“Stanford University, one of the world’s leading teaching and research institutions, is dedicated to finding solutions to big challenges” (Stanford website). Famous alumni include Reese Witherspoon, Tiger Woods, Jennifer Connelly, Sandra day O’Connor, Sigourney Weaver, Herbert Hoover, Phil knight, Rachel Maddow, Sally Ride, John Steinbeck, Fred savage, Mitt Romney, Cory Booker, Ted Danson, Issa Rae, Sterling K. Brown, Elon Musk, Stephen Breyer, Susan Rice, John Elway, Adam Schiff, Raymond Burr, and others.