EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Founded 1847 as the State University of Iowa.

Location:
Iowa City, IA

Founding Date:
25-Feb-1847

Team:
Hawkeyes

Mascot:
Herky the Hawk

Enrollment:
28,000

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

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Cap Anson	Baseball	17-Apr-1852	14-Apr-1922	Early MLB superstar, Hall of Famer
Tom Arnold	Actor	6-Mar-1959		Ex-Husband of Roseanne Barr
Earl Banks	Football	11-Jun-1924	11-Mar-1993	Morgan State Head Coach, 1960-73
Mildred Wirt Benson	Author	10-Jul-1905	28-May-2002	Ghostwriter of the Nancy Drew mystery series
Bret Bielema	Football	13-Jan-1970		Head Coach, UW-Madison
Robert Bly	Poet	23-Dec-1926		Iron John: A Book About Men
David Bonior	Politician	6-Jun-1945		Congressman from Michigan, 1977-2003
T. C. Boyle	Author	7-Dec-1948		The Tortilla Curtain
Bruce Braley	Politician	30-Oct-1957		Congressman, Iowa 1st
Terry E. Branstad	Politician	17-Nov-1946		Governor of Iowa, 1983-99
Ruth E. Bruch	Business	27-Jun-1953		CIO, Kellogg Company
Jim Caldwell	Football	16-Jan-1955		Head Coach, Indianapolis Colts
Ronald K. Calgaard	Business	1937		President of Trinity University, 1979-99
Macdonald Carey	Actor	15-Mar-1913	21-Mar-1994	Tom Horton on Days of Our Lives
James H. Carter	Judge	18-Jan-1935		Justice, Iowa Supreme Court, 1982-2006
Raymond Carver	Author	25-May-1938	2-Aug-1988	Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?
John Casey	Novelist	18-Jan-1939		Spartina
R. V. Cassill	Novelist	17-May-1919	25-Mar-2002	Dr. Cobb's Game
Sandra Cisneros	Author	20-Dec-1954		The House on Mango Street
Richard C. Clark	Politician	14-Sep-1928		US Senator from Iowa, 1973-79
Cindy Cohn	Attorney	c. 1963		EFF lawyer
Norm Coleman	Politician	17-Aug-1949		US Senator from Minnesota
Paul Conrad	Cartoonist	27-Jun-1924		Political cartoonist
James Crumley	Novelist	12-Oct-1939	17-Sep-2008	The Mexican Tree Duck
Michael Cunningham	Novelist	6-Nov-1952		The Hours
Anthony Dexter	Actor	19-Jan-1913	27-Mar-2001	Valentino
Diablo Cody	Author	14-Jun-1978		Candy Girl
Rita Dove	Poet	28-Aug-1952		7th US Poet Laureate, 1993-95
Norman A. Erbe	Politician	25-Oct-1919	8-Jun-2000	Governor of Iowa, 1961-63
James D. Ericson	Business	c. 1936		CEO of Northwestern Mutual, 1993-2001
David G. Fairchild	Botanist	7-Apr-1869	6-Aug-1954	Brought exotic plants to America
Robert D. Fulton	Politician	13-May-1929		Lt. Governor of Iowa, 1962-69
Greg Ganske	Politician	31-Mar-1949		Congressman from Iowa, 1995-2003
John Gardner	Novelist	21-Jul-1933	14-Sep-1982	Grendel
Rita B. Garman	Judge	19-Nov-1943		Justice, Illinois Supreme Court
Mimi Gardner Gates	Administrator	c. 1953		Director, Seattle Art Museum
John Getz	Actor	15-Oct-1946		Blood Simple
Albert Goldbarth	Poet	31-Jan-1948		The most prolific modern poet
Jorie Graham	Poet	9-May-1951		The Dream of the Unified Field
Allan Gurganus	Novelist	11-Jun-1947		Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
Joe Haldeman	Novelist	9-Jun-1943		The Forever War
James E. Hansen	Scientist	29-Mar-1941		Greenhouse effect and global warming
Joy Harjo	Poet	9-May-1951		The Last Song
Michael S. Harper	Poet	18-Mar-1938		Nightmare Begins Responsibility
Josephine Herbst	Novelist	5-Mar-1892	28-Jan-1969	Pity Is Not Enough
Martha O. Hesse	Business	14-Aug-1942		Chairman of Enbridge Energy Partners
Leo A. Hoegh	Politician	30-Mar-1908	15-Jul-2000	Governor of Iowa, 1955-57
Michael J. Hogan	Educator	1943		President, University of Connecticut
Lou Holtz	Football	6-Jan-1937		Head Coach, South Carolina, 1999-2004
John Hospers	Politician	9-Jun-1918		First Libertarian presidential candidate
Harold Hughes	Politician	10-Feb-1922	23-Oct-1996	Governor and Senator from Iowa
Toby Huss	Actor	9-Dec-1966		Carnivale, King of the Hill
Arthur M. Hyde	Politician	12-Jul-1877	17-Oct-1947	Governor of Missouri, 1921-25
John Irving	Novelist	2-Mar-1942		The World According to Garp
Al Jarreau	Singer	12-Mar-1940		We're In This Love Together
Denis Johnson	Novelist	1949		Jesus' Son
Patty Judge	Politician	2-Nov-1943		Lt. Governor of Iowa
Donald Justice	Poet	12-Aug-1925	6-Aug-2004	The Summer Anniversaries
Alex Karras	Actor	15-Jul-1935		Mongo, dad on Webster
