Famous Members of Phi Beta Sigma

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Contents 1 Famous Men of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. 1.1 Science/Education/Medicine 1.2 Civic Leaders & Politician 1.3 Business 1.4 Entertainment 1.5 Athletics

[edit] Famous Men of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.

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[edit] Science/Education/Medicine

• Bro. Dr. Sunday A. Adesuyi / Sits on the NCAA Division II Management Council. Held the First-Vice President position for CIAA Conference. Serving as Interim Vice- President for Academic Affairs. Dean of Natural Science and Mathematics Department, Saint Pauls University.
• Bro. Alger Boswell / First to head the Mathematics Department at Texas State Univeristy. Became Vice President of the College from 1951-1964.
• Bro. George Washington Carver / World Famous Scientist
• Bro. Dr. Frank Chambers / First African American to teach at Columbia University Dental Shool
• Bro. Frank Marshall Davis / Outstanding writer, author and journalist, during the Harlem Renaissance who made a tremendous impact on African American Literature and Writings
• Bro. Matthew W. Dogan / First Black College President, Wiley College
• Bro. Dr. Edgar Draper / Former President of William V S Tubman Teachers College in Monrovia, Liberia. Former President of Borough of Manhattan Community College- CUNY.
• Bro. Dr. Dudley E. Flood / World-renowned speaker on leadership and education
• Bro. Dr. Elmer A. Henderson / Appointed in 1945 as the assistant superintendent of the Baltimore Public School System. The first African American to hold the position.
• Bro. Edison O. Jackson / President of Medgar Evers College, NY
• Bro. James Weldon Johnson / Author, Black National Anthem "Lift Every Voice and Sing"
• Bro. Dr. Ralph W.E. Jones / Former President of Grambling University
• Bro. Dr. Jonn A. Kenny / Medical director at Tuskegee Institute from 1902- 1924. Director of Community hospital of Newark, NJ 1924- 1939. Founder of John A. Andrew Clinical Society. Founder and first editor of "journal of National Medical Association"
• Bro. Alain Leroy Locke / First Black Rhodes Scholar, Author
• Bro. Dr. Horace Mitchell / President, California State University, Bakersfield
• Bro. Dr. Parlett Moore / Founded the Sigma Beta Club. Second President of Coppin State University. 20th Past President of Phi Beta Sigma.
• Bro. Robert Russa Moton / Second President of Tuskegee Univ.
• Bro. George L. Netterville / The third president of Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge
• Bro. Rod Paige / Secretary of Education
• Bro. Dr. Albert Roberts / First Minority to graduate with a PHD in Psychology from Emory University. Former Dean of Howard Psychology Department Public Speaker and recognized leader in the psychology field for children and young adults.
• Bro. Dr. Damon U. Bryant/ Student of Bro. Albert Roberts at Howard and the very first graduate of the PhD Program in Industrial and Organizational Psychology at the University of Central Florida.
• Bro. Dr. Samuel Robinson / President of The Lincoln Foundation, Inc.
• Hon. Bro. Dr. William Sherman Savage / Sigma Historian and 1st black man to receive a degree from the University of Oregon, Past National President of Sigma and Lincoln University in Missouri
• Bro. Dr. David Swinton / President, Benedict College
• Bro. Dr. George D. Thorne / Led fight for inclusion of Negro Surgeons in the American College of Surgeons. Founder of Mount Morris Park hospital in New York City.
• Bro. Dr. Cornelius V. Troupe / Second President of Ft. Valley State College and later President of Morris Brown College
• Bro. Dr. Thomas W. Turner / World-renowned biologist, educator, and Catholic activist;
• Bro. Robert Donigian / Student, American University, Washington, DC;
• Hon. Bro. John D. Westberry / Noted Texas Educator and Official Texas Southern University, 21st Past National President of Phi Beta Sigma

