EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Founded 1946 as the Vanport Extension Center, became Portland State College in 1955, and Portland State University in 1969.

Location:
Portland, OR

Founding Date:
1946

Motto:
Doctrina urbi serviat

Team:
Vikings

Radio Station:
KPSU 1450

Enrollment:
15,200

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

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Les AuCoin	Politician	21-Oct-1942		Congressman from Oregon, 1975-93
Jean M. Auel	Novelist	18-Feb-1936		The Clan of the Cave Bear
John Angus Campbell	Activist	10-Mar-1942		Discovery Institute
Walter Capps	Politician	5-May-1934	28-Oct-1997	Congressman from California, 1997
D. Scott Davis	Business	c. 1952		CEO of UPS
Paul J. De Muniz	Judge	c. 1947		Oregon Chief Justice
June Jones	Football	19-Feb-1953		Hawaii Warriors Head Coach
Joseph LeBaron	Diplomat	c. 1947		US Ambassador to Mauritania
Holly Madison	TV Personality	23-Dec-1978		The Girls Next Door
Ron Packard	Politician	19-Jan-1931		Congressman from California, 1983-2001
Bill Plympton	Film Director	30-Apr-1946		I Married a Strange Person!
Kathryn L. H. Proffitt	Diplomat	1951		US Ambassador to Malta, 1998-2001
Barbara Roberts	Politician	21-Dec-1936		Governor of Oregon, 1991-95
Darrell Webb	Business	c. 1958		CEO of Jo-Ann Stores

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Kate Brown	Politician	21-Jun-1960		Governor of Oregon
Lee P. Brown	Politician	4-Oct-1937		Mayor of Houston, 1998-2004
W. Michael Gillette	Judge	c. 1941		Justice, Oregon Supreme Court
Phil Knight	Business	24-Feb-1938		Co-Founder of Nike

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Earl Blumenauer	Politician	16-Aug-1948		Congressman, Oregon 3rd
Elizabeth Furse	Politician	13-Oct-1936		Congresswoman from Oregon, 1993-99
William P. McCormick	Diplomat	18-Aug-1939		US Ambassador to New Zealand
Charles Swindells	Diplomat	c. 1942		US Ambassador to New Zealand, 2001-05

COACHES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Chris Petersen	Football	13-Oct-1964		Head Coach, Boise State

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