EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Location:
Corvallis, OR

Founding Date:
1858

Team:
Beavers

Enrollment:
17,920

Official Website:
http://oregonstate.edu/

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Cecil D. Andrus	Politician	25-Aug-1931		Twice Governor of Idaho
Terry Baker	Football	5-May-1941		Winner, 1962 Heisman Trophy
Rich Brooks	Football	20-Aug-1941		Kentucky Wildcats Head Coach
Rod Chandler	Politician	13-Jul-1942		Congressman from Washington, 1983-93
Gary E. Costley	Business	c. 1943		CEO of International Multifoods, 2001-04
Doug Engelbart	Computer Programmer	30-Jan-1925	2-Jul-2013	Pioneer of human-computer interaction
John Ensign	Politician	25-Mar-1958		US Senator from Nevada, 2001-11
Richard B. Evans	Business	c. 1947		CEO of Rio Tinto Alcan
Dick Fosbury	Track and Field	6-Mar-1947		High jumper invented Fosbury Flop
Kevin Hagen	Actor	3-Apr-1928	9-Jul-2005	Little House on the Prairie
John H. Hall	Politician	7-Feb-1899	14-Nov-1970	Governor of Oregon, 1947-49
Darlene Hooley	Politician	4-Apr-1939		Congresswoman from Oregon, 1997-2009
Jen-Hsun Huang	Business	17-Feb-1963		CEO of NVIDIA
Robert Erwin Johnson	Historian	3-Feb-1923	28-Jan-2008	Guardians of the Sea
Sarah Kennedy	Actor	?		Laugh-In
Peter N. Larson	Business	1939		CEO of Brunswick, 1995-2000
Dale R. Laurance	Business	c. 1945		President of Occidental Petroleum, 1996-2004
Lauralee E. Martin	Business	c. 1951		COO of Jones Lang LaSalle
Douglas McKay	Politician	24-Jun-1893	22-Jul-1959	US Secretary of the Interior, 1953-56
Keith R. McKennon	Business	25-Dec-1933		CEO of PacifiCorp, 1998-99
Bronco Mendenhall	Football	21-Feb-1966		Football Coach, University of Virginia
Chad Ochocinco	Football	9-Jan-1978		NFL wide receiver
George Oppen	Poet	24-Apr-1908	7-Jul-1984	Objectivist proponent and poet
Norris Poulson	Politician	23-Jul-1895	25-Sep-1982	Mayor of Los Angeles, 1953-61
Dennis Powell	Business	c. 1948		CFO of Cisco, 2003-08
Donald A. Robert	Business	15-May-1959		CEO of Experian
Robert A. Roe	Politician	28-Feb-1924	15-Jul-2014	Congressman from New Jersey, 1969-93
Katharine Jefferts Schori	Religion	26-Mar-1954		Presiding Episcopal Bishop
Leonard Shoen	Business	29-Feb-1916	4-Oct-1999	Founder of U-Haul
Ted Stevens	Politician	18-Nov-1923	10-Aug-2010	US Senator from Alaska, 1968-2009
Patrick F. Stone	Business	c. 1948		COO of Fidelity National Financial, 1995-2001
Abhijit Y. Talwalkar	Business	c. 1964		CEO of LSI Logic
Jolene Unsoeld	Politician	3-Dec-1931		Congresswoman from Washington, 1989-95
James Withycombe	Politician	21-Mar-1854	3-Mar-1919	Governor of Oregon, 1915-19
John A. Young	Business	24-Apr-1932		CEO of Hewlett Packard, 1978-92
David E. Zweifel	Diplomat	13-Sep-1934		US Ambassador to Yemen, 1981-84

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Lester A. Kirkendall	Sociologist	15-Nov-1903	31-May-1991	Premarital Intercourse and Interpersonal Relationships
Linus Pauling	Chemist	28-Feb-1901	19-Aug-1994	Scientist and peacenik
William Pierce	Author	11-Sep-1933	23-Jul-2002	The Turner Diaries
Gary L. Seevers	Economist	c. 1938		Council of Economic Advisers, 1973-75
William Appleman Williams	Historian	12-Jun-1921	6-Mar-1990	The Tragedy of American Diplomacy
James Withycombe	Politician	21-Mar-1854	3-Mar-1919	Governor of Oregon, 1915-19

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Walter M. Pierce	Politician	30-May-1861	27-Mar-1954	Governor of Oregon, 1923-27
Graham B. Spanier	Educator	18-Jul-1948		President, Penn State University, 1995-2011

COACHES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Rich Brooks	Football	20-Aug-1941		Kentucky Wildcats Head Coach
John Cooper	Football	2-Jul-1937		OSU Head Coach, 1988-2000
Dennis Erickson	Football	24-Mar-1947		Head Coach, Arizona State Sun Devils
Bronco Mendenhall	Football	21-Feb-1966		Football Coach, University of Virginia
Mike Riley	Football	1952		Football Coach, Nebraska Cornhuskers

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