University of Idaho

The University of Idaho is a land-grant university formed by the Territorial Legislature of Idaho in 1889, located in Moscow, Idaho. The university opened its doors on October 3, 1892 with an initial class of 40 students. The first graduating class in 1896 contained two men and two women. Today, the university has an enrollment of over 12,000. The university offers 154 degree programs, from agribusiness to zoology, including bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and specialists' degrees. Certificates of completion are offered in 16 areas of study.

Famous alumni

• Bill Fagerbakke - American actor who voices Patrick Star on the SpongeBob SquarePants series. Class of '81.
• Dan O'Brien - Olympic gold medalist.
• W. Mark Felt - "Deep Throat" is a former agent and top official of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Class of '35.
• Dirk Kempthorne - Republican Governor of Idaho; Former U.S. Senator and Mayor of Boise, Idaho. Class of '76.
• Larry Craig - Republican U.S. Senator of Idaho. Class of '69.
• James McClure - Republican U.S. Senator of Idaho. Class of '50.
• Steven Symms - Republican U.S. Senator of Idaho. Class of '60.
• Terrell Bell - Educator, former U.S. Secretary of Education in the Cabinet of President Ronald Reagan. Class of '54.
• Philip Habib - Diplomat, special presidential envoy to the Middle East under President Ronald Reagan. Class of '42.
• Bill Stoneman - Pitched for the Chicago Cubs, Montreal Expos and California Angels from 1967-74. Class of '66.
• Jeffrey Ashby - Astronaut and a veteran of three space shuttle missions, including Columbia in 1999. Class of '76.
• Carol Ryrie Brink - Author; winner of the John Newbery Medal in 1936 for her book Caddie Woodlawn.
• Frank Shrontz - Past chairman and CEO of The Boeing Company. Class of '54.
• Jack Lemley - Construction manager for Europe?s Channel Tunnel, the undersea rail tube linking England and France.
• Lawrence H. Chamberlain - Dean of Columbia University in 1950. Vice President of Columbia in 1962. Class of '30.