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University of Bridgeport
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Founded 1927 as the Junior College of Connecticut. Owned by the Unification Church since 1992. Once had enrollment of over 9000 students, now much diminished. Already in financial difficulties, the university was sold to the Moonies' "Professors World Peace Academy" in exchange for $68M in "forgivable loans", after which much of what remained of the faculty left.
Location:
Bridgeport, CT
Founding Date:
1927 Team:
Purple Knights Enrollment:
1200 Official Website:
http://www.bridgeport.edu/ STUDENTS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Robert L. Bailey |
Business |
c. 1957 |
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CEO of PMC-Sierra |
| Manute Bol |
Basketball |
16-Oct-1962 |
19-Jun-2010 |
Seven foot seven |
| Fred Heineman |
Politician |
28-Dec-1929 |
20-Mar-2010 |
Congressman from North Carolina, 1995-97 |
| Mary Peters |
Government |
4-Dec-1948 |
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US Secretary of Transportation, 2006-09 |
| Andy Robustelli |
Football |
6-Dec-1925 |
31-May-2011 |
Hall of Fame Defensive End |
| Faisal Shahzad |
Terrorist |
30-Jul-1979 |
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Attempted Times Square bombing |
| Bill Smitrovich |
Actor |
16-May-1947 |
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Andrew Thacher on Life Goes On |
| Robert E. Switz |
Business |
c. 1946 |
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CEO of ADC Telecommunications |
TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Lawrence S. Kaplan |
Historian |
28-Oct-1924 |
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NATO and the United States |
ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Elliott P. Skinner |
Scholar |
20-Jun-1924 |
1-Apr-2007 |
US Ambassador to Upper Volta, 1966-69 |
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