EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Founded 1847 as the Lawrence Institute by William Harkness Sampson and Henry R. Colman, in 1913 became Lawrence College, and in 1964 Lawrence University.

Location:
Appleton, WI

Founding Date:
1847

Motto:
Veritas et Lux

Enrollment:
1250

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

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Robert C. Buchanan	Business	13-May-1940		CEO of Fox River Paper, 1980-2005
Richard C. Bush III	Government	c. 1947		Former Chair, American Institute in Taiwan
Louis B. Butler, Jr.	Judge	15-Feb-1952		Justice, Wisconsin Supreme Court
Shaun E. Donnelly	Diplomat	?		US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, 1997-2000
Edna Ferber	Novelist	15-Aug-1885	16-Apr-1968	Show Boat and Giant
Walter S. Goodland	Politician	22-Dec-1862	12-Mar-1947	Governor of Wisconsin, 1943-47
Jeffrey Jones	Actor	28-Sep-1946		Ferris Bueller's principal
Scott L. Klug	Politician	16-Jan-1953		Congressman from Wisconsin, 1991-99
Harry M. Jansen Kraemer, Jr.	Business	1955		CEO of Baxter International, 1999-2004
Barbara Lawton	Politician	5-Jul-1951		Lt. Governor of Wisconsin
John A. Luke, Jr.	Business	24-Nov-1948		CEO of MeadWestvaco
Terry Moran	Journalist	9-Dec-1959		ABC White House Correspondent
David C. Mulford	Business	27-Jun-1937		US Ambassador to India, 2004-09
Campbell Scott	Actor	19-Jul-1961		The Spanish Prisoner
Janet Steiger	Government	10-Jun-1939	3-Apr-2004	FTC chairman, 1989-95
Thomas A. Steitz	Scientist	23-Aug-1940		Ribosomes

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Richard B. Parker	Diplomat	3-Jul-1923	7-Jan-2011	US Ambassador to Morocco, 1978-79
James Purdy	Author	17-Jul-1914	13-Mar-2009	Eustance Chisholm and the Works

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Robert C. Buchanan	Business	13-May-1940		CEO of Fox River Paper, 1980-2005
Mac Bundy	Government	30-Mar-1919	16-Sep-1996	National Security Advisor, 1961-66
James D. Ericson	Business	c. 1936		CEO of Northwestern Mutual, 1993-2001
Herb Kohler	Business	20-Feb-1939		Chairman and President, Kohler Co.
Harry M. Jansen Kraemer, Jr.	Business	1955		CEO of Baxter International, 1999-2004
John A. Luke, Jr.	Business	24-Nov-1948		CEO of MeadWestvaco
Nathan M. Pusey	Educator	4-Apr-1907	14-Nov-2001	President of Harvard, 1953-71
Campbell Scott	Actor	19-Jul-1961		The Spanish Prisoner
Henry M. Wriston	Educator	4-Jul-1889	7-Mar-1978	President of Brown University, 1937-55

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