Oglethorpe University

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Oglethorpe University

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Location:
Atlanta, GA

Founding Date:
1835

Motto:
Nescit Cedere

Team:
Stormy Petrels

Enrollment:
1050

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

STUDENTS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Luke Appling Baseball 2-Apr-1907 3-Jan-1991 Chicago White Sox, Hall of Famer

Earl Blackwell Business 3-May-1913 1-Mar-1995 Celebrity publicist

Sidney Lanier Poet 3-Feb-1842 7-Sep-1881 Important Southern lyrical poet

C. Stephen Lynn Business c. 1947 Cummings Incorporated

Vincent Sherman Film Director 16-Jul-1906 18-Jun-2006 The Young Philadelphians

Merriman Smith Journalist 10-Feb-1913 13-Apr-1970 UPI correspondent, reported Kennedy's death

Hugh P. Thompson Judge c. 1944 Justice, Georgia Supreme Court

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Warren Y. Jobe Business c. 1941 CFO of Georgia Power, 1982-98

Charles B. Knapp Educator 13-Aug-1946 President, University of Georgia, 1987-97

David L. Kolb Business c. 1938 CEO of Mohawk Industries, 1988-2001

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