List of Sigma Chi members
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Notability

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James Abdnor

University of Nebraska–Lincoln, 1945

U.S. Representative for South Dakota from 1973–1981.

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Mark AndrewsS

North Dakota State University, 1949

U.S. Representative for North Dakota from 1963–1981.

Kelly ArmstrongS

University of North Dakota, 2001

U.S. Representative for North Dakota from 2019 – present.

Dan Bishop

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1986

U.S. Representative for North Carolina from 2019 – present.

Tim BurchettS

University of Tennessee, 1985

U.S. Representative for Tennessee from 2019 – present.

Sam Farr

Willamette University, 1963

U.S. Representative for California from 1993 – 2017.

Ruben GallegoS

Harvard, 2004

U.S. Representative for Arizona from 2014–present.

John GaramendiS

University of California, Berkeley, 1966

U.S. Representative for California from 2009–present.

Jim GerlachS

Dickinson, 1980

U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania from 2003–2015.

Barry Goldwater, Jr.S

Arizona, 1962

U.S. Representative for California from 1969–1983.

Garret GravesS

University of Alabama, 1991

U.S. Representative for Louisiana from 2015–present.

Brooks HaysS

George Washington, 1922

U.S. Representative for Arkansas from 1943–1959.

Van Hilleary

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1981

U.S. Representative for Tennessee from 1995–2003.

Steny HoyerS

University of Maryland, 1963

U.S. Representative for Maryland from 1981–present. Current Majority Leader 2019–present.

Henry HydeS

Duke University, 1946

U.S. Representative for Illinois from 1975–2007.

Isaac M. Jordan

Miami University, 1857

U.S. Representative for Ohio from 1883–1885

Henderson Lovelace Lanham

Georgia, 1910

U.S. Representative for Georgia from 1947–1957.

E.W. MarlandS

Michigan, 1893

U.S. Representative for Oklahoma from 1933–1935.

Mark MeadowsS

University of South Florida, 1981

U.S. Representative for North Carolina from 2013 – present.

