EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Location:
St. Paul, MN

Founding Date:
1874

Motto:
Natura et Revelatio Coeli Gemini

Mascot:
Mac

Radio Station:
WMCN 91.7 FM

Enrollment:
1,841

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

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Paul H. Anderson	Judge	14-May-1943		Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court
Kofi Annan	Government	8-Apr-1938		Secretary General of the UN, 1997-2006
Decker Anstrom	Business	2-Aug-1950		COO of Landmark Communications
David A. Bell	Business	c. 1944		CEO of Interpublic Group, 2003-05
Sharon Sayles Belton	Politician	13-May-1951		Mayor of Minneapolis, 1994-2001
Charles G. Berg	Business	c. 1957		Chairman, Wellcare Health Plans
Peter Berg	Actor	11-Mar-1964		Dr. Billy Kronk on Chicago Hope
Anne E. Derse	Diplomat	1954		US Ambassador to Azerbaijan
Peter Fenn	Government	c. 1948		Fenn Communications Group
Lesley Gill	Anthropologist	1955		Peasants, Entrepreneurs, and Social Change
David C. Hodge	Educator	27-Sep-1948		President, Miami University of Ohio
Mary Karr	Author	16-Jan-1955		The Liars' Club
Carl Lumbly	Actor	14-Aug-1952		Marcus Dixon on Alias
Scott McCallum	Politician	2-May-1950		Governor of Wisconsin, 2001-03
Walter Mondale	Politician	5-Jan-1928		US Vice President under Jimmy Carter
Bob Mould	Musician	16-Oct-1960		Hüsker Dü frontman
Tim O'Brien	Novelist	1-Oct-1946		Going After Cacciato
Lois E. Quam	Business	c. 1961		Managing Director, Piper Jaffray
DeWitt Wallace	Business	12-Nov-1889	30-Mar-1981	Founder of Reader's Digest

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Harold LeVander	Politician	10-Oct-1910	30-Mar-1992	Governor of Minnesota, 1967-71
James Wright	Poet	13-Dec-1927	25-Mar-1980	The Branch Will Not Break

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Decker Anstrom	Business	2-Aug-1950		COO of Landmark Communications
George Draper Dayton	Business	6-Mar-1857	18-Feb-1938	Founder of what is now Target Stores
Peter Fenn	Government	c. 1948		Fenn Communications Group
William W. George	Business	14-Sep-1942		CEO of Medtronic, 1991-2001
David C. Hodge	Educator	27-Sep-1948		President, Miami University of Ohio
Lois E. Quam	Business	c. 1961		Managing Director, Piper Jaffray

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