EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Founded in Elko in 1874, relocated to Reno in 1887.

Location:
Reno, NV

Founding Date:
1874

Team:
Wolf Pack

Mascot:
Alphie

Enrollment:
16,000

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

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Mark Amodei	Politician	12-Jun-1958		Congressman, Nevada 2nd
Chris Ault	Football	8-Nov-1946		Head Coach, Nevada Wolf Pack
Helen Delich Bentley	Politician	28-Nov-1923	6-Aug-2016	Congresswoman from Maryland, 1985-95
Alan H. Bible	Politician	20-Nov-1909	12-Sep-1988	US Senator from Nevada, 1954-74
Ernest S. Brown	Attorney	25-Sep-1903	23-Jul-1965	US Senator from Nevada, 1954
Melvin T. Brunetti	Judge	10-Nov-1933	30-Oct-2009	9th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1985-99
Richard Bryan	Politician	16-Jul-1937		Governor of Nevada, 1983-89
Lou Cannon	Journalist	3-Jun-1933		Reagan
Susan Desmond-Hellmann	Doctor	1958		Chancellor of UCSF
John Etchemendy	Educator	1952		Provost of Stanford University
Frank Fahrenkopf	Business	28-Aug-1939		CEO, American Gaming Association
Jim Gibbons	Politician	16-Dec-1944		Governor of Nevada, 2007-11
Colin Kaepernick	Football	3-Nov-1987		San Francisco 49ers QB
George W. Malone	Politician	7-Aug-1890	19-May-1961	US Senator from Nevada, 1947-59
Marion Motley	Football	5-Jun-1920	27-Jun-1999	Fullback, NFL Hall of Famer
Charles H. Russell	Politician	27-Dec-1903	13-Sep-1989	Governor of Nevada, 1951-59
Brian Sandoval	Politician	5-Aug-1963		Governor of Nevada
Grant Sawyer	Politician	14-Dec-1918	19-Feb-1996	Governor of Nevada, 1959-67
James E. West	Politician	28-Mar-1951	22-Jul-2006	Former Mayor of Spokane
Hank Worden	Actor	23-Jul-1901	6-Dec-1992	The Searchers

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Samuel Goudsmit	Physicist	11-Jul-1902	4-Dec-1978	Conceived idea of Quantum Spin
Joe Heck	Politician	30-Oct-1961		Congressman, Nevada 3rd
James G. Scrugham	Politician	19-Jan-1880	23-Jun-1945	Governor of Nevada, 1923-27
James V. Taranik	Geologist	23-Apr-1940	21-Jun-2011	Desert Research Institute

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John M. Lilley	Educator	24-Mar-1939		President, Baylor University
James G. Scrugham	Politician	19-Jan-1880	23-Jun-1945	Governor of Nevada, 1923-27
James V. Taranik	Geologist	23-Apr-1940	21-Jun-2011	Desert Research Institute

COACHES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Chris Ault	Football	8-Nov-1946		Head Coach, Nevada Wolf Pack

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