Tracy Kidder	Author	12-Nov-1945		The Soul of a New Machine
Kerry K. Killinger	Business	6-Jun-1949		CEO of Washington Mutual
Nile Kinnick	Football	9-Jul-1918	2-Jun-1943	Winner, 1939 Heisman Trophy
Mary Kramer	Diplomat	14-Jun-1935		US Ambassador to Barbados, 2004-06
Paul Krause	Football	19-Feb-1942		NFL Hall of Famer
Ashton Kutcher	Actor	7-Feb-1978		Kelso on That '70s Show
Charles W. Larson, Jr.	Politician	1-Apr-1968		US Ambassador to Latvia
Alan Larson	Diplomat	c. 1949		Under Secy. of State for Economics, 1999-2005
Jerry L. Larson	Judge	17-May-1936		Justice, Iowa Supreme Court
Philip Levine	Poet	10-Jan-1928		What Work Is
Melvyn Levitsky	Diplomat	19-Mar-1938		US Ambassador to Brazil, 1994-98
H. William Lichtenberger	Business	c. 1935		CEO of Praxair, 1992-2000
William T. Lynch, Jr.	Business	3-Dec-1942		Former CEO of Leo Burnett
J. Bernard Machen	Educator	26-Mar-1944		President, University of Florida
Haki R. Madhubuti	Author	23-Feb-1942		Black Men: Obsolete, Single, Dangerous?
Jock Mahoney	Actor	7-Feb-1919	14-Dec-1989	Yancy Derringer
Arthur A. McGiverin	Judge	10-Nov-1928		Iowa Chief Justice, 1987-2000
Ruth V. McGregor	Judge	1943		Arizona Chief Justice
James Alan McPherson	Author	16-Sep-1943		Elbow Room
Ana Mendieta	Performance Artist	18-Nov-1948	8-Sep-1985	Feminist performance artist
Nicholas Meyer	Film Director	24-Dec-1945		Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan
Ronald T. Y. Moon	Judge	4-Sep-1940		Hawaii Chief Justice
Mo Mowlam	Politician	18-Sep-1949	19-Aug-2005	Former Labour MP
Bharati Mukherjee	Novelist	27-Jul-1940		The Tiger's Daughter
David R. Nagle	Politician	15-Apr-1943		Congressman from Iowa, 1987-93
Daniel P. Neary	Business	c. 1951		CEO of Mutual of Omaha
Don Nelson	Basketball	15-May-1940		Head Coach, Golden State Warriors
Jeffrey Noddle	Business	1947		CEO of Supervalu
Kay A. Orr	Politician	2-Jan-1939		Governor of Nebraska, 1987-91
Thomas E. Pardun	Business	c. 1944		CEO of Edge2net Inc., 2001-01
Lara Parker	Actor	27-Oct-1937		Angelique on Dark Shadows
Rogelio M. Rebolledo	Business	c. 1945		Chairman, PBG Mexico
W. Ann Reynolds	Educator	c. 1938		Chancellor of CUNY, 1990-97
Eddie Robinson	Football	13-Feb-1919	3-Apr-2007	Grambling Head Coach, 1941-97
Ronald W. Roskens	Business	11-Dec-1932		President, University of Nebraska, 1977-78
Brian Ross	Journalist	23-Oct-1948		ABC News investigative correspondent
Brandon Routh	Actor	9-Oct-1979		The new Superman
Bob Sanders	Football	24-Feb-1981		Indianapolis Colts
Richard J. Schnieders	Business	6-Mar-1948		CEO of SYSCO
Harold Frend See, Jr.	Judge	7-Nov-1943		Justice, Alabama Supreme Court
Mary Lee Settle	Novelist	29-Jul-1918	27-Sep-2005	Beulah Land
Mark Shapiro	Business	c. 1970		CEO of Six Flags
Jane Smiley	Novelist	26-Sep-1949		A Thousand Acres
W. D. Snodgrass	Poet	5-Jan-1926	13-Jan-2009	Heart's Needle
Francesca M. Spinelli	Business	c. 1952		Senior VP at PetSmart
Wallace Stegner	Author	18-Feb-1909	13-Apr-1993	The Angle of Repose
Richard G. Stern	Novelist	25-Feb-1928		Other Men's Daughters
Bob Stoops	Football	9-Sep-1960		Oklahoma Sooners Head Coach
Mark Strand	Poet	11-Apr-1934		U.S. Poet Laureate 1990-91
Michael J. Streit	Judge	c. 1950		Justice, Iowa Supreme Court
Anthony Swofford	Author	12-Aug-1970		Jarhead
James Tate	Poet	8-Dec-1943		The Lost Pilot
Thomas J. Tauke	Politician	11-Oct-1950		Congressman from Iowa, 1979-91
Marsha K. Ternus	Judge	30-May-1951		Iowa Chief Justice
Andre Tippett	Football	27-Dec-1959		New England Patriots, Hall of Famer
Joseph F. Toot, Jr.	Business	c. 1936		CEO of Timken, 1992-97
Emlen Tunnell	Football	29-Mar-1922	22-Jul-1975	NFL Hall of Famer
James Van Allen	Astronomer	7-Sep-1914	9-Aug-2006	Discovered the Van Allen Belt
Ernest van den Haag	Scholar	15-Sep-1914	21-Mar-2002	Punishing Criminals
Mona Van Duyn	Poet	9-May-1921	1-Dec-2004	To See, To Take
Therese M. Vaughan	Government	c. 1957		Iowa Insurance Commissioner, 1994-2004
Margaret Walker	Novelist	7-Jul-1915	30-Nov-1998	Jubilee
Gene Wilder	Actor	11-Jun-1933		Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Tennessee Williams	Playwright	26-Mar-1911	25-Feb-1983	The Glass Menagerie
Marguerite Young	Author	28-Aug-1908	17-Nov-1995	Miss MacIntosh, My Darling

