EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Founded 1901 as Columbia University, present name adopted 1935.

Location:
Portland, OR

Founding Date:
1901

Motto:
Veritas vos Liberabit

Team:
Pilots

Enrollment:
6500

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

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Jean M. Auel	Novelist	18-Feb-1936		The Clan of the Cave Bear
Elden Curtiss	Religion	16-Jun-1932		Catholic Archbishop of Omaha
James A. Larocco	Diplomat	1948		US Ambassador to Kuwait, 1997-2001
Edward Leavy	Judge	14-Aug-1929		9th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1987-97
Kunal Nayyar	Actor	30-Apr-1981		Raj Koothrappali on The Big Bang Theory
Tom Potter	Politician	12-Sep-1940		Mayor of Portland Oregon, 2005-09
Gregory L. Quesnel	Business	c. 1949		CEO of CNF, 1998-2004
Chutta Ratnathicam	Business	c. 1948		CFO of CNF, 2002-05

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Laurette T. Koellner	Business	c. 1955		President, Boeing International
Carolyn Y. Woo	Educator	c. 1953		Dean, Mendoza College of Business
Albert C. Yates	Educator	c. 1942		President, Colorado State, 1990-2003

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