List of Theta Chi members

Contents 1 Armed Services 2 Arts and entertainment 3 Business and Industry 4 Education 5 Politics and government 6 Journalism 7 Research and Space 8 Athletics 9 See also 10 References

Armed Services

• Captain James M. Burt, U.S. Army, Medal of Honor and Purple Heart Recipient, WWII
• Colonel Charles Ross Greening, flew in Gen. James Doolittle’s first air raid on Tokyo in WWII
• Major Harold Watson, also flew in Doolittle Raid in WWII
• General John M. Shalikashvili, Former Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, Supreme Allied Commander, Commander-in-Chief United States Military (Retired)
• Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin H. Vandervoort, led American airborne landings in Normandy and in Operation Market Garden in WWII
• Captain Harl Pease, Jr., Army Air Corps Medal of Honor awarded posthumously on December 2, 1942, and Pease AFB named in honor of him.
• Brigadier General Edward Bancroft Williston, U.S. Army, Medal of Honor Recipient, Civil War
• Glenn Rosenburger, US Marine Corp, Marine One Pilot
• Lieutenant General, H.P. (Pete) Osman, USMC, Responsible for Toys For Tots on the Eastern Seaboard
• Vice Admiral George Raymond Henderson, USN, a World War II-era officer

Arts and entertainment

• Steven Spielberg, Movie Producer, Writer & Academy Award winning Director
• Charles Addams, Cartoonist for New Yorker Magazine & creator of The Addams Family
• Edward Andrews, Actor, appeared in over 50 films including Sixteen Candles and Gremlins
• Matt Austin, Actor, Date Movie
• Steve Buckingham, Grammy Award winning music producer
• Edgar Buchanan, Actor, Starred on Petticoat Junction TV series
• Rob Corddry, Screen Actor and "Senior Correspondent" on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
• Sammy Kaye, Big Bandleader and Songwriter
• Dan Resin, Dr. Beeper in the movie Caddyshack.
• Martin Rubeo, Musician and founding member of alternative rock band, Gramsci Melodic
• Francis H. Striker, Writer, Co-Creator of the Lone Ranger and the Green Hornet
• Phil Vassar, Country Music Star
• Evan Wecksell, Comedian (VH1, E!, Comedy Central)
• Skip Sher,Radio Host (WRVQ-Richmond, WNVZ-Norfolk, WSMW-Greensboro)
• J.P. Godsey, Radio Host, Virginia Beach, VA
• Dr. Tait J. Martin, Emmy Winner and CEO of The iNSiGHT Cooperative
• John Matuszak, who portrayed "Sloth" in Richard Donner's "Goonies"
• Joel McHale, actor

Business and Industry

• Ronald Batory, President and COO, Consolidated Rail Corporaton Conrail
• Samuel DiPiazza, Global CEO, PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Robert E. Eberly, Penn State benefactor
• David R. Goode, Retired Chairman, President, and CEO of Norfolk Southern Corporation
• Forrest Cerrato, Real Estate Developer, Barry Swenson Builder
• Crawford H. Greenewalt, Former CEO of DuPont, worked on the "Manhattan Project"
• Lee Iacocca, Former Chairman and CEO, Chrysler Corporation, Beta Sigma Chapter
• James M. Barrow, Assistant Vice President- Insurance, PNC Mortgage
• Kristian Gaudet, President & CEO of Kris Gaudet Financial Services
• Tony Hulman Sr., Former CEO of Indianapolis Motor Speedway and other endeavors (honorary member)
• Patrick W. Brown, Managing Director/ Corporate Architect, FedEx Freight, Harrison, AR

Education

• Matthew K. Burnquist, Rhodes Scholar and research professor at Atlantic Union College
• Lee C. Bollinger, president of Columbia University
• William Durden, president of Dickinson College
• Richard Benson, Fulbright Scholarship recipient
• James Cantwell Pope, notable alumni of the Richard T. Farmer School of Business
• William J. Taverner, Sexologist, author and editor of sexuality texts, including the American Journal of Sexuality Education
• Robert A. Weygand, vice president for administration of the University of Rhode Island, former Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island, former U.S. Representative for 2nd District of Rhode Island
• Dr. David Deggs, scholar and professor at the University of Arkansas

