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EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

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Official Website:
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STUDENTS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
John L. Adams
Business
c. 1944   Vice Chairman of Trinity Industries, 2005-07
George A. Alcorn
Business
c. 1933   Alcorn Exploration
Robert B. Anderson
Government
4-Jun-1910 14-Aug-1989 US Secretary of the Treasury, 1957-61
Cresencio S. Arcos
Diplomat
10-Nov-1943   US Ambassador to Honduras, 1990-93
Florence Bates
Actor
15-Apr-1888 31-Jan-1954 The Moon and Sixpence
Alan Bean
Astronaut
15-Mar-1932   Apollo 12, Skylab Mission II astronaut
Douglas Y. Bech
Attorney
c. 1945   Partner, Andrews Kurth, 1970-93
William Bennett
Government
31-Jul-1943   Former Drug Czar and gambling man
Robert Benton
Film Director
29-Sep-1932   Kramer vs. Kramer
Buford P. Berry
Business
c. 1936   Of Counsel, Thompson & Knight
John Boles
Actor
28-Oct-1895 27-Feb-1969 Victor Moritz in Frankenstein
Dolph Briscoe
Politician
23-Apr-1923 27-Jun-2010 Governor of Texas, 1973-79
Keith L. Brown
Diplomat
18-Jun-1925   US Ambassador to Denmark, 1989-92
William R. Brownfield
Diplomat
1952   US Ambassador to Colombia, 2007-10
William C. Bryson
Judge
19-Aug-1945   US Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Jeb Bush
Politician
11-Feb-1953   Governor of Florida, 1999-2007
Candace Bushnell
Journalist
1-Dec-1958   Columnist, Sex and the City
John Carter
Politician
6-Nov-1941   Congressman, Texas 31st
Buck Chapoton
Government
18-May-1936   Reagan's tax guy
Ramsey Clark
Government
18-Dec-1927   US Attorney General, 1967-69
Tom C. Clark
Judge
23-Sep-1899 13-Jun-1977 US Supreme Court Justice, 1949-67
John Maxwell Coetzee
Novelist
9-Feb-1940   Reclusive South African novelist, essayist
Ronald D. Coleman
Politician
29-Nov-1941   Congressman from Texas, 1983-97
Denton Cooley
Doctor
22-Aug-1920   Pioneering heart surgeon
Edwin Corr
Diplomat
6-Aug-1934   US Ambassador to El Salvador, 1985-88
Ben Crenshaw
Golf
11-Jan-1952   19 Career PGA victories
Catherine Crier
Journalist
6-Nov-1954   The Crier Report on Fox
Robert Crippen
Astronaut
11-Sep-1937   Pilot of first shuttle mission, STS-1
Robert E. Denham
Attorney
27-Aug-1945   Partner, Munger, Tolles & Olson
Carol E. Dinkins
Attorney
9-Nov-1945   Vinson & Elkins
Walter W. Driver, Jr.
Attorney
c. 1946   Chairman Southeast, Goldman Sachs
Connie K. Duckworth
Business
3-Nov-1954   Former Partner, Goldman Sachs
Charles W. Duncan, Jr.
Government
9-Sep-1926   US Secretary of Energy, 1979-81
Kevin Durant
Basketball
29-Sep-1988   Oklahoma City Thunder
James A. Elkins
Attorney
25-Sep-1879 7-May-1972 Vinson & Elkins
Janet Evans
Swimmer
28-Aug-1971   Olympic distance swimmer
Frances Farenthold
Educator
2-Oct-1926   President of Wells College, 1976-80
Randy A. Foutch
Business
c. 1951   CEO of Laredo Petroleum
Kathryn S. Fuller
Administrator
c. 1946   World Wildlife Fund CEO, 1989-2005
Alana De La Garza
Actor
18-Jun-1976   Connie Rubirosa on Law & Order
Emilio M. Garza
Judge
1-Aug-1947   5th Circuit Court of Appeals
Mike Godwin
Attorney
26-Oct-1956   Former General Counsel, Wikimedia
Jane Hall
Journalist
?   Fox News Watch commentator
Kent Hance
Politician
14-Nov-1942   Chancellor, Texas Tech University
Lloyd N. Hand
Attorney
31-Jan-1929   Chief of Protocol for Johnson
Jeb Hensarling
Politician
29-May-1957   Congressman, Texas 5th
John D. Hickerson
Diplomat
26-Jan-1898 18-Jan-1989 US Ambassador to the Philippines, 1959-61
Pat Hingle
Actor
19-Jul-1924 3-Jan-2009 Commissioner Gordon in Batman films
Oveta Culp Hobby
Publisher
19-Jan-1905 16-Aug-1995 Houston Post President, 1955-83
Paul W. Hobby
Business
c. 1960   Genesis Park LP
John R. Hubbard
Educator
3-Dec-1918 21-Aug-2011 President of USC, 1970-80
Josephine Humphreys
Author
2-Feb-1945   Rich in Love
Nelson Bunker Hunt
Business
22-Feb-1926 21-Oct-2014 Tried to corner the silver market
Steve Jackson
Business
c. 1952   Game publisher raided by the Secret Service
Stephan A. James
Business
c. 1947   Vice Chairman of Accenture, 2001-04
Wallace B. Jefferson
Judge
22-Jul-1963   Texas Chief Justice
Rita Jenrette
Relative
25-Nov-1949   My Capitol Secrets
Edith H. Jones
Judge
7-Apr-1949   5th Circuit Court of Appeals
Janis Joplin
Singer
19-Jan-1943 4-Oct-1970 Ball and Chain (Piece of My Heart)
Don D. Jordan
Business
c. 1933   CEO of Reliant Energy, 1977-99
Debra J. Kelly-Ennis
Business
c. 1957   Chief Marketing Officer, Diageo NA
Ron Kirk
Politician
27-Jun-1954   US Trade Representative
