EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Founded 1837 as Marshall Academy by the Southern Methodist Church.

Location:
Huntington, WV

Founding Date:
1837

Motto:
Owning the Opportunity

Team:
Thundering Herd

Mascot:
Buffalo

Enrollment:
16,400

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

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Don L. Blankenship	Business	14-Mar-1950		CEO of Massey Energy, 2000-10
Robert Byrd	Politician	20-Nov-1917	28-Jun-2010	US Senator, former Klan member
Billy Crystal	Comic	14-Mar-1947		When Harry Met Sally
Mike D'Antoni	Basketball	8-May-1951		Former coach, Los Angeles Lakers
Brad Dourif	Actor	18-Mar-1950		Billy Bibbit in One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
Conchata Ferrell	Actor	28-Mar-1943		Head nurse Joan Thor on E/R
Verna K. Gibson	Business	c. 1942		CEO of Limited Stores, 1985-91
Hal Greer	Basketball	26-Jun-1936		NBA Hall of Famer
Randy Moss	Football	13-Feb-1977		Most NFL touchdowns in a season
Burl Osborne	Publisher	25-Jun-1937	15-Aug-2012	Dallas Morning News
Chad Pennington	Football	26-Jun-1976		Miami Dolphins QB
Soupy Sales	Comic	8-Jan-1926	22-Oct-2009	Inveterate pie thrower
Brad Smith	Business	c. 1964		CEO of Intuit
Lonnie Thompson	Scientist	1-Jul-1948		Paleoclimatologist, glaciologist
Earl Ray Tomblin	Politician	15-Mar-1952		Governor of West Virginia
Jason Williams	Basketball	18-Nov-1975		White Chocolate

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Jean Edward Smith	Political Scientist	13-Oct-1931		Grant

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Champ Clark	Politician	7-Mar-1850	2-Mar-1921	Speaker of the US House, 1911-19
Deno Curris	Educator	1940		President, AASCU
Buck Harless	Business	14-Oct-1919	1-Jan-2014	Coal baron, philanthropist

COACHES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Billy Donovan	Basketball	30-May-1965		Head Coach, Florida Gators
Jim Grobe	Football	17-Feb-1952		Wake Forest Head Coach
John Pelphrey	Basketball	18-Jul-1968		Head Coach, Arkansas Razorbacks

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