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San Jose State University
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Founded in 1857 as Minns' Evening Normal School, San Francisco, changed name in 1862 to California State Normal School, relocated to San Jose in 1871 as San Jose Normal School, became San Jose Teachers Training College in 1921, San Jose State College in 1935, California State University San Jose in 1972, San Jose State University in 1974.
Location:
San Jose, CA
Founding Date:
1857 Motto:
Powering Silicon Valley Team:
Spartans Radio Station:
KSJS 90.5 FM Enrollment:
30,000 Official Website:
http://www.sjsu.edu/ STUDENTS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Donald R. Beall |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
CEO of Rockwell, 1988-98 |
| Coby Bell |
Actor |
11-May-1975 |
|
Tyrone Davis on Third Watch |
| Lee P. Brown |
Politician |
4-Oct-1937 |
|
Mayor of Houston, 1998-2004 |
| Lindsey Buckingham |
Musician |
3-Oct-1949 |
|
Fleetwood Mac |
| Ben Nighthorse Campbell |
Politician |
13-Apr-1933 |
|
US Senator from Colorado, 1993-2005 |
| Jerry D. Choate |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
CEO of Allstate, 1994-99 |
| William Clark, Jr. |
Diplomat |
12-Oct-1930 |
|
US Ambassador to India, 1989-92 |
| Ron Conway |
Business |
9-Mar-1951 |
|
Angel Investors LP |
| Michael Deaver |
Government |
11-Apr-1938 |
18-Aug-2007 |
Reagan Deputy Chief of Staff |
| Dirk Dirksen |
Business |
25-Aug-1937 |
20-Nov-2006 |
Godfather of San Francisco punk |
| Terry Donahue |
Football |
24-Jun-1944 |
|
UCLA Head Coach, 1976-95 |
| Debrah Farentino |
Actor |
30-Sep-1959 |
|
Devon Adair on Earth 2 |
| Dian Fossey |
Anthropologist |
16-Jan-1932 |
26-Dec-1985 |
Gorillas in the Mist |
| Robert J. Frankenberg |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
CEO of Novell, 1994-96 |
| Jeff Garcia |
Football |
24-Feb-1970 |
|
NFL QB |
| Lou Harrison |
Composer |
14-May-1917 |
2-Feb-2003 |
Musical wayfarer |
| Roger Gran Harrison |
Diplomat |
25-May-1943 |
|
US Ambassador to Jordan, 1990-93 |
| Mike Honda |
Politician |
27-Jun-1941 |
|
Congressman, California 15th |
| Lou Hoover |
First Lady |
29-Mar-1874 |
7-Jan-1944 |
Wife of US President Herbert Hoover |
| Jerry Juhl |
Screenwriter |
27-Jul-1938 |
27-Sep-2005 |
Head writer, The Muppet Show |
| Paul Kantner |
Musician |
17-Mar-1941 |
28-Jan-2016 |
Jefferson Airplane |
| Omid Kordestani |
Business |
19-Oct-1963 |
|
Executive Chairman of Twitter |
| Mark Langston |
Baseball |
20-Aug-1960 |
|
MLB pitcher, 2464 strikeouts |
| James R. Long |
Business |
c. 1943 |
|
Former Nortel executive |
| John E. Maupin, Jr. |
Doctor |
c. 1946 |
|
President, Morehouse School of Medicine |
| Gordon Moore |
Business |
3-Jan-1929 |
|
Co-founder of Intel, laid down Moore's Law |
| Gaylord Nelson |
Politician |
4-Jun-1916 |
3-Jul-2005 |
Founded Earth Day in 1970 |
| Lyn Nofziger |
Government |
8-Jun-1924 |
27-Mar-2006 |
GOP political operative |
| Richard R. Pettingill |
Business |
c. 1949 |
|
CEO of Allina Hospitals and Clinics |
| Tony Poe |
Military |
18-Sep-1924 |
27-Jul-2003 |
CIA ear collection operative in Southeast Asia |
| Ed Rollins |
Government |
19-Mar-1943 |
|
GOP political strategist |
| Robert Scoble |
Blogger |
18-Jan-1965 |
|
Scobleizer |
| Patty Sheehan |
Golf |
27-Oct-1956 |
|
Winner of 6 majors |
| Kurtwood Smith |
Actor |
3-Jul-1943 |
|
Red on That 70's Show |
| Tommie Smith |
Track and Field |
5-Jun-1944 |
|
Black Power salute at 1968 Olympics |
| Dick Smothers |
Comic |
20-Nov-1939 |
|
A Smothers Brother |
| Tommy Smothers |
Comic |
2-Feb-1937 |
|
A Smothers Brother |
| Jure Sola |
Business |
1951 |
|
CEO of Sanmina-SCI |
| Amy Tan |
Author |
19-Feb-1952 |
|
The Joy Luck Club |
| Wayne Thiebaud |
Artist |
15-Nov-1920 |
|
California pop artist |
| Cal Tjader |
Jazz Musician |
16-Jul-1925 |
5-May-1982 |
Latin-jazz bandleader |
| Joe Trippi |
Activist |
10-Jun-1956 |
|
Democratic campaign strategist |
| Peter Ueberroth |
Baseball |
2-Sep-1937 |
|
Commissioner of Baseball, 1984-89 |
| Dick Vermeil |
Football |
30-Oct-1936 |
|
KC Chiefs Head Coach, 2001-06 |
| Bill Walsh |
Football |
30-Nov-1931 |
30-Jul-2007 |
49ers Head Coach, 1979-88 |
| Alan Watts |
Philosopher |
6-Jan-1915 |
16-Nov-1973 |
Zen beat counterculture sage |
| Bob Whitehead |
Computer Programmer |
? |
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Chopper Command, Stampede |
| Kent M. Wiedemann |
Diplomat |
1946 |
|
US Ambassador to Cambodia, 1999-2002 |
| Houston L. Williams |
Business |
? |
|
CEO of Pacific Network Supply |
| Yvette Wilson |
Actor |
6-Mar-1964 |
14-Jun-2012 |
Andell Wilkerson on Moesha |
| Jeff York |
Actor |
23-Mar-1912 |
11-Oct-1995 |
Reno McKee on The Alaskans |
TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| John R. Brazil |
Educator |
1946 |
|
President of Trinity University, 2000-10 |
| Todd Gitlin |
Educator |
6-Jan-1943 |
|
Journalism professor, social critic |
| Linda K. Kerber |
Historian |
23-Jan-1940 |
|
Federalists in Dissent |
| H. Wayne Morgan |
Historian |
16-May-1934 |
29-Jan-2014 |
William McKinley and His America |
| Rudy Rucker |
Novelist |
22-Mar-1946 |
|
Author of Wetware series |
| John Sperling |
Business |
9-Jan-1921 |
22-Aug-2014 |
Founder, University of Phoenix |
| Shelby Steele |
Activist |
1-Jan-1946 |
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The Content of Our Character |
ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Donald R. Beall |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
CEO of Rockwell, 1988-98 |
| John R. Brazil |
Educator |
1946 |
|
President of Trinity University, 2000-10 |
| Don W. Kassing |
Educator |
1941 |
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President, San Jose State University, 2004-08 |
| Jon Whitmore |
Educator |
22-Mar-1945 |
|
President, San Jose State University |
COACHES
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Herman Edwards |
Football |
27-Apr-1954 |
|
NFL Coach |
| John Mackovic |
Football |
1-Oct-1943 |
|
NFL and NCAA football coach |
| Pop Warner |
Football |
5-Apr-1871 |
7-Sep-1954 |
Coach and kids' football namesake |
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