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Ellis James Abdnor ( February 13 , 1923 - May 16 , 2012 ) was an American politician from the state of South Dakota . Abdnor was a Republican and served as a U.S . Senator from South Dakota .
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln ( Nebraska , UNL , or NU ) is a public research university in Lincoln , Nebraska . It is the state 's oldest university and the largest in the University of Nebraska system . The state legislature chartered the university in 1869 as a land-grant university under the 1862 Morrill Act , two years after Nebraska became a state . Around the turn of the 20th century , the university began to expand significantly , hiring professors from eastern schools to teach its new professional programs and conducting groundbreaking research in agricultural sciences . The Nebraska method of ecological study developed during this time pioneered grassland ecology and laid the foundation for research in theoretical ecology for the rest of the century . The university is organized into eight colleges on two campuses in Lincoln with over 100 classroom buildings and research facilities . Nebraska 's athletic programs , known as the Cornhuskers , compete in NCAA Division I and are a member of the Big Ten Conference . NU 's football team has won 46 conference championships and claims five national championships , with an additional nine unclaimed . The school 's volleyball team has won five titles and appeared in the national semifinal nine other times . NU plays its home football games at Memorial Stadium and has sold out every game since 1962 . The stadium 's capacity of 91,585 people is famously larger than the population of Nebraska 's third-largest city .
The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of South Dakota . For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state ( through the present day ) , see United States Congressional Delegations from South Dakota . The list of names should be complete ( as of January 3 , 2019 ) , but other data may be incomplete . It includes members who have represented only the state both past and present , as the Dakota Territory encompassed in addition North Dakota , and parts of present-day Wyoming , Montana , and Idaho .
Mark Andrews ( born May 19 , 1926 ) is an American politician from the state of North Dakota . He is a member of the Republican Party who served as a U.S . Senator .
North Dakota State University of Agriculture and Applied Sciences , more commonly known as North Dakota State University ( NDSU ) , is a public research university located in Fargo , North Dakota . The institution was founded as North Dakota Agricultural College in 1890 as the research land-grant institution for the state of North Dakota . NDSU is a doctoral university and is classified as having very high research activity by the Carnegie Foundation . As of 2018 , NDSU offers 102 undergraduate majors , 170 undergraduate degree programs , 6 undergraduate certificate programs , 79 undergraduate minors , 81 master 's degree programs , 47 doctoral degree programs of study and 10 graduate certificate programs . NDSU is part of the North Dakota University System . It is one of the largest universities in the state of North Dakota . The university also operates North Dakota 's agricultural research extension centers distributed across the state on 18,488 acres ( 75 km² ) . In 2015 , NDSU 's economic impact on the state and region was estimated to be $ 1.3 billion a year according to the NDUS Systemwide Economic Study by the School of Economics at North Dakota State University . In 2016 , it was also the fifth-largest employer in the state of North Dakota .
The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of North Dakota . For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state ( through the present day ) , see United States Congressional Delegations from North Dakota . The list of names should be complete ( as of January 3 , 2015 ) , but other data may be incomplete . It includes members who have represented only the state both past and present , as the Dakota Territory encompassed in addition South Dakota , and parts of present-day Wyoming , Montana , and Idaho .
Kelly Michael Armstrong ( born October 8 , 1976 ) is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for North Dakota 's at-large congressional district since 2019 . He is a member of the Republican Party .
The University of North Dakota ( also known as UND or North Dakota ) is a public research university in Grand Forks , North Dakota . Established by the Dakota Territorial Assembly in 1883 , six years before the establishment of the state of North Dakota , it is the state 's oldest university . UND was founded with a liberal arts foundation and expanded to include scientific research . The university has the only schools of law and medicine in the state of North Dakota . Its best known college is perhaps its John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences , the first in the country to offer a degree in unmanned aircraft systems operations , and programs in aviation and aerospace . Several national research institutions are on the university 's campus including the Energy and Environmental Research Center , the School of Medicine and Health Sciences , and the USDA Human Nutrition Research Center . North Dakota 's athletic teams compete in the NCAA 's Division I . Most teams compete as members of the Big Sky Conference , with the exceptions of men 's hockey ( National Collegiate Hockey Conference ) , and swimming ( Western Athletic Conference ) . The men 's ice hockey team has won eight national championships and play in the Ralph Engelstad Arena .
James Daniel Bishop ( born July 1 , 1964 ) is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. Representative for North Carolina 's 9th congressional district since 2019 . He also served in the North Carolina State Senate from 2017-2019 . A Republican , his district includes south-central Mecklenburg , Union , Anson , Richmond , Scotland , Robeson , Bladen , and Cumberland counties . He previously served in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 2015 to 2017 , and the Mecklenburg County Commission from 2005 to 2009 . Bishop was the lead author of North Carolina 's so-called bathroom bill which prohibited transgender individuals from using public restrooms other than those by their biological sex as defined on their birth certificates . The bill was signed into law . It created public backlash and was subsequently overruled by a federal judge in Asheville in a ruling affirmed by the United States Supreme Court . Bishop won the 2019 special election to the U.S. House of Representatives with 50.7% of the vote to Dan McCready 's 48.7% on September 10 , 2019 . He took office on September 17 , 2019 .
