EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Founded 1846 as Iowa College in Davenport, Iowa.

Moved and changed name to Grinnell College in 1909.

Location:
Grinnell, IA

Founding Date:
10-Jun-1846

Motto:
Veritas et Humanitas

Team:
Pioneers

Enrollment:
1400

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

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Ephraim Douglass Adams	Historian	18-Dec-1865	1-Sep-1930	The Power of Ideals in American History
Henry Carter Adams	Economist	31-Dec-1851	11-Aug-1921	Public Debts
Ken Adelman	Diplomat	9-Jun-1946		Deputy US Ambassador to the UN, 1981-83
Benjamin R. Barber	Scholar	2-Aug-1939		Jihad vs. McWorld
Emily Bergl	Actor	25-Apr-1975		Annie O'Donnell on Men in Trees
Thomas R. Cech	Chemist	8-Dec-1947		Proved enzyme role of RNA
Tom Cole	Politician	28-Apr-1949		Congressman, Oklahoma 4th
Mary Sue Coleman	Educator	2-Oct-1943		President, University of Michigan
Gary Cooper	Actor	7-May-1901	14-May-1961	High Noon
Peter Coyote	Actor	10-Oct-1942		Dennis Ryland on The 4400
John T. Crotty	Business	c. 1938		CroBern Management Partnership
Adrian W. DeWind	Attorney	1-Dec-1913	7-Aug-2009	Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Russell Freeman	Diplomat	25-Oct-1939		US Ambassador to Belize, 2001-05
Herbie Hancock	Jazz Musician	12-Apr-1940		Innovative jazz/fusion composer and pianist
Raymond A. Hare	Diplomat	3-Apr-1901	9-Feb-1994	US Mideast Ambassador
Harry Lloyd Hopkins	Government	17-Aug-1890	29-Jan-1946	US Secretary of Commerce, 1938-40
Walter Koenig	Actor	14-Sep-1936		Chekov on Star Trek
Richard A. McGinn	Business	c. 1947		CEO of Lucent, 1996-2000
George Moose	Diplomat	23-Jun-1944		US Ambassador to the UN in Europe, 1998-2001
Robert Noyce	Inventor	12-Dec-1927	3-Jun-1990	Co-Inventor, integrated circuit
Ian Roberts	Actor	29-Jul-1965		Upright Citizens Brigade
Donald M. Stewart	Educator	1938		President of College Board, 1987-99
Sam Tanenhaus	Author	31-Oct-1955		Editor, New York Times Book Review
Joseph Welch	Attorney	22-Oct-1890	6-Oct-1960	Have you no sense of decency?
Alan Wheat	Politician	16-Oct-1951		Congressman from Missouri, 1983-95
George A. Wilson	Politician	1-Apr-1884	8-Sep-1953	Governor of Iowa, 1939-43
James Wilson	Government	16-Aug-1835	26-Aug-1920	US Secretary of Agriculture, 1897-1913

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Thomas R. Hietala	Historian	1-Feb-1952		Manifest Design
Henry Nelson Wieman	Philosopher	19-Aug-1884	19-Jun-1975	The Source of Human Good

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Elizabeth A. Ballantine	Attorney	c. 1948		EBA Associates
Mary Sue Coleman	Educator	2-Oct-1943		President, University of Michigan
Robert Noyce	Inventor	12-Dec-1927	3-Jun-1990	Co-Inventor, integrated circuit
Donald M. Stewart	Educator	1938		President of College Board, 1987-99

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