EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

• University of Arkansas at Fort Smith
• University of Arkansas at Little Rock
• University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
• University of Arkansas at Monticello
• University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

Location:
Fayetteville, AR

Founding Date:
1871

Team:
Razorbacks

Enrollment:
16,000

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

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Barbara T. Alexander	Business	c. 1948		Former UBS manager
Bill Alexander	Politician	16-Jan-1934		Congressman from Arkansas, 1969-93
Lance Alworth	Football	3-Aug-1940		NFL Hall of Famer, "Bambi"
Beryl Anthony	Politician	21-Feb-1938		Congressman from Arkansas, 1979-93
Mike Beebe	Politician	28-Dec-1946		Governor of Arkansas
Danielle Berry	Computer Programmer	19-Feb-1949	3-Jul-1998	Transsexual designer of M.U.L.E.
Marion Berry	Politician	27-Aug-1942		Congressman from Arkansas, 1997-2011
Ed Bethune	Politician	19-Dec-1935		Congressman from Arkansas, 1979-85
Lisa Blount	Actor	1-Jul-1957	27-Oct-2010	Box of Moon Light
John Boozman	Politician	10-Dec-1950		US Senator from Arkansas
Dale Bumpers	Politician	12-Aug-1925	1-Jan-2016	Governor, Senator from Arkansas
Sarah Caldwell	Conductor	6-Mar-1924	23-Mar-2006	Opera Company of Boston
Paul R. Carter	Business	c. 1940		CFO of Wal-Mart, 1988-95
William Lee Cazort	Politician	1888	6-Oct-1969	Twice Lt. Governor of Arkansas
Francis Cherry	Politician	5-Sep-1908	15-Jul-1965	Governor of Arkansas, 1953-55
Vernon E. Clark	Military	7-Sep-1944		US Chief of Naval Operations, 2000-05
Donald L. Corbin	Judge	29-Mar-1938		Justice, Arkansas Supreme Court
Paul E. Danielson	Judge	c. 1946		Justice, Arkansas Supreme Court
Butch Davis	Football	17-Nov-1951		Former football coach, University of North Carolina
Jay Dickey	Politician	14-Dec-1939		Congressman from Arkansas, 1993-2001
William Dillard II	Business	16-Jun-1945		CEO of Dillard's
William T. Dillard	Business	2-Sep-1914	8-Feb-2002	Founder of Dillard's
Joycelyn Elders	Government	13-Aug-1933		Highly opinionated Surgeon General
William R. Fields	Business	c. 1949		CEO of Hudson's Bay Company, 1997-99
Gennifer Flowers	Relative	24-Jan-1950		Former mistress of Bill Clinton
Joe T. Ford	Business	c. 1937		CEO of Alltel, 1987-2002
Scott T. Ford	Business	1962		CEO of Alltel
Vince Foster	Attorney	15-Jan-1945	20-Jul-1993	Deputy White House Counsel for Clinton
J. William Fulbright	Politician	9-Apr-1905	9-Feb-1995	Conceived the Fulbright Scholarships
J. Marion Futrell	Politician	14-Aug-1870	20-Jun-1955	Twice Governor of Arkansas
Diane Suitt Gilleland	Educator	c. 1946		University of Arkansas Dept. of Higher Education
Tom Glaze	Judge	14-Jan-1938		Justice, Arkansas Supreme Court, 1987-2008
Mary L. Good	Educator	20-Jun-1931		Donaghey Professor, U. Arkansas
Nathan Green Gordon	Politician	4-Sep-1916	8-Sep-2008	Lt. Governor of Arkansas, 1947-67
John Paul Hammerschmidt	Politician	4-May-1922	1-Apr-2015	Congressman from Arkansas, 1967-93
Barry Hannah	Author	23-Apr-1942	1-Mar-2010	High Lonesome
Jim Hannah	Judge	c. 1945		Arkansas Chief Justice
E. Lynn Harris	Novelist	20-Jun-1955	23-Jul-2009	Invisible Life
Kaneaster Hodges, Jr.	Politician	20-Aug-1938		US Senator from Arkansas, 1977-79
Webb Hubbell	Criminal	18-Jan-1948		Whitewater casualty
Thomas M. Hunt	Business	27-May-1923	11-Nov-2008	President of Hunt Oil, 1955-90
Asa Hutchinson	Politician	3-Dec-1950		Governor of Arkansas
Tim Hutchinson	Politician	11-Aug-1949		US Senator from Arkansas, 1997-2003
Jimmy Johnson	Football	16-Jul-1943		Former Cowboys, Dolphins head coach
Jerry Jones	Football	13-Oct-1942		Owner of the Dallas Cowboys
Jim Kever	Business	c. 1952		Voyent Partners LLC
Cliff Lee	Baseball	30-Aug-1978		Left-handed pitcher, Philadelphia Phillies
Ronald T. LeMay	Business	c. 1945		President and COO of Sprint, 1997-2003
Blanche Lincoln	Politician	30-Sep-1960		US Senator from Arkansas
Laurence Luckinbill	Actor	21-Nov-1934		The Boys in the Band
Ricardo Martinelli	Head of State	11-Mar-1952		President of Panama
Richard N. Massey	Business	c. 1955		General Counsel of ALLTEL
Dustin McDaniel	Attorney	29-Apr-1972		Attorney General of Arkansas
Mack McLarty	Government	14-Jun-1946		White House Chief of Staff, 1993-94
Sid McMath	Politician	14-Jun-1912	4-Oct-2003	Governor of Arkansas, 1949-53
Edwin L. Mechem	Politician	2-Jul-1912	27-Nov-2002	Three-time Governor of New Mexico
J. W. Nokes	Business	1946		Former EVP at Conoco-Phillips
Charles Portis	Author	28-Dec-1933		True Grit
David Pryor	Politician	29-Aug-1934		US Senator from Arkansas, 1979-97
Mark Pryor	Politician	10-Jan-1963		US Senator from Arkansas
Joe Edward Purcell	Politician	29-Jul-1923	Mar-1987	Attorney General of Arkansas, 1967-71
Nancy K. Quinn	Business	c. 1953		Hanover Capital LLC
Bob C. Riley	Politician	18-Sep-1924	16-Feb-1994	Governor of Arkansas, 1975
Joe T. Robinson	Politician	26-Aug-1872	14-Jul-1937	US Senator from Arkansas, 1913-37
Mike Ross	Politician	1-Sep-1961		Congressman, Arkansas 4th
Bobby E. Shepherd	Judge	18-Nov-1951		8th Circuit Court of Appeals
Rodney Slater	Government	23-Feb-1955		US Secretary of Transportation, 1997-2001
Lavenski R. Smith	Judge	31-Oct-1958		8th Circuit Court of Appeals
Vic Snyder	Politician	27-Sep-1947		Congressman from Arkansas, 1997-2011
B. Alan Sugg	Educator	c. 1938		President, University of Arkansas
Pat Summerall	Sports Journalist	10-May-1930	16-Apr-2013	Sportscaster
William H. Sutton	Attorney	1931		Friday Eldredge & Clark
Barry Switzer	Football	5-Oct-1937		Dallas Cowboys Head Coach, 1994-97
Kobe Tai	Pornstar	15-Jan-1972		Hawaiian Blast
Ray Thornton	Politician	16-Jul-1928	13-Apr-2016	Former Congressman from Arkansas
Jim Guy Tucker	Politician	13-Jun-1943		Governor of Arkansas, 1992-96
K. Rick Turner	Business	c. 1957		The Stephens Group, LLC
Don Tyson	Business	21-Apr-1930	6-Jan-2011	Tyson Foods
Jim Walton	Relative	c. 1948		World's 11th richest man, 2005
Rob Walton	Business	28-Oct-1944		Wal-Mart Chairman, world's 12th richest man
John A. White	Business	c. 1940		Chancellor, University of Arkansas

