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15 hours ago · Website. www .gmu .edu. George Mason University ( GMU) is a public research university in Fairfax County, Virginia, in Northern Virginia, near Washington, D.C. [9] The university is named in honor of George Mason, a Founding Father of the United States. The university was founded in 1949, and it became an independent university in 1972.
15 hours ago · Edward C. Turner: 401 470 421: 1956 VI Kansas: 544 James Clements: 372 297 461: 1956 Texas (Suffragan) 545 William Moses: 372 455 345: 1956 South Florida (Suffragan) 546 Chandler Sterling: 419 421 530: 1956 VI Montana: 547 Frederic C. Lawrence: 372 398 533: 1956 Massachusetts (Suffragan) 548 Norman L. Foote: 372 430 449: 1957 X Idaho: 549 John ...
15 hours ago · Purdue University is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system. The university was founded in 1869 after Lafayette businessman John Purdue donated land and money to establish a college of science, technology, and agriculture; the first classes were held on September 16, 1874.
15 hours ago · Joseph R. Williams: 1857–1859 first president of the college; lieutenant governor of Michigan: Lewis R. Fiske: 1859–1862 Methodist minister; president of Albion College: Theophilus C. Abbot: 1862–1885 professor of English literature; earned an LL.D. from the University of Michigan: Edwin Willits: 1885–1889
