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Government

U.S. Presidents and Vice Presidents

*U.S.

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan ( ; February 6, 1911June 5, 2004) was an American politician, actor, and union leader who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He also served as the 33rd governor of California from 1967 ...

(1981–1989) (Alpha Zeta '63 Honorary) *U.S.

Richard Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a representative and senator from California and was ...

(1969–1974) (Beta Omicron '60 Honorary) *U.S.

Vice President A vice president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vice president is on t ...

(1953–1961) (Beta Omicron '60 Honorary)

U.S. Senators and Representatives

*U.S. Senator from

Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...

Lamar Alexander (2002–2021) (Delta Kappa '80 Honorary) *U.S. Senator from

Wyoming Wyoming () is a U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the south ...

Michael B. Enzi Michael Bradley Enzi ( ; February 1, 1944 – July 26, 2021) was an American politician who served in the United States Senate from Wyoming as a member of the Republican Party from 1997 to 2021. Prior to his tenure in the United States Senate ...

(1997–present) (Beta Mu '64) *U.S. Senator from Indiana

Richard Lugar Richard Green Lugar (April 4, 1932 – April 28, 2019) was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Indiana from 1977 to 2013. He was a member of the Republican Party. Born in Indianapolis, Lugar graduated from De ...

(1977–2013) (Hoosier "Indianapolis" Alumni '68 Honorary) *U.S. Senator from Oregon

Mark O. Hatfield Mark Odom Hatfield (July 12, 1922 – August 7, 2011) was an American politician and educator from the state of Oregon. A Republican, he served for 30 years as a United States senator from Oregon, and also as chairman of the Senate Appropr ...

(1967–1997) (Kappa '66 Honorary) *U.S. Senator from Mississippi

John C. Stennis John Cornelius Stennis (August 3, 1901April 23, 1995) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from the state of Mississippi. He was a Democrat who served in the Senate for over 41 years, becoming its most senior member for hi ...

(1947–1989); President Pro Tempore (1987–1989) (Delta Lambda '66 Honorary) *U.S. Senator from Missouri

Thomas F. Eagleton Thomas Francis Eagleton (September 4, 1929 – March 4, 2007) was an American lawyer serving as a United States senator from Missouri, from 1968 to 1987. He was briefly the Democratic vice presidential nominee under George McGovern in 1972. He ...

(1969–1987) (Upsilon '67 Honorary) *U.S. Senator from Arizona

Barry M. Goldwater Barry Morris Goldwater (January 2, 1909 – May 29, 1998) was an American politician and United States Air Force officer who was a five-term U.S. Senator from Arizona (1953–1965, 1969–1987) and the Republican Party nominee for presiden ...

(1953–1965, 1969–1987) (Beta Mu '63 Honorary) *U.S. Senator from Texas

John G. Tower John Goodwin Tower (September 29, 1925 – April 5, 1991) was an American politician, serving as a Republican United States Senator from Texas from 1961 to 1985. He was the first Republican Senator elected from Texas since Reconstruction. Tower ...

(1961–1985) (Epsilon Eta '61 Honorary) *U.S. Senator from Washington Henry M. Jackson (1953–1983) (Rho '70 Honorary) *U.S. Senator from Georgia

Herman E. Talmadge Herman Eugene Talmadge (August 9, 1913 – March 21, 2002) was an American politician who served as governor of Georgia in 1947 and from 1948 to 1955 and as a U.S. Senator from Georgia from 1957 to 1981. Talmadge, a Democrat, served during a tim ...

(1957–1981) (Pi '54 Honorary) *U.S. Senator from Michigan

Robert P. Griffin Robert Paul Griffin (November 6, 1923 – April 16, 2015) was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Michigan in the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate and was a Justice of the M ...

(1966–1979); Senate Minority Whip (1969–1977) (Epsilon Zeta '67 Honorary) *U.S. Senator from New Mexico

Joseph M. Montoya Joseph Manuel Montoya (September 24, 1915June 5, 1978) was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the lieutenant governor of New Mexico (1947–1951 and 1955–1957), in the U.S. House of Representatives (1957–1 ...

(1964–1977) (Beta Tau '64 Honorary) *U.S. Senator from Arkansas

John L. McClellan John Little McClellan (February 25, 1896 – November 28, 1977) was an American lawyer and a segregationist politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a U.S. Representative (1935–1939) and a U.S. Senator (1943–1977) fro ...

(1943–1977) (Epsilon Omicron '64 Honorary) *U.S. Senator from Missouri

W. Stuart Symington William Stuart Symington III (; June 26, 1901 – December 14, 1988) was an American businessman and Democratic politician from Missouri. He served as the first Secretary of the Air Force from 1947 to 1950 and was a United States Senator from M ...

(1953–1976) (Delta Sigma '64 Honorary) *U.S. Senator from Florida

Edward J. Gurney Edward John Gurney Jr. (January 12, 1914 – May 14, 1996) was an attorney and an American politician based in Florida, where he served as a Representative and a United States Senator. Born and reared in Portland, Maine, Gurney moved to Flor ...

(1969–1974) (Alpha Phi '68 Honorary) *U.S. Senator from Texas

Ralph W. Yarborough Ralph Webster Yarborough (June 8, 1903 – January 27, 1996) was an American politician and lawyer. He was a Texas Democratic politician who served in the United States Senate from 1957 to 1971 and was a leader of the progressive wing of his p ...

(1957–1971) (Beta Tau '68 Honorary) *U.S. Senator from Illinois

Paul H. Douglas Paul Howard Douglas (March 26, 1892 – September 24, 1976) was an American politician and Georgist economist. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senate, U.S. Senator from Illinois ...

(1949–1967) (Epsilon '17 Faculty) *U.S. Senator from Massachusetts Leverett A. Saltonstall (1945–1967) Senate Majority/Minority Whip (Gamma Nu) *U.S. Senator from Wisconsin

Alexander Wiley Alexander Wiley (May 26, 1884 – October 26, 1967) was an American politician who served four terms in the United States Senate for the state of Wisconsin from 1939 to 1963. When he left the Senate, he was its most senior Republican member. ...

(1939–1963) (Delta Phi '62 Honorary) *U.S. Senator from

Frank A. Barrett Frank Aloysius Barrett (November 10, 1892May 30, 1962) was an American soldier, lawyer and politician. He served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate, and as the 21st Governor of Wyom ...

