EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Part of the Texas A&M University System.

Location:
College Station, TX

Founding Date:
1871

Team:
Aggies

Mascot:
Reveille VII

Enrollment:
45,000

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

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Harold L. Adams	Architect	c. 1939		CEO of RTKL Associates, 1971-2002
James R. Adams	Business	c. 1939		CEO of Southwestern Bell, 1988-92
Pete Aldridge	Business	18-Aug-1938		Under Secretary of Defense, 2001-03
Dennis Allen	Football	22-Sep-1972		Oakland Raiders Head Coach
David C. Anderson	Business	c. 1942		President of Heidrick & Struggles, 2001-03
W. Michael Barnes	Business	c. 1943		CFO of Rockwell, 1991-2001
Joe Barton	Politician	15-Sep-1949		Congressman, Texas 6th
Michael R. Bonsignore	Business	c. 1941		CEO of Honeywell, 1999-2001
Neal Boortz	Radio Personality	6-Apr-1945		Libertarian radio host
Richard Bradford	Actor	10-Nov-1934	22-Mar-2016	Man in a Suitcase
Eduardo Castro-Wright	Business	c. 1953		Vice Chairman of Wal-Mart
Henry Cisneros	Politician	11-Jun-1947		Secretary of HUD, 1993-97
John David Crow	Football	8-Jul-1935	17-Jun-2015	Winner, 1957 Heisman Trophy
Henry Cuellar	Politician	19-Sep-1955		Congressman, Texas 28th
Don H. Davis, Jr.	Business	c. 1939		CEO of Rockwell, 1997-2005
Chet Edwards	Politician	24-Nov-1951		Congressman from Texas, 1991-2011
Daniel R. Feehan	Business	c. 1950		Cash America International
Curtis F. Feeny	Business	c. 1957		Former EVP, Stanford Management Co.
Bill Flores	Politician	25-Feb-1954		Congressman, Texas 17th
Edward D. Garza	Politician	c. 1969		Mayor of San Antonio, 2001-05
Marvin J. Girouard	Business	c. 1939		Pier 1 Imports executive
Louie Gohmert	Politician	18-Aug-1953		Congressman, Texas 1st
Jim Gunter	Judge	c. 1943		Justice, Arkansas Supreme Court
Dante Hall	Football	20-Sep-1978		St. Louis Rams Wide Receiver
James L. Hambrick	Business	c. 1954		CEO of Lubrizol
Ty Hardin	Actor	1-Jan-1930		Bronco
Harold J. Haynes	Business	29-Sep-1925	8-Jul-2009	CEO of Standard Oil of California, 1974-81
Jeb Hensarling	Politician	29-May-1957		Congressman, Texas 5th
Keith A. Hutton	Business	c. 1958		President of XTO Energy
Davey Johnson	Baseball	30-Jan-1943		Manager, Washington Nationals
Thomas L. Johnson	Business	c. 1937		Associated General Contractors of Texas
Travis C. Johnson	Business	c. 1936		Attorney at Law, El Paso
Chakib Khelil	Government	8-Aug-1939		Algerian Minister of Energy and Mines
Gary Kubiak	Football	15-Aug-1961		Coach, Denver Broncos
Greg Laughlin	Politician	21-Jan-1942		Congressman from Texas, 1989-95
Wen Ho Lee	Victim	21-Dec-1939		Allegedly spied for China
Jack E. Little	Business	c. 1938		President of Shell Oil, 1998-99
Lyle Lovett	Country Musician	1-Nov-1957		The Road to Ensenada
L. Lowry Mays	Business	24-Jul-1935		CEO of Clear Channel, 1972-2004
Tim McCanlies	Screenwriter	1953		Secondhand Lions
Larry W. McCurdy	Business	c. 1935		CEO of Moog Automotive, 1985-94
Von Miller	Football	26-Mar-1989		Denver Broncos LB
C. Wright Mills	Sociologist	28-Aug-1916	20-Mar-1962	The Power Elite
T. Michael Moseley	Military	3-Sep-1949		USAF Chief of Staff, 2005-08
Larry C. Napper	Diplomat	27-Nov-1947		US Ambassador to Kazakhstan, 2001-04
Bobby Nichols	Golf	14-Apr-1936		Winner, 1964 PGA Championship
Erle A. Nye	Business	Jun-1938		CEO of TXU, 1999-2004
Jack Pardee	Football	19-Apr-1936	1-Apr-2013	Linebacker, Head Coach
Rick Perry	Politician	4-Mar-1950		Governor of Texas, 2000-15
T. Boone Pickens	Business	22-May-1928		Texas oilman, founded Mesa Petroleum
Graham Purcell	Politician	5-May-1919	11-Jun-2011	Congressman from Texas, 1962-73
Ralph A. Schmidt	Business	c. 1946		COO of Western Refining, 2005-06
Bernard A. Schriever	Military	14-Sep-1910	20-Jun-2005	US Air Force space program
Gregg M. Sherrill	Business	c. 1954		CEO of Tenneco
Joseph Skeen	Politician	30-Jun-1927	7-Dec-2003	Congressman from New Mexico, 1981-2003
Margaret Spellings	Government	20-Nov-1957		Secretary of Education
Gene Stallings	Football	2-Mar-1935		Crimson Tide Head Coach, 1990-96
William D. Sullivan	Business	c. 1947		Former EVP, Anadarko Petroleum
Rip Torn	Actor	6-Feb-1931		Arthur on The Larry Sanders Show
Martín Torrijos	Head of State	18-Jul-1963		President of Panama, 2004-09
Frank Turner	Architect	28-Dec-1908	2-Oct-1999	Designer, Interstate Highway System
Frank D. White	Politician	4-Jun-1933	21-May-2003	Governor of Arkansas, 1981-83
Clayton W. Williams, Jr.	Business	8-Oct-1931		Texas oilman, rancher
Gene Wolfe	Novelist	7-May-1931		The Book of the New Sun
Oscar Wyatt	Business	7-Jul-1924		Oilman snagged in oil-for-food scandal
Will Wynn	Politician	10-Sep-1961		Mayor of Austin
Bill Yeoman	Football	26-Dec-1927		Houston Head Coach, 1962-86
John B. Zachry	Business	c. 1962		CEO of Zachry Construction

