Fred McFeely Rogers 1950

Mode of exit: Transferred to Rollins College

Career: Television father figure

Most notable achievement: Asked tens of millions of preschoolers

to be his neighbor

Quote: "It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood."

After Rollins, Rogers studied at the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and became a Presbyterian minister. A master's degree in child development followed, along with marriage to a concert pianist. Small children know him as the overmaster of "Mr. Roger's Neighborhood's" Land of Make Believe, where a distracted king and assorted small animals engage in mild ethical discussions.

Kids know him fondly as "Mister."