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ( UNC , UNC-Chapel Hill , North Carolina , Chapel Hill , or simply Carolina ) is a public research university in Chapel Hill , North Carolina . The flagship of the University of North Carolina system , it is considered a Public Ivy , or a public institution which offers an academic experience equivalent to an Ivy League university . After being chartered in 1789 , the university first began enrolling students in 1795 , which also allows it to be one of three schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States . Among the claimants , the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is the only one to have held classes and graduated students as a public university in the eighteenth century . The first public institution of higher education in North Carolina , the school opened its doors to students on February 12 , 1795 . Under the leadership of President Kemp Plummer Battle , in 1877 North Carolina became coeducational and began the process of desegregation in 1951 when African-American graduate students were admitted under Chancellor Robert Burton House . In 1952 , North Carolina opened its own hospital , UNC Health Care , for research and treatment , and has since specialized in cancer care . The school 's students , alumni , and sports teams are known as Tar Heels . The university offers degrees in over 70 courses of study and is administratively divided into 13 separate professional schools and a primary unit , the College of Arts & Sciences . Five of the schools have been named : the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School , the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media , the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health , the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy , and the UNC Adams School of Dentistry . All undergraduates receive a liberal arts education and have the option to pursue a major within the professional schools of the university or within the College of Arts and Sciences from the time they obtain junior status . UNC 's faculty and alumni include 9 Nobel Prize laureates , 23 Pulitzer Prize winners , and 49 Rhodes Scholars .
The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of North Carolina . For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state ( through the present day ) , see United States Congressional Delegations from North Carolina . The list of names should be complete , but other data may be incomplete .
Timothy Floyd Burchett ( born August 25 , 1964 ) is an American politician who is currently the U.S. Representative for Tennessee 's 2nd congressional district , serving since 2019 . A Republican , Burchett was formerly mayor of Knox County , Tennessee . He previously served in the Tennessee General Assembly , first in the Tennessee House of Representatives , in which he represented Tennessee 's 18th District . He later served in the Tennessee State Senate , in which he represented Tennessee 's District 7 , part of Knox County .
The University of Tennessee ( The University of Tennessee , Knoxville ; UT Knoxville ; UTK ; or UT ) is a public research university in Knoxville , Tennessee . Founded in 1794 , two years before Tennessee became the 16th state , it is the flagship campus of the University of Tennessee system , with ten undergraduate colleges and eleven graduate colleges . It hosts almost 28,000 students from all 50 states and more than 100 foreign countries . In its 2020 universities ranking , U.S. News & World Report ranked UT 104th among all national universities and 44th among public institutions of higher learning . Seven of its alumni have been selected as Rhodes Scholars . James M. Buchanan , M.S . '41 , received the 1986 Nobel Prize in Economics . UT 's ties to nearby Oak Ridge National Laboratory , established under UT President Andrew Holt and continued under the UT-Battelle partnership , allow for considerable research opportunities for faculty and students . Also affiliated with the university are the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy , the University of Tennessee Anthropological Research Facility , and the University of Tennessee Arboretum , which occupies 250 acres ( 100 ha ) of nearby Oak Ridge and features hundreds of species of plants indigenous to the region . The university is a direct partner of the University of Tennessee Medical Center , which is one of two Level I trauma centers in East Tennessee . The University of Tennessee is the only university in the nation to have three presidential papers editing projects . The university holds collections of the papers of all three U.S. presidents from Tennessee - Andrew Jackson , James K. Polk , and Andrew Johnson .
The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Tennessee . For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state ( through the present day ) , see United States Congressional Delegations from Tennessee . The list of names should be complete , but other data may be incomplete .
Samuel Sharon Farr ( born July 4 , 1941 ) is an American politician who was the U.S. Representative for California 's 17th ( 1993-2013 ) and 20th congressional districts ( 2013-17 ) . He is a member of the Democratic Party . He was elected to Congress in a 1993 special election when longtime Democratic Rep. Leon Panetta resigned to become Director of the Office of Management and Budget . On November 12 , 2015 , he announced his retirement from Congress after the 2016 elections .
Willamette University is a private liberal arts college in Salem , Oregon . Founded in 1842 , it is the oldest university in the Western United States . Willamette is a member of the Annapolis Group of colleges , and is made up of an undergraduate College of Liberal Arts and post-graduate schools of business and law . The university is a member of the NCAA 's Division III Northwest Conference and was featured in Loren Pope 's Colleges That Change Lives . Approximately 2,100 students are enrolled at Willamette between the graduate and undergraduate programs . Originally named the Oregon Institute , the school was an unaffiliated outgrowth of the Methodist Mission . The name was changed to Wallamet University in 1852 , followed by the current spelling in 1870 . Willamette founded the first medical school and law school in the Pacific Northwest in the second half of the 19th century . In the 20th century , the school started a sister school relationship with Tokyo International University and began competing in intercollegiate athletics . Willamette 's undergraduate programs exist within the school 's College of Liberal Arts . The school was rated tied for 68th among American liberal arts colleges by U.S. News & World Report for 2020 . The oldest of the graduate programs is the College of Law , founded in 1883 and currently located in the Truman Wesley Collins Legal Center .
The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of California . For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state ( through the present day ) , see United States Congressional Delegations from California .
Ruben Marinelarena Gallego /ˈruːbən ˌɡaɪˈɛɡoʊ/ ( born November 20 , 1979 ) is an American politician who is the U.S. Representative for Arizona 's 7th congressional district . A Democrat , he previously served as a member of the Arizona House of Representatives , serving as assistant minority leader in the Arizona House of Representatives from 2012 until his resignation to run for Congress . Gallego was elected to Congress in the 2014 midterm congressional elections . His district includes most of southern , western , and downtown Phoenix , along with a portion of Glendale . He served as the National Chair of Eric Swalwells 2020 Presidential Campaign .
Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge , Massachusetts , with about 6,800 undergraduate students and about 14,000 postgraduate students . Established in 1636 and named for its first benefactor , clergyman John Harvard , Harvard is the United States ' oldest institution of higher learning . Its history , influence , wealth , and academic reputation have made it one of the most prestigious universities in the world . The Harvard Corporation , chartered in 1650 , is the governing body of Harvard . In its early years , Harvard College primarily trained Congregational and Unitarian clergy , although it has never been formally affiliated with any denomination . Its curriculum and student body were gradually secularized during the 18th century , and by the 19th century , Harvard had emerged as the central cultural establishment among Boston elites . Following the American Civil War , President Charles W. Eliot 's long tenure ( 1869-1909 ) transformed the college and affiliated professional schools into a modern research university ; Harvard was a founding member of the Association of American Universities in 1900 . A. Lawrence Lowell , who succeeded Eliot , further reformed the undergraduate curriculum and undertook aggressive expansion of Harvard 's land holdings and physical campus . James Bryant Conant led the university through the Great Depression and World War II ; he began to liberalize admissions after the war . The university is organized into eleven principal academic units - ten faculties and the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study - with campuses throughout Greater Boston : its 209-acre ( 85 ha ) original undergraduate campus is centered on Harvard Yard in Cambridge , approximately 3 miles ( 5 km ) northwest of Boston ; the business school and many athletics facilities , including Harvard Stadium , are across the Charles River in the Allston neighborhood of Boston ; and the medical , dental , and public health schools are in the Longwood Medical Area . Harvard 's endowment is worth $ 40.9 billion , making it the largest of any academic institution . Harvard is a large , highly residential research university .
The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Arizona . For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state ( through the present day ) , see United States Congressional Delegations from Arizona . The list of names should be complete ( as of January 3 , 2015 ) , but other data may be incomplete . It includes members who have represented both the state and the Territory , both past and present . Statehood was granted in 1912 .
John Raymond Garamendi ( /ˌɡærəˈmɛndi/ ; born January 24 , 1945 ) is an American businessman , politician , and member of the Democratic Party who has represented areas of Northern California between San Francisco and Sacramento , including the cities of Fairfield and Suisun City , in the United States House of Representatives since November 2009 . Garamendi was previously the California Insurance Commissioner from 1991 to 1995 and 2003 to 2007 , the U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Interior from 1995 to 1998 , and the 46th Lieutenant Governor of California from 2007 until his election to Congress . Garamendi was born in Camp Blanding , Florida and raised in Mokelumne Hill , California . He earned a B.A . in business from the University of California , Berkeley and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School , then served in the Peace Corps in Ethiopia from 1966 to 1968 . He was elected to the California State Assembly in 1974 , serving a single term before being elected in 1976 to the California State Senate , where he served for four terms until 1990 . During this time he had a spell as Majority Leader and ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nominations for Governor of California in 1982 and for California State Controller in 1986 . In 1990 , he became the first elected California Insurance Commissioner , serving from 1991 to 1995 . Previously , Insurance Commissioners had been appointed by the Governor . Rather than seek re-election , he ran for governor in the 1994 election , losing in the Democratic primary . He left public office and served as President Bill Clinton 's Deputy Secretary of the Interior from 1995 to 1998 , then worked for the Peace Corps again . He was elected insurance commissioner again in 2002 and briefly ran for governor again in the 2003 recall , before dropping out to support Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante .
The University of California , Berkeley ( UC Berkeley , Berkeley , Cal , or California ) is a public research university in Berkeley , California . Founded in 1868 , it is the flagship campus and the oldest of the ten campuses of the University of California . Berkeley has been ranked by numerous major education publications as among the top ten universities in the world . Berkeley is one of the 14 founding members of the Association of American Universities and had $ 789 million in R & D expenditures in the fiscal year ending June 30 , 2015 . Today , Berkeley maintains close relationships with three United States Department of Energy National Laboratories - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Los Alamos National Laboratory - and is home to many institutes , including the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute and the Space Sciences Laboratory . Through its partner institution University of California , San Francisco ( UCSF ) , Berkeley also offers a joint medical program at the UCSF Medical Center . As of October 2019 [ update ] , Berkeley alumni , faculty members and researchers include 107 Nobel laureates , the third most of any university worldwide , as well as 25 Turing Award winners , and 14 Fields Medalists . They have also won 19 Wolf Prizes , 45 MacArthur Fellowships , 20 Academy Awards , 19 Pulitzer Prizes , and 207 Olympic medals . In 1930 , Ernest Lawrence invented the cyclotron at Berkeley , based on which UC Berkeley researchers along with Berkeley Lab have discovered or co-discovered 16 chemical elements - more than any other university . During the 1940s , Berkeley physicist J. R. Oppenheimer , the Father of the Atomic Bomb , led the Manhattan project to create the first atomic bomb . In the 1960s , Berkeley was particularly noted for the Free Speech Movement as well as the anti-Vietnam War movement led by its students . In the 21st century , Berkeley has become one of the leading universities in producing entrepreneurs and its alumni have founded or co-founded many companies worldwide , including five classified as Fortune 500 Companies as of 2017 .
James Gerlach ( born February 25 , 1955 ) is the former U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania 's 6th congressional district , serving from 2003 to 2015 . He is a member of the Republican Party . Gerlach retired from Congress after completing his sixth term .
