EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Location:
Manhattan, KS

Founding Date:
16-Feb-1863

Team:
Wildcats

Enrollment:
22,000

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

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Kirstie Alley	Actor	12-Jan-1951		Rebecca from Cheers
John Anderson, Jr.	Politician	8-May-1917	15-Sep-2014	Governor of Kansas, 1961-65
Erin Brockovich	Activist	22-Jun-1960		Paralegal portrayed by Julia Roberts
Sam Brownback	Politician	12-Sep-1956		Governor of Kansas
John W. Carlin	Politician	5-Mar-1940		Governor of Kansas, 1979-87
Gregory C. Case	Business	c. 1963		CEO of Aon
Del Close	Actor	9-Mar-1934	4-Mar-1999	The Funniest One in the Room
Linda Hall Daschle	Lobbyist	15-May-1955		Washington lobbyist
Lynn Dickey	Football	19-Oct-1949		Green Bay Packers QB, 1976-85
Dixon R. Doll	Business	c. 1942		Doll Capital Management
Gary W. Edwards	Business	c. 1942		EVP at Conoco, 1991-2001
Ivor J. Evans	Business	c. 1943		Vice Chairman of Union Pacific, 2004-05
David G. Fairchild	Botanist	7-Apr-1869	6-Aug-1954	Brought exotic plants to America
Marlin Fitzwater	Government	24-Nov-1942		White House Press Secretary 1987-93
Jim Geringer	Politician	24-Apr-1944		Governor of Wyoming, 1995-2003
Bill Guthridge	Basketball	27-Jul-1937	12-May-2015	UNC Head Coach, 1997-2000
Barry Hankins	Historian	27-Oct-1956		Jesus and Gin
Mike Hayden	Politician	16-Mar-1944		Governor of Kansas, 1987-91
Lynn Jenkins	Politician	10-Jun-1963		Congresswoman, Kansas 2nd
Gordon Jump	Actor	1-Apr-1932	22-Sep-2003	Maytag repairman who headed WKRP
Gene Keady	Basketball	21-May-1936		Purdue Head Coach, 1980-2005
Lester A. Kirkendall	Sociologist	15-Nov-1903	31-May-1991	Premarital Intercourse and Interpersonal Relationships
Lon Kruger	Basketball	19-Aug-1952		UNLV Head Coach
Stephen M. Lacy	Business	c. 1954		CEO of Meredith Corporation
Frank B. Morrison	Politician	20-May-1905	19-Apr-2004	Governor of Nebraska, 1961-67
Richard Myers	Military	1-Mar-1942		Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 2001-05
Ernest Fox Nichols	Physicist	1-Jun-1869	29-Apr-1924	Infrared radiation
Richard B. Parker	Diplomat	3-Jul-1923	7-Jan-2011	US Ambassador to Morocco, 1978-79
Gary Patterson	Football	13-Feb-1960		Head Coach, Texas Christian
John J. Rhodes	Politician	18-Sep-1916	24-Aug-2003	Congressman from Arizona, 1953-83
Pat Roberts	Politician	20-Apr-1936		US Senator from Kansas
Fred A. Seaton	Politician	11-Dec-1909	16-Jan-1974	US Secretary of the Interior, 1956-61
Homer E. Socolofsky	Historian	20-May-1922	6-Sep-2005	The Presidency of Benjamin Harrison
Warren R. Staley	Business	c. 1943		CEO of Cargill
Milburn Stone	Actor	5-Jul-1904	12-Jun-1980	Doc Adams on Gunsmoke
Eric Stonestreet	Actor	9-Sep-1971		Cameron Tucker on Modern Family
Allen West	Politician	7-Feb-1961		Former Congressman from Florida

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John W. Carlin	Politician	5-Mar-1940		Governor of Kansas, 1979-87
John M. Lilley	Educator	24-Mar-1939		President, Baylor University
Richard Myers	Military	1-Mar-1942		Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 2001-05
Ernest Fox Nichols	Physicist	1-Jun-1869	29-Apr-1924	Infrared radiation
Homer E. Socolofsky	Historian	20-May-1922	6-Sep-2005	The Presidency of Benjamin Harrison
Allen West	Politician	7-Feb-1961		Former Congressman from Florida

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Arnold A. Allemang	Business	c. 1943		EVP of Dow Chemical, 2000-04
William M. Jardine	Educator	16-Jan-1879	17-Jan-1955	US Secretary of Agriculture, 1925-29
John M. Lilley	Educator	24-Mar-1939		President, Baylor University

COACHES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Bret Bielema	Football	13-Jan-1970		Head Coach, University of Arkansas
Cotton Fitzsimmons	Basketball	7-Oct-1931	24-Jul-2004	21 seasons as NBA head coach
Dennis Franchione	Football	28-Mar-1951		Texas A&M Head Coach, 2003-07
Vince Gibson	Football	27-Mar-1933	10-Jan-2012	Former NCAA coach
Bill Guthridge	Basketball	27-Jul-1937	12-May-2015	UNC Head Coach, 1997-2000
Lon Kruger	Basketball	19-Aug-1952		UNLV Head Coach
Jim Leavitt	Football	5-Dec-1956		Head Coach, U. of South Florida
Mark Mangino	Football	26-Aug-1956		Kansas Jayhawks Head Coach
Raheem Morris	Football	3-Sep-1976		Head Coach, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Ron Prince	Football	18-Sep-1969		Kansas State Head Coach
Bill Snyder	Football	7-Oct-1939		Head Coach, Kansas State Wildcats
Bob Stoops	Football	9-Sep-1960		Oklahoma Sooners Head Coach
Tex Winter	Basketball	25-Feb-1922		KSU Head Coach, 1953-68

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