Politics and government

• Ralph Brooks, former governor of Nebraska
• Dennis Cardoza, current U.S. Representative for 18th District of California
• Theodore Christianson, former governor of Minnesota
• Robert Cupp of the Ohio State Supreme Court
• Carl Curtis, former US Senator and Representative of Nebraska
• Christopher Dorworth, current Florida Representative for 34th District of Florida
• Budd Dwyer, former Pennsylvania State Treasurer
• Ernest W. Gibson, former US Senator, governor of Vermont
• Harry Hughes, former governor of Maryland
• Eugene Keogh, Former US Representative, Author of Keogh Plan
• Peter Lund, current Michigan Representative for the 36th District and Michigan House Majority Whip
• Warren Magnuson, former US Senator
• Jacob A. Preus, former governor of Minnesota
• David R. Stras, Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court
• Randall Tobias, former U.S. Global AIDS coordinator, former CEO and chairman, AT&T Communications, former chairman, president and CEO of Eli Lilly and Company, author
• Fuller Warren, former governor of Florida, TAU Chapter

Journalism

• Radley Balko, Senior Editor, Reason Magazine
• Mike Greenberg, Co-host of ESPN's Mike and Mike in the Morning
• Jay Ingram, Toronto Star Journalist, Author, TV Host of several Discovery Channel Canada programs, including Daily Planet
• Sean McManus, President of CBS News and CBS Sports
• Harry Reasoner, Former news anchor of ABC & CBS, Editor of 60 Minutes
• Michael J. Shaara, Pulitzer Prize winner for the novel The Killer Angels which served as the basis for the movie Gettysburg
• Bob Woodruff, Former co-anchor of ABC's World News Tonight (recuperating from wounds sustained while on assignment in Iraq in January 2006)
• Paul Zimmerman, Sports Editor of the Los Angeles Times
• Matt Gallagher, Contributor for New York Times, and author (Gamma Omicron)

Research and Space

• Owen Chamberlain, Former Professor of Physics, joined "Manhattan Project" 1942-1946, Winner of 1959 Nobel Prize in Physics
• Edward G. Gibson, Former NASA Astronaut, spent 84 days aboard Skylab
• Donald E. Knuth, Computer Scientist and Professor Emeritus, Stanford University
• Daniel T. Barry, Former NASA Mission Specialist aboard 3 Space Shuttle missions. Also appeared on the TV show Survivor: Panama.

Athletics

• Turk Edwards, Former NFL player (Alpha Omicron)
• Tunch Ilkin, Former NFL athlete and voice of the Pittsburgh Steelers
• Brian Cardinal, Former Purdue basketball player, Currently in the NBA playing for the Dallas Mavericks
• Ernie Conwell, Professional football player, New Orleans Saints
• Dick Fosbury, Oregon State University, 1968 Summer Olympics gold medalist in the high jump and creator of the Fosbury Flop
• Robert "Lefty" Grove, Major League Baseball pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Athletics and Boston Red Sox (1925–1941), and inductee of the National Baseball Hall of Fame (Honorary Membership)
• Tom Haller, Former MLB catcher for the San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Dodgers and Detroit Tigers
• Ralph "Shug" Jordan, Former Head Football Coach Auburn University, 1957 NCAA Champions
• Scott "Raven" Levy, Professional Wrestler, Actor, Writer
• Vern Mikkelsen, Former basketball player for the Minneapolis Lakers & in the Basketball Hall of Fame
• Mike "The Miz" Mizanin, Professional Wrestler, Actor, Reality TV star
• Mark Murphy, former All-Pro Defensive Back for the Washington Redskins, 1977–84, former Athletic Director for Northwestern University, President and CEO of the Green Bay Packers
• Jim Parque, Former pitcher for the Chicago White Sox
• Matt Patricia, Linebackers Coach for the New England Patriots
• Alan K. "Al" Saunders,Offensive Coordinator for the St. Louis Rams, Former Associate Head Coach & Offensive Coordinator for the Washington Redskins from 2006–2007, Former Offensive Coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs, 2001–2005, Former Head Coach of the San Diego Chargers, 1986–1988
• Manny Diaz, Defensive coordinator for the University of Texas
• Carmelo Anthony, NBA, Small Forward for New York Knicks (Alpha Chi)
• Scott Sublousky, NCAA Basketball, Shooting Guard for The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, 2008-2010

See also

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References