Dickinson College is a private liberal arts college in Carlisle , Pennsylvania . Founded in 1773 as Carlisle Grammar School , Dickinson was chartered September 9 , 1783 , six days after the signing of the Treaty of Paris , making it the first college to be founded after the formation of the United States . Dickinson was founded by Benjamin Rush , a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence , and named John and Mary 's College in honor of John Dickinson , a signer of the Constitution who was later the governor of Pennsylvania , and his wife Mary Norris Dickinson . They donated much of their extensive personal libraries to the new college . In addition to offering either a bachelor of arts or bachelor of science degree in 22 disciplinary majors and 20 interdisciplinary majors , Dickinson offers an engineering option through its 3:2 program , which consists of three years at Dickinson and two years at an engineering school of Columbia University , Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute , or Case Western Reserve University . Upon successful completion of both portions of the program , students receive the B.S . degree from Dickinson in their chosen field and the B.S . in engineering from the engineering school . The Dickinson School of Law is located adjacent to the college campus and was founded in 1834 as its law department . It received an independent charter in 1890 and ended all affiliation with the college in 1917 . In 2000 , the law school merged with the Pennsylvania State University .
The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania . For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state ( through the present day ) , see United States Congressional Delegations from Pennsylvania . The list of names should be complete ( as of January 5 , 2019 ) , but other data may be incomplete .
Barry Morris Goldwater Jr. ( born July 15 , 1938 ) is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from California , serving from 1969 to 1983 . He is the son of former U.S . Senator and 1964 Republican presidential nominee Barry Goldwater .
The University of Arizona ( Arizona , U of A , UArizona , or UA ) is a public research university in Tucson , Arizona . Founded in 1885 , the UA was the first university in the Arizona Territory . As of 2018 [ update ] , the university enrolls 45,217 students in 19 separate colleges/schools , including the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson and Phoenix and the James E. Rogers College of Law , and is affiliated with two academic medical centers ( Banner - University Medical Center Tucson and Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix ) . The University of Arizona is governed by the Arizona Board of Regents . The University of Arizona is one of the elected members of the Association of American Universities and is the only representative from the state of Arizona to this group . Known as the Arizona Wildcats ( often shortened to Cats ) , the UA 's intercollegiate athletic teams are members of the Pac-12 Conference of the NCAA . UA athletes have won national titles in several sports , most notably men 's basketball , baseball , and softball . The official colors of the university and its athletic teams are cardinal red and navy blue .
Garret Neal Graves ( born January 31 , 1972 ) is the United States Representative from Louisiana 's 6th congressional district . In a runoff election on December 6 , 2014 , Graves , a Republican , defeated the Democratic candidate , Edwin Edwards .
The University of Alabama ( Alabama or UA ) is a public research university in Tuscaloosa , Alabama . Established in 1820 , the University of Alabama is the oldest and largest of the public universities in Alabama as well as the flagship of the University of Alabama System . The university offers programs of study in 13 academic divisions leading to bachelor 's , master 's , education specialist , and doctoral degrees . The only publicly supported law school in the state is at UA . Other academic programs unavailable elsewhere in Alabama include doctoral programs in anthropology , communication and information sciences , metallurgical engineering , music , Romance languages , and social work . As one of the first public universities established in the early 19th century southwestern frontier of the United States , the University of Alabama has left a cultural imprint on the state , region and nation over the past two centuries . The school was a center of activity during the American Civil War and the Civil Rights Movement . The University of Alabama varsity football program ( nicknamed the Crimson Tide ) , which was inaugurated in 1892 , ranks as one of the ten most winningest programs in US history . In a 1913 speech then-president George H. Denny extolled the university as the capstone of the public school system in the state [ of Alabama ] , lending the university its current nickname , The Capstone . In addition , The University of Alabama has produced a total of 56 Goldwater Scholars , 15 Rhodes Scholars , 16 Truman Scholars , 33 Hollings Scholars and 11 Boren Scholars .
The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Louisiana .
Lawrence Brooks Hays ( August 9 , 1898 - October 11 , 1981 ) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Arkansas and former president of the Southern Baptist Convention .
George Washington University ( GW or GWU ) is a private research university in Washington , D.C . It was chartered in 1821 by an act of the United States Congress . The university is organized into 14 colleges and schools , including the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences , the Elliott School of International Affairs , the GW School of Business , the School of Media and Public Affairs , the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration , the GW Law School and the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design . George Washington 's main Foggy Bottom Campus is located in the heart of Washington , D.C. , with the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank located on campus and the White House and the U.S. Department of State within blocks of campus . GWU hosts numerous research centers and institutes , including the National Security Archive and the Institute for International Economic Policy . GWU has two satellite campuses : the Mount Vernon Campus , located in D.C. 's Foxhall neighborhood and the Virginia Science and Technology Campus . It is the largest institution of higher education in the District of Columbia . George Washington , the first President of the United States , advocated the establishment of a national university in the U.S. capital in his first State of the Union address in 1790 and continued to promote this idea throughout his career and until his death . In his will , Washington left shares in the Potomac Company to endow the university . However , due to the company 's financial difficulties , funds were raised independently . On February 9 , 1821 , the university was founded by an Act of Congress , making it one of only five universities in the United States with a Congressional charter . George Washington offers degree programs in seventy-one disciplines , enrolling an average of 11,000 undergraduate and 15,500 post-graduate students from more than 130 countries .
The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Arkansas . For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state ( through the present day ) , see United States Congressional Delegations from Arkansas . The list of names should be complete , but other data may be incomplete .
William Vanderpool Van Hilleary ( born June 20 , 1959 ) is an American politician who served as the U.S. Representative for Tennessee 's 4th congressional district from 1995 to 2003 . He is a member of the Republican Party .