(1953–1959) (Beta Nu '52 Honorary) *U.S. Senator from California

(1950–1953) (Beta Omicron '60 Honorary) *U.S. Senator from Nebraska

Kenneth Wherry Kenneth Spicer Wherry (February 28, 1892November 29, 1951) was an American businessman, attorney, and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Senator from Nebraska from 1943 until his death in 1951; he was the minority ...

(1943–1951) Senate Majority/Minority Whip, Senate Minority Leader (Xi '16) *U.S. Senator from Kansas Harry Darby (1949–1950) (Psi '50 Honorary) *U.S. Senator from North Carolina William B. Umstead (1946–1948) (Alpha Tau '53 Honorary) *U.S. Senator from New Jersey Arthur Walsh (1943–1944) (Alpha '35) *U.S. Representative from North Carolina, William B. Umstead (1933–1939) (Alpha Tau '53 Honorary) *U.S. Representative from Texas, 19th District

Randy Neugebauer Robert Randolph "Randy" Neugebauer (born December 24, 1949) is an American politician who was the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for , having served from a special election in Texas' 19th congressional district specia ...

(2003–present) (Eta Theta) *U.S. Representative from Texas, 3rd District Sam Johnson (1991–present) (Alpha Pi) *U.S. Representative from Nebraska, 2nd District Harold Daub (1981–1989) (Alpha Lambda '62) *U.S. Representative from Texas, 19th District Kent Hance (1979–1985) (Eta Theta '69 Faculty) *U.S. Representative from Virginia, 6th District

J. Lindsay Almond James Lindsay Almond Jr. (June 15, 1898 – April 14, 1986) was an American lawyer, state and federal judge and Democratic party politician. His political offices included as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 6th congre ...

(1946–1948) (Beta Xi '60 Honorary) *U.S. Representative from Florida, 3rd District

Millard F. Caldwell Millard Fillmore Caldwell (February 6, 1897 – October 23, 1984) was an American politician, lawyer, and jurist. He was the 29th governor of Florida (1945–1949) and served in all three branches of government at various times in his life, ...

(1933–1941) (Alpha Phi '53 Honorary) *U.S. Representative from California, 12th District

(1947–1950) (Beta Omicron '60 Honorary) *U.S. Representative from

, At-Large

(1943–1951) (Beta Nu '52 Honorary) *U.S. Representative from Washington, 2nd District Henry M. Jackson (1941–1953) (Rho '70 Honorary) *U.S. Representative from Michigan, 9th District

(1957–1966)(Epsilon Zeta '67 Honorary) *U.S. Representative from New Mexico, At-Large

(1957–1964) (Beta Tau '64 Honorary) *U.S. Representative from Arkansas, 6th District

(1935–1939) (Epsilon Omicron '64 Honorary) *U.S. Representative from Florida, 11th & 5th District

(1962–1968) (Alpha Phi '68 Honorary) *U.S. Representative from Kansas, 1st District William H. Avery (1955–1965) (Alpha Omega '65 Honorary) *U.S. Representative from Illinois, At-Large

William Stratton William Grant Stratton (February 26, 1914 – March 2, 2001), was the 32nd governor of Illinois from 1953 to 1961. Early life and career Born February 26, 1914 in Ingleside, Lake County, Illinois, the son of William J. Stratton, an Illinoi ...

(1940–42, 1944–46) (Delta Psi '60 Honorary) *U.S. Representative from Wisconsin, 3rd District

Vernon W. Thomson Vernon Wallace Thomson (November 5, 1905 – April 2, 1988) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 34th Governor of Wisconsin from 1957 to 1959. Early life and education Vernon Thomson was born in Richland Center, Wisconsin. ...

(1961–1974) (Alpha Mu '58 Honorary)

U.S. Secretaries, chairs, and advisors

* U.S. Secretary of Commerce

Luther H. Hodges Luther Hartwell Hodges (March 9, 1898October 6, 1974) was a businessman and American politician. After a career in textile manufacturing, he entered public service, gaining some state appointments. Elected as lieutenant governor of North Carolin ...

(1961–1965) (Alpha Tau '56 Honorary) * U.S. Secretary of Commerce Daniel C. Roper (1933–1938) (Beta Eta '34 Honorary) * U.S. Secretary of Commerce

C. R. Smith Cyrus Rowlett "C.R." Smith (September 9, 1899 – April 4, 1990) was the CEO of American Airlines from 1934 to 1968 and from 1973 to 1974. He was also the wartime deputy commander of the Air Transport Command during World War II, and the United ...

(1968–1969) (Iota '24) *

U.S. Secretary of Defense The United States secretary of defense (SecDef) is the head of the United States Department of Defense, the executive department of the U.S. Armed Forces, and is a high ranking member of the federal cabinet. DoDD 5100.1: Enclosure 2: a The se ...

Robert S. McNamara (Phi '60 Honorary) *

U.S. Secretary of Education The United States secretary of education is the head of the United States Department of Education, U.S. Department of Education. The secretary serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United States, and the federal government, on ...

Lamar Alexander (1991–93) (Delta Kappa '80 Honorary) * U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services

Donna Shalala Donna Edna Shalala ( ; born February 14, 1941) is an American politician and academic who served in the Carter and Clinton administrations, as well as in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2019 to 2021. Shalala is a recipient of the Presid ...

(1993–2001) (Beta Pi) *

U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development The United States secretary of housing and urban development (or HUD secretary) is the head of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, a member of the president's Cabinet, and thirteenth in the presidential line of succ ...

George W. Romney (1969–1973) (Phi '63 Honorary) *Director of the National Security Agency

Samuel C. Phillips Samuel Cochran Phillips (19 February 1921 – 31 January 1990) was a United States Air Force general who served as Director of NASA's Apollo program from 1964 to 1969, as commander of the Space and Missile Systems Organization (SAMSO) from 196 ...

(1972–1973) (Upsilon '66 Honorary) *

Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs The Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of African Affairs is the head of the Bureau of African Affairs, within the United States Department of State, who guides operation of the U.S. diplomatic establishment in the countries of sub-Saharan Afric ...

G. Mennen Williams Gerhard Mennen "Soapy" Williams (February 23, 1911 – February 2, 1988) was an American politician who served as the List of governors of Michigan, 41st governor of Michigan, elected in 1948 and serving six two-year terms in office. He lat ...

(1961–1966) (Epsilon Zeta '66 Honorary) *

U.S. Secretary of the Air Force The secretary of the Air Force, sometimes referred to as the secretary of the Department of the Air Force, (SecAF, or SAF/OS) is the head of the Department of the Air Force and the service secretary for the United States Air Force and Unite ...

