EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Location:
Allendale, MI

Founding Date:
1960

Team:
Lakers

Mascot:
Louie the Laker

Enrollment:
23,000

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

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John R. Beyrle	Diplomat	11-Feb-1954		US Ambassador to Russia, 2008-11
Jay Riemersma	Football	17-May-1973		Former NFL tight end

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Richard Norton Smith	Historian	1953		Presidential historian

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Philip W. Buchen	Government	17-Feb-1916	21-May-2001	White House Counsel, 1974-77
Dick DeVos	Business	21-Oct-1955		Amway scion
Dorothy A. Johnson	Administrator	c. 1941		Council of Michigan Foundations

COACHES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Brian Kelly	Football	25-Oct-1961		Head Coach, University of Notre Dame

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