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University of Arkansas

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Location:
Fayetteville, AR

Founding Date:
1871

Team:
Razorbacks

Enrollment:
16,000

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

STUDENTS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Barbara T. Alexander
Business
c. 1948   Former UBS manager
Bill Alexander
Politician
16-Jan-1934   Congressman from Arkansas, 1969-93
Lance Alworth
Football
3-Aug-1940   NFL Hall of Famer, "Bambi"
Beryl Anthony
Politician
21-Feb-1938   Congressman from Arkansas, 1979-93
Mike Beebe
Politician
28-Dec-1946   Governor of Arkansas
Danielle Berry
Computer Programmer
19-Feb-1949 3-Jul-1998 Transsexual designer of M.U.L.E.
Marion Berry
Politician
27-Aug-1942   Congressman from Arkansas, 1997-2011
Ed Bethune
Politician
19-Dec-1935   Congressman from Arkansas, 1979-85
Lisa Blount
Actor
1-Jul-1957 27-Oct-2010 Box of Moon Light
John Boozman
Politician
10-Dec-1950   US Senator from Arkansas
Dale Bumpers
Politician
12-Aug-1925 1-Jan-2016 Governor, Senator from Arkansas
Sarah Caldwell
Conductor
6-Mar-1924 23-Mar-2006 Opera Company of Boston
Paul R. Carter
Business
c. 1940   CFO of Wal-Mart, 1988-95
William Lee Cazort
Politician
1888 6-Oct-1969 Twice Lt. Governor of Arkansas
Francis Cherry
Politician
5-Sep-1908 15-Jul-1965 Governor of Arkansas, 1953-55
Vernon E. Clark
Military
7-Sep-1944   US Chief of Naval Operations, 2000-05
Donald L. Corbin
Judge
29-Mar-1938   Justice, Arkansas Supreme Court
Paul E. Danielson
Judge
c. 1946   Justice, Arkansas Supreme Court
Butch Davis
Football
17-Nov-1951   Former football coach, University of North Carolina
Jay Dickey
Politician
14-Dec-1939   Congressman from Arkansas, 1993-2001
William Dillard II
Business
16-Jun-1945   CEO of Dillard's
William T. Dillard
Business
2-Sep-1914 8-Feb-2002 Founder of Dillard's
Joycelyn Elders
Government
13-Aug-1933   Highly opinionated Surgeon General
William R. Fields
Business
c. 1949   CEO of Hudson's Bay Company, 1997-99
Gennifer Flowers
Relative
24-Jan-1950   Former mistress of Bill Clinton
Joe T. Ford
Business
c. 1937   CEO of Alltel, 1987-2002
Scott T. Ford
Business
1962   CEO of Alltel
Vince Foster
Attorney
15-Jan-1945 20-Jul-1993 Deputy White House Counsel for Clinton
J. William Fulbright
Politician
9-Apr-1905 9-Feb-1995 Conceived the Fulbright Scholarships
J. Marion Futrell
Politician
14-Aug-1870 20-Jun-1955 Twice Governor of Arkansas
Diane Suitt Gilleland
Educator
c. 1946   University of Arkansas Dept. of Higher Education
Tom Glaze
Judge
14-Jan-1938   Justice, Arkansas Supreme Court, 1987-2008
Mary L. Good
Educator
20-Jun-1931   Donaghey Professor, U. Arkansas
Nathan Green Gordon
Politician
4-Sep-1916 8-Sep-2008 Lt. Governor of Arkansas, 1947-67
John Paul Hammerschmidt
Politician
4-May-1922 1-Apr-2015 Congressman from Arkansas, 1967-93
Barry Hannah
Author
23-Apr-1942 1-Mar-2010 High Lonesome
Jim Hannah
Judge
c. 1945   Arkansas Chief Justice
E. Lynn Harris
Novelist
20-Jun-1955 23-Jul-2009 Invisible Life
Kaneaster Hodges, Jr.
Politician
20-Aug-1938   US Senator from Arkansas, 1977-79
Webb Hubbell
Criminal
18-Jan-1948   Whitewater casualty
Thomas M. Hunt
Business
27-May-1923 11-Nov-2008 President of Hunt Oil, 1955-90
Asa Hutchinson
Politician
3-Dec-1950   Governor of Arkansas
Tim Hutchinson
Politician
11-Aug-1949   US Senator from Arkansas, 1997-2003
Jimmy Johnson
Football
16-Jul-1943   Former Cowboys, Dolphins head coach
Jerry Jones
Football
13-Oct-1942   Owner of the Dallas Cowboys
Jim Kever
Business
c. 1952   Voyent Partners LLC
Cliff Lee
Baseball
30-Aug-1978   Left-handed pitcher, Philadelphia Phillies
Ronald T. LeMay
Business
c. 1945   President and COO of Sprint, 1997-2003
Blanche Lincoln
Politician
30-Sep-1960   US Senator from Arkansas
Laurence Luckinbill
Actor
21-Nov-1934   The Boys in the Band
Ricardo Martinelli
Head of State
11-Mar-1952   President of Panama
Richard N. Massey
Business
c. 1955   General Counsel of ALLTEL
Dustin McDaniel
Attorney
29-Apr-1972   Attorney General of Arkansas
Mack McLarty
Government
14-Jun-1946   White House Chief of Staff, 1993-94
Sid McMath
Politician
14-Jun-1912 4-Oct-2003 Governor of Arkansas, 1949-53
Edwin L. Mechem
Politician
2-Jul-1912 27-Nov-2002 Three-time Governor of New Mexico
J. W. Nokes
Business
1946   Former EVP at Conoco-Phillips
Charles Portis
Author
28-Dec-1933   True Grit
David Pryor
Politician
29-Aug-1934   US Senator from Arkansas, 1979-97
Mark Pryor
Politician
10-Jan-1963   US Senator from Arkansas
Joe Edward Purcell
Politician
29-Jul-1923 Mar-1987 Attorney General of Arkansas, 1967-71
Nancy K. Quinn
Business
c. 1953   Hanover Capital LLC
Bob C. Riley
Politician
18-Sep-1924 16-Feb-1994 Governor of Arkansas, 1975
Joe T. Robinson
Politician
26-Aug-1872 14-Jul-1937 US Senator from Arkansas, 1913-37
Mike Ross
Politician
1-Sep-1961   Congressman, Arkansas 4th
Bobby E. Shepherd
Judge
18-Nov-1951   8th Circuit Court of Appeals
Rodney Slater
Government
23-Feb-1955   US Secretary of Transportation, 1997-2001
Lavenski R. Smith
Judge
31-Oct-1958   8th Circuit Court of Appeals
Vic Snyder
Politician
27-Sep-1947   Congressman from Arkansas, 1997-2011
B. Alan Sugg
Educator
c. 1938   President, University of Arkansas
Pat Summerall
Sports Journalist
10-May-1930 16-Apr-2013 Sportscaster
William H. Sutton
Attorney
1931   Friday Eldredge & Clark
Barry Switzer
Football
5-Oct-1937   Dallas Cowboys Head Coach, 1994-97
Kobe Tai
Pornstar
15-Jan-1972   Hawaiian Blast
Ray Thornton
Politician
16-Jul-1928 13-Apr-2016 Former Congressman from Arkansas
Jim Guy Tucker
Politician
13-Jun-1943   Governor of Arkansas, 1992-96
K. Rick Turner
Business
c. 1957   The Stephens Group, LLC
Don Tyson
Business
21-Apr-1930 6-Jan-2011 Tyson Foods
Jim Walton
Relative
c. 1948   World's 11th richest man, 2005
Rob Walton
Business
28-Oct-1944   Wal-Mart Chairman, world's 12th richest man
John A. White
Business
c. 1940   Chancellor, University of Arkansas

