ORGANIZATION

"Founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1905 and chartered in 1906 by an act of Congress, The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching is an independent policy and research center with a primary mission 'to do and perform all things necessary to encourage, uphold, and dignify the profession of the teacher and the cause of higher education.'"

Official Website:
http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/

Location:
Stanford, CA

Founding Date:
1905

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Rebecca S. Chopp	Educator	c. 1952		President, Colgate University
Arthur H. Compton	Physicist	10-Sep-1892	15-Mar-1962	Discovered the Compton Effect
Harold W. Dodds	Educator	28-Jun-1889	25-Oct-1980	President, Princeton University, 1932-57
Susan Fuhrman	Educator	c. 1943		President, Teachers College, Columbia
John W. Gardner	Administrator	8-Oct-1912	16-Feb-2002	Founder of Common Cause
Janet L. Holmgren	Educator	c. 1946		President, Mills College
Katharine C. Lyall	Business	26-Apr-1941		President of the UW System, 1992-2004
Lloyd N. Morrisett	Administrator	2-Nov-1929		President, Markle Foundation, 1969-98
George L. Shinn	Business	12-Mar-1923	16-Dec-2013	CEO of First Boston, 1975-83
Robert G. Sproul	Educator	22-May-1891	10-Sep-1975	President, University of California, 1930-58
David S. Tatel	Judge	16-Mar-1942		US Court of Appeals, DC Circuit

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