EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Founded 1856 as Our Lady of Angels Seminary.

Location:
Lewiston, NY

Founding Date:
1856

Motto:
Ut Omnes Te Cognoscant

Team:
Purple Eagles

Enrollment:
3200

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

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John Beilein	Basketball	5-Feb-1953		Head Coach, University of Michigan
Hubie Brown	Basketball	25-Sep-1933		NBA Analyst, former head coach
Lawrence P. Castellani	Business	c. 1945		CEO of Advance Auto Parts, 2000-05
Dennis H. Holtschneider	Educator	14-Jan-1965		President, DePaul University
Frank Layden	Basketball	5-Jan-1932		Head Coach, Utah Jazz, 1981-88
Calvin Murphy	Basketball	9-May-1948		NBA hall of famer
David M. O'Connell	Educator	21-Apr-1955		President, Catholic University of America
Bill Press	Pundit	1940		Liberal commentator
Dan Schaefer	Politician	25-Jan-1936	16-Apr-2006	Congressman from Colorado, 1983-99
Michael Scheuer	Spy	c. 1952		Imperial Hubris

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Donald J. Harrington	Educator	2-Oct-1945		President, St. John's University

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Donald J. Harrington	Educator	2-Oct-1945		President, St. John's University
Dennis H. Holtschneider	Educator	14-Jan-1965		President, DePaul University

COACHES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Frank Layden	Basketball	5-Jan-1932		Head Coach, Utah Jazz, 1981-88

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