EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Location:
Raleigh, NC

Founding Date:
1887

Team:
The Wolfpack

Enrollment:
29,000

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

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Sami Al-Arian	Criminal	14-Jan-1958		Professor convicted of funding terrorism
Stephen F. Angel	Business	c. 1956		CEO of Praxair
Kay Knight Clarke	Business	c. 1938		Templeton, Ltd.
Bill Cowher	Football	8-May-1957		Steelers Head Coach, 1992-2006
John Edwards	Politician	10-Jun-1953		2004 Vice Presidential candidate
Bob Etheridge	Politician	7-Aug-1941		Congressman from North Carolina, 1997-2011
Kent B. Foster	Business	1944		CEO of Ingram Micro, 2000-05
William C. Friday	Educator	13-Jul-1920	12-Oct-2012	President of UNC, 1956-86
Emerson U. Fullwood	Business	c. 1947		VP at Xerox
Roman Gabriel	Football	5-Aug-1940		Rams/Eagles Quarterback
Zach Galifianakis	Actor	1-Oct-1969		The Hangover
Kaye Gibbons	Novelist	5-May-1960		Ellen Foster
Robert Gibbs	Government	29-Mar-1971		White House Press Secretary, 2009-11
J. D. Hayworth	Politician	12-Jul-1958		Congressman from Arizona, 1995-2007
James B. Hunt	Politician	16-May-1937		Twice Governor of North Carolina
Walter B. Jones	Politician	10-Feb-1943		Congressman, North Carolina 3rd
Andy Kennedy	Basketball	13-Mar-1968		Head Coach, University of Mississippi
Phillip B. Lassiter	Business	c. 1944		CEO of Ambac, 1991-2004
Scotty McCreery	Singer	9-Oct-1993		Winner, 10th Season American Idol
Patrick McHenry	Politician	22-Oct-1975		Congressman, North Carolina 10th
Nate McMillan	Basketball	3-Aug-1964		Portland Trail Blazers head coach, 2005-12
Wendell H. Murphy	Business	c. 1939		Billionaire, Murphy Farms
Raymond T. Odierno	Military	8-Sep-1954		US Army Chief of Staff
James W. Owens	Business	c. 1946		CEO of Caterpillar, 2004-10
Roy H. Park	Philanthropist	15-Sep-1910	25-Oct-1993	Media mogul, Park Foundation
James T. Rhodes	Business	c. 1941		CEO of Virginia Electric & Power, 1989-97
Robert W. Scott	Politician	13-Jun-1929	23-Jan-2009	Governor of North Carolina, 1969-73
Richard P. Sergel	Business	c. 1950		CEO of National Grid USA, 2000-04
Hugh Shelton	Military	2-Jan-1942		Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1997-2001
Mark B. Templeton	Business	c. 1953		CEO of Citrix Systems
John Tesh	TV Personality	9-Jul-1952		Entertainment Tonight
Russell Wilson	Football	29-Nov-1988		Seattle Seahawks QB
Robert R. Womack	Business	c. 1937		CEO of Zurn Industries, 1994-99
Phail Wynn, Jr.	Educator	c. 1947		Durham Technical Community College
G. Smedes York	Business	c. 1940		York Properties Inc.

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
William Bennett	Government	31-Jul-1943		Former Drug Czar and gambling man
Marye Anne Fox	Educator	9-Dec-1947		Chancellor, UC San Diego
Lee Smith	Novelist	1944		Fancy Strut
Joan Hinde Stewart	Educator	c. 1943		President, Hamilton College

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Marye Anne Fox	Educator	9-Dec-1947		Chancellor, UC San Diego
Roy H. Park	Philanthropist	15-Sep-1910	25-Oct-1993	Media mogul, Park Foundation
Joan Hinde Stewart	Educator	c. 1943		President, Hamilton College
G. Smedes York	Business	c. 1940		York Properties Inc.

COACHES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Pete Carroll	Football	15-Sep-1951		Seattle Seahawks coach
Lou Holtz	Football	6-Jan-1937		Head Coach, South Carolina, 1999-2004
Tom O'Brien	Football	5-Oct-1948		Former head coach of NCSU Wolfpack
Darrell Royal	Football	6-Jul-1924	7-Nov-2012	UT-Austin Head Coach, 1957-76
Jim Valvano	Basketball	10-Mar-1946	28-Apr-1993	NCSU Basketball Coach, 1980-89
Tyrone Willingham	Football	30-Dec-1953		Head Football Coach, Washington Huskies

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