The University of Tennessee ( The University of Tennessee , Knoxville ; UT Knoxville ; UTK ; or UT ) is a public research university in Knoxville , Tennessee . Founded in 1794 , two years before Tennessee became the 16th state , it is the flagship campus of the University of Tennessee system , with ten undergraduate colleges and eleven graduate colleges . It hosts almost 28,000 students from all 50 states and more than 100 foreign countries . In its 2020 universities ranking , U.S. News & World Report ranked UT 104th among all national universities and 44th among public institutions of higher learning . Seven of its alumni have been selected as Rhodes Scholars . James M. Buchanan , M.S . '41 , received the 1986 Nobel Prize in Economics . UT 's ties to nearby Oak Ridge National Laboratory , established under UT President Andrew Holt and continued under the UT-Battelle partnership , allow for considerable research opportunities for faculty and students . Also affiliated with the university are the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy , the University of Tennessee Anthropological Research Facility , and the University of Tennessee Arboretum , which occupies 250 acres ( 100 ha ) of nearby Oak Ridge and features hundreds of species of plants indigenous to the region . The university is a direct partner of the University of Tennessee Medical Center , which is one of two Level I trauma centers in East Tennessee . The University of Tennessee is the only university in the nation to have three presidential papers editing projects . The university holds collections of the papers of all three U.S. presidents from Tennessee - Andrew Jackson , James K. Polk , and Andrew Johnson .
Steny Hamilton Hoyer ( /ˈstɛni ˈhɔɪ.ər/ ; born June 14 , 1939 ) is an American attorney and politician serving as U.S. Representative for Maryland 's 5th congressional district since 1981 and as House Majority Leader since 2019 . A Democrat , he was first elected in a special election on May 19 , 1981 , and is currently serving in his 20th term . The district includes a large swath of rural and suburban territory southeast of Washington , D.C. Hoyer is the dean of the Maryland Congressional delegation and the most senior Democrat in the House . Since 2003 , Hoyer has been the second ranking Democrat in the House of Representatives behind Nancy Pelosi . He is a two-time House Majority Leader , having previously served in the post from 2007 to 2011 under Speaker Pelosi . During two periods of Republican House control ( 2003-2007 and 2011-2019 ) , Hoyer served as House Minority Whip , both times under Minority Leader Pelosi . As a result of the 2018 midterm elections , in which the Democrats took control of the House , Hoyer was re-elected Majority Leader in January 2019 on the opening of the 116th Congress , remaining the number two House Democrat behind Speaker Pelosi .
The University of Maryland , College Park ( University of Maryland , UMD , or simply Maryland ) is a public research university in College Park , Maryland . Founded in 1856 , UMD is the flagship institution of the University System of Maryland . It is also the largest university in both the state and the Washington metropolitan area , with more than 41,000 students representing all fifty states and 123 countries , and a global alumni network of over 360,000 . Its twelve schools and colleges together offer over 200 degree-granting programs , including 92 undergraduate majors , 107 master 's programs , and 83 doctoral programs . UMD is a member of the Association of American Universities and competes in intercollegiate athletics as a member of the Big Ten Conference . The University of Maryland 's proximity to the nation 's capital has resulted in many research partnerships with the federal government ; faculty receive research funding and institutional support from agencies such as the National Institutes of Health , the National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA ) , the National Institute of Standards and Technology , the Food and Drug Administration , and the Department of Homeland Security . It is classified as a first tier research university by the Carnegie Foundation , and is labeled a Public Ivy , denoting a quality of education comparable to the private Ivy League . UMD is ranked among the top 100 universities both nationally and globally by several indices . In 2016 , the University of Maryland , College Park and the University of Maryland , Baltimore formalized their strategic partnership after their collaboration successfully created more innovative medical , scientific , and educational programs , as well as greater research grants and joint faculty appointments than either campus has been able to accomplish on its own . As of 2017 , the operating budget of the University of Maryland is approximately $ 2.1 billion . For the 2018 fiscal year , the university received a total of over $ 545 million in external research funding . In October 2017 , the university received a record-breaking donation of $ 219.5 million from the A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation , ranking among the largest philanthropic gifts to a public university in the country .
The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Maryland . For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state ( through the present day ) , see United States Congressional Delegations from Maryland . The list of names should be complete , but other data may be incomplete .
Henry John Hyde ( April 18 , 1924 - November 29 , 2007 ) was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 2007 , representing the 6th District of Illinois , an area of Chicago 's northwestern suburbs . He was Chairman of the Judiciary Committee from 1995 to 2001 , and the House International Relations Committee from 2001 to 2007 .
Duke University is a private research university in Durham , North Carolina . Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day town of Trinity in 1838 , the school moved to Durham in 1892 . In 1924 , tobacco and electric power industrialist James Buchanan Duke established The Duke Endowment and the institution changed its name to honor his deceased father , Washington Duke . Duke is often ranked as one of the world 's top 20-25 universities . The Wall Street Journal has also named Duke as the best university for graduate outcomes for several years in a row ( tied with Harvard University and Yale University ) . Several faculty members , affiliates and alumni have been awarded the Nobel Prize in recent years . Notable examples since 2012 include Robert Lefkowitz , Brian Kobilka , Gregg L. Semenza , Paul Modrich , William Kaelin , and George Smith . In 2019 , Clarivate Analytics named 54 members of Duke 's faculty to its list of Highly Cited Researchers . That number places Duke 8th among the world 's universities behind Harvard , Stanford , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Max Planck Society , Broad Institute , UC Berkeley and WUSTL . Duke 's campus spans over 8,600 acres ( 3,500 hectares ) on three contiguous sub-campuses in Durham as well as a marine lab in Beaufort . The West Campus - designed largely by architect Julian Abele - incorporates Gothic architecture with the 210-foot ( 64-meter ) Duke Chapel at the campus ' center and highest point of elevation , is adjacent to the Medical Center . East Campus , 1.5 miles ( 2.4 kilometers ) away , home to all first-years , contains Georgian-style architecture .
