EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Founded 1914 as the State School of Mines and Metallurgy.

Location:
El Paso, TX

Founding Date:
1913

Team:
Miners

Mascot:
Pay Dirt Pete

Enrollment:
18,500

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

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Ana Alicia	Actor	12-Dec-1956		Melissa Gioberti on Falcon Crest
Nate Archibald	Basketball	2-Sep-1948		NBA Hall of Famer
Ronald D. Coleman	Politician	29-Nov-1941		Congressman from Texas, 1983-97
John Cook	Politician	27-Feb-1946		Mayor of El Paso
Sam Donaldson	Journalist	11-Mar-1934		ABC newscaster, sheep rancher
James K. Hunt	Business	c. 1950		THL Credit Group
Susana Martinez	Politician	14-Jul-1959		Governor of New Mexico
Don Maynard	Football	25-Jan-1935		NFL Hall of Famer
David M. McClanahan	Business	c. 1949		CEO of CenterPoint Energy
Jerry I. Porras	Business	c. 1938		Professor of Organizational Behavior, Stanford
John Rechy	Author	10-Mar-1934		City of Night
Silvestre Reyes	Politician	10-Nov-1944		Congressman from Texas, 1997-2013
Nolan Richardson	Basketball	27-Dec-1941		Arkansas Head Coach, 1985-2002
Ruben Salazar	Journalist	3-Mar-1928	29-Aug-1970	L.A. Times reporter killed on the job

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Larry L. Palmer	Diplomat	c. 1948		US Ambassador to Honduras, 2002-05

COACHES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Tim Floyd	Basketball	25-Feb-1954		USC Head Coach
Billy Gillispie	Basketball	7-Nov-1959		Former basketball coach, Texas Tech
Don Haskins	Basketball	14-Mar-1930	7-Sep-2008	UTEP Head Basketball Coach, 1961-99
Mike Price	Football	6-Apr-1946		UTEP Head Coach
Andy Reid	Football	19-Mar-1958		Coach, Kansas City Chiefs

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