Northern Arizona University
Founded in 1899 as Northern Arizona Normal School in Flagstaff, Arizona, Northern Arizona University ( NAU ) is today with 18,824 students, the most important institution of higher education in northern Arizona.
The University is nationally known in the field of education and the field of study hotel and restaurant management.
Sports
The sports team of the NAU, the Lumberjacks. The University is a member of the Big Sky Conference.
Famous people
Professors
- Joel DiBartolo - jazz bassist
- Clyde Tombaugh - Astronomer, Physicist
Graduates
- Mårten Boström - orienteers
- Diana Gabaldon - Author
- R. C. Gorman - Navajo artist
- Jennifer Roberson - author