The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Illinois . For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state ( through the present day ) , see United States Congressional Delegations from Illinois . The list of names should be complete as of January 3 , 2019 , but other data may be incomplete . Illinois became the 21st state on December 3 , 1818 .
Isaac M. Jordan ( born Isaac Alfred Jordan ; May 5 , 1835 - December 3 , 1890 ) was a United States Congressman born in Mifflinburg , Union County , Pennsylvania . He served one term , elected as a Democrat to the 48th congress , ( March 4 , 1883 - March 3 , 1885 ) in Ohio 's 2nd congressional district , a strong Republican district . He was also one of the founding members of the Sigma Chi fraternity .
Miami University ( informally Miami of Ohio or simply Miami ) is a public research university in Oxford , Ohio . The university was founded in 1809 , although classes were not held until 1824 . Miami University is the second-oldest university in Ohio and the 10th oldest public university ( 32nd overall ) in the United States . The school 's system comprises the main campus in Oxford , as well as regional campuses in nearby Hamilton , Middletown , and West Chester . Miami also maintains an international boarding campus , the Dolibois European Center in Differdange , Luxembourg . The Carnegie Foundation classifies Miami University as a research university with a high research activity . It is affiliated with the University System of Ohio . Miami University is well known for its liberal arts education ; it offers more than 120 undergraduate degree programs and over 60 graduate degree programs within its 8 schools and colleges in architecture , business , engineering , humanities and the sciences . In its 2019 edition , U.S. News & World Report ranked the university 96th among national universities and the 42nd top public university in the United States . Additionally , Miami University is ranked 3rd best national university ( 2nd among public institutions ) for undergraduate teaching . Miami is one of the original eight Public Ivy schools , a group of publicly funded universities considered as providing a quality of education comparable to those of the Ivy League . Miami University has a long tradition of Greek life ; five social Greek-letter organizations were founded at the university earning Miami the nickname Mother of Fraternities .
The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Ohio . For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state ( through the present day ) , see United States Congressional Delegations from Ohio . The list of names should be complete ( as of January 2019 ) , but other data may be incomplete .
Henderson Lovelace Lanham ( September 14 , 1888 - November 10 , 1957 ) was an American politician and lawyer . Lanham was born in Rome , Georgia . He attended the University of Georgia in Athens where he was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity and the Phi Kappa Literary Society . Lanham graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1910 and Bachelor of Law degree with honors in 1911 . He also graduated from the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences in 1912 . Lanham served as the chairman of the board of education in Rome in 1918 and 1919 . In 1929 , he was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives and served until 1933 . Lanham was re-elected to that body in 1937 and served until 1940 . He was elected as the solicitor general of Rome judicial circuit from 1941 to 1946 . Later in 1946 Lanham was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. House of Representatives and served until he was killed in an automobile accident in 1957 in Rome . He was buried in Myrtle Hill Cemetery in that same city . A staunch segregationist , in 1956 , Lanham signed The Southern Manifesto .
The University of Georgia ( UGA or Georgia ) is a public research university with its main campus in Athens , Georgia . Founded in 1785 , it is one of the oldest public universities in the United States . The university is classified among R1 : Doctoral Universities - Very high research activity , and as having more selective undergraduate admissions , its most selective admissions category , while the ACT Assessment Student Report places UGA admissions in the Highly Selective category , the highest classification . In keeping with the teaching portion of its motto , the university has a student-to-faculty ratio of 17 students per faculty member , and 46 percent of its classes have fewer than 20 students . In its 2020 rankings , U.S. News & World Report ranked the university tied for 50th among all U.S. public and private national universities and 16th among all public ones . In addition to the main campuses in Athens with their approximately 470 buildings , the university has two smaller campuses located in Tifton and Griffin . The university has two satellite campuses located in Atlanta and Lawrenceville . The university operates several service and outreach stations spread across the state . The total acreage of the university in 30 Georgia counties is 41,539 acres ( 168.10 km2 ) . The university also owns a residential education and research center in Washington , DC , as well as three international residential and research centers located at Oxford University in Oxford , England , at Cortona , Italy , and at Monteverde , Costa Rica . Student life includes more than 700 student organizations . The University of Georgia 's intercollegiate sports teams , commonly known by their Georgia Bulldogs nickname , compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) Division I and the Southeastern Conference ( SEC ) .
The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Georgia . For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state ( through the present day ) , see United States Congressional Delegations from Georgia . The list of names should be complete , but other data may be incomplete .
Ernest Whitworth Marland , known as E. W. Marland ( May 8 , 1874 - October 3 , 1941 ) , was an American lawyer , oil businessman in Pennsylvania and Oklahoma , and politician who was a U.S . Congressman and Oklahoma governor . He was elected to the United States House of Representatives from northern Oklahoma in 1932 and as the tenth Governor of Oklahoma in 1934 . As a Democrat , he initiated a Little Deal in Oklahoma during the Great Depression , working to relieve the distress of unemployed people in the state , and to build infrastructure as investment for the future . Marland made fortunes in oil in Pennsylvania in the 1900s and in Oklahoma in the 1920s , and lost each in the volatility of the industry and the times . At the height of his wealth in the 1920s , Marland built a mansion known as the Palace of the Prairies in Ponca City , after introducing fox hunts ( and red foxes ) and polo games to the local elite society . It has been designated a National Historic Landmark . The Marland-Paris Mansion , his former home on Grand Avenue , is listed on the National Register of Historic Places . Marland and his first wife Virginia did not have any children . To share their wealth and help her sister Margaret Roberts and her family , in 1916 they adopted their two children , George and Lydie , who were then 19 and 16 years old . The Marlands sent them to private school and gave them other advantages . Two years after Virginia 's death in 1926 , Marland had Lydie 's adoption annulled .
