EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Location:
Eugene, OR

Founding Date:
1876

Motto:
Mens agitat molem

Team:
Ducks

Enrollment:
20,000

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

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Sam Adams	Politician	3-Sep-1963		Mayor of Portland
Victor G. Atiyeh	Politician	20-Feb-1923		Governor of Oregon, 1979-87
Andrew S. Berwick, Jr.	Business	c. 1933		Berwick-Pacific Corporation
Gene D. Block	Educator	c. 1948		Chancellor, UCLA
Lee C. Bollinger	Educator	c. 1946		President of Columbia University
Walter H. Brattain	Physicist	10-Feb-1902	13-Oct-1987	Co-Inventor of the transistor
Norm Van Brocklin	Football	15-Mar-1926	2-May-1983	NFL QB passed for 554 yards in a game
Edgar Buchanan	Actor	20-Mar-1903	4-Apr-1979	Uncle Joe Carson on Petticoat Junction
Stephen J. Cannell	Film/TV Producer	2-May-1941		Creator of The Rockford Files
Gary L. Countryman	Business	c. 1939		CEO of Liberty Mutual, 1986-98
Ann Curry	Journalist	19-Nov-1956		Dateline NBC Co-Host
Peter DeFazio	Politician	27-May-1947		Congressman, Oregon 4th
William M. Drozdiak	Journalist	c. 1949		American Council on Germany
Alan L. Earhart	Business	c. 1944		Former Partner, PWC
Sam Elliott	Actor	9-Aug-1944		Rush, The Hulk
Mark Few	Basketball	27-Dec-1962		Head Coach, Gonzaga University
Dan Fouts	Football	10-Jun-1951		San Diego Chargers QB
Neil Goldschmidt	Government	16-Jun-1940		Governor of Oregon, 1987-91
Joey Harrington	Football	21-Oct-1978		Atlanta Falcons QB
Howard Hesseman	Actor	27-Feb-1940		Dr. Johnny Fever on WKRP in Cincinnati
Donald Hodel	Government	23-May-1935		Reagan's Secretary of Energy & Interior
Glen A. Holden	Business	2-Jul-1927		US Ambassador to Jamaica, 1989-93
Robert D. Holmes	Politician	11-May-1909	6-Jun-1976	Governor of Oregon, 1957-59
James Ivory	Film/TV Producer	7-Jun-1928		The Remains of the Day
Clifton James	Actor	29-May-1921		Sheriff J. W. Pepper
Renee J. James	Business	c. 1964		VP at Intel
David E. Jeremiah	Military	25-Feb-1934		Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs, 1990-94
June Jones	Football	19-Feb-1953		Hawaii Warriors Head Coach
Christopher Judge	Actor	13-Oct-1964		Teal'c on Stargate SG-1
Richard J. Kerr	Government	4-Oct-1935		CIA Deputy Director, 1989-92
Ken Kesey	Novelist	17-Sep-1935	10-Nov-2001	One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
John Kitzhaber	Politician	5-Mar-1947		Governor of Oregon, 1995-2003
Phil Knight	Business	24-Feb-1938		Co-Founder of Nike
Charles M. Lillis	Business	c. 1945		President of MediaOne, 1995-2000
Barry Lopez	Author	6-Jan-1945		Of Wolves and Men
John Markoff	Journalist	24-Oct-1949		New York Times computer guy
Ben Masters	Actor	6-May-1947		Julian Crane on Passions
Tom McCall	Politician	22-Mar-1913	8-Jan-1983	Governor of Oregon, 1967-75
Connie McCready	Politician	21-Aug-1921	22-Dec-2000	Mayor of Portland Oregon, 1979-81
John McKay	Football	5-Jul-1923	10-Jun-2001	USC Trojans Head Coach, 1960-75
John H. F. Miner	Business	c. 1956		President of Intel Capital, 2003-05
William P. Murphy	Scientist	6-Feb-1892	9-Oct-1987	Liver therapy for pernicious anemia
Maurine Brown Neuberger	Politician	9-Jan-1907	22-Feb-2000	US Senator from Oregon, 1960-67
Richard L. Neuberger	Politician	26-Dec-1912	9-Mar-1960	US Senator from Oregon, 1955-60
Howard C. Nielson	Politician	12-Sep-1924		Congressman from Utah, 1983-91
Mike Nolan	Football	7-Mar-1959		Head Coach, San Francisco 49ers
Ron Packard	Politician	19-Jan-1931		Congressman from California, 1983-2001
Chuck Palahniuk	Author	21-Feb-1962		Fight Club
Paul L. Patterson	Politician	18-Jul-1900	31-Jan-1956	Governor of Oregon, 1952-56
Kathryn L. H. Proffitt	Diplomat	1951		US Ambassador to Malta, 1998-2001
Carol Queen	Author	c. 1957		Prolific sexologist
Gregory L. Quesnel	Business	c. 1949		CEO of CNF, 1998-2004
Ahmad Rashad	TV Personality	19-Nov-1949		Wide Receiver turned sportscaster
Steven A. Raymund	Business	16-Nov-1955		CEO of Tech Data, 1986-2006
James Read	Actor	31-Jul-1953		North & South
Michael Retzer	Business	c. 1946		US Ambassador to Tanzania, 2005-07
John Robinson	Football	25-Jul-1935		LA Rams, NCAA head coach
William V. Roth, Jr.	Politician	22-Jul-1921	13-Dec-2003	US Senator from Delaware, 1971-2001
Joe Sacco	Cartoonist	2-Oct-1960		Palestine
Gordon Scott	Actor	3-Aug-1926	30-Apr-2007	Played Tarzan, 1955-60
Randy Shilts	Journalist	8-Aug-1951	17-Feb-1994	Chronicler of AIDS, biographer of Harvey Milk
Paul Simon	Politician	29-Nov-1928	9-Dec-2003	US Senator, one-time Presidential candidate
Bruce Snyder	Football	14-Mar-1940		Sun Devils Head Coach, 1992-2000
Vic Snyder	Politician	27-Sep-1947		Congressman, Arkansas 2nd
Sarah Susanka	Architect	c. 1957		The Not So Big House
Norv Turner	Football	17-May-1952		Head Coach, San Diego Chargers
Greg Walden	Politician	10-Jan-1957		Congressman, Oregon 2nd
Martha Lee Walters	Judge	1950		Justice, Oregon Supreme Court
James H. Weaver	Politician	8-Aug-1927		Congressman from Oregon, 1975-87
Kent M. Wiedemann	Diplomat	1946		US Ambassador to Cambodia, 1999-2002
Daniel E. Winfree	Judge	c. 1953		Justice, Alaska Supreme Court
Wendell Wyatt	Politician	15-Jun-1917	28-Jan-2009	Congressman from Oregon, 1964-75
Ron Wyden	Politician	3-May-1949		US Senator from Oregon
Gary Zimmerman	Football	13-Dec-1961		NFL Hall of Famer