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Hillary Clinton
Politician
26-Oct-1947   US Secretary of State, 2009-13
Paul E. Danielson
Judge
c. 1946   Justice, Arkansas Supreme Court
Joycelyn Elders
Government
13-Aug-1933   Highly opinionated Surgeon General
Carolyn Forché
Poet
28-Apr-1950   The Country Between Us
J. William Fulbright
Politician
9-Apr-1905 9-Feb-1995 Conceived the Fulbright Scholarships
Willard B. Gatewood
Historian
23-Feb-1931 23-Oct-2011 Aristocrats of Color: The Black Elite, 1880-1920
Edwin G. Nourse
Economist
20-May-1883 7-Apr-1974 Council of Economic Advisers, 1946-49

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Michael T. Duke
Business
7-Dec-1949   President and CEO of Wal-Mart
J. William Fulbright
Politician
9-Apr-1905 9-Feb-1995 Conceived the Fulbright Scholarships
Willard B. Gatewood
Historian
23-Feb-1931 23-Oct-2011 Aristocrats of Color: The Black Elite, 1880-1920
B. Alan Sugg
Educator
c. 1938   President, University of Arkansas
Ray Thornton
Politician
16-Jul-1928 13-Apr-2016 Former Congressman from Arkansas
John H. Tyson
Business
5-Sep-1953   Chairman, Tyson Foods
John A. White
Business
c. 1940   Chancellor, University of Arkansas
Steve Womack
Politician
18-Feb-1957   Congressman, Arkansas 3rd

COACHES

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Raymond Berry
Football
27-Feb-1933   NFL Hall of Famer, coach
Bret Bielema
Football
13-Jan-1970   Head Coach, University of Arkansas
Frank Broyles
Football
26-Dec-1924   Arkansas Head Coach, 1958-76
Danny Ford
Football
2-Apr-1948   Clemson Head Coach, 1979-89
Hayden Fry
Football
18-Feb-1929   University of Iowa coach
Joe Gibbs
Football
25-Nov-1940   NFL coach, NASCAR team owner
Lou Holtz
Football
6-Jan-1937   Head Coach, South Carolina, 1999-2004
Gene Keady
Basketball
21-May-1936   Purdue Head Coach, 1980-2005
Houston Nutt
Football
14-Oct-1957   Head Coach, Ole Miss Rebels
John Pelphrey
Basketball
18-Jul-1968   Head Coach, Arkansas Razorbacks
Bobby Petrino
Football
10-Mar-1961   Football Coach, Western Kentucky University
Nolan Richardson
Basketball
27-Dec-1941   Arkansas Head Coach, 1985-2002
Eddie Sutton
Basketball
12-Mar-1936   OSU Head Coach, 1990-2006
Barry Switzer
Football
5-Oct-1937   Dallas Cowboys Head Coach, 1994-97


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