University of Idaho

University of Idaho   (University)
Motto	A Legacy of Leading
Formation	1889
Headquarters	Idaho, USA
Type	PublicLand-grantSpace-grant
Other name	Vandals
Many alumni later move on to national prominence.

The University of Idaho is a public land-grant research university in Moscow, Idaho. It is the state's land-grant and primary research university, and the lead university in the Idaho Space Grant Consortium. The University of Idaho was the state's sole university for 71 years, until 1963, and its College of Law, established in 1909, was first accredited by the American Bar Association in 1925.

Formed by the territorial legislature on January 30, 1889, the university opened its doors in 1892 on October 3, with an initial class of 40 students. The first graduating class in 1896 contained two men and two women. It has an enrollment exceeding 12,000, with over 11,000 on the Moscow campus. The university offers 142 degree programs, from accountancy to wildlife resources, including bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and specialists' degrees. Certificates of completion are offered in 30 areas of study. At 25% and 53%, its 4 and 6 year graduation rates are the highest of any public university in Idaho, and it generates 74 percent of all research money in the state, with research expenditures of $100 million in 2010 alone. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".

As a land-grant university and the primary research university in the state, U of I has the largest campus in the state at 1,585 acres (2.5 sq mi; 6.4 km²), in the rolling hills of the Palouse region at an elevation of 2,600 feet (790 m) above sea level. The school is home to the Idaho Vandals, who compete in NCAA Division I athletics. In addition to the main campus in Moscow, the U of I has branch campuses in Coeur d'Alene, Boise, and Idaho Falls. It also operates a research park in Post Falls and dozens of extension offices statewide.

Alumni

Academia

• Ali Abdelghany - prominent Egyptian academic and marine biologist; Ph.D. '86

Business

• William Agee - business executive; Class of '60
• Jack Lemley - construction manager for Europe's Channel Tunnel or "Chunnel," the undersea rail tube linking England and France; Class of '60
• Frank Shrontz - former chairman and CEO (1986–96) of Boeing; LL.B. '54

Criminals

• Anthony Curcio - former Vandal football player; real estate investor; masterminded one of the most elaborate armored car heists in history

Government

• Blaine Anderson - federal judge, U.S District Court (1971–76); U.S. Court of Appeals (1976–88); LL.B. '49
• Phil Batt - Governor (1995–99); UI chemical engineering student, withdrew in 1948 due to family hardship
• Roger Batzel - Director (1971–1988) of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; B.S.Ch.E. '47
• Terrel Bell - Secretary of Education (1981–85); M.A. '54
• Mary (Thomas) Brooks - Director of the U.S. Mint (1969–77); Class of '29
• Hamer Budge - U.S. House (1951–61), headed SEC (1969–71). J.D. '36.
• Roger Burdick - Idaho Supreme Court justice (2003– ); Chief Justice (2011–15, 2017– ); J.D. '74
• Pete Cenarrusa - longtime Secretary of State of Idaho; Class of '40
• Larry Craig - U.S. Senator (1991–2009); U.S. House (1981–91); Class of '69
• Daniel Eismann - Idaho Supreme Court justice (2001–17); Chief Justice (2007–11); J.D. '76
• Mark Felt - FBI special agent and associate director; Watergate informer "Deep Throat;" Class of '35
• Abe Goff - U.S. House (1947–49); later served on ICC; LL.B. '24
• Philip Habib - diplomat, special envoy to the Middle East under President Reagan; Class of '42
• Joel Horton - Idaho Supreme Court justice (2007–18); J.D. '85
• Dirk Kempthorne - Secretary of the Interior (2006–09); Governor (1999–2006); U.S. Senator (1993–99); Mayor of Boise (1985–93); Class of '75
• Gus Kohntopp - Colonel in the Idaho Air National Guard; identified as one of two 190th Fighter Squadron pilots involved in the 190th Fighter Squadron, Blues and Royals friendly fire incident - March 28, 2003
• Edward Lodge - federal judge, U.S District Court (1989– ); LL.B. '61
• Jim McClure - U.S. Senator (1973–91); U.S. House (1967–73); LL.B. '50
• Ray McNichols - federal judge, U.S District Court (1964–85); LL.B. '50
• Tom Nelson - federal judge, U.S. Court of Appeals (1990–2009); LL.B. '62
• Mike O'Callaghan - Governor of Nevada (1971–79); B.S., M.Ed. '56
• Sarah Palin - Governor of Alaska (2006–09); Class of '87, B.A. Communications
• Jim Risch - U.S. Senator (2009– ); Lieutenant Governor (2003–06, 2007–09); Governor (2006–07); Class of '65, J.D. '68
• Harold Ryan - federal judge, U.S District Court (1981–95); LL.B. '50
• Henry Lee Schatz - agricultural economist with the Foreign Agricultural Service; rescued from Iran in the Canadian Caper Class of '71, M.S. '74
• Steve Symms - U.S. Senator (1981–93); U.S. House (1973–81); Class of '60
• Fred Taylor - U.S District Court judge (1954–88); LL.B. '26
• Linda Copple Trout - first female Idaho Supreme Court justice (1992–2007) and Chief Justice (1997–2004); Class of '73, J.D. '77
• Jesse Walters - Idaho Supreme Court justice (1997–2003), chief judge of the Idaho Court of Appeals (1982–97); J.D. '63
• Herman Welker - U.S. Senator (1951–57); LL.B. '29
• Compton I. White Jr. - U.S. House (1963–67); Class of '42

