Andrew Cordier,
a 1922 graduate, helped to draft the founding charter of the United
Nations. The Manchester College-United Nations tie is evident
to this day as the College's Peace Studies Institute holds membership
in the United Nations as a Non-Governmental Organization, the only
college with such status.
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Dr. Paul Flory, a 1931 graduate,
earned the Nobel Prize in polymer chemistry.
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Dr. Roy Plunkett, a 1932 graduate,
discovered Teflon.
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Dr. Max Bechtold, a 1935 graduate,
designed scratch-resistant plastics and held more than 41
patents.
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Dr. Gene Likens, a 1957 graduate,
discovered the existence of acid rain in North America.
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Dr. Jane Henney, a 1969 graduate,
was the first woman commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration.
She served under the Clinton administration from 1998 to 2001.
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Marcia Sowles, a 1972 graduate,
serves as a trial attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice
in Washington, D.C.
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Stan Hooley, a 1980 graduate,
is the executive director of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
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Randy Dormans, a 1992 graduate,
is an animator at DreamWorks SKG.
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