“We have a responsibility to ensure that every individual has the opportunity to receive a high-quality education, from prekindergarten to elementary and secondary, to special education, to technical and higher education and beyond.”
| Gary Ackerman, Politician (1942) |
| Roy Campanella, Athlete (1921) |
| Dick Cavett, Entertainer (1936) |
| Gail Devers, Athlete (1966) |
| Lindsay Ellingson, Model (1986) |
| Indira Gandhi, Statesman (1917) |
| James A. Garfield, President (1831) |
| Tom Harkin, Politician (1939) |
| Allison Janney, Actress (1960) |
| Larry King, Entertainer (1933) |
| George Aiken, Politician (1984) |
| George D. Aiken, Politician (1984) |
| Richard Mentor Johnson, Politician (1850) |
| Emma Lazarus, Poet (1887) |