EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Founded 1870 as the Agricultural College of Colorado.

Location:
Fort Collins, CO

Founding Date:
1870

Team:
Rams

Radio Station:
KCSU

Enrollment:
22,000

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

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Anwar al-Awlaki	Religion	22-Apr-1971	30-Sep-2011	Yemeni video cleric, AQAP
Wayne Allard	Politician	2-Dec-1943		US Senator from Colorado, 1997-2009
John Amos	Actor	27-Dec-1939		James Evans on Good Times
Fred Anderson	Historian	11-Apr-1949		Crucible of War
Robert Anderson	Business	2-Nov-1920	28-Oct-2006	Chairman of Rockwell, 1979-88
Juli Ashton	Pornstar	5-Oct-1969		Butt Detective
Bruce R. Bond	Business	c. 1947		CEO of PictureTel Corporation, 1998-99
John Burroughs	Politician	7-Apr-1907	21-May-1978	Governor of New Mexico, 1959-61
Jack Christiansen	Football	20-Dec-1928	29-Jun-1986	NFL Hall of Famer, coach
Dominique Dunne	Actor	23-Nov-1959	4-Nov-1982	Poltergeist
William L. Eagleton, Jr.	Diplomat	17-Aug-1926	27-Jan-2011	US Ambassador to Syria, 1984-88
John Ensign	Politician	25-Mar-1958		US Senator from Nevada, 2001-11
Mark Frauenfelder	Blogger	22-Nov-1960		Boing Boing, Make magazine
Cory Gardner	Politician	22-Aug-1974		US Senator from Colorado
Joe B. Hall	Basketball	30-Nov-1928		Kentucky Head Coach, 1972-85
Gary S. Howard	Business	c. 1957		COO of Liberty Media, 1998-2004
Yusef Komunyakaa	Poet	29-Apr-1947		Neon Vernacular
Jason Momoa	Actor	1-Aug-1979		Ronon Dex on Stargate: Atlantis
Mike Montgomery	Basketball	27-Feb-1947		UC Berkeley Head Coach
Marilyn Musgrave	Politician	27-Jan-1949		Congresswoman from Colorado, 2003-09
Jane E. Norton	Politician	c. 1954		Lt. Governor of Colorado, 2003-07
Amanda Peterson	Actor	8-Jul-1971	3-Jul-2015	Can't Buy Me Love
Bill Ritter	Politician	6-Sep-1956		Governor of Colorado, 2007-11
Roy Romer	Politician	31-Oct-1928		Governor of Colorado, 1987-99
John Salazar	Politician	21-Jul-1953		Congressman from Colorado, 2005-11
Brian Schweitzer	Politician	4-Sep-1955		Governor of Montana
Walter Scott, Jr.	Business	c. 1931		Chairman of Level 3 Communications

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Barbara M. Barrett	Attorney	c. 1950		US Ambassador to Finland
Loren W. Crabtree	Educator	c. 1939		Chancellor, University of Tennessee
Paul J. Crutzen	Physicist	3-Dec-1933		Ozone depletion
Mark T. Gilderhus	Historian	15-Nov-1941	22-Jan-2015	Pan American Visions
Temple Grandin	Architect	29-Aug-1947		Autistic slaughterhouse designer
Bradford W. Parkinson	Engineer	16-Feb-1935		Global Positioning System

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Stewart A. Bliss	Business	c. 1933		Green Manning & Bunch, Ltd.
Loren W. Crabtree	Educator	c. 1939		Chancellor, University of Tennessee
Thomas T. Farley	Attorney	10-Nov-1934		Partner, Petersen & Fonda
Mark T. Gilderhus	Historian	15-Nov-1941	22-Jan-2015	Pan American Visions
Albert C. Yates	Educator	c. 1942		President, Colorado State, 1990-2003

COACHES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Earle Bruce	Football	8-Mar-1931		OSU Head Coach, 1979-87
Don James	Football	31-Dec-1932	20-Oct-2013	Huskies Head Coach, 1975-92
Lane Kiffin	Football	9-May-1975		Head Coach at USC, 2010-13
Urban Meyer	Football	10-Jul-1964		Football Coach at Ohio State University
Mike Montgomery	Basketball	27-Feb-1947		UC Berkeley Head Coach

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