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Auburn University
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Founded by the Methodist church in 1856 as East Alabama Male College. Donated to the State of Alabama in 1872 and renamed the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama, in 1899 the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, in 1960 to Auburn University.
Location:
Auburn, AL
Founding Date:
1-Feb-1856 Team:
The Tigers Enrollment:
23,000 Official Website:
http://www.auburn.edu/ STUDENTS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| William Andrews |
Football |
25-Dec-1955 |
|
Former Atlanta Falcons RB |
| Spencer Bachus |
Politician |
28-Dec-1947 |
|
Congressman, Alabama 6th |
| Charles Barkley |
Basketball |
20-Feb-1963 |
|
NBA player scored over 23,000 points |
| Jere Beasley |
Politician |
12-Dec-1935 |
|
Lt. Governor of Alabama, 1970-78 |
| Jimmy Buffett |
Singer/Songwriter |
25-Dec-1946 |
|
Margaritaville |
| Ronald D. Castille |
Judge |
16-Mar-1944 |
|
Pennsylvania Chief Justice |
| Timothy D. Cook |
Business |
c. 1960 |
|
COO of Apple |
| Edwin M. Crawford |
Business |
c. 1949 |
|
CEO of Caremark Rx, 1998-2007 |
| Lester Crawford |
Government |
1939 |
|
US FDA Commissioner 2005 |
| Ralph S. Cunningham |
Business |
c. 1941 |
|
CEO of CITGO, 1995-97 |
| Vince Dooley |
Football |
4-Sep-1932 |
|
Georgia Bulldogs Head Coach, 1964-88 |
| William P. Fricks |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of Newport News Shipbuilding, 1995-2001 |
| Sam Ginn |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
CEO of Airtouch Communications, 1993-99 |
| Roger R. Hemminghaus |
Business |
c. 1936 |
|
CEO of Ultramar Diamond Shamrock, 1996-98 |
| Taylor Hicks |
Singer |
7-Oct-1976 |
|
American Idol in 2006 |
| J. Gorman Houston, Jr. |
Judge |
11-Mar-1933 |
|
Justice, AL Supreme Court, 1985-2005 |
| Tim Hudson |
Baseball |
14-Jul-1975 |
|
Atlanta Braves starting pitcher |
| L. Phillip Humann |
Business |
1946 |
|
CEO of SunTrust Banks, 1998-2006 |
| Bo Jackson |
Baseball |
30-Nov-1962 |
|
Bo Knows |
| Fob James |
Politician |
15-Sep-1934 |
|
Twice Governor of Alabama |
| Leslie F. Kenne |
Military |
c. 1949 |
|
Retired Lt. General, US Air Force |
| Oliver D. Kingsley, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1942 |
|
President and COO of Exelon, 2003-04 |
| Joseph B. Leonard |
Business |
c. 1943 |
|
CEO of AirTran Holdings, 1999-2007 |
| Charles D. McCrary |
Business |
c. 1951 |
|
CEO of Alabama Power Company |
| C. Steven McMillan |
Business |
c. 1946 |
|
CEO of Sara Lee, 2000-05 |
| Harold Melton |
Judge |
25-Sep-1966 |
|
Justice, Georgia Supreme Court |
| Carl E. Mundy, Jr. |
Military |
16-Jul-1935 |
|
USMC Commandant, 1991-95 |
| Richard Myers |
Military |
1-Mar-1942 |
|
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 2001-05 |
| William F. Nichols |
Politician |
16-Oct-1918 |
13-Dec-1988 |
Congressman from Alabama, 1967-88 |
| James Redfield |
Novelist |
19-Mar-1950 |
|
The Celestine Prophecy |
| W. Allen Reed |
Business |
1947 |
|
CEO of GM Asset Management, 1994-2005 |
| Paul Rudolph |
Architect |
23-Oct-1918 |
8-Aug-1997 |
Modernist architect |
| Hugh Shelton |
Military |
2-Jan-1942 |
|
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1997-2001 |
| Wayne T. Smith |
Business |
c. 1946 |
|
CEO of Community Health Systems |
| Mark Spencer |
Computer Programmer |
8-Apr-1977 |
|
Creator of Asterisk |
| Lyn Stuart |
Judge |
c. 1955 |
|
Justice, Alabama Supreme Court |
| Pat Sullivan |
Football |
18-Jan-1950 |
|
Winner, 1971 Heisman Trophy |
| Jimbo Wales |
Encyclopaedist |
8-Aug-1966 |
|
Co-Founder of Wikipedia |
| Jack D. Woodard |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Southern Nuclear Operating Company |
ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES
COACHES
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Terry Bowden |
Football |
c. 1956 |
|
Auburn Tigers Head Coach, 1993-98 |
| Tommy Bowden |
Football |
10-Jul-1954 |
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Head Coach, Clemson University |
| John Heisman |
Football |
23-Oct-1869 |
3-Oct-1936 |
Namesake of the Heisman Trophy |
| Jeff Lebo |
Basketball |
5-Oct-1966 |
|
Head Coach, Auburn University |
| Bobby Petrino |
Football |
10-Mar-1961 |
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Head Coach, Atlanta Falcons |
| Pat Sullivan |
Football |
18-Jan-1950 |
|
Winner, 1971 Heisman Trophy |
| Tommy Tuberville |
Football |
18-Sep-1954 |
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Auburn Tigers Head Coach |
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