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Gustav Bergmann	Philosopher	4-May-1906	21-Apr-1987	Ontologist
Terry E. Branstad	Politician	17-Nov-1946		Governor of Iowa, 1983-99
R. V. Cassill	Novelist	17-May-1919	25-Mar-2002	Dr. Cobb's Game
Robert A. Corrigan	Educator	21-Apr-1935		President, San Francisco State University
George G. Daly	Educator	c. 1940		Business School Dean, Georgetown
Jorie Graham	Poet	9-May-1951		The Dream of the Unified Field
Michael J. Hogan	Educator	1943		President, University of Connecticut
W. H. Knight	Educator	c. 1954		Law Professor, University of Washington
Murray Krieger	Critic	27-Nov-1923		The Play and Place of Criticism
Christopher Lasch	Author	1-Jun-1932	14-Feb-1994	The Culture of Narcissism
Thomas E. Martin	Politician	18-Jan-1893	27-Jun-1971	US Senator from Iowa, 1955-61
James Alan McPherson	Author	16-Sep-1943		Elbow Room
Geoffrey Palmer	Head of State	21-Apr-1942		Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1989-90
Susan M. Phillips	Educator	23-Jan-1944		Dean, GWU School of Business
Andrew J. Policano	Business	c. 1949		Business School Dean, UC Irvine
Marilynne Robinson	Novelist	1947		Housekeeping
Philip Roth	Novelist	19-Mar-1933		Portnoy's Complaint
Arthur M. Schlesinger	Historian	27-Feb-1888	30-Oct-1965	The Rise of the City
Wilfrid Sellars	Philosopher	20-May-1912	2-Jul-1989	Empiricism and the Philosophy of Mind
David J. Skorton	Educator	22-Nov-1949		President, Cornell University
Barry Unsworth	Novelist	10-Aug-1930		Sacred Hunger
James Van Allen	Astronomer	7-Sep-1914	9-Aug-2006	Discovered the Van Allen Belt
Eugen Weber	Historian	24-Apr-1925	17-May-2007	The Western Tradition
Jon Whitmore	Educator	c. 1945		President, San Jose State University
Willard Wirtz	Government	14-Mar-1912		US Secretary of Labor, 1962-69
Grant Wood	Painter	13-Feb-1892	12-Feb-1942	American Gothic

