EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Location:
Portland, OR

Founding Date:
1908

Motto:
Atheism, Communism, and Free Love

Mascot:
Griffin

Radio Station:
KRRC 97.9 FM

Enrollment:
1300

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

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
James Beard	Chef	5-May-1903	23-Jan-1985	First prominent TV chef
Robert Brenner	Historian	28-Nov-1943		The Boom and the Bubble
Adrian Chen	Blogger	c. 1986		Investigative journalist, Gawker
Lorne W. Craner	Government	?		International Republican Institute
Richard Danzig	Government	8-Sep-1944		US Secretary of the Navy, 1998-2001
Dr. Demento	Radio Personality	2-Apr-1941		Novelty DJ
David Eddings	Author	7-Jul-1931	2-Jun-2009	The Belgariad
Barbara Ehrenreich	Author	26-Aug-1941		Nickel and Dimed
Donald M. Engelman	Biologist	c. 1941		Biochemistry Professor at Yale
Richard Hanna	Politician	25-Jan-1951		Congressman, New York 24th
Harry Harlow	Psychologist	31-Oct-1905	6-Dec-1981	Comparative psychologist, studied isolation
Steve Jobs	Business	24-Feb-1955	5-Oct-2011	Co-Founder of Apple Computer
Robert W. Johannsen	Historian	22-Aug-1925	16-Aug-2011	Stephen A. Douglas
Dale W. Jorgenson	Economist	7-May-1933		Economist at Harvard
Alex J. Martinez	Judge	19-Apr-1951		Justice, Colorado Supreme Court
William D. McElroy	Biologist	22-Jan-1917	17-Feb-1999	Bioluminescence
Peter Norton	Computer Programmer	14-Nov-1943		Retired computer utilities programmer
Howard Rheingold	Author	7-Jul-1947		The Virtual Community
Larry Sanger	Encyclopaedist	16-Jul-1968		Co-Founder of Wikipedia
Gary Snyder	Poet	8-May-1930		Turtle Island
John Sperling	Business	9-Jan-1921	22-Aug-2014	Founder, University of Phoenix
Philip Whalen	Poet	20-Oct-1923	26-Jun-2002	Canoeing up Carbaga Creek
Howard Wolpe	Government	2-Nov-1939	25-Oct-2011	Congressman from Michigan, 1979-83

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Karl T. Compton	Physicist	15-Sep-1887	22-Jun-1954	Bikini Island atomic tests
Paul H. Douglas	Politician	26-Mar-1892	24-Sep-1976	US Senator from Illinois, 1949-67
Lauro Martines	Historian	22-Nov-1927		The Social World of the Florentine Humanists

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Alberto Cribiore	Business	c. 1946		Brera Capital Partners
Richard Danzig	Government	8-Sep-1944		US Secretary of the Navy, 1998-2001
Donald M. Engelman	Biologist	c. 1941		Biochemistry Professor at Yale
Alex J. Martinez	Judge	19-Apr-1951		Justice, Colorado Supreme Court
Peter Norton	Computer Programmer	14-Nov-1943		Retired computer utilities programmer
Harriett Tee Taggart	Business	c. 1948		Wellington Management Company

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