Penne Percy Korth
Diplomat
3-Nov-1942   US Ambassador to Mauritius, 1989-92
Lauren Lane
Actor
2-Feb-1961   C.C. Babcock on The Nanny
James Langdon
Attorney
?   Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Bob Lanier
Politician
10-Mar-1925 20-Dec-2014 Mayor of Houston, 1992-98
James Lankford
Politician
4-Mar-1968   Congressman, Oklahoma 5th
Greg Laughlin
Politician
21-Jan-1942   Congressman from Texas, 1989-95
Janiece M. Longoria
Attorney
1953   Ogden, Gibson, Broocks & Longoria
Jeff B. Love
Attorney
c. 1949   Locke Liddell & Sapp
Jayne Mansfield
Actor
19-Apr-1933 29-Jun-1967 The Girl Can't Help It
Thomas P. Marinis
Attorney
31-May-1943   Vinson & Elkins
Chase Masterson
Actor
26-Feb-1963   Leeta on Star Trek: DS9
Charles W. Matthews, Jr.
Attorney
c. 1945   General Counsel of Exxon Mobil
Earle B. Mayfield
Politician
12-Apr-1881 23-Jun-1964 US Senator from Texas, 1923-29
Mark McClellan
Government
26-Jun-1963   Medicare Chief
Myra McDaniel
Attorney
13-Dec-1932 25-Feb-2010 Texas Secretary of State, 1984-87
William J. McDonald
Business
c. 1956   EVP at Capital One
Robert G. McKenzie
Attorney
1938   Brown Brothers Harriman Trust Co.
Harry C. McPherson
Attorney
22-Aug-1929 16-Feb-2012 White House Counsel to Johnson
Clem McSpadden
Politician
9-Nov-1925 7-Jul-2008 Congressman from Oklahoma, 1973-75
Ted B. Miller, Jr.
Business
c. 1952   CEO of Crown Castle International, 1996-2001
Elizabeth Moon
Novelist
7-Mar-1945   The Speed of Dark
Edward J. Mooney
Business
c. 1942   CEO of Nalco Chemical, 1994-2000
Hector E. Morales, Jr.
Diplomat
?   US Ambassador to the OAS
James J. Mulva
Business
19-Jun-1946   CEO of Conoco-Phillips
Gene R. Nichol
Educator
c. 1951   President, William and Mary, 2005-07
Pete Olson
Politician
9-Dec-1962   Congressman, Texas 22nd
Bill Owens
Politician
22-Oct-1950   Governor of Colorado, 1999-2007
William N. Patman
Politician
26-Mar-1927 9-Dec-2008 Congressman from Texas, 1981-85
Edward C. Prado
Judge
7-Jun-1947   5th Circuit Court of Appeals
Wayne A. Reaud
Attorney
29-Sep-1947   Partner, Reaud, Morgan & Quinn
Thomas M. Reavley
Judge
21-Jun-1921   5th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1979-90
Christopher Rich
Actor
16-Sep-1953   Miller Redfield on Murphy Brown
Ann Richards
Politician
1-Sep-1933 13-Sep-2006 Governor of Texas, 1991-95
John J. Robbins
Business
c. 1939   Kenneth Leventhal & Company
Kenny Rogers
Country Musician
21-Aug-1938   The Gambler
Lorene Rogers
Educator
3-Apr-1914 11-Jan-2009 President of UT-Austin, 1974-79
Charles A. Sanders
Business
10-Feb-1932   CEO of Glaxo, 1989-95
Tom Schieffer
Diplomat
4-Oct-1947   US Ambassador to Japan, 2005-09
Shelley Sekula-Gibbs
Politician
22-Jun-1952   Congresswoman from Texas, 2006-07
Sid Sheinberg
Business
14-Jan-1935   President and COO of MCA, 1973-95
Allan Shivers
Politician
5-Oct-1907 14-Jan-1985 Governor of Texas, 1949-57
John Silber
Educator
15-Aug-1926 27-Sep-2012 President of Boston University, 1971-96
Doyle R. Simons
Business
1964   CEO of Temple-Inland
C. R. Smith
Business
9-Sep-1899 4-Apr-1990 CEO of American Airlines, 1934-68
Joseph T. Sneed
Judge
21-Jul-1920 9-Feb-2008 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1973-87
Leslie H. Southwick
Judge
10-Feb-1950   5th Circuit Court of Appeals
Robert S. Strauss
Diplomat
19-Oct-1918 19-Mar-2014 US Ambassador to Russia, 1991-92
Whitley Strieber
Novelist
13-Jun-1945   Alien-abductee wrote Communion
Larry E. Temple
Attorney
26-Dec-1935   President, LBJ Foundation
Norman Thagard
Astronaut
3-Jul-1943   Shuttle astronaut
Hank Thompson
Country Musician
3-Sep-1925 6-Nov-2007 Honky Tonk Swing musician
Mac Thornberry
Politician
15-Jul-1958   Congressman, Texas 13th
Ray Thornton
Politician
16-Jul-1928 13-Apr-2016 Former Congressman from Arkansas
Chris Ware
Cartoonist
28-Dec-1967   The ACME Novelty Library
Fletcher Warren
Diplomat
3-Mar-1896 8-Jan-1992 US Ambassador to Turkey, 1956-60
Joseph M. Watt
Judge
8-Mar-1947   Justice, Oklahoma Supreme Court
Dan A. Westbrook
Business
c. 1953   Former executive, BP China
Bill White
Politician
16-Jun-1954   Mayor of Houston, 2004-10
Harry Whittington
Attorney
3-Mar-1927   Shot by Dick Cheney
Diane P. Wood
Judge
4-Jul-1950   7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Morgan Woodward
Actor
16-Sep-1925   Punk Anderson on Dallas
Jim Wright
Politician
22-Dec-1922 6-May-2015 Congressman from Texas, 1955-89
Ralph Yarborough
Politician
8-Jun-1903 27-Jan-1996 US Senator from Texas, 1957-71
Vince Young
Football
18-May-1983   Tennessee Titans ex-QB
Kneeland C. Youngblood
Business
13-Dec-1955   Pharos Capital Group

