gistfile1.rb

<% list = [
"Sarang Sane, University of Kansas",
"Alessandro De Stefani, University of Kansas",
"Arindam Banerjee, University of Kansas",
"Jason Lutz, University of Nebraska - Lincoln",
"Luigi Ferraro, University of Nebraska - Lincoln",
"Kat Shultis, University of Nebraska - Lincoln"
] %>

<% sorted_list = list.sort {|a,b| a.split(" ")[0].downcase <=> b.split(" ")[0].downcase } %>

<ol>
<% sorted_list.each do |person| %>
<li><%= person %></li>
<% end %>
</ol>