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Hillary Clinton	Politician	26-Oct-1947		US Secretary of State, 2009-13
Paul E. Danielson	Judge	c. 1946		Justice, Arkansas Supreme Court
Joycelyn Elders	Government	13-Aug-1933		Highly opinionated Surgeon General
Carolyn Forché	Poet	28-Apr-1950		The Country Between Us
J. William Fulbright	Politician	9-Apr-1905	9-Feb-1995	Conceived the Fulbright Scholarships
Willard B. Gatewood	Historian	23-Feb-1931	23-Oct-2011	Aristocrats of Color: The Black Elite, 1880-1920
Edwin G. Nourse	Economist	20-May-1883	7-Apr-1974	Council of Economic Advisers, 1946-49

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Michael T. Duke	Business	7-Dec-1949		President and CEO of Wal-Mart
J. William Fulbright	Politician	9-Apr-1905	9-Feb-1995	Conceived the Fulbright Scholarships
Willard B. Gatewood	Historian	23-Feb-1931	23-Oct-2011	Aristocrats of Color: The Black Elite, 1880-1920
B. Alan Sugg	Educator	c. 1938		President, University of Arkansas
Ray Thornton	Politician	16-Jul-1928	13-Apr-2016	Former Congressman from Arkansas
John H. Tyson	Business	5-Sep-1953		Chairman, Tyson Foods
John A. White	Business	c. 1940		Chancellor, University of Arkansas
Steve Womack	Politician	18-Feb-1957		Congressman, Arkansas 3rd

COACHES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Raymond Berry	Football	27-Feb-1933		NFL Hall of Famer, coach
Bret Bielema	Football	13-Jan-1970		Head Coach, University of Arkansas
Frank Broyles	Football	26-Dec-1924		Arkansas Head Coach, 1958-76
Danny Ford	Football	2-Apr-1948		Clemson Head Coach, 1979-89
Hayden Fry	Football	18-Feb-1929		University of Iowa coach
Joe Gibbs	Football	25-Nov-1940		NFL coach, NASCAR team owner
Lou Holtz	Football	6-Jan-1937		Head Coach, South Carolina, 1999-2004
Gene Keady	Basketball	21-May-1936		Purdue Head Coach, 1980-2005
Houston Nutt	Football	14-Oct-1957		Head Coach, Ole Miss Rebels
John Pelphrey	Basketball	18-Jul-1968		Head Coach, Arkansas Razorbacks
Bobby Petrino	Football	10-Mar-1961		Football Coach, Western Kentucky University
Nolan Richardson	Basketball	27-Dec-1941		Arkansas Head Coach, 1985-2002
Eddie Sutton	Basketball	12-Mar-1936		OSU Head Coach, 1990-2006
Barry Switzer	Football	5-Oct-1937		Dallas Cowboys Head Coach, 1994-97

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