EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Location:
Burlington, VT

Founding Date:
1791

Team:
Catamounts

Enrollment:
9400

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

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Ben Affleck	Actor	15-Aug-1972		Good Will Hunting
Trey Anastasio	Musician	30-Sep-1964		Lead singer and guitarist for Phish
Warren R. Austin	Politician	12-Nov-1877	25-Dec-1962	US Senator from Vermont, 1931-46
Burt Blechman	Novelist	2-Mar-1927	29-Dec-1998	How Much?
Walter van Tilburg Clark	Novelist	3-Aug-1909	10-Nov-1971	The Ox-Bow Incident
Grace Coolidge	First Lady	3-Jan-1879	8-Jul-1957	Wife of US President Calvin Coolidge
Charles A. Davis	Business	c. 1949		Vice Chairman of Marsh & McLennan, 1999-2004
John Dewey	Educator	20-Oct-1859	1-Jun-1952	Pragmatist philosopher, education reformer
Brian Dubie	Politician	9-Mar-1959		Lt. Governor of Vermont
Mike Gordon	Bassist	3-Jun-1965		Bass guitarist for Phish
H. H. Holmes	Criminal	16-May-1860	7-May-1896	The Devil in the White City
Mark Boone Junior	Actor	17-Mar-1955		Robert Munson on Sons of Anarchy
Madeleine M. Kunin	Politician	28-Sep-1933		Governor of Vermont, 1985-91
Lewis Leary	Educator	18-Apr-1906	1-May-1990	That Rascal Freneau
Jim Louderback	Columnist	c. 1961		Former PC Magazine editor-in-chief
E. Annie Proulx	Author	22-Aug-1935		The Shipping News
Henry J. Raymond	Journalist	24-Jan-1820	19-Jun-1869	Co-Founder of The New York Times
Richard Sands	Business	c. 1950		Chairman of Constellation Brands
Kerr Smith	Actor	9-Mar-1972		Jack McPhee on Dawson's Creek
Clifford Sobel	Diplomat	1949		US Ambassador to Brazil
Martin St. Louis	Hockey	18-Jun-1975		Tampa Bay Lightning
Thaddeus Stevens	Politician	4-Apr-1792	11-Aug-1868	Republican Reconstruction leader
Tim Thomas	Hockey	15-Apr-1974		Boston Bruins Goaltender
Richard N. Viets	Diplomat	10-Nov-1930		US Ambassador to Jordan, 1981-84
William A. Wheeler	Politician	30-Jun-1819	4-Jun-1887	Vice President under Hayes
Jody Williams	Activist	9-Oct-1950		Anti-landmine activist

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Raul Hilberg	Historian	2-Jun-1926	4-Aug-2007	The Destruction of the European Jews
John Reinhardt	Diplomat	8-Mar-1920	18-Feb-2016	US Ambassador to Nigeria, 1971-75
Royall Tyler	Playwright	18-Jul-1757	26-Aug-1826	The Contrast

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Ira Allen	Military	21-Apr-1751	4-Jan-1814	Founder of the University of Vermont
Charles A. Davis	Business	c. 1949		Vice Chairman of Marsh & McLennan, 1999-2004
Thomas P. Salmon	Politician	19-Aug-1932		Governor of Vermont, 1973-77

COACHES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Stan Van Gundy	Basketball	21-Sep-1959		Head Coach and President, Detroit Pistons

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