EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Founded in Elko in 1874, relocated to Reno in 1887.

Location:
Reno, NV

Founding Date:
1874

Team:
Wolf Pack

Mascot:
Alphie

Enrollment:
16,000

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

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Chris Ault	Football	8-Nov-1946		Head Coach, Nevada Wolf Pack
Richard Bryan	Politician	16-Jul-1937		Governor of Nevada, 1983-89
Lou Cannon	Journalist	3-Jun-1933		Reagan biographer
John Etchemendy	Educator	1952		Provost of Stanford University
Frank Fahrenkopf	Business	28-Aug-1939		CEO, American Gaming Association
Jim Gibbons	Politician	16-Dec-1944		Governor of Nevada
Marion Motley	Football	5-Jun-1920	27-Jun-1999	Fullback, NFL Hall of Famer
Grant Sawyer	Politician	14-Dec-1918	19-Feb-1996	Governor of Nevada, 1959-67
James E. West	Politician	28-Mar-1951	22-Jul-2006	Former Mayor of Spokane

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Samuel Goudsmit	Physicist	11-Jul-1902	4-Dec-1978	Conceived idea of Quantum Spin
James V. Taranik	Geologist	c. 1941		Desert Research Institute

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John M. Lilley	Educator	24-Mar-1939		President, Baylor University
James V. Taranik	Geologist	c. 1941		Desert Research Institute

COACHES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Chris Ault	Football	8-Nov-1946		Head Coach, Nevada Wolf Pack

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