The University of Michigan ( UM , U-M , U of M , or UMich ) , often simply referred to as Michigan , is a public research university in Ann Arbor , Michigan . The university is Michigan 's oldest ; it was founded in 1817 in Detroit , as the Catholepistemiad , or University of Michigania , 20 years before the territory became a state . The school was moved to Ann Arbor in 1837 onto 40 acres ( 16 ha ) of what is now known as Central Campus . Since its establishment in Ann Arbor , the flagship university campus has expanded to include more than 584 major buildings with a combined area of more than 34 million gross square feet ( 780 acres ; 3.2 km2 ) spread out over a Central Campus and North Campus , two regional campuses in Flint and Dearborn , and a Center in Detroit . The university is a founding member of the Association of American Universities . Considered one of the foremost research universities in the United States with annual research expenditures approaching $ 1.5 billion , Michigan is classified among R1 : Doctoral Universities - Very high research activity . As of October 2019 [ update ] , 25 Nobel Prize winners , 6 Turing Award winners and 1 Fields Medalist have been affiliated with the University of Michigan . Its comprehensive graduate program offers doctoral degrees in the humanities , social sciences , and STEM fields ( science , technology , engineering , and mathematics ) as well as professional degrees in architecture , business , medicine , law , pharmacy , nursing , social work , public health , and dentistry . Michigan 's body of living alumni comprises more than 540,000 people , one of the largest alumni bases of any university in the world . Michigan 's athletic teams compete in Division I of the NCAA and are collectively known as the Wolverines . They are members of the Big Ten Conference . More than 250 Michigan athletes or coaches have participated in Olympic events , winning more than 150 medals .
The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Oklahoma . For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state ( through the present day ) , see United States Congressional Delegations from Oklahoma . The list of names should be complete ( as of January 3 , 2019 ) , but other data may be incomplete . It includes members who have represented both the state and the Territory , both past and present .
Mark Randall Meadows ( born July 28 , 1959 ) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for North Carolina 's 11th congressional district since 2013 . A member of the Republican Party , he chaired the Freedom Caucus from 2017 to 2019 . He is considered one of President Donald Trump 's closest allies in Congress . On December 19 , 2019 , Meadows announced that he would not seek re-election in 2020 .
The University of South Florida ( USF ) is a public research university in Tampa , Florida . It is a member institution of the State University System of Florida . Founded in 1956 , USF is the fourth-largest public university in the state of Florida , with an enrollment of 50,755 as of the 2018-2019 academic year . The USF system has three institutions : USF Tampa , USF St. Petersburg and USF Sarasota-Manatee . Each institution is separately accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools . The university is home to 14 colleges , offering more than 80 undergraduate majors and more than 130 graduate , specialist , and doctoral-level degree programs . USF is classified among R1 : Doctoral Universities - Very high research activity . In its 2011 ranking , the Intellectual Property Owners Association placed USF 10th among all universities worldwide in the number of US patents granted . The university has an annual budget of $ 1.5 billion and an annual economic impact of over $ 3.7 billion . In a ranking compiled by the National Science Foundation , USF ranks 43rd in the United States for total research spending among all universities , public and private .
George Miller O'Brien ( June 17 , 1917 - July 17 , 1986 ) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives . He represented Illinois ' 17th and 4th districts from 1973 until his death from prostate cancer in Bethesda , Maryland in 1986 . O'Brien was born in Chicago , Illinois to a middle-class Irish Catholic family . He attended a private Catholic school before entering Northwestern University . He was a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity . O'Brien earned a law degree from Yale Law School in 1947 . However , he did not get to practice law until returning from World War II . During the war , O'Brien rose to the rank of lieutenant while fighting in Germany . Beginning in 1946 , he practiced law privately . In 1970 , he was appointed to the state 's Legislative Advisory Committee , and in 1971 he was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives . After just one term in the state House , O'Brien successfully ran for Congress in 1973 . O'Brien was a centrist who was popular among members of both parties .
Northwestern University ( NU ) is a private research university based in Evanston , Illinois , with other campuses in Chicago and Doha , Qatar , and academic programs and facilities in Miami , Florida ; Washington , D.C. ; and San Francisco , California . Along with its selective undergraduate programs , Northwestern is known for its Kellogg School of Management , Pritzker School of Law , Feinberg School of Medicine , Bienen School of Music , Medill School of Journalism , Media , Integrated Marketing Communications , School of Communication , and McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science . Northwestern is a large research university with a comprehensive doctoral program , attracting nearly $ 800 million in sponsored research each year . As of January 2020 , Northwestern has the twelfth-largest university endowment in the United States , valued at $ 11.1 billion . The university 's former and present faculty and alumni include 19 Nobel Prize laureates , 38 Pulitzer Prize winners , six MacArthur Genius Fellows , 16 Rhodes Scholars , 65 members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and two Supreme Court Justices . Northwestern 's School of Communication is a leading producer of Academy Award , Emmy Award and Tony Award-winning actors , actresses , playwrights , writers and directors . Northwestern was founded in 1851 by John Evans , for whom the city of Evanston is named , and eight other lawyers , businessmen and Methodist leaders . Its founding purpose was to serve the Old Northwest Territory , an area that includes the states of Ohio , Indiana , Illinois , Michigan , Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota . Instruction began in 1855 and women were admitted in 1869 . Today , the main campus is a 240-acre ( 97 ha ) parcel in Evanston , along the shores of Lake Michigan 12 miles north of downtown Chicago . The university 's law , medical , and professional schools , along with its nationally ranked affiliated Northwestern Memorial Hospital , are located on a 25-acre ( 10 ha ) campus in Chicago 's Streeterville neighborhood . In 2008 , the university opened a campus in Education City , Doha , Qatar with programs in journalism and communication .