EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Founded 1908 as Montclair Normal School.

Location:
Montclair, NJ

Founding Date:
1908

Enrollment:
11,800

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

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Edna Buchanan	Author	c. 1939		The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
Mike Fratello	Basketball	24-Feb-1947		NBA Coach, commentator
Scott Garrett	Politician	9-Jul-1959		Congressman, New Jersey 5th
Barbara J. Griffiths	Diplomat	1-Aug-1949		US Ambassador to Iceland, 1999-2002
Patricia L. Higgins	Business	c. 1949		CEO of Switch and Data, 2000-04
Sharpe James	Politician	20-Feb-1936		Mayor of Newark, 1986-2006
Melba Moore	Singer	29-Oct-1945		Lift Every Voice and Sing
Patricia Nachtigal	Business	?		Senior VP at Ingersoll-Rand
Dania Ramirez	Actor	30-Nov-1979		She Hate Me
Marge Roukema	Politician	19-Sep-1929	12-Nov-2014	Congresswoman from New Jersey, 1981-2003
Anthony Russell	Actor	?		Life with Bonnie
Bruce Willis	Actor	19-Mar-1955		Die Hard

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
William H. Gray	Politician	20-Aug-1941	1-Jul-2013	Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1979-91
Joan Lunden	Talk Show Host	19-Sep-1950		Former host, Good Morning America
Christopher Stasheff	Novelist	1944		The Warlock In Spite of Himself

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
William Martini	Politician	10-Jan-1947		Congressman from New Jersey, 1995-97
Irvin D. Reid	Educator	21-Feb-1941		President, Wayne State University
Bradley T. Sheares	Business	1957		CEO of Reliant Pharmaceuticals
William C. Warren	Educator	3-Feb-1909	11-Sep-2000	Dean of Columbia Law School, 1952-70

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