EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Location:
Columbia, SC

Founding Date:
1801

Motto:
Emollit mores nec sinit esse feros

Team:
Gamecocks

Enrollment:
27,000

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

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Lee Atwater	Politician	27-Feb-1951	29-Mar-1991	RNC Chairman, 1988-90
André Bauer	Politician	20-Mar-1969		Lt. Governor of South Carolina
Donald W. Beatty	Judge	c. 1952		Justice, South Carolina Supreme Court
James A. Bennett	Business	c. 1960		First Citizens Bank of South Carolina
Joseph Cardinal Bernardin	Religion	2-Apr-1928	14-Nov-1996	Archbishop of Chicago, 1982-96
Carroll Campbell	Politician	24-Jul-1940	7-Dec-2005	Governor of South Carolina, 1987-95
Andrew Card	Government	10-May-1947		White House Chief of Staff, 2001-06
Jim Clyburn	Politician	21-Jul-1940		Congressman, South Carolina 6th
Parks M. Coble, Jr.	Historian	1946		Chinese Capitalists in Japan's New Order
Rita Cosby	Journalist	18-Nov-1964		MSNBC anchor
Diane C. Creel	Business	c. 1948		CEO of Ecovation
Bobby Cremins	Basketball	4-Jul-1947		Head Coach, College of Charleston
Mark Dantonio	Football	9-Mar-1956		Head Coach, Michigan State
Harris E. DeLoach, Jr.	Business	c. 1944		CEO of Sonoco Products
Harry S. Dent, Sr.	Government	21-Feb-1930	28-Sep-2007	Devised Nixon's Southern Strategy
Butler Derrick	Politician	30-Sep-1936	5-May-2014	Congressman from South Carolina, 1975-95
Stanley Donen	Film Director	13-Apr-1924		Singin' in the Rain
Mike Dunleavy, Sr.	Basketball	21-Mar-1954		Head Coach, Los Angeles Clippers
Edward Floyd	Doctor	c. 1934		Floyd Medical Associates
William Price Fox	Novelist	9-Apr-1926	19-Apr-2015	Southern Fried
Robert F. Furchgott	Scientist	4-Jun-1916	19-May-2009	Nitric oxide as a cardiovascular signal
Leeza Gibbons	TV Personality	26-Mar-1957		Host of Entertainment Tonight
Trey Gowdy	Politician	22-Aug-1964		Congressman, South Carolina 4th
Lindsey Graham	Politician	9-Jul-1955		US Senator from South Carolina
DuBose Heyward	Novelist	31-Aug-1885	16-Jun-1940	Porgy
Jim Hoagland	Journalist	22-Jan-1940		The Washington Post
Jim Hodges	Politician	19-Nov-1956		Governor of South Carolina, 1999-2003
Fritz Hollings	Politician	1-Jan-1922		US Senator from South Carolina, 1967-2005
Aubrey Hooks	Diplomat	18-May-1948		US Ambassador to Ivory Coast
David F. Houston	Government	17-Feb-1866	2-Sep-1940	US Secretary of Agriculture, 1913-20
Lester A. Hudson, Jr.	Business	c. 1939		Wunda Weve Carpets
John W. Jenrette, Jr.	Politician	9-May-1936		Congressman snagged in ABSCAM
Olin D. Johnston	Politician	18-Nov-1896	18-Apr-1965	Governor and Senator from South Carolina
Lawrence W. Kellner	Business	c. 1959		CEO of Continental Airlines
James R. Mann	Politician	27-Apr-1920	20-Dec-2010	Congressman from South Carolina, 1969-79
Steve A. Matthews	Attorney	c. 1956		Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd
Peter McCausland	Business	c. 1949		CEO of Airgas
John L. McMillan	Politician	12-Apr-1898	3-Sep-1979	Congressman from South Carolina, 1939-73
Robert E. McNair	Politician	14-Dec-1923	17-Nov-2007	Governor of South Carolina, 1965-71
Darla Moore	Business	1-Aug-1954		President of Rainwater, Inc.
Joseph F. Neely	Business	c. 1940		Senior VP at Sara Lee, 1987-93
Harriet O'Neill	Judge	20-Apr-1957		Justice, Texas Supreme Court
Elizabeth J. Patterson	Politician	18-Nov-1939		Congresswoman from South Carolina, 1987-93
Grady L. Patterson	Politician	13-Jan-1924	7-Dec-2009	South Carolina Treasurer for 37 years
Costa M. Pleicones	Judge	29-Feb-1944		Justice, South Carolina Supreme Court
Melvin Purvis	Government	26-Oct-1903	29-Feb-1960	Top G-man of the 1930s
John Rainey	Business	?		Easlan Capital, Inc.
Dan Reeves	Football	19-Jan-1944		Former NFL Head Coach
Donna Rice	Activist	7-Jan-1958		Anti-porn crusader, slept with Gary Hart
Richard W. Riley	Politician	2-Jan-1933		Governor of South Carolina, 1979-87
L. Mendel Rivers	Politician	28-Sep-1905	28-Dec-1970	Congressman from South Carolina, 1941-70
George Rogers	Football	8-Dec-1958		Winner, 1980 Heisman Trophy
Darius Rucker	Singer	13-May-1966		Hootie and the Blowfish
Donald S. Russell	Politician	22-Feb-1906	22-Feb-1998	Governor of South Carolina, 1967-71
Daniel S. Sanders	Business	c. 1939		ExxonMobil Chemical Co.
Dennis W. Shedd	Judge	28-Jan-1953		4th Circuit Court of Appeals
J. Marion Sims	Doctor	25-Jan-1813	13-Nov-1883	Father of gynecology
Jack Skolds	Business	c. 1950		EVP at Exelon, 2003-07
Floyd Spence	Politician	9-Apr-1928	16-Aug-2001	Congressman from South Carolina, 1971-2001
Robin Tallon	Politician	8-Aug-1946		Congressman from South Carolina, 1983-93
Lee M. Thomas	Government	13-Jun-1944		CEO of Rayonier
Glenn F. Tilton	Business	c. 1948		CEO of United Air Lines
George Bell Timmerman, Jr.	Politician	11-Aug-1912	29-Nov-1994	Governor of South Carolina, 1955-59
Jean Hoefer Toal	Judge	11-Aug-1943		South Carolina Chief Justice
Alfred C. Tollison, Jr.	Business	c. 1942		Institute of Nuclear Power Operations
William B. Traxler, Jr.	Judge	1-May-1948		4th Circuit Court of Appeals
John H. Waller, Jr.	Judge	31-Oct-1937		Justice, South Carolina Supreme Court
Charlie Weis	Football	30-Mar-1956		Former Head Coach, University of Kansas
John C. West	Politician	27-Aug-1922	21-Mar-2004	Governor of South Carolina, 1971-75
David A. Westerlund	Business	c. 1950		EVP at Ball Corporation
David Wilkins	Politician	12-Oct-1946		US Ambassador to Canada
William W. Wilkins, Jr.	Judge	29-Mar-1942		4th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1986-2007
Joe Wilson	Politician	31-Jul-1947		Congressman, South Carolina 2nd