(Served as the First Secretary) (1947–1950) (Delta Sigma '64 Honorary) *

Federal Reserve Board Chairman The chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is the head of the Federal Reserve, and is the active executive officer of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The chair shall preside at the meetings of the B ...

William McChesney Martin Jr. (1951–1970) (Beta Mu '57 Honorary) *Presidential Economic Advisor

Walter Heller Walter Wolfgang Heller (27 August 1915 – 15 June 1987) was a leading American economist of the 1960s, and an influential adviser to President John F. Kennedy as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, 1961–64. Life and career Heller ...

, Advisor to the John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnsonbr>
(Alpha Eta '47 Faculty) Administrations * Commissioner of Internal Revenue Daniel C. Roper (1917–1920) (Beta Eta '34 Honorary)
Chief Accountant
United States Securities and Exchange Commission L. Glenn Perry (1982–1984) (Epsilon Lambda '65 or '66) *Chairman of the

Democratic National Committee The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is the governing body of the United States Democratic Party. The committee coordinates strategy to support Democratic Party candidates throughout the country for local, state, and national office, as well a ...

Henry M. Jackson (1960–1961) (Rho '70 Honorary) *Director of the

Federal Civil Defense Administration The Federal Civil Defense Administration (FCDA) was organized by President Harry S. Truman on December 1, 1950, through Executive Order 10186, and became an official government agency via the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950 on 12 January 19 ...

Val Peterson (1953–1957) (Zeta '49 Honorary)

Federal judges

– Judge of

U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals The United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals (CCPA) was a United States federal court which existed from 1909 to 1982 and had jurisdiction over certain types of civil disputes. History The CCPA began as the United States Court of Customs ...

(1962–1982); Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals (1982–1986) (Beta Xi '60 Honorary) *

Otto Kerner Jr. Otto Kerner Jr. (August 15, 1908 – May 9, 1976) was an American jurist and politician who served as the 33rd governor of Illinois from 1961 to 1968 and a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ...

– Judge of United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (1968–1974) (Epsilon '62 Honorary) *

James Kenneth Logan James Kenneth Logan (August 21, 1929 – September 8, 2018) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Education and career Born in Quenemo, Kansas, Logan was a Corporal in the United States A ...

– Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit (1977–1994) (Psi '50)

State governors

Governor of Arkansas A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political r ...

Carl E. Bailey Carl Edward Bailey (October 8, 1894 – October 23, 1948) was the 31st governor of Arkansas from 1937 to 1941. Early life Bailey was born in Bernie in Stoddard County in southeastern Missouri. He attended public schools and graduated high scho ...

(1937–1941) (Beta Zeta '40 Honorary) * Governor of Minnesota

Harold E. Stassen Harold Edward Stassen (April 13, 1907 – March 4, 2001) was an American politician who was the 25th Governor of Minnesota. He was a leading candidate for the Republican nomination for President of the United States in 1948, considered for a ti ...

(1939–1943) (Alpha Eta '58 Honorary) * Governor of Massachusetts Leverett A. Saltonstall (1939–1945)(Gamma Nu) * Governor of West Virginia

Clarence W. Meadows Clarence Watson Meadows (February 11, 1904September 12, 1961) was the 22nd Governor of West Virginia from 1945 to 1949. He was the first governor of West Virginia to be born in the 20th century. Meadows was born and raised in Beckley. As a yo ...

(1945–1949) (Alpha Delta '23) * Governor of Florida

(1945–1949) (Alpha Phi '53 Honorary) * Governor of Nebraska Val Peterson (1947–1953) (Zeta '49 Honorary) * Governor of Wyoming

(1951–1953) (Beta Nu '52 Honorary) *

Governor of North Carolina The governor of North Carolina is the head of government of the U.S. state of North Carolina. The governor directs the executive branch of the government and is the commander in chief of the military forces of the state. The current governor, ...

William B. Umstead (1953–1954) (Alpha Tau '53 Honorary) *

Governor of Georgia The governor of Georgia is the head of government of Georgia and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor also has a duty to enforce state laws, the power to either veto or approve bills passed by the Georgia Legisl ...

(1947–1955) (Pi '54 Honorary) *

Governor of California The governor of California is the head of government of the U.S. state of California. The governor is the commander-in-chief of the California National Guard and the California State Guard. Established in the Constitution of California, the g ...

Goodwin J. Knight Goodwin Jess "Goodie" Knight (December 9, 1896 – May 22, 1970) was an American politician who served as the 31st governor of California from 1953 until 1959. A member of the Republican Party, he previously was the 35th lieutenant governor ...

(1953–1959) (Alpha Zeta '57 Honorary) *

Governor of Wisconsin The governor of Wisconsin is the head of government of Wisconsin and the commander-in-chief of the state's army and air forces. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Wiscons ...

(1957–1959) (Alpha Mu '58 Honorary) *

Governor of Michigan The governor of Michigan is the head of state, head of government, and chief executive of the U.S. state of Michigan. The current governor is Gretchen Whitmer, a member of the Democratic Party, who was inaugurated on January 1, 2019, as the stat ...

(1949–1961) (Epsilon Zeta '66 Honorary) * Governor of Illinois

William G. Stratton William Grant Stratton (February 26, 1914 – March 2, 2001), was the 32nd governor of Illinois from 1953 to 1961. Early life and career Born February 26, 1914 in Ingleside, Lake County, Illinois, the son of William J. Stratton, an Illinoi ...

(1953–1961) (Delta Psi '60 Honorary) *

(1954–1961) (Alpha Tau '56 Honorary) * Governor of Florida LeRoy Collins (1955–1961) (Beta Psi '57 Honorary) *

George W. Romney (1963–1969) (Phi '63 Honorary) * Governor of Virginia

(1958–1962) (Beta Xi '60 Honorary) *

S. Ernest Vandiver (1959–1963) (Pi) *

John B. Swainson (1961–1963) (Eta Zeta) * Governor of Minnesota

Elmer L. Andersen Elmer Lee Andersen (June 17, 1909 – November 15, 2004) was an American businessman, philanthropist, and politician who built a successful business career with the H. B. Fuller Company. Andersen was most notably the 30th Governor of Minnesota ...

(1961–1963) (Alpha Eta) * Governor of Vermont

F. Ray Keyser Jr. Frank Ray Keyser Jr. (August 17, 1927 – March 7, 2015) was an American lawyer and politician from Vermont. He served as Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1959 to 1961, and the 72nd governor of Vermont from 1961 to 1963. Bi ...

(1961–1963) (Gamma Omicron) *

Governor of Kansas A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political r ...

