Notable Alums:
-Kristin Armstrong '95, cyclist; 2008 & 2012 Olympic gold medalist (Women's Time Trial)
-Dan O'Brien '93 - 1996 Olympic gold medalist (Decathlon), 3-time world champion
-Mark Schlereth - NFL guard (1989-2000) with Redskins and Broncos, 3 Super Bowl titles. ESPN commentator. Class of '89.
-Bill Fagerbakke - American actor, television series "Coach" (1989–97); Voice of Patrick on "SpongeBob SquarePants;" Class of '81.
-Sarah (Heath) Palin - Governor of Alaska (2006–09), 2008 Republican vice-presidential candidate. Class of '87.
-James F. Amos - Commandant of the Marine Corps (2010-). Class of '70.
-Frank A. Shrontz - former chairman and CEO (1986–96) of Boeing. Class of '54.
Campus facts about the University of Idaho:
-The University of Idaho was founded (1889) before Idaho became a state (1890).
-The master plan for the UI campus was originally designed in 1908 by the Olmsted Brothers of Massachusetts; their landscape architecture firm designed the U.S. Capitol grounds, Central Park in New York City, and many other notable college campuses, particularly in the West.
-"Hello Walk" is one of the best-known and traveled pathways on the Idaho campus. The walk was named after Alfred Upham, the president of the university in the 1920s. Upham insisted on saying "hello" to all those he passed on his walk from his house to his office in the Administration Building.
Learn more about the University of Idaho by visiting www.uidaho.edu or check out the athletics page at www.govandals.com.