[edit] Civic Leaders & Politician

• Bro. Dwayne Ashley / CEO & President of the Thurgood Marshal Fund
• Bro. Nnamdi Azikiwe / Past President, Nigeria
• Bro. Ben Brown / Deputy. Dir. of Democratic Party
• Bro. Benjamin Chavis / Organizer, Million Man March
• Hon. Bro. Terry L. Clark / First African American Judge of the 70th District Court of Saginaw, Michigan.
• Bro. Major Milton Dean / Colored Troupe Commander World War I. One of three Negro Officers of this rank in the U. S. Army.
• Bro. Dr. Melvin Evans / Governor and Congressman of the U.S. Virgin Islands
• Hon. Shane Gibson / Member of Parliament and Minister of Immigration, Labour and Training of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas
• Bro. Lafayette McKeene Hershaw / One of the twenty-nine founders of the Niagara movement, the forerunner of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
• Bro. Rev. JLS Holloman / Father of the esteemed Holloman Family and pastor of the 2nd Street Baptist Church. He is the father of Majorie Holloman Parker, National Historian Emeritus, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
• Bro. Dr. George Iggers / A German born native and possibly the first white member initiated into Phi Beta Sigma. Dr. Iggers was also instrumental in the tearing down of the Berlin Wall.
• Bro. Hulan Jack / First black borough President of Manhattan New York
• Bro. Dr. Joseph H. Jackson / Religious leader and Former President of the six million member National Baptist Convention, USA. ( largest black organization in the world).
• Bro. Fleming Jones, Jr. / First black Democratic member of West Virginia House of Delegates from 1935-1941 and 1945-1947
• Bro. John Lewis / U.S. Congressman & Civil Rights Activist
• Hon. Bro. Daniel Lewis / State of New York, Queens County Supreme Court Judge
• Hon. Bro. Arthur W Mitchell / First African American Democrat elected to the U.S Congress, 6th Past National President of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity. Served longer than any other President (1925-1934)
• Bro. Huey P. Newton / Co-founder, Black Panther Party
• Bro. Kwame Nkurumah / Past President, Ghana
• Hon. Bro. Morris Overstreet / First African-American elected by popular vote to a statewide office in the history of Texas. First African American to sit on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
• Bro. George A. Parker / Dean of the Terrell School of Law, and the 1964 Republican National Convention Delegate to San Francisco, who on National TV, publicly challenged Presidential Candidate Barry Goldwater on his record for civil rights. Past National President of Sigma
• Bro. A. Philip Randolph / Founder, Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
• Hon. Bro. Robert H. Terrell / First black Municipal Judge in Washington, DC
• Bro. William Tolbert / Past President, Liberia
• Bro. Edolphus Townes / U.S. Congressman
• Bro. Harold Washington / First Black Mayor of Chicago
• Bro. Armstrong Williams / Syndicated Columnist and Political Talk Show Pundit
• Bro. Major General Bennie Williams / Commanding General, 21st Theater Support Command
• Bro. Hosea Williams / Civil Rights Activist
• Bro. Herman Williams, Jr. / 1st Black fire chief of Baltimore Maryland and a major U.S city. Father of famed talk show host Montel Williams
• Bro. Edward Wilson / Mayor of Signal Hill, California
• HON Bro Alexander Wright, Jr. / Associate Judge, Baltimore County Circuit Court, 3rd Judicial Circuit
• Hon. Bro. Dr.Willie Adams / Current and first African American Mayor of Albany,GA.

