EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Founded 1866 as Maryland State Normal School in Baltimore, MD, relocated to Towson, MD in 1915 and became Maryland State Teachers College at Towson in 1935. Further name changes include Towson State College in 1963, Towson State University in 1976, and Towson University in 1997.

Location:
Towson, MD

Founding Date:
1866

Team:
Tigers

Enrollment:
16,000

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

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
David N. Bossie	Activist	1965		Citizens United
Frank P. Bramble, Sr.	Business	15-Nov-1946		Vice Chairman of MBNA, 2002-05
Jack L. Chalker	Author	17-Dec-1944	11-Feb-2005	SF author, wrote Well World series
Sheila Dixon	Politician	27-Dec-1953		Baltimore Mayor, resigned in disgrace
Charles Dutton	Actor	30-Jan-1951		Roc
John Glover	Actor	7-Aug-1944		Lionel Luthor on Smallville
Stacy Keibler	Wrestling	14-Oct-1979		WWE and WCW wrestler
Michael E. Ranneberger	Diplomat	?		US Ambassador to Kenya
Howard E. Rollins, Jr.	Actor	17-Oct-1950	8-Dec-1996	A Soldier's Story
Mike Rowe	TV Personality	18-Mar-1962		Dirty Jobs
Dwight Schultz	Actor	24-Nov-1947		Murdoch on The A-Team
Amy Schumer	Comic	1-Jun-1981		Inside Amy Schumer

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
William Donald Schaefer	Politician	2-Nov-1921	18-Apr-2011	Governor of Maryland, 1987-95

COACHES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Adrian Dantley	Basketball	28-Feb-1956		Former NBA small forward

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