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Baylor University
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Location:
Waco, TX
Founding Date:
1845 Motto:
Pro Ecclesia, Pro Texana Team:
Bears Enrollment:
14,000 Official Website:
http://www.baylor.edu/ STUDENTS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Joe L. Allbritton |
Business |
29-Dec-1924 |
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Well-connected Washington billionaire |
| Robert W. Alspaugh |
Business |
1947 |
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CEO of KPMG, 2002-05 |
| Douglas Y. Bech |
Attorney |
c. 1945 |
|
Partner, Andrews Kurth, 1970-93 |
| Charlotte Beers |
Business |
26-Jul-1935 |
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CEO, Ogilvy & Mather 1992-97 |
| E. Glenn Biggs |
Business |
1933 |
|
Biggs & Co. |
| Beau Boulter |
Politician |
23-Feb-1942 |
|
Congressman from Texas, 1985-89 |
| Charles G. Boyd |
Military |
15-Apr-1938 |
|
Retired General, US Air Force |
| Brad Carson |
Politician |
11-Mar-1967 |
|
Congressman from Oklahoma, 2001-05 |
| Lane G. Collins |
Educator |
c. 1940 |
|
Accounting Professor at Baylor |
| Price Daniel |
Politician |
10-Oct-1910 |
25-Aug-1988 |
Governor of Texas, 1957-63 |
| Tom DeLay |
Politician |
8-Apr-1947 |
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Indicted ex-House Majority Leader |
| Gary J. Fernandes |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Former EDS executive |
| Jack M. Fields |
Politician |
3-Feb-1952 |
|
Congressman from Texas, 1981-97 |
| Paul L. Foster |
Business |
c. 1950 |
|
CEO of Western Refining |
| Hayden Fry |
Football |
18-Feb-1929 |
|
University of Iowa coach |
| Louie Gohmert |
Politician |
18-Aug-1953 |
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Congressman, Texas 1st |
| Phil Hardberger |
Politician |
27-Jul-1934 |
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Mayor of San Antonio |
| Thomas Harris |
Novelist |
1940 |
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The Silence of the Lambs |
| Mark Hurd |
Business |
1957 |
|
CEO of Hewlett-Packard |
| Ernest Istook |
Politician |
11-Feb-1950 |
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Congressman, Oklahoma 5th |
| Leon Jaworski |
Government |
19-Sep-1905 |
9-Dec-1982 |
Watergate special prosecutor |
| Michael Johnson |
Track and Field |
13-Sep-1967 |
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Sprinter, 5-time Olympic Gold medalist |
| Richard Lessner |
Activist |
c. 1949 |
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Capital City Partners |
| John M. Lilley |
Educator |
24-Mar-1939 |
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President, Baylor University |
| Thomas C. Mann |
Diplomat |
11-Nov-1912 |
23-Jan-1999 |
US Ambassador to Mexico, 1961-63 |
| Willie Nelson |
Country Musician |
30-Apr-1933 |
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The red-headed stranger |
| Lyndon L. Olson |
Diplomat |
1947 |
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US Ambassador to Sweden, 1998-2001 |
| Priscilla Owen |
Judge |
4-Oct-1954 |
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Judge, 5th Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Laree E. Perez |
Business |
c. 1954 |
|
Medallion Investment Management Co. |
| Bob Perry |
Business |
30-Oct-1932 |
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Perry Homes |
| Chip Pickering |
Politician |
10-Aug-1963 |
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Congressman, Mississippi 3rd |
| Boone Powell, Jr. |
Business |
9-Feb-1937 |
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CEO of Baylor Health Care, 1980-2001 |
| Kevin Reynolds |
Film Director |
17-Jan-1952 |
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Waterworld |
| Ann Richards |
Politician |
1-Sep-1933 |
13-Sep-2006 |
Governor of Texas, 1991-95 |
| Sid Richardson |
Business |
25-Apr-1891 |
30-Sep-1959 |
Oilman, Bass family benefactor |
| Max Sandlin |
Politician |
29-Sep-1952 |
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Congressman from Texas, 1997-2005 |
| Marjorie Scardino |
Business |
25-Jan-1947 |
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CEO of Pearson |
| William Sessions |
Government |
27-May-1930 |
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Director of FBI, 1987-93 |
| Doyle R. Simons |
Business |
1964 |
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CEO of Temple-Inland |
| Bob R. Simpson |
Business |
c. 1948 |
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CEO of XTO Energy |
| Mike Singletary |
Football |
9-Oct-1958 |
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Linebacker, Chicago Bears |
| Alan Watson Steelman |
Politician |
15-Mar-1942 |
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Congressman from Texas, 1973-77 |
| Peggy Venable |
Activist |
? |
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Conservative activist |
| Bill W. Wheat |
Business |
c. 1966 |
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CFO of D. R. Horton |
| Mark White |
Politician |
17-Mar-1940 |
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Governor of Texas, 1983-87 |
| Don R. Willett |
Judge |
16-Jul-1966 |
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Justice, Texas Supreme Court |
| Noble Willingham |
Actor |
31-Aug-1931 |
17-Jan-2004 |
Hard-working supporting actor |
TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Lane G. Collins |
Educator |
c. 1940 |
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Accounting Professor at Baylor |
| Denton Cooley |
Doctor |
22-Aug-1920 |
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Pioneering heart surgeon |
| Andrew V. Schally |
Scientist |
30-Nov-1926 |
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Hypothalamic hormones (brain peptides) |
ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Joe L. Allbritton |
Business |
29-Dec-1924 |
|
Well-connected Washington billionaire |
| E. Glenn Biggs |
Business |
1933 |
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Biggs & Co. |
| Price Daniel |
Politician |
10-Oct-1910 |
25-Aug-1988 |
Governor of Texas, 1957-63 |
| John M. Lilley |
Educator |
24-Mar-1939 |
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President, Baylor University |
| Erle Nye |
Business |
Jun-1938 |
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CEO of TXU, 1999-2004 |
| Charles L. Overby |
Journalist |
c. 1946 |
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Chairman & CEO of Freedom Forum, Newseum |
| Laree E. Perez |
Business |
c. 1954 |
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Medallion Investment Management Co. |
| James L. Turner |
Business |
c. 1946 |
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President of Dr. Pepper/Seven Up, 1999-2005 |
COACHES
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Frank Broyles |
Football |
26-Dec-1924 |
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Arkansas Head Coach, 1958-76 |
| Hayden Fry |
Football |
18-Feb-1929 |
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University of Iowa coach |
| Billy Gillispie |
Basketball |
7-Nov-1959 |
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Head Coach, Kentucky Wildcats |
| Mike Gundy |
Football |
12-Aug-1967 |
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OSU Head Coach |
| Grant Teaff |
Football |
12-Nov-1933 |
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Baylor Head Football Coach, 1972-92 |
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