EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Founded 1833 as the Columbia Female Academy, changed 1856 to Columbia Female Baptist Academy. In the 1860's, James L. Stephens gave the college a $20,000 endowment, and the name was changed to Stephens Female College. It remains a women's college, though 6% of undergraduates are men.

Location:
Columbia, MO

Founding Date:
1833

Enrollment:
771

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

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Eugenie Anderson	Diplomat	26-May-1909	31-Mar-1997	Second female US Ambassador
Patricia Barry	Actor	16-Nov-1921	11-Oct-2016	Character actress
Chris Cooper	Actor	9-Jul-1951		American Beauty
Leslie Easterbrook	Actor	29-Jul-1949		Drill Instructor in Police Academy
Susan Flannery	Actor	31-Jul-1940		The Bold and the Beautiful
Tammy Grimes	Actor	30-Jan-1934		The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Diane Johnson	Novelist	28-Apr-1934		Fair Game
Jeane Kirkpatrick	Government	19-Nov-1926	7-Dec-2006	Reagan's UN Ambassador
Elizabeth Mitchell	Actor	27-Mar-1970		Juliet Burke on Lost
Carrie Nye	Actor	14-Oct-1936	14-Jul-2006	Theater actress
Annie Potts	Actor	28-Oct-1952		Mary Jo Shively on Designing Women
Jennifer Tilly	Actor	16-Sep-1958		Bound, Monsters, Inc.
Dawn Wells	Actor	18-Oct-1938		Mary Ann on Gilligan's Island
Paula Zahn	Journalist	24-Feb-1956		CNN's Paula Zahn Now

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Clarence Cannon	Politician	11-Apr-1879	12-May-1964	Congressman from Missouri, 1923-64
William Least Heat-Moon	Author	27-Aug-1939		Blue Highways

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Frederick M. Bohen	Business	c. 1937		COO of Rockefeller University, 2002-05
Annie Potts	Actor	28-Oct-1952		Mary Jo Shively on Designing Women
Homer P. Rainey	Educator	19-Jan-1896	19-Dec-1985	President of UT-Austin, 1939-44

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