EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Private university, emphasizing management. Three major campuses:

• Midland, MI (1959)
• Cedar Hill, TX (1966)
• West Palm Beach, FL (1984)

Location:
Midland, MI

Founding Date:
1959

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

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Daniel DeVos	Business	c. 1958		Amway scion
Dick DeVos	Business	21-Oct-1955		Amway scion
W. Howard Morris	Business	c. 1959		Prairie & Tireman Investments
Robert E. Rossiter	Business	15-Feb-1946		CEO of Lear

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
David E. Fry	Business	c. 1942		President of Northwood University, 1982-2006
Lawrence Reed	Activist	1953		Mackinac Center for Public Policy

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Daniel DeVos	Business	c. 1958		Amway scion
Richard DeVos	Business	4-Mar-1926		Co-Founder of Amway
David E. Fry	Business	c. 1942		President of Northwood University, 1982-2006
Enrique J. Sosa	Business	c. 1940		Former Dow Chemical/Amoco executive

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