EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Founded 1874 by railroadman and Civil War General William Jackson Palmer.

Location:
Colorado Springs, CO

Founding Date:
1874

Team:
Tigers

Enrollment:
1900

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

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Dee Bradley Baker	Actor	31-Aug-1962		Voice actor
Liz Cheney	Relative	28-Jul-1966		Dick Cheney's daughter
Lynne Cheney	First Lady	14-Aug-1941		Wife of US Vice President Dick Cheney
Mary Cheney	Relative	14-Mar-1969		Lesbian daughter of Dick Cheney
Dutch Clark	Football	11-Oct-1906	5-Aug-1978	NFL Hall of Fame Quarterback, Tailback
Ken Curtis	Actor	2-Jul-1916	29-Apr-1991	Festus Haggen on Gunsmoke
Diana DeGette	Politician	29-Jul-1957		Congresswoman, Colorado 1st
Myron Ebell	Activist	1953		Global Warming cynic
Peggy Fleming	Figure Skating	27-Jul-1948		Olympic gold medal winning ice skater
Roger Gran Harrison	Diplomat	25-May-1943		US Ambassador to Jordan, 1990-93
James J. Heckman	Economist	19-Apr-1944		Statistical analysis of individual and household behavior
Mayo D. Hersey	Engineer	30-Aug-1886	5-Sep-1978	Tribology
William J. Hybl	Business	c. 1942		CEO of El Pomar Foundation
William E. James	Business	c. 1946		Citizens Energy
Helen Stevenson Meyner	Politician	5-Mar-1928	2-Nov-1997	Congresswoman from New Jersey, 1975-78
J. Todd Mitchell	Business	c. 1959		Walton Mitchell & Co.
Philip Perry	Government	1964		DHS General Counsel
Ken Salazar	Politician	2-Mar-1955		US Secretary of the Interior
Richard H. Stallings	Politician	7-Oct-1940		Congressman from Idaho, 1985-93
Timothy M. Tymkovich	Judge	2-Nov-1956		10th Circuit Court of Appeals
D. Van Skilling	Business	c. 1934		CEO of Experian, 1996-99
Terry Winograd	Scientist	24-Feb-1946		Understanding Natural Language
Dean Winters	Actor	20-Jul-1964		Ryan O'Reily on Oz

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Benjamin R. Barber	Scholar	2-Aug-1939		Jihad vs. McWorld
Samuel Flagg Bemis	Historian	20-Oct-1891	26-Sep-1973	Scholar of diplomacy
Florian Cajori	Historian	28-Feb-1859	14-Aug-1930	A History of Mathematics

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Florian Cajori	Historian	28-Feb-1859	14-Aug-1930	A History of Mathematics
Richard Celeste	Politician	11-Nov-1937		Governor of Ohio, 1983-91
Diana DeGette	Politician	29-Jul-1957		Congresswoman, Colorado 1st
D. Van Skilling	Business	c. 1934		CEO of Experian, 1996-99

COACHES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Bob Johnson	Hockey	4-Mar-1931	26-Nov-1991	Badger Bob, coach and Hall of Famer

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