EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Location:
Des Moines, IA

Founding Date:
1881

Team:
Bulldogs

Enrollment:
5000

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

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Steve Allen	Talk Show Host	26-Dec-1921	30-Oct-2000	The Tonight Show
Rose Bampton	Singer	28-Nov-1907	21-Aug-2007	Operatic soprano
Herbert M. Baum	Business	6-Dec-1936		CEO of Dial Corporation, 2000-05
Robert D. Blue	Politician	24-Sep-1898	13-Dec-1989	Governor of Iowa, 1945-49
Terry E. Branstad	Politician	17-Nov-1946		Governor of Iowa
Mark S. Cady	Judge	12-Jul-1953		Justice, Iowa Supreme Court
Johnnie Carson	Diplomat	7-Apr-1943		US Asst. Secy. of State for Africa
Jeffrey C. Crowe	Business	c. 1947		Chairman of Landstar System
Chet Culver	Politician	25-Jan-1966		Governor of Iowa, 2007-11
Craig S. Donohue	Business	c. 1961		CEO of Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Michael J. Elston	Government	7-Feb-1969		Assistant US Attorney, 1999-2005
Michael Emerson	Actor	7-Sep-1954		Ben Linus on Lost
Lawrence K. Fish	Business	c. 1944		CEO of Citizens Financial Group
Jason Gedrick	Actor	7-Feb-1965		Promised Land
Guy M. Gillette	Politician	3-Feb-1879	3-Mar-1973	US Senator from Iowa, 1949-55
Susan Glaspell	Playwright	1-Jul-1882	27-Jul-1948	Provincetown Players
Zach Johnson	Golf	24-Feb-1976		Winner of 2007 Masters
L. Daniel Jorndt	Business	c. 1941		CEO of Walgreens, 1998-2002
Louis A. Lavorato	Judge	29-Sep-1934		Iowa Chief Justice, 2000-06
Cynthia L. Lesher	Business	c. 1948		Xcel Energy executive
Ira Levin	Novelist	27-Aug-1929	12-Nov-2007	Rosemary's Baby
William H. Longfield	Business	c. 1938		CEO of CR Bard, 1995-2003
Lauro Martines	Historian	22-Nov-1927		The Social World of the Florentine Humanists
Sherrill Milnes	Singer	10-Jan-1935		Operatic baritone, Metropolitan Opera
Seth Barnes Nicholson	Astronomer	12-Nov-1891	2-Jul-1963	Four satellites of Jupiter
Jim Nussle	Politician	27-Jun-1960		OMB Director
Ronald L. Olson	Attorney	1941		Munger Tolles & Olson
Ronald D. Pearson	Business	1940		Hy-Vee Drugstore
Jeremy Piven	Actor	26-Jul-1965		Ari Gold on Entourage
Robert D. Ray	Politician	26-Sep-1928		Governor of Iowa, 1969-83
Patience D. Roggensack	Judge	7-Jul-1940		Justice, Wisconsin Supreme Court
Neal Smith	Politician	23-Mar-1920		Congressman from Iowa, 1959-95
Sara Taylor	Government	15-Sep-1974		White House political director, 2003-07
Marsha K. Ternus	Judge	30-May-1951		Iowa Chief Justice
Fred L. Turner	Business	6-Jan-1933	7-Jan-2013	CEO of McDonald's, 1974-87
Patricia K. Vincent	Business	c. 1959		Executive at Xcel Energy
Sam Wanamaker	Actor	14-Jun-1919	19-Dec-1993	Rebuilt Globe Theatre
David Wiggins	Judge	c. 1951		Justice, Iowa Supreme Court
David L. Wolper	Film/TV Producer	11-Jan-1928	10-Aug-2010	Roots
Larry D. Zimpleman	Business	c. 1951		CEO of Principal Financial Group

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
George Gallup	Business	18-Nov-1901	26-Jul-1984	Founder, The Gallup Organization
Therese M. Vaughan	Government	c. 1957		Iowa Insurance Commissioner, 1994-2004

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Ronald D. Pearson	Business	1940		Hy-Vee Drugstore
Robert D. Ray	Politician	26-Sep-1928		Governor of Iowa, 1969-83
Therese M. Vaughan	Government	c. 1957		Iowa Insurance Commissioner, 1994-2004
Larry D. Zimpleman	Business	c. 1951		CEO of Principal Financial Group

COACHES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Tom Davis	Basketball	3-Dec-1938		Iowa Hawkeyes Head Coach, 1986-99

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