Journalism

• Michael Kirk, documentary filmmaker and co-creator of Frontline; Class of '71
• Kelli Johnson, sports anchor for NBC Sports Bay Area, Class of 1998
• Otis Livingston, sportscaster for WCBS-TV in New York
• David Neiwert, Seattle-based investigative journalist and blogger (Orcinus); contributing writer for the Southern Poverty Law Center; author of Of Orcas and Men: What Killer Whales Can Teach Us (2015); Class of 1984

Literature and the arts

• Rayce Bird - makeup and special effects artist; Season Two winner of SyFy's Face Off
• Holden Bowler - namesake of J.D. Salinger's character Holden Caulfield; soloist in the Robert Shaw Chorale; attended from 1931 to 1935, but did not graduate
• Carol Ryrie Brink - author; winner of the John Newbery Medal in 1936 for her book Caddie Woodlawn; Moscow native; attended UI 1914–17
• Canary Lee Burton - composer and classical music DJ
• Marilyn Denis - morning show co-host on CHUM-FM in Toronto, Ontario; host of TV shows CityLine and The Marilyn Denis Show
• Bill Fagerbakke - actor, television series Coach (1989–97); voice of Patrick on SpongeBob SquarePants; Class of '81
• Jim Lemley - Hollywood film producer; produced Wanted and 9; former CEO of Mel Gibson's Icon Productions International; Class of '88
• "Seanbaby" (Sean Reiley) - comedy writer and video game critic
• E.E. "Doc" Smith - science fiction author; wrote the Lensman series and the Skylark series; Class of 1914
• Brad Teare - painter and illustrator
• Bobbie Thomas - Style Editor for NBC's Today Show
• Rebecca Zanetti – romance novelist

Military

• James F. Amos - Commandant of the Marine Corps (2010–2014); Class of 1970

Science

• Steven Amstrup - polar bear researcher and conservationist; M.S. '75
• Malcolm Renfrew - polymer chemist, inventor, and professor emeritus; contributor to the development of Teflon; Class of '32, M.S. '34
• Bob Twiggs - Rocket scientist; inventor of the CubeSat technology; Class of '61
• Thomas Mueller - American rocket engineer and rocket engine designer. He is a founding employee of SpaceX, a space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California.

 

Alumni on Wikispooks

Person	Born	Died	Nationality	Summary	Description
Marion Bowman				Diplomat Spook Mariner	FBI leader who refused to seek a special warrant to search Zacarias Moussaoui’s belongings before the 9/11 attacks. Later awarded cash bonus and presidential citation for "exceptional performance".
Larry Craig	20 July 1945		US	Politician
Mark Felt	17 August 1913	18 December 2008		Spook 'Deep throat'	The supposed true identity of 'deep throat', who played a part in the Watergate Coup.
Philip Habib	25 February 1920	25 May 1992	US	Diplomat	US diplomat who died aged 72 of a cardiac arrhythmia the day after the 1992 Bilderberg where he was a panelist on Whither The United States?
James A. McClure	27 December 1924	26 February 2011	US	Lawyer
Sarah Palin	11 February 1964			Politician
Frances Stockdale Symms	1937	28 March 2018
Steven Symms	23 April 1938		US	Politician	US politician who attended Le Cercle in 1984 in South Africa with his first wife, Frances Stockdale Symms.

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