John Anderson Jr. John Anderson Jr. (May 8, 1917 – September 15, 2014) was an American politician who served as the 36th governor of Kansas, from 1961 until 1965. A member of the Republican Party, he previously was the 33rd attorney general of Kansas from 195 ...

(1961–1965) (Psi) * Governor of Florida

C. Farris Bryant Cecil Farris Bryant (July 26, 1914 – March 1, 2002) was an American politician serving as the 34th Governor of Florida. He also served on the United States National Security Council as director of the Office of Emergency Planning during t ...

(1961–1965) (Alpha Phi '33) * Governor of Oregon

(1959–1967) (Kappa '65 Honorary) *

Carl E. Sanders Carl Edward Sanders Sr. (May 15, 1925 – November 16, 2014) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 74th Governor of the state of Georgia from 1963 to 1967. Early life and education Carl Sanders was born on May 15, 1925 in ...

(1963–1967) (Atlanta Alumni) * Governor of Florida

W. Haydon Burns William Haydon Burns (March 17, 1912 – November 22, 1987) was an American politician. He was Mayor of Jacksonville, Florida from 1949 to 1965, and served as the 35th Governor of Florida from 1965 to 1967. Early life Born in Chicago, Illinois ...

(1965–1967) (Jacksonville Alumni Chapter, Honorary '62) *

William H. Avery (1965–1967) (Alpha Omega '65 Honorary) * Governor of Illinois

(1961–1968) (Epsilon '62 Honorary) *

Governor of Tennessee The governor of Tennessee is the head of government of the U.S. state of Tennessee. The governor is the only official in Tennessee state government who is directly elected by the voters of the entire state. The current governor is Bill Lee, a ...

Buford Ellington Earl Buford Ellington (June 27, 1907 – April 3, 1972) was an American politician who served as the 42nd governor of Tennessee from 1959 to 1963, and again from 1967 to 1971. Along with his political ally, Frank G. Clement, he helped lead a p ...

(1959–1963, 1967–1971) (Delta Kappa) *

Warren P. Knowles Warren Perley Knowles III (August 19, 1908 – May 1, 1993) was an American lawyer and politician, and was the 36th Governor of Wisconsin. Prior to that, he was the 32nd and 34th Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin, and represented St. Croix, ...

(1965–1971) (Alpha Mu) * Governor of Colorado

John Arthur Love John Arthur Love (November 29, 1916 – January 21, 2002) was an American attorney and Republican politician who served as the 36th Governor of the State of Colorado from 1963 to 1973. Early life and education John Arthur Love was born on a fa ...

(1963–1973) (Gamma Zeta) * Governor of Missouri

Warren E. Hearnes Warren Eastman Hearnes (July 24, 1923 – August 16, 2009) was an American politician who served as the 46th governor of Missouri from 1965 to 1973. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the first officeholder eligible to serve two consecuti ...

(1965–1973) (Delta Sigma) *

Governor of Texas The governor of Texas heads the state government of Texas. The governor is the leader of the executive and legislative branch of the state government and is the commander in chief of the Texas Military. The current governor is Greg Abbott, who ...

Preston E. Smith (1969–1973) (Eta Theta) *

(1966–1975) (Alpha Zeta '63 Honorary) * Governor of Utah

Cal Rampton Calvin Lewellyn "Cal" Rampton (November 6, 1913September 16, 2007) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 11th governor of the state of Utah from 1965 to 1977. Early life and education He was born to Llewellyn Smith Rampt ...

(1965–1977) (Alpha Theta) *

Governor of Iowa A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

Robert D. Ray Robert Dolph Ray (September 26, 1928 – July 8, 2018) was an American lawyer and Republican politician. He served as the 38th governor of Iowa from January 16, 1969 to January 14, 1983. During his tenure as governor, Ray served as chair of t ...

(1969–1983) (Beta Phi) *

William G. Milliken (1969–1983) (Motor City Alumni) *

Lamar Alexander (1979–1987) (Delta Kappa '80 Honorary) * Governor of Florida Wayne Mixson (Jan 3–6, 1987) (Alpha Phi '47) * Lt. Governor of Missouri

(1965–1968) (Upsilon '67 Honorary) * Lt. Governor of New Mexico

(1947–1951; 1955–1957) (Beta Tau '64 Honorary) * Lt. Governor of Michigan William G. Milliken (1965–1969) (Motor City Alumni) * Lt. Governor of Texas

Preston Smith Preston Smith may refer to: * Preston Smith (American football coach) (1871–1945), American football coach at Colgate University * Preston Smith (linebacker) (born 1992), American football outside linebacker * Preston Smith (governor) (1912–20 ...

(1963–1968) * Lt. Governor of Wisconsin

(1965-1961) * Lt. Governor of Michigan

John Swainson John Burley Swainson (July 31, 1925 – May 13, 1994) was a Canadian-American politician and jurist who served as the 42nd governor of Michigan from 1961 to 1963. Early life and education Swainson was born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. He mo ...

(1958–1960) (Motor City Alumni) * Lt. Governor of Georgia Ernest Vandiver (1954–1958) * Lt. Governor of North Carolina

(1952–1954) (Alpha Tau '56 Honorary) * Lt. Governor of Florida

Thomas Burton Adams Jr. Thomas Burton Adams Jr. (March 11, 1917 – May 22, 2006) was an American Politics of the United States, politician from the U.S. state of Florida. A Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, he served in the Florida Senate (1956–1960), as Se ...

(1971–1975) * Lt. Governor of Florida Wayne Mixson (1979–1987) (Alpha Phi '47) *

Lt. Governor of California The lieutenant governor of California is the second highest executive officer of the government of the U.S. state of California. The lieutenant governor is elected to serve a four-year term and can serve a maximum of two terms. In addition to ...

(1947–1953) (Alpha Zeta '57 Honorary)

State legislators and civic leaders

James Antonio James F. Antonio (born June 30, 1939) served as state auditor of the U.S. state of Missouri. A Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, an ...

– State Auditor of Missouri, 1978–1984 (Upsilon) *

– Mayor of Jacksonville, Florida (1949–1965) (Jacksonville Alumni Chapter, Honorary '62) * Hal Daub – Mayor of Omaha, Nebraska (1995–2001) (Alpha Lambda '62) *

– Wyoming State Senator, 24th District (1991–1997) (Beta Mu '64) *

Secretary of State of Oregon (1957–1959) (Kappa '65 Honorary) *

Mayor of Indianapolis, Indiana (Hoosier "Indianapolis" Alumni '68 Honorary) *

– Representative, Florida House of Representatives, (1942, 1946–1956); Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives (1953–1954)(Alpha Phi '33) *

, Mayor of Des Moines, Iowa *

– Florida State Senator (1956–1960); Secretary of State of Florida (1961–1971) *

– Florida House of Representatives (1929–1932) (Alpha Phi '53 Honorary) *

Robert D. Fleming Robert D. Fleming (March 8, 1903 – August 15, 1994) was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate who served from 1951 to 1974. He also served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is t ...

– Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1938–1950); Pennsylvania State Senator (1950–Present) *

– West Virginia House of Delegates, Raleigh County (1931–1932) (Alpha Delta '23) * Richard Arthur Young – Michigan House of Representatives, 32nd & 33rd Districts (1965–1994) *

Frank J. Kelley Frank Joseph Kelley (December 31, 1924 – March 5, 2021) was an American politician who served as the 50th Attorney General of the U.S. state of Michigan. His 37-year term of office, from 1961 to 1999, made him both the youngest (36 years old ...

— Michigan Attorney General (1961–1998) * Kent Hance – Texas State Senate, 28th District (1975–1979) (Eta Theta '69 Faculty) *

– Wyoming State Senator (1933–1935) (Beta Nu '52 Honorary) *

– Attorney General of Missouri (1961–1965) (Upsilon '67 Honorary) *

– New Mexico House of Representatives (1936–1940); New Mexico State Senate (1940–1946) (Beta Tau '64 Honorary) *

Emanuel Pleitez Emanuel Alberto Pleitez (born December 15, 1982) is an American politician and investor, best known for his candidacy in the 2013 Los Angeles mayoral election.

– Current candidate for mayor of Los Angeles in the 2013 election (Pi Tau) * Ralph Turlington – Florida House of Representatives, Alachua County (1950–1975 (Alpha Phi '47Faculty) * C. Fred Jones – Florida House of Representatives, 52nd District (1972–1992) (Alpha Phi '50) * William A. Shands – Florida Senate, 32nd District (1940–1958) (Alpha Phi '55Honorary) * Robert King High – Mayor of Miami, Florida (1957–1967) (Alpha Phi '64Honorary) *

Attorney General of Wisconsin (1951–1957) (Alpha Mu '58 Honorary) *

Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (1935–1951) (Alpha Mu '58 Honorary) * LeRoy Collins Florida House of Representatives (1934–1940) (Beta Psi '57 Honorary) * LeRoy Collins Florida State Senate (1940–1954 with a break during the war) (Beta Psi '57 Honorary) *

Minnesota State Senate, 42nd District (1949–1959) (Alpha Eta) *

Tonya Schuitmaker Tonya Schuitmaker (born March 10, 1968) is an American politician. She is a member of the Republican party who represented the 26th district of the Michigan Senate from 2011 to 2018. She was the President Pro Tempore of the Senate for the dur ...

Michigan State Senate, 20th District (2011–present); Michigan House of Representatives, 80th District (2005–2011) (Gamma Mu)

State judges

– Justice of Florida State Supreme Court (1962–1969) (Alpha Phi '53 Honorary) *

Ben Overton Benjamin Frederick Overton (December 15, 1926 – December 29, 2012) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Florida. Ben Overton was born December 15, 1926, in Green Bay, Wisconsin. He was a judge from the U.S. state of Florida. Overton graduat ...

– Justice of the Florida State Supreme Court (1974–1999) (Alpha Phi '48) *

– Justice of the Michigan State Supreme Court (1987–1994) (Epsilon Zeta '67 Honorary) * William G. Milliken – Justice of the Michigan State Supreme Court (Motor City Alumni) *

– Justice of the Michigan State Supreme Court (1970–1987); Chief Justice (1983–1987) (Epsilon Zeta '66 Honorary)

International

Benazir Bhutto Benazir Bhutto ( ur, بینظیر بُھٹو; sd, بينظير ڀُٽو; Urdu ; 21 June 1953 – 27 December 2007) was a Pakistani politician who served as the 11th and 13th prime minister of Pakistan from 1988 to 1990 and again from 1993 t ...

, Prime Minister of Pakistan (1988–1990; 1993–1996) (Xi Chi) *

Leonard Firestone Leonard Kimball Firestone (June 10, 1907 – December 24, 1996) was an American businessman, diplomat, and philanthropist. Early life and education He was born on June 10, 1907 in Akron, Ohio, to Harvey S. Firestone and Idabelle Smith Fireston ...

, U.S. Ambassador to Belgium (1974–1976) (Alpha Zeta) * Robert S. McNamara, president of the World Bank Group (1968–1981) (Phi '60 Honorary) * Val Peterson, U.S. Ambassador to Denmark (1957–1961) (Zeta '49 Honorary) * Val Peterson, U.S. Ambassador to Finland (1969–1973) (Zeta '49 Honorary) * Daniel C. Roper, U.S. Ambassador to Canada (1939) (Beta Eta '34 Honorary) *

, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines (1968) (Epsilon Zeta '66 Honorary) * Jan E. Frydman, Consul of the Principality of Monaco to

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...

(2020 -) (Kappa '79 Life)

Business and industry leaders

Retail * Joyce C. Hall, Founder, Hallmark Cards (Psi) *

Bernie Marcus Bernard "Bernie" Marcus (born May 12, 1929) is an American billionaire businessman. He co-founded The Home Depot and was the company's first CEO, and chairman until retiring in 2002. Early life and education Bernard Marcus was born to Russian Jew ...

, Founder, The Home Depot * James Cash Penney, Founder,

J. C. Penney Penney OpCo LLC, doing business as JCPenney and often abbreviated JCP, is a midscale American department store chain operating 667 stores across 49 U.S. states and Puerto Rico. Departments inside JCPenney stores include Mens, Womens, Boys, Girl ...

(Upsilon) * Robert M. Beall II, Chairman and former CEO,

Bealls (Florida) Bealls Inc. is an American retail corporation with headquarters located in Bradenton, Florida, since its founding in 1915, the family-owned corporation now operates more than 650 stores under the names of Bealls, Bealls Outlet, Burkes Outlet, an ...

(Alpha Phi '65) Media * Malcolm 'Steve' Forbes Jr., Editor-in-Chief, '' Forbes'' magazine Technology * Alexis Ohanian, Co-Founder, reddit (Alpha Gamma)≈ Hotels *

J. Willard Marriott John Willard Marriott, Sr. (September 17, 1900 – August 13, 1985) was an American entrepreneur and businessman. He was the founder of the Marriott Corporation (which became Marriott International in 1993), the parent company of the world's l ...

