21-Jan-1821	17-May-1875	James Buchanan's Vice President
John S. Cooper	Politician	23-Aug-1901	21-Feb-1991	US Senator from Kentucky
J. David Grissom	Business	c. 1938		CEO of Citizens Fidelity, 1978-89
John Marshall Harlan	Judge	1-Jun-1833	14-Oct-1911	US Supreme Court Justice, 1877-1911
A. Owsley Stanley	Politician	21-May-1867	12-Aug-1958	US Senator from Kentucky, 1919-25
Adlai E. Stevenson	Politician	23-Oct-1835	14-Jun-1914	Vice President under Cleveland
Fred Vinson	Judge	22-Jan-1890	8-Sep-1953	US Chief Justice, 1946-53

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Michael F. Adams	Educator	c. 1948		President, University of Georgia
Robert W. Best	Business	c. 1947		CEO of Atmos Energy
Paul W. Chellgren	Business	c. 1942		CEO of Ashland, 1996-2002
J. David Grissom	Business	c. 1938		CEO of Citizens Fidelity, 1978-89
Roger W. Hale	Business	c. 1943		CEO of LG&E Energy, 1990-2001
Elizabeth T. Kennan	Business	c. 1938		President of Mt. Holyoke College, 1978-95

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