EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Founded 1840 by Alexander Campbell, and affiliated with Disciples of Christ.

Location:
Bethany, WV

Founding Date:
1840

Enrollment:
825

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

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Champ Clark	Politician	7-Mar-1850	2-Mar-1921	Speaker of the US House, 1911-19
Alan Kay	Computer Programmer	17-May-1940		Father of Object-Oriented Programming
Joseph Rucker Lamar	Judge	15-Oct-1857	2-Jan-1916	US Supreme Court Justice, 1911-16
William H. Macy	Actor	13-Mar-1950		Fargo
Frances McDormand	Actor	23-Jun-1957		Fargo and Wonder Boys
George T. Oliver	Politician	26-Jan-1848	22-Jan-1919	US Senator from Pennsylvania, 1909-17
Tom Poston	Actor	17-Oct-1921	30-Apr-2007	Handyman on Newhart
James Schuyler	Poet	9-Nov-1923	12-Apr-1991	Freely Espousing

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Cecil H. Underwood	Politician	5-Nov-1922	24-Nov-2008	Twice Governor of West Virginia

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