EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Founded by Texas Instruments in 1961 as the Graduate Research Center of the Southwest, the school joined the University of Texas system in 1969, offering graduate degrees until 1975. Freshmen were admitted in 1990, a class of 100 students. UT Dallas is very selective.

Location:
Dallas, TX

Founding Date:
1961

Enrollment:
14,000

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

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Michael Burgess	Politician	23-Dec-1950		Congressman, Texas 26th
Ryan Cabrera	Musician	18-Jul-1982		On the Way Down
Linnet F. Deily	Business	1945		Deputy US Trade Representative, 2001-05
Michael A. Friedman	Doctor	c. 1944		Oncologist, City of Hope
Joseph L. Goldstein	Scientist	18-Apr-1940		Hypercholesterolemia and cell metabolism
Dipak C. Jain	Educator	9-Jun-1957		Dean, Kellogg School of Management
James Von Ehr	Business	c. 1950		Nanotech entrepreneur

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Johann Deisenhofer	Chemist	30-Sep-1943		Proteins of photosynthesis
Alfred G. Gilman	Scientist	1-Jul-1941		G-protein cell signal transmission
Joseph L. Goldstein	Scientist	18-Apr-1940		Hypercholesterolemia and cell metabolism
Alan G. MacDiarmid	Chemist	14-Apr-1927	7-Feb-2007	Metallic polymers

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Alfred G. Gilman	Scientist	1-Jul-1941		G-protein cell signal transmission
Franklyn G. Jenifer	Educator	26-Mar-1939		President of UT-Dallas, 1994-2003

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