, Founder,

Marriott International Marriott International, Inc. is an American multinational corporation, multinational company that operates, franchises, and licenses lodging including hotel, residential, and timeshare properties. It is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. T ...

(Beta Mu) Aeronautics *

William M. Allen William McPherson Allen (September 1, 1900 – October 28, 1985) was an American businessman in the aviation industry who served as the President of Boeing from 1945 to 1968. Life and career Born in Lolo, Montana, he attended the University of M ...

, president of Boeing from 1945 to 1970; chairman from 1970 to 1972 (Rho) *

David S. Lewis Jr. David Sloan Lewis, Jr. (July 6, 1917 – December 15, 2003) was an aeronautical engineer who led aerospace and defense giant General Dynamics for 14 years. Early life David Lewis was born in 1917, in North Augusta, South Carolina. As a child, ...

, president of McDonnell Aircraft from 1962 to 1967; chairman and CEO of

General Dynamics General Dynamics Corporation (GD) is an American publicly traded, aerospace and defense corporation headquartered in Reston, Virginia. As of 2020, it was the fifth-largest defense contractor in the world by arms sales, and 5th largest in the Uni ...

from 1971 to 1985 (Alpha Lambda) *

Edward V. Rickenbacker Edward Vernon Rickenbacker or Eddie Rickenbacker (October 8, 1890 – July 23, 1973) was an American fighter pilot in World War I and a Medal of Honor recipient.Eastern Air Lines Eastern Air Lines, also colloquially known as Eastern, was a major United States airline from 1926 to 1991. Before its dissolution, it was headquartered at Miami International Airport in an unincorporated area of Miami-Dade County, Florida. Ea ...

from 1954 to 1963 (Milwaukee Alumni) *

Robert F. Six Robert Forman Six (June 25, 1907 – October 6, 1986) was the CEO of Continental Airlines from 1936 to 1980. His career began in the earliest days of U.S. commercial aviation; his determined, scrappy, risk-taking nature paid off for Continental ...

, founder and CEO of

Continental Airlines Continental Airlines, simply known as Continental, was a major United States airline founded in 1934 and eventually headquartered in Houston, Texas. It had ownership interests and brand partnerships with several carriers. Continental started o ...

from 1936 to 1981 (Beta) *

C.R. Smith Cyrus Rowlett "C.R." Smith (September 9, 1899 – April 4, 1990) was the CEO of American Airlines from 1934 to 1968 and from 1973 to 1974. He was also the wartime deputy commander of the Air Transport Command (United States Air Force), Air Trans ...

, CEO of American Airlines from 1934 to 1968 and from 1973 to 1974 (Iota '24) * Dwane L. Wallace, president of

Cessna Cessna () is an American brand of general aviation aircraft owned by Textron Aviation since 2014, headquartered in Wichita, Kansas. Originally, it was a brand of the Cessna Aircraft Company, an American general aviation aircraft manufacturing c ...

from 1936 to 1975 (Gamma Upsilon) Finance and insurance *

Arthur E. Andersen Arthur Edward Andersen (May 30, 1885 – January 10, 1947) was a Scandinavian-American accountant who was the founder of the accounting firm Arthur Andersen LLP (now Accenture). Biography Arthur Edward Andersen was born in Plano, Illinois, to p ...

, Founder, Arthur Andersen (Gamma) *

David Dodd David LeFevre Dodd (August 23, 1895 – September 18, 1988) was an American educator, financial analyst, author, economist, and investor. In his student years, Dodd was a ' and colleague of Benjamin Graham at Columbia Business School. The Wall ...

, Co-Author,

Security Analysis Security analysis is the analysis of tradeable financial instruments called securities. It deals with finding the proper value of individual securities (i.e., stocks and bonds). These are usually classified into debt securities, equities, or som ...

T. Boone Pickens Thomas Boone Pickens Jr. (May 22, 1928 – September 11, 2019) was an American business magnate and financier. Pickens chaired the hedge fund BP Capital Management. He was a well-known takeover operator and corporate raider during the 1980 ...

, Chairman of BP Capital Management, philanthropist, and alternative energy advocate (Eta Theta) *

William A. Scroggs William Alexander Scroggs (November 27, 1896 – March 14, 1984), born in Stillwater, Oklahoma, was an insurance agent and Founder of Kappa Kappa Psi, National Honorary Band Fraternity. He was a commerce and marketing student at Oklahoma A&M Col ...

, insurance agent and Founder, Kappa Kappa Psi National Honorary Band Fraternity (Tau) Construction and raw materials *

, President,

HB Fuller Company H.B. Fuller Company is a major American adhesives manufacturing company supplying industrial adhesives worldwide. The company has long received praise in ethical investment circles for such things as careful handling of toxic waste and the natu ...

Murray M. Baker Murray Morrison Baker (1872–1964) was the first executive vice president of Holt Manufacturing Company that became Caterpillar Tractor Company. The Murray Baker Bridge, which carries Interstate 74 over the Illinois River, is named for Baker, a ...

, President, Caterpillar Inc. (Gamma Theta) *

, President, Firestone Tire and Rubber Company (Alpha Zeta) Food and beverage *

J. Paul Austin John Paul Austin (February 14, 1915 – December 26, 1985) was Chairman, President and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company. From 1962 to 1981 Austin oversaw the growth of the company from $567 million in sales to a $5.9 billion global force. Early life ...

, president of Coca-Cola from 1962 to 1971; chairman from 1970 to 1981 (Atlanta Alumni) * Harry A. Bullis, Chairman of the Board, General Millsbr>(Alpha Eta)
*

, Founder, Firestone Vineyards (Alpha Zeta) *

Norman R. Klug Norman R. Klug (June 9, 1905 – October 24, 1966) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and a president of the Miller Brewing Company. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He attended Washington High School before attending Marquette Universit ...

, President,

Miller Brewing The Miller Brewing Company is an American brewery and beer company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was founded in 1855 by Frederick Miller. Molson Coors acquired the full global brand portfolio of Miller Brewing Company in 2016, and operates the M ...

(Alpha Psi) Automotive *

Harlow H. Curtice Harlow Herbert Curtice (August 15, 1893 – November 3, 1962) was an American automotive industry executive who led General Motors (GM) from 1953 to 1958. As GM's chief, he was selected as Man of the Year for 1955 by ''Time'' magazine. Curtice ...

