EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Founded 1866 as Northfield College, name changed 1871 to Carleton College.

Location:
Northfield, MN

Founding Date:
14-Nov-1866

Enrollment:
1900

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

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Eugenie Anderson	Diplomat	26-May-1909	31-Mar-1997	Second female U.S. Ambassador
Michael Armacost	Diplomat	15-Apr-1937		US Ambassador to Japan, 1989-93
Max Baucus	Politician	11-Dec-1941		US Senator from Montana
Kai Bird	Historian	1951		American Prometheus
Kirbyjon H. Caldwell	Religion	c. 1954		Windsor Village United Methodist Church
Jack Carson	Actor	27-Oct-1910	2-Jan-1963	Two Guys From Milwaukee
Arnold W. Donald	Business	c. 1955		CEO of Merisant, 2000-03
Michael D. Fraizer	Business	c. 1958		CEO of Genworth Financial
Susan Golding	Politician	18-Aug-1945		Mayor of San Diego, 1992-2000
John F. Harris	Journalist	c. 1963		Washington Post national political editor
Rush Holt	Politician	15-Oct-1948		Congressman, New Jersey 12th
Thomas L. Hughes	Government	?		Carnegie Endowment for Int'l Peace
Robert W. Kastenmeier	Politician	24-Jan-1924		Congressman from Wisconsin, 1959-91
Warren P. Knowles	Politician	19-Aug-1908	1-May-1993	Governor of Wisconsin, 1965-71
Melvin Laird	Government	1-Sep-1922		US Secretary of Defense, 1969-73
Peter Tork	Musician	13-Feb-1942		Guitar and vocals for The Monkees
Garrick Utley	Journalist	19-Nov-1939		NBC correspondent for 30 years
Sheldon B. Vance	Diplomat	18-Jan-1917	12-Nov-1995	US Ambassador to Congo, 1969-74
Thorstein Veblen	Economist	30-Jul-1857	3-Aug-1929	The Theory of the Leisure Class

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John Bates Clark	Economist	26-Jan-1847	21-Mar-1938	Philosophy of Wealth
Burton Levin	Diplomat	28-Sep-1930		US Ambassador to Burma, 1987-90
Paul Wellstone	Politician	21-Jul-1944	25-Oct-2002	US Senator killed in plane crash
Reed Whittemore	Poet	11-Sep-1919		Heroes & Heroines

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Michael Armacost	Diplomat	15-Apr-1937		US Ambassador to Japan, 1989-93
Arnold W. Donald	Business	c. 1955		CEO of Merisant, 2000-03
Douglas W. Leatherdale	Business	c. 1935		CEO of St. Paul Companies, 1990-2001
Raymond Plank	Business	c. 1922		Founder of Apache Corporation
Jack W. Schuler	Business	c. 1941		President of Abbot Laboratories, 1987-89
Eugene C. Sit	Business	8-Aug-1938		Sit Investment Associates
Harold R. Swearer	Educator	13-Oct-1932	19-Oct-1991	President of Brown University, 1977-88
Fay Vincent	Baseball	29-May-1938		Commissioner of Baseball, 1989-92

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