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How many famous people, CEOs or Presidents does your school have?

Posted on 7/7/11 at 10:15 am
Posted by Ball Gravy
Houston, TX
Member since Aug 2008
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Posted on 7/7/11 at 10:15 am
Since we are on the subject of bullshite threads, I figured I'd start one to illustrate the success of each school.

We could go on for days about Professional athletes, so keep it to the business and political world.

Posted by roadGator
Member since Feb 2009
139774 posts
Posted on 7/7/11 at 10:16 am to
TAMU fan

SEC Rant

??????
Posted by RummelTiger
Texas
Member since Aug 2004
89831 posts
Posted on 7/7/11 at 10:21 am to
Gator, he's in the Big 12, like they have anything to be proud of as of late. Of COURSE he's over here!
Posted by theGarnetWay
Washington, D.C.
Member since Mar 2010
25849 posts
Posted on 7/7/11 at 10:22 am to
Hootie and the Blowfish
Houston Texans CEO and Owner Bob McNair
Charlie Weiss went to grad school here
Gary Parsons founder of XM radio

Those are of the top of my head, the SC alumni association has a detailed list here of "notable alum"

LINK
This post was edited on 7/7/11 at 10:23 am
Posted by wmr
North of Dickson, South of Herman's
Member since Mar 2009
32518 posts
Posted on 7/7/11 at 10:25 am to
OT/MSB/GTFO

May I suggest [link=(www.texags.com)]aggyboard[/link]
Posted by cjared036
Houston, tx
Member since Dec 2009
9569 posts
Posted on 7/7/11 at 10:26 am to
Bernie Madoff went to Alabama for a semester...
Posted by NYCAuburn
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Posted on 7/7/11 at 10:26 am to
Bobby Lowder
Yella Fella
Milton McGreggor
Posted by diddydirtyAubie
Bozeman
Member since Dec 2010
39829 posts
Posted on 7/7/11 at 10:28 am to
The guy that started Wikipedia.
Posted by Ball Gravy
Houston, TX
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Posted on 7/7/11 at 10:28 am to
Posted by MThawg
south
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Posted on 7/7/11 at 10:31 am to
Anything to pass the time until football season I guess
Posted by cjared036
Houston, tx
Member since Dec 2009
9569 posts
Posted on 7/7/11 at 10:34 am to
Auburn Should be proud....

Bobby Lowder - Regions is busted.

Milton MacGregor - Small time casino operator that tried to play mob boss and buy some votes. Currently sitting in a court room awaiting conviction.

Yella Feller - endless blowhard but is a legitimate business man(that I know of). funny that I never hear from him or see his products here in the Texas Market...
Posted by WDE24
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Posted on 7/7/11 at 10:34 am to
quote:

Bobby Lowder - Regions is busted.
Posted by LSUdm21
Member since Nov 2008
17486 posts
Posted on 7/7/11 at 10:35 am to
Stephen Ambrose - Noted historian, founder of the national D-Day Museum in NOLA and military adviser to "Saving Private Ryan" and the "Band of Brothers" series.

Dr. James Andrews - World-renowned orthpedic surgeon.

James Carville - Clinton's campaign strategist and current political commentator.

Lod Cook - Cook joined the Atlantic Richfield Company and quickly advanced into management positions. In 1970, he was made a corporate vice president at ARCO and advanced to senior vice president, executive vice president and chief operating officer. In 1980, he became a member of the Board of Directors and in 1985 was named the president and chief executive officer, where he remained for nine years until his retirement in 1995. Cook is a trustee of the George Bush Presidential Library Foundation and a director of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation. In 1994, he was invested with the Insignia of Honorary Knight Commander and the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire by the Prince of Wales.

Dr. Alexander William "Alex" Dunlap - A medical doctor and veterinarian, Dunlap is the chief veterinarian for NASA. He is responsible for all NASA policies related to animal health and welfare. In 1998, he was a Payload Specialist alternate for STS-90 Neurolab Program, studying the effects of microgravity on the nervous system, on the Space Shuttle Columbia.

Michael Papajohn - Actor


Posted by Tds & Beer
TOT DAT MOFAN~DRIP DRIP~Bunty Pls
Member since Sep 2009
23860 posts
Posted on 7/7/11 at 10:38 am to
Jerry Clower
John Grisham
George Bryan, Bryan Foods
Fred Carl Jr., Viking Range Corporation
Martin F. Jue, MFJ Enterprises
Hartley Peavey, Peavey Electronics
Several Politicians, the most notable being the president of Honduras

Honorable Mention: Al Bundy Bulldog
This post was edited on 7/7/11 at 10:53 am
Posted by Monticello
Member since Jul 2010
16197 posts
Posted on 7/7/11 at 10:39 am to
quote:

The guy that started Wikipedia.


Got the frick out of Auburn and did his grad work at Bama though.

George Wallace
Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black
Bernie Madoff
Forrest Gump
Harper Lee
Posted by FleshEatingSalsa
Floating down the Anduin
Member since Dec 2009
12293 posts
Posted on 7/7/11 at 10:39 am to
Bama
Harper Lee
Rece Davis
Hugo Black (former Supreme Court Justice)
Sela Ward

I thought Condoleeza Rice, but it was an Honorary Doctorate.
Posted by AU1960
ALABAMA
Member since Oct 2008
3632 posts
Posted on 7/7/11 at 10:39 am to
Bernie Madoff attended ALABAMA,does that count?
Posted by blzr
Keeneland
Member since Mar 2011
30084 posts
Posted on 7/7/11 at 10:41 am to
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Milton MacGregor



I thought he went to Troy? and he just gives money to Auburn.
This post was edited on 7/7/11 at 10:42 am
Posted by NYCAuburn
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Posted on 7/7/11 at 10:43 am to
quote:

Milton MacGregor - Small time casino operator that tried to play mob boss and buy some votes. Currently sitting in a court room awaiting conviction.


Funny thing he did not go to Auburn, He did donate(1 mil) through Victoryland for marketing purposes, yet he is suposed to be the biggest Auburn booster eva

He is actually tied Troy state, not Auburn
Posted by attheua
Tuscaloosa
Member since Apr 2008
5442 posts
Posted on 7/7/11 at 10:45 am to
quote:

Bama
Harper Lee
Rece Davis
Hugo Black (former Supreme Court Justice)
Sela Ward

I thought Condoleeza Rice, but it was an Honorary Doctorate.


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Winston Groom (author of forest gump)
Samuel DiPiazza, former Chief Executive Officer of PricewaterhouseCoopers
Joe Scarborough
dozens of politicians, including the current governor

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