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Robert M. Berdahl	Educator	1937		Chancellor of UC Berkeley, 1997-2004
David B. Frohnmayer	Politician	9-Jul-1940		President, University of Oregon
Wayne Morse	Politician	20-Oct-1900	22-Jul-1974	US Senator from Oregon, 1945-69
Charles Ogletree	Attorney	31-Dec-1952		Law professor
Martha Lee Walters	Judge	1950		Justice, Oregon Supreme Court

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Robert M. Berdahl	Educator	1937		Chancellor of UC Berkeley, 1997-2004
Arthur S. Flemming	Government	12-Jun-1905	7-Sep-1996	HEW Secretary, 1958-61
David B. Frohnmayer	Politician	9-Jul-1940		President, University of Oregon

COACHES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Rich Brooks	Football	20-Aug-1941		Kentucky Wildcats Head Coach
John McKay	Football	5-Jul-1923	10-Jun-2001	USC Trojans Head Coach, 1960-75
Jim O'Brien	Basketball	11-Feb-1952		Head Coach, Indiana Pacers
Chris Petersen	Football	13-Oct-1964		Head Coach, Boise State
John Robinson	Football	25-Jul-1935		LA Rams, NCAA head coach
Jeff Tedford	Football	2-Nov-1961		Head Coach, California Golden Bears

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