Notable Alumni and Faculty
Notable alumni include Gordon Bowker, cofounder of Starbucks, philanthropist Gordon Getty, President and CEO of Intel Paul S. Otellini, former NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle, Pierre Salinger, a United States senator and press secretary for President John F. Kennedy, French novelist, ambassador and former war correspondent Olivier Weber and Alejandro Toledo, the 46th president of Peru.
Notable faculty members include Academy Award nominee Sam Green, director of The Weather Underground and Biology professor Paul Chien, known for his research in physiology and ecology. Also, the University has awarded a number of people with honorary degrees. Some of the recipients include the 14th Dalai Lama, former South Korean president Kim Dae-Jung, former Philippine president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Iranian human rights activist Shirin Ebadi, President of Ireland Mary McAleese and Comedian Bill Cosby, the Palestinian politician and negotiator Saeb Erekat.
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