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Robert J. Alpern
Doctor
c. 1950   Dean, Yale School of Medicine
Ted Cruz
Politician
22-Dec-1970   US Senator from Texas
Robert Drinan
Politician
15-Nov-1920 28-Jan-2007 Jesuit priest, Massachusetts Congressman
Nathan L. Hecht
Judge
15-Aug-1949   Justice, Texas Supreme Court
Harry R. Jacobson
Doctor
c. 1947   Vice Chancellor for Health at Vanderbilt
Clay Johnson
Government
c. 1946   OMB Deputy Director
Robert C. Krueger
Politician
19-Sep-1935   Congressman from Texas, 1975-79
John Mendelsohn
Biologist
31-Aug-1936   Cancer researcher
Lucas A. Powe, Jr.
Educator
25-Feb-1943   American Broadcasting and the First Amendment
Thomas M. Reavley
Judge
21-Jun-1921   5th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1979-90
Grover Rees
Attorney
c. 1950   US Ambassador to East Timor, 2002-06
Joseph T. Sneed
Judge
21-Jul-1920 9-Feb-2008 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1973-87
Trevanian
Novelist
12-Jun-1931 14-Dec-2005 The Eiger Sanction
Elizabeth Warren
Educator
22-Jun-1949   US Senator from Massachusetts
J. Taylor Wharton
Doctor
c. 1938   Gynecological oncologist
Mark G. Yudof
Educator
30-Oct-1944   President of the University of California

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Robert J. Alpern
Doctor
c. 1950   Dean, Yale School of Medicine
Louis Beecherl
Business
10-Feb-1926 5-Jul-2011 CEO, Texas Oil & Gas 1957-77
Peter Coneway
Business
c. 1944   US Ambassador to Switzerland
Judith B. Craven
Administrator
c. 1944   Former United Way official
William H. Cunningham
Educator
5-Jan-1944   Chancellor, UT System, 1992-2000
Linnet F. Deily
Business
1945   Deputy US Trade Representative, 2001-05
Cortland S. Dietler
Business
19-Sep-1921 10-Jul-2008 CEO of TransMontaigne, 1995-99
James R. Huffines
Business
c. 1951   PlainsCapital
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Politician
22-Jul-1943   US Senator from Texas
Dale Klein
Government
c. 1948   Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Samuel W. T. Lanham
Politician
4-Jul-1846 19-Jul-1908 Governor of Texas, 1903-07
Tom Loeffler
Politician
1-Aug-1946   Congressman from Texas, 1979-87
Janiece M. Longoria
Attorney
1953   Ogden, Gibson, Broocks & Longoria
Hans Mark
Physicist
17-Jun-1929   US Air Force Secretary, 1979-81
John Mendelsohn
Biologist
31-Aug-1936   Cancer researcher
Michael E. Patrick
Business
c. 1943   Meadows Foundation
Raul Romero
Business
1953   S&B Infrastructure
Allan Shivers
Politician
5-Oct-1907 14-Jan-1985 Governor of Texas, 1949-57
Andrew von Eschenbach
Government
30-Oct-1941   FDA Commissioner, 2005-09
Mark G. Yudof
Educator
30-Oct-1944   President of the University of California

COACHES

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Tim Brewster
Football
13-Oct-1960   Head Coach, University of Minnesota
John Mackovic
Football
1-Oct-1943   NFL and NCAA football coach




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