EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

San Fernando Valley State College

Location:
Northridge, CA

Founding Date:
1958

Team:
Matadors

Mascot:
Matty the Matador

Enrollment:
33,000

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

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Paula Abdul	Singer	19-Jun-1962		Singer, later American Idol judge
Stephen F. Bollenbach	Business	14-Jul-1942	8-Oct-2016	CEO of Hilton Hotels, 1996-2007
Lesley Boone	Actor	25-Feb-1968		Molly Hudson on Ed
Valerie Brisco-Hooks	Track and Field	6-Jul-1960		Olympic runner, 3 Gold Medals in 1984
Morgan Brittany	Actor	5-Dec-1951		Katherine Wentworth on Dallas
Joan Chen	Actor	26-Apr-1961		The Last Emperor
Kevin Corcoran	Actor	10-Jun-1949	6-Oct-2015	Disney child actor
John Densmore	Drummer	1-Dec-1944		Drummer for The Doors
Bobby Diamond	Actor	23-Aug-1943		Joey Newton on Fury
Richard Dreyfuss	Actor	29-Oct-1947		Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Jenna Elfman	Actor	30-Sep-1971		Freaky chick on Dharma and Greg
Robert Englund	Actor	6-Jun-1947		The original Freddy Krueger
Andy Grammer	Singer/Songwriter	3-Dec-1983		Keep Your Head Up
Stacey Grenrock-Woods	Comic	22-Nov-1968		The Daily Show
Phil Hartman	Actor	24-Sep-1948	28-May-1998	Lionel Hutz, Troy McClure
Jerry L. Jordan	Economist	12-Dec-1941		Council of Economic Advisers, 1981-82
Steve Kanaly	Actor	14-Mar-1946		Ray Krebbs on Dallas
Chris Kattan	Actor	19-Oct-1970		Saturday Night Live
Linda Lingle	Politician	4-Jun-1953		Governor of Hawaii, 2002-10
Cindy Margolis	Model	1-Oct-1965		Playmate/Queen of the Internet
Cheech Marin	Actor	13-Jul-1946		The stoned half of Cheech and Chong
Leigh McCloskey	Actor	21-Jun-1955		Mitch Cooper on Dallas
Eva Mendes	Actor	5-Mar-1974		2 Fast 2 Furious
David C. Merritt	Business	c. 1955		Former Partner, KPMG
Martin Milner	Actor	28-Dec-1931	6-Sep-2015	LAPD officer Pete Malloy on Adam-12
Charles H. Noski	Business	c. 1951		CFO of Northrop Grumman, 2003-05
Donald Petrie	Film Director	2-Apr-1954		Grumpy Old Men
Eve Plumb	Actor	29-Apr-1958		Jan on The Brady Bunch
James O. Rollans	Business	c. 1945		CEO of Fluor Signature Services, 1999-2001
David Sambol	Business	c. 1960		COO of Countrywide
Peter W. Schramm	Activist	23-Dec-1946	16-Aug-2015	Executive Director, Ashbrook Center
Charles Martin Smith	Actor	30-Oct-1953		The Untouchables
Russell E. Solt	Business	c. 1948		West Marine, Inc.
Wendie Jo Sperber	Actor	15-Sep-1958	29-Nov-2005	Amy on Bosom Buddies
Don Stark	Actor	20-Aug-1954		Bob Pinciotti on That 70's Show
Andy Summers	Guitarist	31-Dec-1942		Guitarist for The Police
James Taranto	Columnist	1966		Wall Street Journal
Virginia M. Ueberroth	Relative	c. 1940		Wife of Peter Ueberroth
Larry Wilcox	Actor	8-Aug-1947		Officer Jon Baker on CHiPS
Debra Winger	Actor	16-May-1955		An Officer and a Gentleman

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Jeff Corey	Actor	10-Aug-1914	16-Aug-2002	Little Big Man
Alfred W. Crosby	Historian	15-Jan-1931		The Columbian Exchange
Dick Enberg	Sports Journalist	9-Jan-1935		Sportscaster
Chris Kofinis	Government	?		Democratic strategist
Mohamed Morsi	Head of State	20-Aug-1951		President of Egypt, 2012-13
Sidney Salkow	Film Director	16-Jun-1909	18-Oct-2000	Twice-Told Tales

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Blenda J. Wilson	Business	c. 1941		Nellie Mae Education Foundation

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