EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Founded 1895 as Eastern Illinois State Normal School.

Location:
Charleston, IL

Founding Date:
1895

Team:
Panthers

Enrollment:
11,700

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

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Joan Allen	Actor	20-Aug-1956		Mother in Pleasantville
C. Alvin Bowman	Educator	c. 1953		President, Illinois State University
Brad Childress	Football	27-Jun-1956		Former Head Coach, Minnesota Vikings
Jim Edgar	Politician	22-Jan-1946		Governor of Illinois, 1991-99
Mark B. Grier	Business	c. 1953		Vice Chairman of Prudential
Robert A. Ingram	Business	6-Dec-1942		Glaxo SmithKline executive
Joseph Knollenberg	Politician	28-Nov-1933		Congressman, Michigan 9th
John Malkovich	Actor	9-Dec-1953		Subject of Being John Malkovich
Dennis Muchmore	Business	c. 1947		Muchmore Harrington Smalley & Associates
Matt Painter	Basketball	27-Aug-1970		Purdue Head Coach
Sean Payton	Football	29-Dec-1963		Head Coach, New Orleans Saints
Peter M. Perez	Business	c. 1953		EVP Human Resources at ConAgra
Lisa Raye	Actor	23-Sep-1966		All of Us
Tony Romo	Football	21-Apr-1980		Dallas Cowboys QB
Mike Shanahan	Football	24-Aug-1952		Former Coach, Washington Redskins

COACHES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Matt Painter	Basketball	27-Aug-1970		Purdue Head Coach
Mike Shanahan	Football	24-Aug-1952		Former Coach, Washington Redskins

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