[edit] Business

• Bro. Peter Adams, Esq. / Partner at Callahan, Schepp, Yuhas, Adams & Carfora. 30th Past National President of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.
• Bro. Marshal B. Bass / Former Corporate Vice Pres. for R.J. Reynolds Industries
• Bro. Barry E. Beckham / Founder of Beckham House Publishers
• Bro. Delxino S. Wilson de Briano / Founder & CEO of Tag Team Marketing - www.tagteammarketing.com
• Bro. Ezunial Burks / Former Head Director of the Los Angeles Harbor
• Bro. Joe L. Dudley, Sr / President and CEO of Dudley Hair Care Products.
• Bro. Roy M. Eavins II / Founder of Jericho Broadcast Networks, an urban internet media company.
• Bro. Preston Edwards / Founder of Black Collegiate Magazine
• Bro. Cornelius Ford / Prominent black livestock dealer in Buffalo, NY
• Bro. Russell Gideon / Esteemed Black Pharmacist-Learn more at www.historylink.org/_output.cfm?file_id=238
• Bro. Shirley E. Gilbert / He established and was editor for the Omaha Star for 7 years.
• Bro. James T. Hadley / CEO of Community Bank of Lawndale Chicago, IL
• Bro. Lindsay Hughes / Chairman of McDonald’s Gospelfest
• Bro. James “Billboard” Jackson / Black Corporate Pioneer
• Bro. Alden J. McDonald / Pres. and CEO of Liberty Bank and Trust Company of New Orleans, LA
• Bro. B. Doyle Mitchell / Pres. and CEO of Industrial Bank of Washington, D.C.
• Bro. James Paschal / Co-Owner, Paschal Bros.Food and Beverage Enterprise
• Bro. Herman J. Russell / His organization is the largest minority-owned general contractor in the US
• Bro. Herman E. Valentine Sr. / Founder of Systems Management American Corporation Norfolk, VA
• Bro. Jesse T. Williams / Former Executive of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
• Bro. Carter D. Womack / President & CEO, of Leadership At Its Best WWW.LeadershipAIB.com 27 & 29 past National President of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.

[edit] Entertainment

• Bro. Qasim A. Basir / Actor, Director, Producer
• Bro. Les Brown / Motivational Speaker
• Bro. James Anthony Brown / Comedian, Tom Joyner Morning Show
• Bro. Kurt Carr / Gospel Recording Artist
• Bro. Morris Chestnut / Actor, "The Brothers", "Best Man"
• Bro. Morgan Freeman / Oscar-nomitnated actor, "Shawshank Redemption", "Glory"
• Bro. Everette Harp / Famous Jazz saxophonist and Bluenote Records artist
• Bro. Bobby Jones / Bobby Jones Gospel Hour
• Bro. Mark Knox / aka "Flex" Comedian, Actor,
• Bro. Clarence Muse / World-renowned actor
• Bro. Baba Olatunji / World-renowned drummer
• Bro. Kevin Saunderson / Record Producer and Co-Founder of Techno Music and Lead singer of the Group "Inner City". Wrote songs "Good Life", "Big Fun"
• Bro. Wayne Shorter / World-renowned jazz musician
• The Temptations / - Otis Williams - Melvin Franklin - Paul Williams - Eddie Kendricks - David Ruffin The original Temptations
• Bro. Dr. Walter Turnbull / Director, Harlem Boys Choir
• Bro. Blair Underwood / Actor, "L.A. Law", "Set It Off"
• Bro. Lawrence "Whisonant" Winters / One of the leading characters in the Broadway success, Porgy and Bess. International opera singer, first black singer to perform standard opratic roles on a regular basis with the New York City Centre Opera.

