EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Founded 1901 as the Academy of Idaho, renamed to Idaho Technical Institute in 1915, University of Idaho Southern Branch in 1927, Idaho State College in 1947, Idaho State University in 1963.

Location:
Pocatello, ID

Founding Date:
11-Mar-1901

Team:
Bengals

Mascot:
Bengal Tiger

Enrollment:
14,000

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

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John V. Evans	Politician	18-Jan-1925	8-Jul-2014	Governor of Idaho, 1977-87
George V. Hansen	Politician	14-Sep-1930	14-Aug-2014	Congressman from Idaho
Marvin Lewis	Football	23-Sep-1958		Head Coach, Cincinnati Bengals
William L. Petersen	Actor	21-Feb-1953		CSI, Manhunter
Michael C. Ruettgers	Business	c. 1943		CEO of EMC, 1992-2001
Antonio Taguba	Military	31-Oct-1950		Authored Taguba Report on Abu Ghraib

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Howard A. Schmidt	Government	?		White House cybersecurity chief
N. Randy Smith	Judge	11-Aug-1949		9th Circuit Court of Appeals

COACHES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Marvin Lewis	Football	23-Sep-1958		Head Coach, Cincinnati Bengals

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