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Mary Sue Coleman	Educator	2-Oct-1943		President, University of Michigan
George G. Daly	Educator	c. 1940		Business School Dean, Georgetown
Ruth R. Harkin	Business	c. 1944		United Technologies VP, 1997-2005
Michael J. Hogan	Educator	1943		President, University of Connecticut
William Curt Hunter	Educator	c. 1948		Dean of Business, University of Iowa
Clayton M. Jones	Business	c. 1949		CEO of Rockwell Collins
William T. Kerr	Business	17-Apr-1941		CEO of Meredith Corporation, 1997-2006
W. H. Knight	Educator	c. 1954		Law Professor, University of Washington
Sally Mason	Educator	c. 1950		President, University of Iowa
Susan M. Phillips	Educator	23-Jan-1944		Dean, GWU School of Business
Wiley Rutledge	Judge	20-Jul-1894	10-Sep-1949	US Supreme Court Justice, 1943-49
David J. Skorton	Educator	22-Nov-1949		President, Cornell University
Jon Whitmore	Educator	c. 1945		President, San Jose State University

COACHES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Steve Alford	Basketball	23-Nov-1964		Head Coach, UNM
Bret Bielema	Football	13-Jan-1970		Head Coach, UW-Madison
Jim Caldwell	Football	16-Jan-1955		Head Coach, Indianapolis Colts
Tom Davis	Basketball	3-Dec-1938		Iowa Hawkeyes Head Coach, 1986-99
Kirk Ferentz	Football	1-Aug-1955		Iowa Hawkeyes Head Coach
Hayden Fry	Football	18-Feb-1929		University of Iowa coach
Todd Lickliter	Basketball	17-Apr-1955		Head Coach, University of Iowa
Lute Olson	Basketball	22-Sep-1934		Head Coach, AZ Wildcats Basketball
Bruce Pearl	Basketball	18-Mar-1960		Head Coach, University of Tennessee
Bill Snyder	Football	7-Oct-1939		Head Coach, Kansas State Wildcats

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