EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Location:
Jonesboro, AR

Founding Date:
1909

Team:
Red Wolves

Enrollment:
17,401 (2006)

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

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Mike Beebe	Politician	28-Dec-1946		Governor of Arkansas
Rodger Bumpass	Actor	1-Jan-1951		Voice of Squidward Tentacles
Rick Crawford	Politician	22-Jan-1966		Congressman, Arkansas 1st
Leldon E. Echols	Business	c. 1955		CFO of Centex, 2000-06
Harry C. Gambill	Business	c. 1948		CEO of TransUnion
Al Joyner	Track and Field	19-Jan-1960		Olympic Gold medalist in 1984
James W. Pardew	Diplomat	5-Feb-1944		US Ambassador to Bulgaria, 2002-05
Kathy Brittain White	Business	c. 1950		Rural Sourcing

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Harry C. Gambill	Business	c. 1948		CEO of TransUnion
Rodney Slater	Government	23-Feb-1955		US Secretary of Transportation, 1997-2001
Ray Thornton	Politician	16-Jul-1928	13-Apr-2016	Former Congressman from Arkansas

COACHES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Ray Perkins	Football	6-Dec-1941		NFL and NCAA head coach
Mike Tomlin	Football	15-Mar-1972		Head Coach, Pittsburgh Steelers
Tommy Tuberville	Football	18-Sep-1954		University of Cincinnati football coach

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