, president of

General Motors The General Motors Company (GM) is an American Multinational corporation, multinational Automotive industry, automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, United States. It is the largest automaker in the United States and ...

from 1953 to 1958 (Phi) *

Frederic G. Donner Frederic Garrett Donner (October 4, 1902 – February 28, 1987) was chairman and CEO of the General Motors Corporation from September 1, 1958, to October 31, 1967. Frederic G. Donner was born in Three Oaks Michigan, the son of an accountant, on ...

, chairman of the board of

from 1958 to 1967 (Phi) * George W. Romney, Chairman of the Board & President,

American Motors Corporation American Motors Corporation (AMC; commonly referred to as American Motors) was an American automobile manufacturing company formed by the merger of Nash-Kelvinator Corporation and Hudson Motor Car Company on May 1, 1954. At the time, it was the ...

(1954–1962) (Phi '63 Honorary) *

James A. Ryder James A. Ryder (October 8, 1800 – January 12, 1860) was an American Catholic Church, Catholic priest and Society of Jesus, Jesuit who became the president of several Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities, Jesuit universities in th ...

, Founder, Ryder (Beta Pi) *

Lee Iacocca Lido Anthony "Lee" Iacocca ( ; October 15, 1924 – July 2, 2019) was an American automobile executive best known for the development of the Ford Mustang, Continental Mark III, and Ford Pinto cars while at the Ford Motor Company in the 1960s, an ...

, President of Chrysler Corporation * Robert S. McNamara, president of the Ford Motor Company (1960) (Phi '60 Honorary) Transportation * Ronald Batory, President & CEO, Consolidated Rail Corporation (

Conrail Conrail , formally the Consolidated Rail Corporation, was the primary Class I railroad in the Northeastern United States between 1976 and 1999. The trade name Conrail is a portmanteau based on the company's legal name. It continues to do busin ...

), (Eta Pi) Telecommunications and utilities *

Joe T. Ford Joe T. Ford is a former Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Alltel, a global communications company. Joe T. Ford graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1959 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. While attending Arka ...

, co-founder, former CEO, and current chairman,

Alltel Alltel Wireless was a wireless service provider, primarily based in the United States. Before acquisitions by Verizon Wireless and AT&T, it served 34 states and had approximately 13 million subscribers. As a regulatory condition of the acquisition ...

(Beta Zeta)

Science, education, and culture

Education *

John S. Allen John Stuart Allen (May 13, 1907 – December 27, 1982) was an American astronomer, university professor and university president. He was a native of Indiana, and pursued a career as a professor of astronomy after receiving his bachelor's, ma ...

, President, University of Florida (1953–1955) Founding President, University of South Florida (1957–1970) (Alpha Phi '54 Honorary) * Harmon W. Caldwell, President, University of Georgia (1935–1938), Chancellor University System of Georgia (1938–1964) *

Doak S. Campbell Doak Sheridan Campbell (born 1888, died 1973) was from 1941 to 1957 president of Florida State College for Women and its successor coeducational school, Florida State University. He oversaw the creation of this new university."About Florida State U ...

, President,

Florida State University Florida State University (FSU) is a public research university in Tallahassee, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida. Founded in 1851, it is located on the oldest continuous site of higher education in the st ...

* Harwell Davis, President,

Samford University Samford University is a private Christian university in Homewood, Alabama. In 1841, the university was founded as Howard College by Baptists. Samford University describes itself as the 87th oldest institution of higher learning in the United Sta ...

* Arthur Edens, President

Duke University Duke University is a private research university in Durham, North Carolina. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day city of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco and electric power industrialist James ...

(1949–1960) * Elmer Ellis, President, University of Missouri (1954–1963), and University of Missouri System (1963–1966) *

David Friday David Friday (1876–1945) president of the U.S. state of Michigan's Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State University) from 1922 to 1923. Friday was a graduate of the University of Michigan and a member of Alpha Kappa Psi Alpha Kap ...

, President,

Michigan State University Michigan State University (Michigan State, MSU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the fi ...

(1922–1923) * Kent Hance, Chancellor Texas Tech University (2006–Present) (Eta Theta '69 Faculty) * Franklin Harris, President Brigham Young University and Utah State University * John Hitt, President, University of Central Florida (1992–Present) *

Stephen Horn John Stephen Horn (May 31, 1931 – February 17, 2011) was President of California State University, Long Beach and later a five-term Republican United States Congressman from California from 1993 to 2003. Early life Horn was born on May 31, 193 ...

, President, California State University Long Beach *

David Kinley David Kinley (2 August 1861 – 3 December 1944) was a Scotland-born economist who worked in the United States. He was head of the department of economics of the University of Illinois and later president of the University. As an economist, he ...

, President University of Illinois * Deane W. Malott, chancellor of the University of Kansas (1939–1951) and president of Cornell University (1951–1963)(Psi) *

C. Peter Magrath Claude Peter Magrath (, born April 23, 1933) is a higher education administrator who has served as provost or president at multiple American universities. Magrath was born on April 23, 1933, in Brooklyn, New York and received political science de ...

, President, University of Minnesota (1974–1984), president of University of Missouri System (1985–1991), president West Virginia University (2008–2009) * Cloyd Marvin, President, George Washington University (1927–1959) and University of Arizona (1922–1927) *

Alan G. Merten Alan Gilbert Merten (December 27, 1941 – May 21, 2020) was the fifth University President, president of George Mason University. Personal life Merten was married to Sally Merten, and they had two children and four grandsons. Merten died on May ...

, President,

George Mason University George Mason University (George Mason, Mason, or GMU) is a public research university in Fairfax County, Virginia with an independent City of Fairfax, Virginia postal address in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area. The university was origin ...

(1996–2012), Dean, Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University (1989–1996), Dean,

Warrington College of Business The Warrington College of Business is the business school of the University of Florida. About 6,300 students are enrolled in classes, including undergraduates and graduate students, including Master of Business Administration and Ph.D.-seeking s ...

, University of Florida (1986–89) (Alpha Phi, '87 Faculty) * Tim Miller, President,

Murray State University Murray State University (MSU) is a public university in Murray, Kentucky. In addition to the main campus in Calloway County in southwestern Kentucky, Murray State operates extended campuses offering upper level and graduate courses in Paducah, H ...

(2013–present) (Eta Iota) * Malcolm Moos, President, University of Minnesota (1967–1974) * David W. Mullins, President, University of Arkansas * Carroll Newsom, President New York University (1956–1962) * Robert A. Plane, President, Clarkson University (1974–1985), and Wells College (1991–1995) *

, President, Drake University (1998–1999) * J. Wayne Reitz – President, University of Florida (1955–1967) (Alpha Phi '60Honorary) * Herman Schneider, President University of Cincinnati (1929–1932), founder of cooperative education *

, President University of Miami (2001–2015), Chancellor University of Wisconsin–Madison (1987–1993), President

Hunter College Hunter College is a public university in New York City. It is one of the constituent colleges of the City University of New York and offers studies in more than one hundred undergraduate and postgraduate fields across five schools. It also admi ...

