EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

University of Massachusetts System:

• University of Massachusetts Amherst
• University of Massachusetts Boston
• University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
• University of Massachusetts Lowell
• University of Massachusetts Medical School

Location:
Massachusetts

Founding Date:
1863

Enrollment:
60,000

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

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Betsy S. Atkins	Business	c. 1955		Venture capitalist
Frank Black	Singer/Songwriter	4-Apr-1965		Pixies frontman
Jack Brouillard	Business	c. 1948		CFO of H.E. Butt Grocery Co., 1991-2005
Marcus Camby	Basketball	22-Mar-1974		NBA star
Lenny Clarke	Actor	16-Sep-1953		Uncle Teddy on Rescue Me
Natalie Cole	Singer	6-Feb-1950	31-Dec-2015	Singer-daughter of Nat King Cole
Bill Cosby	Comic	12-Jul-1937		Comedy fixture, accused rapist
Victor Cruz	Football	11-Nov-1986		New York Giants WR
Charles B. Curtis	Activist	27-Apr-1940		Nuclear Threat Initiative
Jeffrey Davidow	Diplomat	26-Jan-1944		US Ambassador to Mexico, 1998-2001
Fredric Dicker	Journalist	1944		New York Post
George A. Dickerman	Business	c. 1939		President of Spalding, 1976-2000
Julius Erving	Basketball	22-Feb-1950		Forward, Philadelphia 76ers
Patrick R. Gaston	Business	5-Aug-1957		President, Verizon Foundation
Richard Gere	Actor	31-Aug-1949		American Gigolo
Richard A. Goldstein	Business	1942		CEO of International Flavors, 2000-06
Joseph Patrick Kennedy II	Politician	24-Sep-1952		Congressman from Massachusetts, 1987-99
Madeleine M. Kunin	Politician	28-Sep-1933		Governor of Vermont, 1985-91
William Manchester	Author	1-Apr-1922	1-Jun-2004	The Last Lion
Fletcher Prouty	Military	24-Jan-1917	5-Jun-2001	USAF Intelligence Officer
Bill Pullman	Actor	17-Dec-1953		Independence Day
Joey Santiago	Guitarist	10-Jun-1965		The Pixies' lead guitarist
Marvin O. Schlanger	Business	c. 1948		Cherry Hill Chemical Investments, LLC
John F. Smith, Jr.	Business	6-Apr-1938		CEO of General Motors, 1992-2000
Joseph H. Taylor, Jr.	Astronomer	24-Mar-1941		Co-Discovered first binary pulsar
Paul Theroux	Novelist	10-Apr-1941		The Mosquito Coast
H. Brian Thompson	Business	c. 1940		Global Telecom & Technology

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Chinua Achebe	Novelist	16-Nov-1930	22-Mar-2013	Things Fall Apart
Chuck Close	Painter	5-Jul-1940		Photo-realist portrait painter, printmaker
Craig C. Mello	Scientist	19-Oct-1960		RNA interference
Howard H. Quint	Historian	3-Jan-1917	23-Jun-1981	The Forging of American Socialism
Max Roach	Jazz Musician	10-Jan-1924	16-Aug-2007	Enduring jazz drummer
Vernon L. Smith	Economist	1-Jan-1927		Experimental economics
Christina Hoff Sommers	Author	1950		Who Stole Feminism?
John Edgar Wideman	Novelist	14-Jun-1941		Sent for You Yesterday

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Alan D. Solomont	Business	1957		DNC National Finance Chairman, 1997
Jack M. Wilson	Educator	c. 1945		President, University of Massachusetts

COACHES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Steve Spagnuolo	Football	21-Dec-1959		Head Coach, St. Louis Rams

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