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Reed College

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Location:
Portland, OR

Founding Date:
1908

Motto:
Atheism, Communism, and Free Love

Mascot:
Griffin

Radio Station:
KRRC 97.9 FM

Enrollment:
1300

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

STUDENTS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
James Beard
Chef
5-May-1903 23-Jan-1985 First prominent TV chef
Robert Brenner
Historian
28-Nov-1943   The Boom and the Bubble
Adrian Chen
Blogger
c. 1986   Investigative journalist, Gawker
Lorne W. Craner
Government
?   International Republican Institute
Richard Danzig
Government
8-Sep-1944   US Secretary of the Navy, 1998-2001
Dr. Demento
Radio Personality
2-Apr-1941   Novelty DJ
David Eddings
Author
7-Jul-1931 2-Jun-2009 The Belgariad
Barbara Ehrenreich
Author
26-Aug-1941   Nickel and Dimed
Donald M. Engelman
Biologist
c. 1941   Biochemistry Professor at Yale
Richard Hanna
Politician
25-Jan-1951   Congressman, New York 24th
Harry Harlow
Psychologist
31-Oct-1905 6-Dec-1981 Comparative psychologist, studied isolation
Steve Jobs
Business
24-Feb-1955 5-Oct-2011 Co-Founder of Apple Computer
Robert W. Johannsen
Historian
22-Aug-1925 16-Aug-2011 Stephen A. Douglas
Dale W. Jorgenson
Economist
7-May-1933   Economist at Harvard
Alex J. Martinez
Judge
19-Apr-1951   Justice, Colorado Supreme Court
William D. McElroy
Biologist
22-Jan-1917 17-Feb-1999 Bioluminescence
Peter Norton
Computer Programmer
14-Nov-1943   Retired computer utilities programmer
Howard Rheingold
Author
7-Jul-1947   The Virtual Community
Larry Sanger
Encyclopaedist
16-Jul-1968   Co-Founder of Wikipedia
Gary Snyder
Poet
8-May-1930   Turtle Island
John Sperling
Business
9-Jan-1921 22-Aug-2014 Founder, University of Phoenix
Philip Whalen
Poet
20-Oct-1923 26-Jun-2002 Canoeing up Carbaga Creek
Howard Wolpe
Government
2-Nov-1939 25-Oct-2011 Congressman from Michigan, 1979-83

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Karl T. Compton
Physicist
15-Sep-1887 22-Jun-1954 Bikini Island atomic tests
Paul H. Douglas
Politician
26-Mar-1892 24-Sep-1976 US Senator from Illinois, 1949-67
Lauro Martines
Historian
22-Nov-1927   The Social World of the Florentine Humanists

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Alberto Cribiore
Business
c. 1946   Brera Capital Partners
Richard Danzig
Government
8-Sep-1944   US Secretary of the Navy, 1998-2001
Donald M. Engelman
Biologist
c. 1941   Biochemistry Professor at Yale
Alex J. Martinez
Judge
19-Apr-1951   Justice, Colorado Supreme Court
Peter Norton
Computer Programmer
14-Nov-1943   Retired computer utilities programmer
Harriett Tee Taggart
Business
c. 1948   Wellington Management Company


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