Hoover was a self-made man, having earned a degree in engineering as a member of the first graduating class of Stanford University and making a fortune as a mining engineer. Trump inherited his ...

President Herbert Hoover remains the only U.S. president ... Though he did not attend high school, Hoover sought higher education at Stanford University in 1891 and studied geology.

who are the university's prime benefactors. The first of these is, of course, Senator Stanford. He is regularly honored on Founder's Day, a Stanford holiday. The other is Herbert Hoover ...