EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Women's college founded 1852 as the Young Ladies Seminary, Benicia, CA, relocated to Oakland in 1871. Graduate programs are co-ed.

Location:
Oakland, CA

Founding Date:
1852

Mascot:
Cyclones

Enrollment:
1162

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

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Maryanne Amacher	Composer	25-Feb-1943	22-Oct-2009	Sound Characters (Making the Third Ear)
Laurie Anderson	Performance Artist	5-Jun-1947		Tape bow violinist and performance artist
Ronee Blakley	Actor	24-Aug-1945		Nashville
William Bolcom	Composer	26-May-1938		Songs of Innocence and of Experience
Dave Brubeck	Jazz Musician	6-Dec-1920	5-Dec-2012	Take Five
Carolyn Cassady	Author	28-Apr-1923	20-Sep-2013	Wife of Neal Cassady
Sofia Coppola	Film Director	14-May-1971		Lost in Translation
Olivia de Havilland	Actor	1-Jul-1916		Gone With the Wind
March Fong Eu	Politician	29-Mar-1922		California Secretary of State, 1975-93
April Glaspie	Diplomat	26-Apr-1942		US Ambassador to Iraq, 1989-90
Jane Hall	Journalist	?		Fox News Watch commentator
Jane Hamsher	Blogger	25-Jul-1959		Firedoglake.com founder
Kathryn Harrold	Actor	2-Aug-1950		Raw Deal
Bonnie G. Hill	Business	30-Oct-1941		VP of Times Mirror Co., 1997-2001
Barbara Lee	Politician	16-Jul-1946		Anti-war Congresswoman, California 9th
Joanna Newsom	Musician	18-Jan-1982		The Milk-Eyed Mender
Patricia S. Pineda	Business	c. 1952		General Counsel, Toyota Motors NA
Dixy Lee Ray	Politician	3-Sep-1914	2-Jan-1994	Governor of Washington, 1977-81
Steve Reich	Composer	3-Oct-1936		Minimalist composer, Different Trains
Pete Rugolo	Composer	25-Dec-1915	16-Oct-2011	Jazz and television composer
Jane Rule	Author	28-Mar-1931	27-Nov-2007	Desert of the Heart
Jonathan Segel	Musician	3-Sep-1963		Camper Van Beethoven multi-instrumentalist
Trey Spruance	Guitarist	1969		Mr. Bungle and Secret Chiefs 3 guitarist
Morton Subotnick	Electronic Musician	13-Apr-1933		Silver Apples of the Moon
Christian Wolff	Composer	8-Mar-1934		Burdocks

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
William Rose Benét	Poet	2-Feb-1886	4-May-1950	The Dust Which Is God
Arthur Berger	Composer	15-May-1912	7-Oct-2003	Ideas of Order
Luciano Berio	Composer	24-Oct-1925	27-May-2003	Italian Avant-garde composer
Anthony Braxton	Jazz Musician	4-Jun-1945		Inventive jazz multi-instrumentalist
Fred Frith	Guitarist	2-Feb-1949		Avant garde rock guitarist
Lou Harrison	Composer	14-May-1917	2-Feb-2003	Musical wayfarer
Janet L. Holmgren	Educator	c. 1946		President, Mills College
Leon Kirchner	Composer	24-Jan-1919	17-Sep-2009	Quartet No. 3
Darius Milhaud	Composer	4-Sep-1892	22-Jun-1974	The Creation of the World
Pauline Oliveros	Composer	2-Jun-1932		Composer, Deep Listener
Terry Riley	Composer	24-Jun-1935		In C
Morton Subotnick	Electronic Musician	13-Apr-1933		Silver Apples of the Moon

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Maryellen C. Herringer	Attorney	c. 1944		Former Partner, Morrison & Foerster
Janet L. Holmgren	Educator	c. 1946		President, Mills College
Mary S. Metz	Educator	c. 1937		President of Mills College, 1981-90
Pauline Oliveros	Composer	2-Jun-1932		Composer, Deep Listener
Patricia S. Pineda	Business	c. 1952		General Counsel, Toyota Motors NA
Kenneth S. Pitzer	Chemist	6-Jan-1914	26-Dec-1997	President of Rice University, 1961-68
Toni Rembe	Attorney	c. 1938		Partner at Pillsbury Winthrop, 1971-2004
Vivian M. Stephenson	Business	c. 1937		COO of Williams-Sonoma, 2003-06

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