EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Location:
Greenville, SC

Founding Date:
1826

Motto:
Christo et Doctrinae

Team:
Paladins

Enrollment:
3100

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

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Ben Browder	Actor	11-Dec-1962		John Crichton on Farscape
Dan T. Cathy	Business	1-Mar-1953		President and COO, Chick-fil-A
Beth Daniel	Golf	14-Oct-1956		Winner, 1990 LPGA Championship
Marshall Frady	Journalist	11-Jan-1940	9-Mar-2004	Wallace
Amy Grant	Singer/Songwriter	25-Nov-1960		Christian rocker
Michael E. Guest	Diplomat	1957		US Ambassador to Romania, 2001-04
Omari Hardwick	Actor	9-Jan-1974		Ty Curtis on Dark Blue
Baron Hill	Politician	23-Jun-1953		Congressman from Indiana, 1999-2005 and 2007-11
Lester A. Hudson, Jr.	Business	c. 1939		Wunda Weve Carpets
Victoria Jackson	Comic	2-Aug-1959		Saturday Night Live
Herb Kohler	Business	20-Feb-1939		Chairman and President, Kohler Co.
Sanjay Kumar	Business	1962		Former CEO, Computer Associates
John M. McConnell	Government	26-Jul-1943		Director of National Intelligence, 2007-09
Dorothy G. Owen	Business	c. 1932		Owen Steel Company, Inc.
Earl Paulk	Religion	30-May-1927	29-Mar-2009	Chapel Hill Harvester Church
Richard W. Riley	Politician	2-Jan-1933		Governor of South Carolina, 1979-87
Mark Sanford	Politician	28-May-1960		Governor of South Carolina, 2003-11
Lizanne Thomas	Attorney	c. 1957		Partner, Jones Day
Charles H. Townes	Physicist	28-Jul-1915	27-Jan-2015	Invention of the maser and laser
John Watson	Psychologist	9-Jan-1878	25-Sep-1958	Founder of Behaviorism
Rob Woodall	Politician	11-Feb-1970		Congressman, Georgia 7th

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Dorothy G. Owen	Business	c. 1932		Owen Steel Company, Inc.
Lizanne Thomas	Attorney	c. 1957		Partner, Jones Day

COACHES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Frank Sinkwich	Football	10-Oct-1920	22-Oct-1990	Winner, 1942 Heisman Trophy

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