[edit] Athletics

• Bro. Buster Barnett NFL
• Bro. Fred Barrett NFL
• Bro. Charles Batch NFL-Pittsburgh Steelers
• Bro. Carlos Bates IBA Lt. H Champ
• Bro. William Bedford NBA
• Bro. Lou Brock Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame
• Bro. Larry Brown NFL
• Bro. Alex Brown All-American Football
• Bro. Clarence "Chucky" Brown NBA
• Bro. Lomas Brown NFL-NY Giants
• Bro. Kenny Burroughs NFL
• Bro. Donnie Caldwell NFL-Seattle Seahawks
• Bro. Ernest Calloway NFL
• Bro. Rich Castor NFL
• Bro. Ben Coates NFL-Balt. Ravens
• Bro. Eric Curry NFL
• Bro. Demarcus Curry NFL-Tampa Bay
• Bro. Lional Dalton NFL-Balt. Ravens
• Bro. Harris Chris NFL-Chicago Bears
• Bro. Phillip Daniels NFL-Chicago Bears
• Bro. Willie Davis NFL-Tennessee Titans
• Bro. Willie Davis NFL
• Bro. Marques Douglass NFL-Baltimore Ravens
• Bro. Eugene Edgerson All-American Basketball
• Bro. Robert Edwards NFL-NE Patriots
• Bro. Braylon Edwards NFL Cleveland Browns
• Bro. Donnie Elder NFL
• Bro. Gerald Glass NBA
• Bro. Wayne Gomes MLB-Phil. Phillies
• Bro. Greg Graham NBA
• Bro. Victor Green NFL-NY Jets
• Bro. LC Greenwood NFL-Pittsburgh Steelers
• Bro. Johnny Grey Olympic Gold Medal 800
• Bro. Sean Grosvenor World Class Gymnast
• Bro. Myron Guyton NFL
• Bro. Chris Hayes NFL-NY Jets
• Bro. Ryan Howard MLB Philadelphia Phillies
• Bro. Claude Humphrey NFL
• Bro. Donald Iquebuike NFL
• Bro. Ken Irvin NFL
• Bro. Darrius Johnson NFL-Denver Broncos
• Bro. Aaron Jones NFL
• Bro. Al Joyner Olympian- Track
• Bro. Willis McGahee Baltimore Ravens - Running Back
• Bro. Ben McGee NFL
• Bro. Marques Miller NFL-Balt. Ravens
• Bro. Douglas Miller CFL
• Bro. Coby Miller USA Olympic Team 2000
• Bro. Brandon Miller NFL-Indianapolis Colts
• Bro. Nate Miller NFL
• Bro. Lloyd Mumford NFL
• Bro. Ikechuku Ndukwe NFL-Baltimore Ravens
• Bro. Renaldo Nehiamiah Track
• Bro. Bubba Parris NFL
• Bro. Marcus Patton NFL-Washington Redskins
• Bro. Eddie Payton NFL
• Bro. Bernad Perry NBA-Washington Bullets
• Bro. Merceda Perry Drafted by Jacksonville Jaguars
• Bro. Todd Pinkston NFL-Phil. Eagles
• Bro. Olden Polynice NBA-Utah Jazz
• Bro. Joey Porter NFL-Pittsburgh Steelers
• Bro. Travis Prentice NFL-Cleveland Browns
• Bro. Willis Reed NBA-Hall of Fame
• Bro. Jerry Rice NFL-SF 49ers & Dancing with the Stars Runner-Up 2005
• Bro. Adrian Ross NFL-Cinn. Bengals
• Bro. Earl Seals NFL
• Bro. Terrance Shaw NFL-SD Chargers
• Bro. Ron Simpkins NFL
• Bro. Ryan Sims Kansas City Chiefs
• Bro. Jackie Slater NFL
• Bro. Jesse Small NFL-Phil. Eagles & CFL
• Bro. Jessie Smalls NFL
• Bro. Emmitt Smith NFL-Dallas Cowboys & Dancing with the Stars Champion 2006
• Bro. Lamont Smith 1996 Olympic Gold Medelist
• Bro. Revie Sorey NFL
• Bro. John Stephens NFL
• Bro. Marcus Stroud NFL - Pro Bowl Jacksonville Jaguars
• Bro. Chris Terry NFL-Carolina Panthers
• Bro. Kiwaukee Thomas NFL-Buffalo Bills
• Bro. Marvin Thomas NFL
• Bro. Elijah Thurmon NFL-Phil. Eagles
• Bro. Lewis Tillman NFL-NY Giants
• Bro. Frank Trigg World Champion Ultimate Fighter
• Bro. Darnell Valentine NBA
• Bro. Andrew Valmon 3 time Olympic Gold Medalist in Track
• Bro. Tony Vinson NFL-Balt. Ravens
• Bro. Hines Ward NFL-Pittsburgh Steelers
• Bro. James Washington NFL
• Bro. Tracy White NFL-Seattle Seahawks
• Bro. Willie Whitehead NFL-New Orleans Saints
• Bro. Wilson Whitney NFL
• Bro. Willie Williams NFL-Seattle Seahawks
• Bro. Eric Williams NFL-Dallas Cowboys
• Bro. Craig Yeast NFL-Cinn. Bengals
• Bro. EB Brown NFL-Cinn. Bengals