EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Founded 1883 by Henry A. DeLand as DeLand Academy and named for John B. Stetson, benefactor and hatmaker. Name changed to Stetson in 1889.

Location:
DeLand, FL

Founding Date:
1883

Motto:
Pro Deo et Veritate

Team:
Hatters

Enrollment:
2700

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

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Gus Bilirakis	Politician	8-Feb-1963		Congressman, Florida 12th
Pam Bondi	Government	17-Nov-1965		Attorney General of Florida
Doyle E. Carlton	Politician	6-Jul-1885	25-Oct-1972	Governor of Florida, 1929-33
Ted Cassidy	Actor	31-Jul-1932	16-Jan-1979	Lurch on The Addams Family
Max Cleland	Politician	24-Aug-1942		US Senator from Georgia, 1997-2003
Craig Crawford	Columnist	1956		Congressional Quarterly columnist
David W. Dyer	Judge	28-Jun-1910	7-Jun-1998	5th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1966-76
J. Barry Griswell	Business	c. 1949		CEO of Principal Financial Group, 2000-08
Jeffery P. Howells	Business	c. 1956		CFO of Tech Data
Carol W. Hunstein	Judge	16-Aug-1944		Justice, Georgia Supreme Court
Lawrence R. Johnston	Business	1949		CEO of Albertson's, 2001-06
Lewis M. Kling	Business	c. 1944		CEO of Flowserve
Laurette T. Koellner	Business	c. 1955		President, Boeing International
Suzanne Kosmas	Politician	25-Feb-1944		Congresswoman from Florida, 2009-11
E. Vane McClurg	Attorney	c. 1942		Former Partner, Hahn McClurg
E. Clay Shaw	Politician	19-Apr-1939	10-Sep-2013	Congressman from Florida, 1981-2007
David Sholtz	Politician	6-Oct-1891	21-Mar-1953	Governor of Florida, 1933-37

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Charles M. Elson	Business	c. 1960		Economist, University of Delaware
Gilbert L. Lycan	Historian	31-Dec-1909	11-Apr-1998	Alexander Hamilton and American Foreign Policy

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
J. Hyatt Brown	Business	c. 1937		Brown & Brown
Carol W. Hunstein	Judge	16-Aug-1944		Justice, Georgia Supreme Court
W. S. Jennings	Politician	24-Mar-1863	27-Feb-1920	Governor of Florida, 1901-05
H. Douglas Lee	Educator	15-Mar-1943	25-Aug-2009	President of Stetson University, 1987-2009

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