EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Women's college founded in 1924, coeducational in 1969.

Location:
Bronxville, NY

Founding Date:
1926

Enrollment:
1200

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

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
J. J. Abrams	Film/TV Producer	27-Jun-1966		Alias and Lost
Jane Alexander	Actor	28-Oct-1939		The Ring
Jon Avnet	Film/TV Producer	17-Nov-1949		Fried Green Tomatoes
Golden Brooks	Actor	1-Dec-1970		Maya Wilkes on Girlfriends
Yancy Butler	Actor	2-Jul-1970		Witchblade
Nancy Cantor	Educator	c. 1952		Chancellor, Syracuse University
Gabrielle Carteris	Actor	2-Jan-1961		Beverly Hills 90210
Jill Clayburgh	Actor	30-Apr-1944		Starting Over
Brian De Palma	Film Director	11-Sep-1940		Carrie
Myra R. Drucker	Business	c. 1948		Former Chief Investment Officer, GM Trust Bank
Cary Elwes	Actor	26-Oct-1962		The Princess Bride
Rahm Emanuel	Politician	29-Nov-1959		Congressman, Illinois 5th
Tovah Feldshuh	Actor	27-Dec-1952		Kissing Jessica Stein
Marshall Field III	Business	28-Sep-1893	1956	Founder of the Chicago Sun-Times
Robin Givens	Actor	27-Nov-1964		Darlene on Head of the Class
Louise Glück	Author	22-Apr-1943		The Wild Iris
Lesley Gore	Singer	2-May-1946		Well-known crying advocate
Leslie Grossman	Actor	25-Oct-1971		What I Like About You
Allan Gurganus	Novelist	11-Jun-1947		Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
Jessica Harper	Actor	10-Oct-1949		Suspiria and My Favorite Year
Lauren Holly	Actor	28-Oct-1963		Pavement
Sue Kelly	Politician	26-Sep-1936		Congresswoman from New York, 1995-2007
Carolyn Kizer	Poet	10-Dec-1925		Yin: New Poems
Joan W. Konner	Journalist	c. 1929		Dean, Columbia School of Journalism, 1988-97
Tea Leoni	Actor	25-Feb-1966		Nora Wilde on The Naked Truth
Eric Mabius	Actor	22-Apr-1971		Tim Haspell on The L Word
Cynthia Macdonald	Poet	2-Feb-1928		Amputations
Julianna Margulies	Actor	8-Jun-1967		Nurse Hathaway on E.R.
Meredith Monk	Singer	20-Nov-1942		Vocalist and "interdisciplinary performance" artist
Larisa Oleynik	Actor	7-Jun-1981		The Secret World of Alex Mack
Yoko Ono	Artist	18-Feb-1933		Impenetrable musician, wife of John Lennon
Holly Robinson Peete	Actor	18-Sep-1964		For Your Love
Deborah D. Rieman	Business	c. 1951		CEO of CheckPoint Software, 1995-99
Elisabeth Rohm	Actor	28-Apr-1973		Serena Southerlyn on Law & Order
Anne Roiphe	Author	25-Dec-1935		Up the Sandbox!
Carly Simon	Singer/Songwriter	25-Jun-1945		You're So Vain
Guinevere Turner	Actor	23-May-1968		Preaching to the Perverted
Alice Walker	Author	9-Feb-1944		The Color Purple
Barbara Walters	Journalist	25-Sep-1929		20/20
Vera Wang	Fashion Designer	27-Jun-1949		Designer of wedding dresses
Joanne Woodward	Actor	27-Feb-1930		The Three Faces of Eve

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Joseph Campbell	Author	26-Mar-1904	31-Oct-1987	The Power of Myth
E. L. Doctorow	Author	6-Jan-1931		The Book of Daniel
Peter Drucker	Business	19-Nov-1909	11-Nov-2005	Management guru
Alan Dugan	Poet	12-Feb-1923	3-Sep-2003	Poems
Ira Glasser	Activist	1938		ACLU Executive Director, 1978-2001
Maria Goeppert-Mayer	Physicist	28-Jun-1906	20-Feb-1972	Shell nuclear model
Horace Gregory	Poet	10-Apr-1898	11-Mar-1982	Chelsea Rooming House
Allan Gurganus	Novelist	11-Jun-1947		Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
Randall Jarrell	Poet	6-May-1914	14-Oct-1965	The Woman at the Washington Zoo
Norman Dello Joio	Composer	24-Jan-1913		Meditation on Ecclesiastes
Gerda Lerner	Historian	30-Apr-1920		The Woman in American History
Muriel Rukeyser	Poet	15-Dec-1913	12-Feb-1980	The Book of the Dead
William Schuman	Composer	4-Aug-1910	15-Feb-1992	Symphony No. 6
Genevieve Taggard	Poet	28-Nov-1894	8-Nov-1948	Travelling Standing Still
Sarah Vowell	Radio Personality	27-Dec-1969		This American Life

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Robert Brustein	Educator	21-Apr-1927		Founder, American Reportory Theatre
Nancy Cantor	Educator	c. 1952		Chancellor, Syracuse University
Myra R. Drucker	Business	c. 1948		Former Chief Investment Officer, GM Trust Bank
Ira H. Fuchs	Administrator	?		Founder of BITNET
Charles A. Heimbold, Jr.	Business	27-May-1933		CEO of Bristol Myers Squibb, 1994-2001
John A. Hill	Business	c. 1941		First Reserve Corporation
Joan W. Konner	Journalist	c. 1929		Dean, Columbia School of Journalism, 1988-97
Karen R. Lawrence	Educator	c. 1949		President, Sarah Lawrence College

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