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Whit Ayres	Government	c. 1949		North Star Opinion Research
Robby Benson	Actor	21-Jan-1956		1970s teen idol
Butler Derrick	Politician	30-Sep-1936	5-May-2014	Congressman from South Carolina, 1975-95
James Dickey	Poet	2-Feb-1923	19-Jan-1997	Deliverance
William A. Emerson, Jr.	Journalist	28-Feb-1923	25-Aug-2009	Editor, Saturday Evening Post, 1965-69
Charles L. Evans	Economist	15-Jan-1958		President and CEO, Chicago Fed
Edward Floyd	Doctor	c. 1934		Floyd Medical Associates
Donald Fowler	Government	12-Sep-1935		DNC chairman, 1995-97
Robert F. Furchgott	Scientist	4-Jun-1916	19-May-2009	Nitric oxide as a cardiovascular signal
Ezra Greenspan	Educator	2-Feb-1952		Walt Whitman and the American Reader
Lester A. Lefton	Educator	c. 1947		President, Kent State University
John M. Palms	Physicist	6-Jun-1935		President, University of South Carolina, 1991-2002
Howard H. Quint	Historian	3-Jan-1917	23-Jun-1981	The Forging of American Socialism
Rick Rescorla	Victim	27-May-1939	11-Sep-2001	Anticipated both WTC attacks, died in 9/11
Dennis W. Shedd	Judge	28-Jan-1953		4th Circuit Court of Appeals
Joan Hinde Stewart	Educator	c. 1943		President, Hamilton College
Richard L. Walker	Scholar	13-Apr-1922	22-Jul-2003	US Ambassador to South Korea, 1981-86

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
David M. Beasley	Politician	26-Feb-1957		Governor of South Carolina, 1995-99
Charles Bierbauer	Journalist	?		CNN Correspondent, 1981-2001
Edward Floyd	Doctor	c. 1934		Floyd Medical Associates
Lester A. Lefton	Educator	c. 1947		President, Kent State University
Augustus Baldwin Longstreet	Author	9-Jul-1790	9-Jul-1870	Georgia Scenes
James Moeser	Educator	1939		Chancellor, UNC Chapel Hill
John M. Palms	Physicist	6-Jun-1935		President, University of South Carolina, 1991-2002
Donald S. Russell	Politician	22-Feb-1906	22-Feb-1998	Governor of South Carolina, 1967-71
Andrew A. Sorensen	Educator	20-Jul-1938	17-Apr-2011	President, University of South Carolina, 2002-08
Joan Hinde Stewart	Educator	c. 1943		President, Hamilton College
Glenn F. Tilton	Business	c. 1948		CEO of United Air Lines
Richard L. Walker	Scholar	13-Apr-1922	22-Jul-2003	US Ambassador to South Korea, 1981-86

COACHES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Bud Carson	Football	28-Apr-1931	8-Dec-2005	Pittsburgh Steelers DC, 1972-77
Bobby Cremins	Basketball	4-Jul-1947		Head Coach, College of Charleston
Paul Dietzel	Football	5-Sep-1924	24-Sep-2013	South Carolina Head Coach, 1966-74
Bill Foster	Basketball	19-Aug-1929	7-Jan-2016	Duke University Head Coach, 1974-80
Al Groh	Football	13-Jul-1944		Head Coach, University of Virginia
Lou Holtz	Football	6-Jan-1937		Head Coach, South Carolina, 1999-2004
Jeff Lebo	Basketball	5-Oct-1966		Head Coach, Auburn University
Frank McGuire	Basketball	8-Nov-1914	11-Nov-1994	NCAA Basketball Coach
Joe Morrison	Football	21-Aug-1937	5-Feb-1989	NY Giant, Gamecocks Coach
Dave Odom	Basketball	9-Oct-1942		Head Coach, U. of South Carolina
Tubby Smith	Basketball	30-Jun-1951		Former Head Coach, University of Minnesota
Steve Spurrier	Football	20-Apr-1945		Head Coach, South Carolina Gamecocks
Donnie Walsh	Basketball	1-Mar-1941		President of the New York Knicks
Charlie Weis	Football	30-Mar-1956		Former Head Coach, University of Kansas

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