EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Location:
Bowling Green, KY

Founding Date:
1906

Motto:
The Spirit Makes the Master

Team:
Hilltoppers

Enrollment:
18,000

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

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John Carpenter	Film Director	16-Jan-1948		Escape from New York
Romeo Crennel	Football	18-Jun-1947		Former Coach, Kansas City Chiefs
Duncan Hines	Business	26-Mar-1880	15-Mar-1959	Roadside gourmet
John M. Keane	Military	1-Feb-1943		US Army Vice Chief of Staff, 1999-2003
Matt Long	Actor	18-May-1980		Jack & Bobby
Thomas C. Meredith	Educator	c. 1940		Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning
William H. Natcher	Politician	11-Sep-1909	29-Mar-1994	Congressman from Kentucky, 1953-94
Louie B. Nunn	Politician	8-Mar-1924	29-Jan-2004	Governor of Kentucky, 1967-71
James R. Ramsey	Educator	14-Nov-1948		President, University of Louisville
Hal Rogers	Politician	31-Dec-1937		Congressman, Kentucky 5th
Michael Rosenbaum	Actor	11-Jul-1972		Lex Luthor on Smallville
Hays T. Watkins, Jr.	Business	26-Jan-1926		CEO of CSX, 1980-89
Bruce Weber	Basketball	19-Oct-1956		Head Coach, Fighting Illini

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
James R. Ramsey	Educator	14-Nov-1948		President, University of Louisville

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Thomas C. Meredith	Educator	c. 1940		Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning
James R. Ramsey	Educator	14-Nov-1948		President, University of Louisville

COACHES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Romeo Crennel	Football	18-Jun-1947		Former Coach, Kansas City Chiefs
Dennis Felton	Basketball	21-Jun-1963		UGA Head Coach
Gene Keady	Basketball	21-May-1936		Purdue Head Coach, 1980-2005
Bobby Petrino	Football	10-Mar-1961		Football Coach, Western Kentucky University
Bruce Weber	Basketball	19-Oct-1956		Head Coach, Fighting Illini

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