College of William & Mary

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The College of William & Mary (also known as William & Mary, or W & M ) is a public university in Williamsburg in eastern U.S. state of Virginia. Founded in 1693, it is according to Harvard University, the second oldest university in the United States. It is one of the best public universities in the country, called a Public Ivy. Today here are enrolled 7650 students. Because they meet extremely high admission requirements, the graduates of the College of William & Mary are among the most coveted in research and industry in the United States. In recent years, the College of William & Mary has repeatedly been chosen by U.S. News & World Report as the best small public university in the United States. In 2012, the U.S. News national ranking for partial aspect of " quality of teaching in the undergraduate program " is W & M ranked sixth.

History

The College of William and Mary 1693 in honor of William III. and Mary II founded and was therefore one of the Colonial Colleges. The main building was designed by Sir Christopher Wren.

Sports

The sports team of the College is called The Tribe. It is a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. Your mascot is a griffin.

Famous people

Politics and Administration

  • William S. Archer, a member of the U.S. Senate
  • Richard Clough Anderson, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives
  • Philip Pendleton Barbour, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives
  • William T. Barry, former U.S. Postmaster General
  • John Blair, Judge of the Supreme Court of the United States
  • George M. Bibb, former U.S. Treasury
  • William Wyatt Bibb, the first Governor of Alabama
  • John Breckinridge, former U.S. Attorney General
  • James Brown, a member of the U.S. Senate
  • Steve Chabot, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
  • Henry Clay, former U.S. Secretary of State
  • John J. Crittenden, former U.S. Attorney General
  • Charles Arthur Ford, former U.S. ambassador to Honduras
  • Robert Gates, former U.S. Secretary of Defense
  • Thomas Jefferson, former U.S. President
  • John Marshall, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
  • James Monroe, former U.S. President
  • John Nelson, former U.S. Attorney General
  • Edmund Randolph, former U.S. Attorney General and U.S. Secretary of State
  • Thomas B. Robertson, 1820-1824 Governor of Louisiana
  • Charles L. Scott, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives
  • Andrew Stevenson, 16th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
  • Henry St. George Tucker, senior member of the U.S. House of Representatives
  • John Tyler, former U.S. President
  • John Tyler Sr., 1808-1811 Governor of Virginia
  • Bushrod Washington, Judge of the Supreme Court of the United States

Arts and Culture

Sports

  • Lou Creekmur, American football player
  • Mark McCormack, founder of the modern golf marketing
  • Arnold Palmer, the first superstar of golf
  • Buster Ramsey, American football player and coach
  • Knox Ramsey, American football player

Science

Economy

  • Todd Howard, Game Designer and Producer for Bethesda Softworks
  • Mark McCormack, founder of International Management Group
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