EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Founded 1855 by Baptist minister Oren Cheney.

Location:
Lewiston, ME

Founding Date:
1855

Motto:
Amore ac Studio

Mascot:
Bobcats

Enrollment:
1700

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

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Art Agnos	Politician	1-Sep-1938		Mayor of San Francisco, 1988-92
Maria Bamford	Comic	3-Sep-1970		Comedians of Comedy
Nicholas Basbanes	Author	1943		A Gentle Madness
Carl Cameron	Journalist	22-Sep-1961		Fox News chief political correspondent
David Chokachi	Actor	16-Jan-1968		Cody Madison on Baywatch
John Ciardi	Poet	24-Jun-1916	30-Mar-1986	How Does a Poem Mean?
Frank M. Coffin	Judge	11-Jul-1919	7-Dec-2009	1st Circuit Court of Appeals, 1965-89
Margaret Deland	Author	23-Feb-1857	13-Jan-1945	Old Chester Tales
Nelson Dingley, Jr.	Politician	15-Feb-1832	13-Jan-1899	Congressman from Maine, 1881-99
Bob Goodlatte	Politician	22-Sep-1952		Congressman, Virginia 6th
Bryant Gumbel	Talk Show Host	29-Sep-1948		The Today Show
E. Robert Kinney	Business	9-Apr-1917	2-May-2013	CEO of General Mills, 1977-82
Paul W. MacAvoy	Economist	21-Apr-1934		Council of Economic Advisers, 1975-76
Jan Masaryk	Government	14-Sep-1886	10-Mar-1948	Czech Foreign Minister
Ed Muskie	Politician	28-Mar-1914	26-Mar-1996	US Senator from Maine, 1959-80
Constance Berry Newman	Government	8-Jul-1935		US Asst. Secy. of State for Africa, 2004-05
Sylvia Porter	Columnist	18-Jun-1913	5-Jun-1991	Financial columnist
Leo Ryan	Politician	5-May-1925	18-Nov-1978	Congressman assassinated in Guyana
John Shea	Actor	14-Apr-1949		Lex Luthor on Lois & Clark
David B. Snow, Jr.	Business	c. 1954		CEO of Medco Health Solutions
Karen Hastie Williams	Business	30-Sep-1944		Retired Partner, Crowell & Moring
Garry Wills	Historian	22-May-1934		Lincoln at Gettysburg
Robert E. Witt	Educator	16-Sep-1940		President, University of Alabama

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
E. Robert Kinney	Business	9-Apr-1917	2-May-2013	CEO of General Mills, 1977-82
Paul W. MacAvoy	Economist	21-Apr-1934		Council of Economic Advisers, 1975-76
James F. Orr III	Business	c. 1943		CEO of UNUM Corporation, 1987-99
Thomas A. Renyi	Business	c. 1945		Chairman of Bank of New York Mellon

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