(1980–1988) (Beta Pi) *

Elvis Stahr Elvis Jacob Stahr Jr. (March 9, 1916 – November 11, 1998) was an American government official and college president and administrator. After graduating from the University of Kentucky in 1936 as a member of Sigma Chi and Pershing Rifles ...

, President, Indiana University Bloomington *

Henry King Stanford Henry King Stanford (April 22, 1916 – January 1, 2009) was the interim president of the University of Georgia (UGA) from 1986 through 1987 and the third president of the University of Miami from 1962 to 1981. Stanford's prior academic administ ...

, President, University of Georgia (1986–87), President, University of Miami (1962–1981), President, Birmingham-Southern College (1957–1962) (Beta '48) *

, President, University of Pennsylvania (1948–1953) (Alpha Eta '58 Honorary) *

Charles Steger Charles William Steger Jr. (June 16, 1947 – May 6, 2018) was an American architect and engineer who was the 15th president of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) in Blacksburg, Virginia, United States. He grad ...

, President, Virginia Tech (2000–Present) * Beheruz Sethna, President, University of West Georgia (1994–present) *

Norman Topping Norman Topping (1908 – 18 November 1997) was the President of the University of Southern California between 1958 and 1970. He succeeded Fred D. Fagg, Jr., and was succeeded by John R. Hubbard. He was chancellor between 1971 and 1980. He became ...

, President, University of Southern California (1958–1970) *

Paul Torgersen Paul Ernest Torgersen (October 13, 1931 – March 29, 2015) was the 14th President of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Background Torgersen was born in Staten Island, New York. He earned a B.S. degree in industrial engineerin ...

, President, Virginia Tech (1994–2000) * Ralph Turlington – Florida Commissioner of Education (1974–1986) (Alpha Phi '47Faculty) *

Herman B Wells Herman B Wells (June 7, 1902 – March 18, 2000), a native of Boone County, Indiana, was the eleventh president of Indiana University Bloomington and its first university chancellor. He was pivotal in the transformation of Indiana Universit ...

, President, Indiana University * Charles E. Young, Chancellor, University of California Los Angeles Foundations and religion Edwin Feulner publicity shot

Thomas S. Monson Thomas Spencer Monson (August 21, 1927 – January 2, 2018) was an American religious leader, author, and the 16th President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). As president, he was considered by adherents of the rel ...

, President of the Church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints *

Edwin Feulner Edwin John Feulner Jr. (born August 12, 1941) is a former think tank executive who founded the conservative think tank The Heritage Foundation and served as its president from 1977 to 2013 and again from 2017 to 2018. Feulner's positions have in ...

, former president, The Heritage Foundation *

, President, Screen Actors Guild, (1947–1952, 1959–1960) (Alpha Zeta '63 Honorary) *

George Kozmetsky George Kozmetsky (October 5, 1917 – April 30, 2003) was an American technology innovator, businessman, educator, author and philanthropist. He co-founded Teledyne Inc. and was the dean of The University of Texas College of Business Administratio ...

, founder, IC² Institute * William Alexander Scroggs, Raymond D. Shannon, and Dick Hurst, founders, Kappa Kappa Psi Honorary Band Fraternity *

, president,

Clinton Foundation The Clinton Foundation (founded in 2001 as the William J. Clinton Presidential Foundation, and renamed in 2013 as the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation) is a nonprofit organization under section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. tax code. It was e ...

(2015–Present) (Beta Pi) NASA Samuel C

F. Story Musgrave Franklin Story Musgrave (born August 19, 1935) is an American physician and a retired NASA astronaut. He is a public speaker and consultant to both Disney's Imagineering group and Applied Minds in California. In 1996, he became only the second a ...

, Most Experienced Astronaut in History (Alpha Omicron) *

, Major General and Director, Project Apollo (1964–1969) (Upsilon '66 Honorary) *

William C. Schneider William Charles Schneider () served in the United States Naval Reserve 1942–1946 as an Aviation Machinist's Mate, 1st Class Petty Officer. He joined NASA in June 1963 and served as the Gemini mission director for seven of the ten piloted Gemini ...

, Missions Operations Director,

Gemini Program Project Gemini () was NASA's second human spaceflight program. Conducted between projects Mercury and Apollo, Gemini started in 1961 and concluded in 1966. The Gemini spacecraft carried a two-astronaut crew. Ten Gemini crews and 16 individual ...

(Upsilon) *

Robert H. Charles Robert H. Charles (1913–2000) was the United States Assistant Secretary of Defense for Installations and Logistics under Robert MacNamara. He was credited with the creation of the failed Total Package Procurement Total Package Procurement (TP ...

, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (1964–68) (Upsilon) September 11 victims and heroes *

Thomas E. Burnett Jr. Thomas Edward Burnett Jr. (May 29, 1963 – September 11, 2001) was an American who was the vice-president and chief operating officer of Thoratec Corporation, a medical devices company based in Pleasanton, California; he resided in nearby San ...

, Passenger on United Airlines Flight 93, (Alpha Eta '85)

Entertainment

David Hartman David Hartman is the name of: *David Hartman (rabbi) (1931–2013), American-Israeli rabbi *David Hartman (TV personality) David Downs Hartman (born May 19, 1935) is an American journalist and media host who began his media career as an actor. He ...

, original host of ''

Good Morning America ''Good Morning America'' (often abbreviated as ''GMA'') is an American morning television program that is broadcast on ABC. It debuted on November 3, 1975, and first expanded to weekends with the debut of a Sunday edition on January 3, 1993. Th ...

'' (Beta Eta) * Errol Barnett, Anchor and Correspondent for CNN International (Alpha Upsilon) * Theodore M. McCarty, CEO of Gibson Guitars from 1948 to 1966 (Eta) * Phaedra Parks, lawyer and reality TV star, ''The Real Housewives of Atlanta'' (Nu Omega)

Distinguished honors and awards

Presidential Medal of Freedom *

(Beta Pi), Presidential Medal of Freedom (2008) by

George W. Bush George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, Bush family, and son of the 41st president George H. W. Bush, he ...

Royal Orders * Jan E. Frydman (Kappa), Officer of the Royal Order of Leopold (2023) H.M. King Philippe of Belgium

References

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