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Derek Barton	Chemist	8-Sep-1918	16-Mar-1998	Conformational analysis
Leonard L. Berry	Business	c. 1942		Professor of Marketing, Texas A&M
Norman Borlaug	Scientist	25-Mar-1914	12-Sep-2009	Engineered disease-resistant wheat
F. Albert Cotton	Chemist	9-Apr-1930	20-Feb-2007	Metal-metal bonds
Phil Gramm	Politician	8-Jul-1942		US Senator from Texas, 1985-2002
Wendy Gramm	Business	9-Jan-1945		Phil Gramm's wife, ex-Enron board member
Jack S. Kilby	Inventor	8-Nov-1923	20-Jun-2005	Electrical engineering pioneer
Lester D. Langley	Historian	7-Aug-1940		The Banana Wars
David M. Lee	Physicist	20-Jan-1931		Superfluidity of helium-3
Brian McAllister Linn	Historian	14-Sep-1953		The Philippine War, 1899-1902
James C. Miller III	Economist	25-Jun-1942		Conservative economist
Elsa A. Murano	Educator	14-Aug-1959		President of Texas A&M University, 2008-09
Larry C. Napper	Diplomat	27-Nov-1947		US Ambassador to Kazakhstan, 2001-04
Gilbert Plass	Physicist	22-Mar-1922	1-Mar-2004	Climate change scientist
David J. Schmidly	Educator	1943		President, University of New Mexico
Bjarne Stroustrup	Computer Programmer	1950		Inventor of C++ programming language
David M. Szymanski	Business	c. 1957		Retailing Studies Professor

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
David C. Anderson	Business	c. 1942		President of Heidrick & Struggles, 2001-03
Robert M. Gates	Government	25-Sep-1943		US Secretary of Defense, 2006-11
Wendy Gramm	Business	9-Jan-1945		Phil Gramm's wife, ex-Enron board member
Kay Granger	Politician	18-Jan-1943		Congresswoman, Texas 12th
David F. Houston	Government	17-Feb-1866	2-Sep-1940	US Secretary of Agriculture, 1913-20
L. Lowry Mays	Business	24-Jul-1935		CEO of Clear Channel, 1972-2004
Elsa A. Murano	Educator	14-Aug-1959		President of Texas A&M University, 2008-09
Erle A. Nye	Business	Jun-1938		CEO of TXU, 1999-2004
Donald Powell	Government	2-May-1941		FDIC Chairman, Gulf Coast Rebuilding Czar
David J. Schmidly	Educator	1943		President, University of New Mexico
Gene Stallings	Football	2-Mar-1935		Crimson Tide Head Coach, 1990-96
David M. Szymanski	Business	c. 1957		Retailing Studies Professor
George Williams	Business	c. 1950		Williams Partners, Inc.
Roger Williams	Politician	13-Sep-1949		Texas Secretary of State, 2004-07

COACHES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Dennis Allen	Football	22-Sep-1972		Oakland Raiders Head Coach
Dana X. Bible	Football	8-Oct-1891	19-Jan-1980	Legendary Texas football coach
Bear Bryant	Football	11-Sep-1913	26-Jan-1983	Legendary Alabama head coach
John David Crow	Football	8-Jul-1935	17-Jun-2015	Winner, 1957 Heisman Trophy
Dennis Franchione	Football	28-Mar-1951		Texas A&M Head Coach, 2003-07
Billy Gillispie	Basketball	7-Nov-1959		Former basketball coach, Texas Tech
Gary Kubiak	Football	15-Aug-1961		Coach, Denver Broncos
Mike Sherman	Football	19-Dec-1954		Head Coach at Texas A&M, 2008-11
Jackie Sherrill	Football	28-Nov-1943		MSU Head Coach, 1991-2003
Gene Stallings	Football	2-Mar-1935		Crimson Tide Head Coach, 1990-96
Tommy Tuberville	Football	18-Sep-1954		University of Cincinnati football coach

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