Just having celebrated 150 years, the University of Denver has played an integral role in the cultural, social, economic and educational life of the city it calls home. In 1864, John Evans, governor of the Colorado Territory and a close friend of Abraham Lincoln, founder of Northwestern University and namesake for the 14,264-foot Mount Evans, founded the University of Denver as Colorado Seminary. DU produced its first Rhodes Scholar, Stanley Kuhl Hornbeck, in 1904. Since then, seven more DU students have earned the honor, most recently in 2005. In 1908, DU became one of the first universities in the country to open a college of business. Over the years, the business program has become one of the best in the nation. DU landed front and center on the sports pages in 1954 when the ski team won its first national championship. By 2008, the ski team had claimed 19 national championships, more than any other team in the country. In 1970 DU made national headlines with Woodstock West, a student protest against the Vietnam War and the killings of four students at Kent State. Rich with beauty and tradition, University Hall—which was built in the 1890s—lives alongside buildings from the 1930s, 1950s and early 21st century. All are shaded by hundreds of trees. In fact, the entire campus is designated as an arboretum. Famous DU Alumni: • David Adkins, comedian known as Sinbad • Eric Alexander, scaled Mt. Everest with first blind climber to summit • Bradbury Anderson, CEO, vice chairman, Best Buy • Ibrahim A. Assaf, finance minister, Saudi Arabia • Matt Carle, 2006 Hobey Baker Award winner, college hockeys highest individual honor • Terrance Carroll, former Colorado Speaker of the House • George Casey, Jr., former U.S. Army Chief of Staff • Peter Coors, chairman, Molson Coors Brewing Co • Peter Domenici, former U.S. senator (R-N.M.) • Byron Dorgan, former U.S. senator (D-N.D.) • Rebecca Ann (King) Dreman, Miss America 1974 • Mike Enzi, U.S. Sen. (R-Wyo.) • Pat Grant, former CEO, National Western Stock Show • Peter Groff, first African American president of the Colorado Senate • Ahmad Ismail, mayor of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia • Howard P. James, former CEO, Sheraton Hotels • James Cox Kennedy, chairman, Cox Enterprises • Paul Laxalt, former Nevada governor and senator • Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, chairman, Emirates airlines, CEO and chairman, The Emirates Group • Peter Morton, founder, Hard Rock Cafe chain • James Nicholson, former U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs • Gale Norton, former U.S. Secretary of the Interior • Craig Patrick, former Pittsburgh Penguins executive vice president/general manager • Condoleezza Rice, former U.S. Secretary of State • Mark Rycroft, former forward, Colorado Avalanche • Dan Shatzeder, winning pitcher of Game 6 of the 1987 World Series • Andy Taylor, CEO, chairman, Enterprise Holdings • Carol Tomé, CEO, The Home Depot • Susan Waltz, professor of public policy, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and former chair, International Executive Committee, Amnesty
Posted on: Mon, 28 Jul 2014 22:42:19 +0000
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